Redstone family
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The Redstone family is a powerful American media dynasty, led by the late mogul Sumner Redstone, that controlled major entertainment conglomerates like Viacom and CBS and inspired the fictional Roy family in the TV series "Succession."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Redstone family canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
business dynasty ⓘ media dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hollywood
ⓘ
New York media industry ⓘ |
| businessBase |
National Amusements, Inc.
ⓘ
surface form:
National Amusements
|
| controls |
CBS television network
ⓘ
surface form:
CBS (historical)
National Amusements, Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
National Amusements
Paramount Global ⓘ Viacom ⓘ
surface form:
Viacom (historical)
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicSector |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
mass media ⓘ |
| familyBusinessModel | family-controlled holding company ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Michael Redstone ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Jewish-American ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American film industry
ⓘ
American television industry ⓘ global media landscape ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
aggressive corporate takeovers
ⓘ
complex family succession disputes ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment
ⓘ
media ⓘ |
| inspirationFor | Succession ⓘ |
| inspired | Roy family ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of CBS
ⓘ
control of Paramount Global ⓘ control of Viacom ⓘ ownership of National Amusements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| matriarch | Shari Redstone ⓘ |
| mediaHoldingsInclude |
cable channels
ⓘ
film studios ⓘ streaming services ⓘ television networks ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal | basis for fictional media dynasties ⓘ |
| notableFor | controlling interest in major U.S. media companies ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Shari Redstone
ⓘ
Sumner Redstone ⓘ |
| notableSuccessor | Shari Redstone ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Boston ⓘ |
| patriarch | Sumner Redstone ⓘ |
| primaryHoldingCompany | National Amusements, Inc. ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on media empires
ⓘ
business journalism profiles ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | billionaire family ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jupiter-C