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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...After words of pro forma praise for Freston, who ascended to CEO after building the MTV unit into a lucrative global brand, Redstone made it clear that he and the company's other directors felt that the man who at one time was regarded as his heir apparent hadn't been bold enough as leader of the parent. "We love Tom, but the board felt that not enough was being done," Redstone said during a Tuesday morning conference call with investment analysts and journalists. "We were not moving as entrepreneurially and aggressively as we should. Our communication with Wall Street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Redstone Tightens His Grip | 9/5/2006 | See Source »

...surprised the entertainment industry and Main Street by kicking Tom Cruise's production company off the Paramount lot after 14 years, ostensibly for conduct unbecoming high-priced talent whose box-office receipts weren't as boffo as before. Reif Cohen, citing Freston's stellar record at the helm of MTV, predicted that moviemakers won't like news of his dismissal any more than investors did, and she could be right. ?Tom Freston is a friend and business associate of 20 years and is one of the most admired and respected executives in the entertainment business, and I for one will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Redstone Tightens His Grip | 9/5/2006 | See Source »

MADE FOR TV Passions don't run higher than in high school football. The MTV reality show Two-A-Days--the name refers to the practice sked--follows Alabama's Hoover High, while NBC's Friday Night Lights, right, is based on the film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Piling On | 9/3/2006 | See Source »

...flat fee of around $15 per month, you can download enough songs to fill it up. I tested the player with Napster To Go, and I'm happy to report that everything went smoothly. You can also use Rhapsody (a trial edition comes in the box), Yahoo or MTV's new Urge service, all of which have similar subscription plans. You can't use iTunes-purchased music, of course, though I'm willing to bet the key audience for this product doesn't do a lot of music buying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SanDisk Sansa e280 MP3 Player | 8/30/2006 | See Source »

DeWolfe: 1. Conveniently located overflow housing for students in various river houses. Comes complete with MTV, dishwasher, refrigerator, bathtub, and bay windows. 2. You and everyone else will subsidize these luxury condominiums by suffering in cockroach-infested, cramped doubles when you’re sophomores...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Harvardisms: Learning The Lingo | 8/29/2006 | See Source »

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