Tim Arango
The Archive
JUDGE BARS BLACK SALES
September 9, 2006 | 4:00amA judge barred the indicted newspaper baron Conrad Black from selling jewels and antiques that the government says was bought with money he looted from Hollinger International. The restraining order...
TEARFUL GOODBYE FOR TOM
September 8, 2006 | 4:00amTom Freston was given an emotional send-off yesterday as thousands of MTV employees gathered in the lobby of the company's Midtown building. Freston, who was dismissed as Viacom's CEO on...
SUMNER'S FALL: FRESTON'S FIRING COSTS HIM $113M
September 7, 2006 | 4:00amSumner Redstone said he decided to fire Tom Freston because of Viacom's lagging share price - but the decision has already cost Redstone himself more than $113 million as the...
THIS JUST IN - FRESTON'S OUT
September 7, 2006 | 4:00amForgive Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter for wanting to yell "Stop the presses!" Monday morning. A day after the announcement that Tom Freston was axed from Viacom, Vanity Fair's much-hyped...
FREST-IN PEACE - REDSTONE FIRES VIACOM CHIEF IN LABOR DAY PUTSCH
September 6, 2006 | 4:00amIn a brazen move aimed at reasserting control over his flagging media empire, Sumner Redstone summoned his good friend and one-time heir apparent Tom Freston to his Beverly Hills mansion...
IT'S SHOWDOWN - FILM DEAL IN LURCH AS MOONVES, FRESTON DUKE IT OUT
August 29, 2006 | 4:00amAs the animosity between the former corporate cousins Les Moonves and Tom Freston escalates, a showdown looms between the pair over a lucrative movie deal between pay-TV channel Showtime and...
OLD-TIME PASTIME - BOUTON BRINGS BACK 'VINTAGE BASE BALL'
August 27, 2006 | 4:00amJim Bouton, the ex-Yankees hurler who penned the classic insider account of a big league season with the book "Ball Four," is turning back the clock. Bouton, who is persona...
ENDLESS SUMNER - CRUISE FLAP SHOWS REDSTONE STILL WON'T GIVE UP CONTROL
August 25, 2006 | 4:00amWith a few off-the-cuff remarks to a reporter before jetting off to Aspen Tuesday, Sumner Redstone burst back in to public view after staying behind the scenes for much of...
CRUISE MISSILE VS. MOGUL - BOOTED TOM'S TEAM CALLS STUDIO BOSS 'SELF-DESTRUCTING' & 'OFFENSIVE'
August 24, 2006 | 4:00amThe shocking Tom Cruise-Sumner Redstone feud escalated into a full-blown War of the Words yesterday, with the Scientologist star's camp slapping back at the media mogul - saying he's the...
AOL AXES TECH EXECS OVER SNAFU
August 22, 2006 | 4:00amAmerica Online fired a top executive yesterday who was responsible for the massive data debacle that led to the release of information on more than a half million members. AOL...
MURDER BROS. BACK - GOTTI BOYS 'INC.' A NEW DEAL WITH UNIVERSAL
August 20, 2006 | 4:00amABOUT nine months after being cleared on money-laundering charges, The Murder Inc. boys are finally ready to launch their comeback. Rap music bosses Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo and his brother Chris,...
FRIDAY'S THE RIGHT DAY FOR TIME
August 18, 2006 | 4:00amTime is switching its publication date from Monday to Friday, hoping readers will spend more time with the magazine over the weekend. The decision marks the first big change under...
KATZ AXED AT VF
August 17, 2006 | 4:00amVanity Fair Publisher Alan Katz was dumped by Condé Nast yesterday, less than a month after the magazine's star Editor Graydon Carter told The Post he had "complete confidence" in...
BURNETT GOT SWEETHEART DEAL ON MARTHA STOCK
August 16, 2006 | 4:00amMartha Stewart Living Omnimedia gave reality television king Mark Burnett the chance to buy $14 million worth of stock at a deep discount to keep him as a producer for...
HE'S BUYING TIME - PARSONS ON ALERT AS CARL UPS STAKE
August 15, 2006 | 4:00amCarl Icahn is back at Time Warner's gate. The famed corporate raider, who earlier this year very publicly pushed for a breakup of the world's largest media company before backing...
VOICE CHANGES EDITORS AGAIN
August 15, 2006 | 4:00amThe Village Voice finally named a new editor-in-chief yesterday - and hopefully this one will keep the job. Veteran journalist David Blum was named to the top editorial post at...
ODD CHOICE; BIOVAIL HIRE SUGGESTS STRATEGY
August 13, 2006 | 4:00amONE way to look at a firm's strategy is to look at the people it hires. To this end, Biovail, a Canadian drug maker with a penchant for suing people...
PIN$TRIPE PAYDAY - GOLDMAN EYES SALE OF YES NETWORK STAKE
August 11, 2006 | 4:00amGoldman Sachs and several other investors in the YES Network are eyeing a sale of a majority stake in the Yankees television network - which could sell for close to...
JUDGE WANTS MORE GREEN FROM BLACK
August 11, 2006 | 4:00amDethroned newspaper baron Conrad Black has to cough up another $1 million to secure his freedom. Black, who is facing charges in Chicago that he orchestrated a massive fraud at...
BIG $AFETY NET - ESPN ACCOUNTS FOR HALF OF $2B DISNEY PROFIT
August 10, 2006 | 4:00amDisney would only be half the company it is today if it didn't have ESPN in its stable. In another validation that the cable sports juggernaut is the lifeblood of...