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...Simon & Schuster publishing, the Blockbuster video chain and Paramount's movie and TV empire--he has been regarded as a smart, low-key executive who stresses teamwork over autocratic rule. But being a team player is not always an asset when the reigning autocrat--in this case, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone--wants to run the show. Last week, in a move that surprised practically everyone, Biondi was fired...
...YORK CITY: In an industry that rarely keeps big secrets, media executives on both coasts were startled by the abrupt ouster of Frank Biondi as chief executive of Viacom late Wednesday. Biondi, a former HBO executive long viewed as the heir apparent to billionaire Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone, was widely respected for his management of an empire that included Paramount Pictures, Simon & Schuster Books, Blockbuster Entertainment and MTV. In a terse statement issued after the financial markets concluded trading for the day, Viacom said that Redstone, 72, had taken over Biondi's responsibilities and would be forming an executive committee...
...Trinity College] is where I learned to dance," Sumner said. "Then I came here and found out there wasn't anyplace to dance...
...Sumner said he is hoping to move the dance to a place with a better dance floor, but "for now," storage room 9 in E entry of Quincy House will be the location for the dances...
...would be a good idea to wear shoes with slightly slippery soles," Sumner said in an e-mail message sent to the "Harvard Desperados," the name he coined for those who have expressed interest in the dances. "The ideal choice for footwear is, of course, a pair of cowboy boots...