Have you ever seen the owner of MTV? - GoFuckYourself.com

KRL · 02-02-2004, 01:53 AM

Never in a million years would you think this billionaire would own something as wild and on the edge as MTV.

Sumner Redstone is estimated to be worth $6 Billion. He started in business in the 1940's with drive in movie theaters.

Other holdings include Viacom, Paramount, VH1, Showtime, The Movie Channel, Nickelodean, radio stations, TV stations, syndication company that owns the rights to Roseanne, A Different World, I Love Lucy, Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, and The Cosby Show. CBS, UPN Network, BET, Comedy Channel, TV Land, Spike. Infinity broadcasting and billboard advertising. Blockbuster video stores. 1,700 movie theaters. Simon & Schuster. Famous Music which owns the publishing rights to over 100,000 songs, including music from The Godfather.

Viacom employs 122,000 people. Has Gross Revs of 24 Billion and Nets about $4 Billion a year.

<IMX> · 02-02-2004, 01:58 AM

is he the largest shareholder of viacom?

KRL · 02-02-2004, 02:16 AM

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Originally posted by <IMX>
is he the largest shareholder of viacom?

Yeh, I think 30% - 40%.

Mucho dinero!

<IMX> · 02-02-2004, 02:22 AM

i think he owns more of the other associated ocmpanies....

http://biz.yahoo.com/t/19/967.html

No idea how that pie is made up though

patmccrotch · 02-02-2004, 02:24 AM

damn, that guy should be proud. he's made a lot of experimental shit very successful. talk about earning your $

beemk · 02-02-2004, 02:25 AM

he looks pretty wild

klik · 02-02-2004, 02:25 AM

besides the point of the old man..

are you saying mtv is "wild" and "on the edge"?

Odin88 · 02-02-2004, 02:33 AM

Yes, ofcourse I have seen who owns MTV. Let me guess, is he Jewish?

SYNIKAL · 02-02-2004, 02:36 AM

what the hell...

where the hell did I hear Pauly Shore's dad owned mtv.. that person that told me that need to be slapped....

B40 · 02-02-2004, 02:36 AM

Who did you think owned it? Some 20 year old punk?

Odin88 · 02-02-2004, 02:38 AM

By the way, his birth name is Murray Rothstein.

KRL · 02-02-2004, 02:41 AM

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Originally posted by Odin88
By the way, his birth name is Murray Rothstein.

What's a better name for getting into Harvard like he did.

Murray Rothstein or Sumner Redstone?

You know how those Boston Blue Bloods think.

Sarah_Jayne · 02-02-2004, 02:52 AM

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Originally posted by klik
besides the point of the old man..

are you saying mtv is "wild" and "on the edge"?

yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

pornJester · 02-02-2004, 02:54 AM

this lyric comes to mind for some reason

"damn it feels good to be a gangsta"

Smokey The Bear · 02-02-2004, 02:58 AM

Im sure he doesnt do the programming .. Just the owner..

Odin88 · 02-02-2004, 03:01 AM

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Originally posted by KRL

What's a better name for getting into Harvard like he did.

Murray Rothstein or Sumner Redstone?

You know how those Boston Blue Bloods think.

Oy, it's a conspiracy.

Shoehorn! · 02-02-2004, 03:02 AM

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Originally posted by *Smokey The Bear*
Im sure he doesnt do the programming .. Just the owner..

Or anything else really. He's just the figurehead.

BRISK · 02-02-2004, 03:03 AM

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Originally posted by KRL
Never in a million years would you think this billionaire would own something as wild and on the edge as MTV.

When Viacom originally bought MTV, it wasn't as "on the edge" as it is today. They bought it back when they played music videos 24hrs a day with brief interuption for stupid VJ antics. Back then there was no Real World, Beavis and Butthead or Jackass.

Odin88 · 02-02-2004, 03:04 AM

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Originally posted by *Smokey The Bear*
Im sure he doesnt do the programming .. Just the owner..

Yep, just like Murdoch.

One of the main reasons people invest in the media is to get across their point of view, I find it highly highly unlikely that this is not the case with MTV.

BRISK · 02-02-2004, 03:09 AM

This guy is worth $7.2 Billion and he owns the Simpsons

<IMX> · 02-02-2004, 03:11 AM

I think Robert Johnson owns the biggest non-institutional chunk of viacom

Odin · 02-02-2004, 03:14 AM

Handsome looking chap

kmanrox · 02-02-2004, 03:17 AM

chump change! =P

KraZ · 02-02-2004, 05:00 AM

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Originally posted by Odin88
Yes, ofcourse I have seen who owns MTV. Let me guess, is he Jewish?

Is Sumner Redstone a Jewish name? Just because it says "stone" ...

Odin · 02-02-2004, 05:10 AM

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Originally posted by KraZ

Is Sumner Redstone a Jewish name? Just because it says "stone" ...

I don't know, but it seems his birth name Rothstein anyway.

wyldblyss · 02-02-2004, 05:18 AM

Some people just have that magic touch.

