Viacom Is Ready for New Leadership, Freston Says

NPR: After initially sitting quietly as the corporate soap opera played out, former Viacom CEO Tom Freston has stepped forward to call for new leadership at the top. “I guess the problem was not perfect succession planning — and a chairman’s claiming he would never die,” Freston said. The story of Viacom in recent years, Freston added, has been one of decline.