Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-20-2022
Abstract
On March 4, 2020, ViacomCBS announced its intention to sell its book-publishing subsidiary, Simon & Schuster. This announcement came less than a year after the merger between Viacom and CBS. Since the 2019 merger, ViacomCBS decided to focus on television and video and began selling its smaller companies that do not have a “significant connection for [its] broader business.” Prior to the announcement to buy Simon & Schuster, ViacomCBS had received “unsolicited inbound calls” regarding the sale of the book publishing company.
This post was originally published on the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal website on September 20, 2022. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above.
Recommended Citation
Nacionales, Olivia, "Can the Big Five of Publishing Become the Big Four?" (2022). AELJ Blog. 326.
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/aelj-blog/326
