Viacom Taps Former Warner Bros. Chief

  • May 13, 2005
Viacom Thursday named former Warner Bros. chairman Robert Daly an "adviser" to the company. The announcement was made by Tom Freston, co-chief operating officer of Viacom and Brad Grey, chairman of Paramount Pictures, and comes as the company is contemplating a restructuring that would split itself into two publicly traded companies: one headed by Freston that would include MTV Networks and Paramount; the other headed by Co-COO Leslie Moonves that would include CBS, UPN, Infinity Broadcasting, and theme parks. At Warner Bros., Daly was partnered with Terry Semel, who now runs Yahoo! -- J.M.
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