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    Tension mounts in CBS-Viacom merger talks; Shari Redstone is unhappy with the wrangling

    by Meg James, Los Angeles Times Apr 04, 2018 3 minutes

    Media mogul Shari Redstone has been the catalyst behind the effort to recombine CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc., and she has grown frustrated by CBS' seemingly strident approach to merger talks, according to three people familiar with the situation but not authorized to publicly discuss it.

    CBS' recent lowball offer for Viacom, and its desire to dictate who would run the combined company, have caused considerable friction, the people said.

    All this matters because Redstone and her family control

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