Viacom board votes to stop paying Sumner Redstone
(Reuters) - Viacom Inc's board voted on Wednesday to stop paying 92-year-old controlling shareholder and Chairman Emeritus Sumner Redstone, according to a source familiar with the matter. Viacom had cut the total pay of its billionaire chairman, who also owns a majority stake in CBS , by 85 percent to $2 million last year. Redstone remains chairman emeritus, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported the pay cut. (http://on.wsj.com/1TpcXzZ) A representative for Viacom could not b
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