CBS’s Moonves Wants Autonomy in Any Deal with Viacom

Reuters: CBS CEO Les Moonves is said to be planning to seek autonomy from the Redstone family, the broadcaster’s controlling shareholder, in leading the company if it merges with Viacom. While there is no certainty that CBS and Viacom will agree to a merger, Moonves is seeking to capitalize on his 10-year track record at CBS to gain as much influence as possible.