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The other media baron who inspired Succession – more toxic and dysfunctional than Logan Roy

When Sumner Redstone and Rupert Murdoch were asked about their succession plans, both had joked they didn’t plan to die.

The New Daily · May 21, 2023

Sumner Redstone: the other media baron who inspired Succession was more toxic and dysfunctional than Logan Roy

Just before the third season of the hit HBO television show Succession began, the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, was asked (again) what it was about real-life media tycoons Sumner Redstone and Rupert Murdoch that drove him to create a TV series about a fictional media family that bore some resemblances…

The Conversation · May 21, 2023

Meet the real-life mogul clans who put the Succession stars in the shade

The hit series satirising a billionaire media family is toned-down compared with the true stories of the Murdochs and Redstones

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023

Frank Biondi ran Viacom and built Nickelodeon, and now his daughter is helping to tell his story

LOS ANGELES -- In an industry teeming with publicity-hungry executives, the late Frank Biondi stood apart. An architect of modern-day Hollywood, he quietly shaped media companies into creative powerhouses.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 12, 2022

Sumner Redstone's heiress granddaughter is sued, accused of defaming former assistant

A former assistant to billionaire heiress Keryn Redstone sued his former employer Wednesday, alleging that during a 10-day Adderall binge she defamed him by falsely accusing him of threatening her with a gun and stealing money from her.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022

ViacomCBS renamed Paramount in a nod to its past and streaming future

ViacomCBS has renamed itself Paramount in a nod to the company's historic moviemaking past — and its streaming future.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 16, 2022