Merger Done, Bakish Aims to Unite ViacomCBS

摘要

With the merger of Viacom and CBS complete,ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish will try to sell the new company to Wall Street. At a "Bob Live" town hall meeting at midday on Dec. 5, Bakish and chairman Shari Redstone—whose family controls both Viacom and CBS — answered questions from CBS Evening News anchor Norah O'Donnell and from staffers. Attendees said the mood was hopeful, although some felt Viacom staffers were more enthusiastic while CBS employees had more of a wait and see attitude. Some women executives sounded hopeful that the CBS culture that allegedly allowed sexual harassment by former chairman and CEO Les Moonves, morning show host Charlie Rose and others would change.