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Thomas E. Freston (born November 22, 1945) is an American media proprietor, businessman, and financier. Early life and education. Freston grew up in Rowayton, Connecticut. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Michael's College and an MBA from New York University. [citation needed] .
Jan 3, 2016 · Why MTV Co-Founder Tom Freston Is Hooked on India. by Tom Freston. January 3, 2016. Freston first traveled to India in 1972. Four decades on, he’s still addicted—and despite the breakneck pace of...
Jan 3, 2012 · Tom Freston is Vice's growth guru and not-so-secret weapon. Credit: Ben Baker/Redux
Nov 16, 2021 · In September 2006 Viacom CEO Tom Freston was unceremoniously fired, reportedly in response to his decision to not outbid Rupert Murdoch's Fox and acquire a since-forgotten social network called Myspace. It's ironic that he now views Facebook as a "Frankenstein monster."
Tom Freston is a Principal of Firefly3, an investment and consultancy firm focusing on the media and entertainment industries. He is both a former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Viacom Inc.
Jan 4, 2018 · Tom Freston is not comfortable talking about himself. Sitting in his office at the Oprah Winfrey Network, where he works as a consultant, he seems embarrassed as he describes his role in turning MTV into one of the most powerful forces in popular culture.
Jun 16, 2002 · Profile of MTV Networks chief executive Tom Freston, who has headed MTV since 1987 and is considered responsible for incessant increases in revenue and earnings at Viacom subsidiary since then;...
Tom Freston is a Principal of Firefly3, an investment and consultancy firm focusing on the media and entertainment industries. He is both a former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Viacom Inc.
In his three-hour interview, Tom Freston discusses his early years and education, and his first professional job in advertising, which he left after two years.
May 8, 2006 · Freston has made some big moves to right Paramount, recently buying rival studio DreamWorks, and he is banking on a big summer hit with Mission: Impossible III. A globe-hopping music junkie,...
