CBS Corp and Viacom Inc to Combine - Conference Call Transcript
Good day, everyone, and welcome to the ViacomCBS conference call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasurer, Mr. Jim Bombassei. Please go ahead, sir.
Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for taking the time to join us to discuss the joint announcement by CBS and Viacom with definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger. I'm joined today by Bob Bakish, President and CEO of Viacom; Joe Ianniello, President and acting CEO of CBS Corporation; Chris Spade, EVP and CFO of CBS; and Anthony DiClemente, EVP of CBS Investor Relations.
This [afternoon] (corrected by company after the call), CBS and Viacom issued a joint press release announcing the merger agreement, and that press release is available on CBS and Viacom's respective websites. A slide presentation with detail on the merger is also available on each company's website. We will begin today with remarks from Bob, Joe and Chris. After which,
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