Meg James
Meg James is a corporate media reporter for the Los Angeles Times, covering the business of television and advertising. She has been a member of the Company Town team for more than a decade. She previously wrote for the Miami Herald and the Palm Beach Post. A native of Wyoming, she is a graduate of the University of Colorado and Columbia University.
Recent Articles
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Sumner Redstone to Viacom board: 'I do not trust you'
In a dramatic move that suggests a major shake-up at media company Viacom Inc. may be imminent, Sumner Redstone said Wednesday that he has lost confidence in his hand-picked board members who oversee the media company. Redstone’s comments came in response to an open letter sent this week by Viacom’s...
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Viacom board members plead for a visit with Sumner Redstone
Sumner Redstone briefly visited his treasured movie studio Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles last week, but Viacom board members say their efforts in recent weeks to meet with the 93-year-old media mogul have been thwarted. Viacom’s lead independent director, Frederic Salerno, on Tuesday sent an...
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Sumner Redstone's ex-companion Manuela Herzer asks for new trial in competency case
Sumner Redstone’s former companion, Manuela Herzer, is renewing her legal effort to have Redstone declared mentally incompetent, comparing the ailing 93-year-old billionaire media mogul to the bumbling “King Lear” in the William Shakespeare tragedy. “The comparison of waning Sumner Redstone to...
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Why Sumner Redstone's men — Leslie Moonves and Philippe Dauman — made a king's ransom
When it comes to executive compensation, few corporate chieftains have soared to the sky-high levels enjoyed by Sumner Redstone and his top lieutenants, Leslie Moonves and Philippe Dauman. CBS Corp. Chief Executive Moonves and Viacom CEO Dauman are the second and third highest- paid executives,...
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Battle for Viacom control flares up; Paramount sale could falter
Battle for control of Viacom flared up with the Sumner Redstone family working to line up prospective new board members, and Viacom executives countering that the clan’s recent actions – including efforts to scuttle a sale of nearly half of Paramount Pictures – could harm other investors. The Redstone...
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Viacom CEO says fight with Redstones has slowed the company's Paramount Pictures sale
Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman said the planned sale of a 49% stake in Paramount Pictures has hit a speed bump because of the battle with the company’s controlling shareholder, Sumner Redstone, but that Viacom is pushing forward with its pursuit of a strategic investor for the Melrose Avenue...
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Sumner Redstone tries to derail Philippe Dauman's plan to sell Paramount stake
The battle between ailing media mogul Sumner Redstone and his longtime protege Philippe Dauman intensified Monday when the family’s holding company moved to block the potential sale of a stake in Paramount Pictures. Viacom Inc. had been closing in on identifying a buyer this month for a piece of...
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Sumner Redstone should undergo an 'immediate medical evaluation,' Viacom CEO says
Lawyers for Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman assert in new court papers that ailing Sumner Redstone should submit to an “immediate medical evaluation” by a neutral doctor to determine the media mogul’s mental capacity. Dauman and his legal team are preparing for an important court appearance...