Exclusive: Viacom board expected to meet tonight to discuss settlement with Redstone

NEW YORK (Reuters) - - Viacom Inc's board of directors is expected to meet on Thursday night to discuss a settlement with controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone that would result in the departure of Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. A settlement would end the legal battle between Dauman and Redstone in Massachusetts over the CEO's removal from National Amusements Inc, the privately held company that holds Redstone's Viacom and CBS Corp voting sh