Mel Karmazin
Mel Karmazin
Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin is an American executive. He co-founded and was the president of Infinity Broadcasting and eventually became the president and CEO of CBS. From 2004-2012, he was the CEO of Sirius Radio. In October 2012, Karmazin announced that he would be stepping down on February 1, 2013. Upon his departure, John C. Malone took over Karmazin's role at SiriusXM...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth24 August 1943
CountryUnited States of America
category choose matter spend whether
Whether you want radio, Internet, or cable, we can take your money, no matter what category you choose to spend it in.
aol billion cbs editorial framing half medium members news next number pages radio television tremendous view
Over the next 12 months, AOL members will view half a billion pages with the CBS News logo framing our editorial content, ... That's a tremendous number of impressions, in a medium that augments our more traditional television and radio audience.
deal
Mel is a roll-up guy, a deal guy,
advertising believe companies levels normal return spoke uncertain
Most companies we spoke with believe they will return to normal advertising levels but are uncertain about the timing,
add continue created expect fully obviously prior single stern value year
We think that Howard Stern is going to add subscribers every single day. Obviously for the 20 years that he was with his prior employer, he created value for them every single year and we obviously fully expect that to continue going forward.
began bring broadcast cbs distinct merger opportunity process voices
Today's announcement is the culmination of a process that began with the merger of Viacom and CBS and realizes an important opportunity to bring new efficiencies to the broadcast business, while maintaining the distinct voices of CBS and UPN,
divisions group operating outdoor pleased record results stations television
We're pleased to see improvements in all segments, ... The company's stations group had record operating results with each of the divisions - radio, outdoor and television - contributing to the results.
growth ongoing outdoor pleased radio stations television
We are pleased with the ongoing growth of radio and outdoor (advertising), the television stations and the network.
believe infinity largest offering operating outdoor radio segment shares unlock value
We believe that in offering shares of the new Infinity Broadcasting, we will unlock the value of our largest and fastest-growing operating segment -- our radio and outdoor businesses.
clues company internet mtv reach television tv
From the Internet to television to radio, Viacom is going to be there, ... It is the only company that can reach every demographic from (children's TV program) Blue's Clues to MTV to CBS.
future growing market picking share
Blockbuster has been picking up market share and growing the business, ... very enthusiastic about its future prospects.
amount benefit cash continues fully generate infinity integrate levels performing portfolio record time tremendous
There could be no better time to fully integrate Infinity with Viacom's tremendous portfolio of assets. Infinity is performing at record levels and continues to generate a tremendous amount of free cash flow that will now fully benefit Viacom.
lunch paying
When I have lunch with those guys, they're paying for my lunch. I'm not paying for their lunch.
consumer continuing hot products radio satellite
Satellite radio is very hot and is continuing to be one of the fastest-growing products in consumer electronics history.