Sp1nal · 02-02-2004, 05:23 AM

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Originally posted by beemk
he looks pretty wild

lol

Lykos · 02-02-2004, 06:18 AM

Nope i haven't...

Sarah_Jayne · 02-02-2004, 06:53 AM

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Originally posted by BRISK
This guy is worth $7.2 Billion and he owns the Simpsons

he owns all of us.

He controls so many newspapers, book publishers, and tv networks that barely anyone gets news or information that hasn't been filtered through his politics first.

Nikoleta · 02-02-2004, 06:55 AM

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Originally posted by beemk
he looks pretty wild

yeah, right

jasmine · 02-02-2004, 08:44 AM

Who is Brian Graden then isn't he the President of MTV ?

Peaches · 02-02-2004, 08:49 AM

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Originally posted by jasmine
Who is Brian Graden then isn't he the President of MTV ?

IIRC, he's the president of programming with MTV.

Bree · 02-02-2004, 08:56 AM

they might be billionaires but they both look like they have about 2 years left to enjoy it.

SomeCreep · 02-02-2004, 08:57 AM

Billionaires are elite

KRL · 02-02-2004, 09:01 AM

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Originally posted by Bree
they might be billionaires but they both look like they have about 2 years left to enjoy it.

Yeh, that's the bitch of life. You become a billionaire and then drop deap.

That's why its great to achieve success at a young age like so many here are doing.

jasmine · 02-02-2004, 09:04 AM

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Originally posted by Peaches

IIRC, he's the president of programming with MTV.

Thank you for clearing that up. A friend of mine use to work with Brian Graden about a year back. I was not sure what his role was.

Theo · 02-02-2004, 09:21 AM

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Originally posted by Bree
they might be billionaires but they both look like they have about 2 years left to enjoy it.

yeah,no shit. I bet they haven't thought of it though.....

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Trax · 02-02-2004, 09:24 AM

lol
the best is he own BET

who would have thought

KRL · 02-02-2004, 09:29 AM

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Originally posted by Trax
lol
the best is he own BET

who would have thought

Yeh, very true, he has that southern racist look.

to think he has The Soooooul Train

chowda · 02-02-2004, 09:32 AM

i dont know too much about him, but i know that many of the ad spots on time square are owned by viacom..

thats like printing money IMO.. let advertisers worry about conversions. lol

mardigras · 02-02-2004, 09:40 AM

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Originally posted by BRISK

When Viacom originally bought MTV, it wasn't as "on the edge" as it is today. They bought it back when they played music videos 24hrs a day with brief interuption for stupid VJ antics. Back then there was no Real World, Beavis and Butthead or Jackass.

And they gave all that up to make a fortune catering to kiddies, go figure

Rob · 02-02-2004, 09:42 AM

Does he have any rich grand daughters?

Carrie · 02-02-2004, 09:43 AM

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Originally posted by BRISK

When Viacom originally bought MTV, it wasn't as "on the edge" as it is today. They bought it back when they played music videos 24hrs a day with brief interuption for stupid VJ antics. Back then there was no Real World, Beavis and Butthead or Jackass.

Back when it actually WAS music television.
I loved it then.

Ross · 02-02-2004, 09:45 AM

I guess he's a big kid trapped in an old mans body!

slavdogg · 02-02-2004, 09:46 AM

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Originally posted by BRISK

When Viacom originally bought MTV, it wasn't as "on the edge" as it is today. They bought it back when they played music videos 24hrs a day with brief interuption for stupid VJ antics. Back then there was no Real World, Beavis and Butthead or Jackass.

if i'm not mistaken Time Warner sold MTV in the late 80s ?

while on the subject of music channels, who owns Fuse TV ??

BradShaw · 02-02-2004, 09:47 AM

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Originally posted by Odin88
By the way, his birth name is Murray Rothstein.

Jews control the media.

slavdogg · 02-02-2004, 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by BradShaw

Jews control the media.

forget the Jews, who controls Brad Shaw ??

BRISK · 02-02-2004, 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by slavdogg

if i'm not mistaken Time Warner sold MTV in the late 80s ?

1985

NBDesign · 02-02-2004, 10:01 AM

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Originally posted by KRL
Never in a million years would you think this billionaire would own something as wild and on the edge as MTV.

Wild and on the edge? MTV? Maybe when it first started... but that channel is so fucking stupid anymore... All fucking reality shows... where is the fucking music? Oh... MTV2... And when they do play music... it's all fucking hip hop... sorry MTV, there is other music out there besides hip hop.

Shit.. don't even get me started this morning

slavdogg · 02-02-2004, 10:04 AM

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Originally posted by NBDesign
Wild and on the edge? MTV? Maybe when it first started... but that channel is so fucking stupid anymore... All fucking reality shows... where is the fucking music? Oh... MTV2... And when they do play music... it's all fucking hip hop... sorry MTV, there is other music out there besides hip hop.

Shit.. don't even get me started this morning

flip the channel to FUSE, thats where all the good music is these days.

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