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There's a Way to Tame Sumner Redstone
Forget a sale, minority investors should look to the courts
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MTV's roster of reality shows not doing it for you any more? Then tune into parent Viacom's corporate in-fighting instead. More juicy drama can be found inside its New York City headquarters right now than on its cable-TV networks.
Viacom also owns Comedy Central, but there's not much to laugh about here. There's something unsettling about the fact that a $16 billion company (worth twice that a year ago) can go through such upheaval in its top ranks, and leave minority shareholders pretty much in the dark about little things like the company's fate.