"I am really excited to see these two great companies come together so that they can realize the incredible power of their combined assets,” Shari Redstone said of the CBS-Viacom merger.This is this week’s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world’s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. investigative unit sat down with all the necessary financial disclosure forms and just published the dirt.
Shari Redstone, whose family helms CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc., has been pushing to merge the two media companies for years. After two failed attempts,: This week, the boards of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. announced they will be forming ViacomCBS—a $28 billion combined company that will include CBS , Paramount Pictures film studio and a slew of cable TV networks. Shari Redstone will be chairwoman.