John S. Viall

Viacom is a global media company, with preeminent positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, and online. With programming that appeals to audiences in every demographic category across virtually all media, the company is a leader in the creation, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, news, sports, music, and comedy. Viacom's well-known brands include CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, VH1, BET, Paramount Pictures, Infinity Broadcasting, Viacom Outdoor, UPN, TV Land, Comedy Central, CMT: Country Music Television, King World, Spike TV, Showtime, and Simon & Schuster.

Paramount Pictures Corp. is a producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. Its labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Insurge Pictures, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Hollywood, CA.

Part of Paramount Global, The CBS Television Network operates as an online platform providing the latest news and information services. The company is based in New York, NY.

LIN TV Corp. operates as a local television and digital media company. It owns and operates television stations, interactive television station, niche web sites and a growing suite of mobile products. The company television stations delivers local news and community stories, as well as sports and entertainment programs to the U.S. television homes. It also involves in the convergence of local broadcast television and the Internet and offer innovative online technologies and solutions that deliver measurable results to advertisers. The company serves the public interest by making advertising time available to political candidates, by providing free daily local news coverage, making public service announcements and broadcasting children's programming. LIN TV was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.