National Amusements

Michael Redstone, born Michael Rothstein, was the founder of the Northeast Theater Corporation which has become National Amusements, Inc., which owns CBS Corporation, Viacom, music networks MTV Networks, and BET, with movie production and distribution Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios... rounding out the package. In addition, they are equal partners in MovieTickets.com. Redstone's holdings have since expanded to include some of the most watched networks on television today. Michael was instrumental in starting the modern organization of the music industry.
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Sumner Murray Redstone is an American media magnate. He is the majority owner and Chairman of the Board of the National Amusements theater chain.... Through National Amusements, Sumner Redstone and his family are majority owners of CBS Corporation, Viacom, MTV Networks, BET, and the film studio Paramount Pictures, and are equal partners in MovieTickets.com. Sumner was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Belle and Michael Rothstein. His family's name was changed from the Jewish surname Rothstein to Redstone when Sumner was 17. His father was the owner of the Northeast Theater Corporation in Dedham, Massachusetts – the forerunner of National Amusements. He also owned the Boston branch of the Latin Quarter Nightclub. Redstone attended the Boston Latin School, where he graduated first in his class. He then attended Harvard College, where he completed his B.A. in three years. Later, Redstone served in World War II, with a team that decoded Japanese messages for the United States Army. Upon completion of his Army service, he worked in Washington, D.C. and attended Georgetown University Law School.
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