Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 620 Cleaning up CBS
With December approaching, Disney Studios Chairman Joe Roth resigned, and was succeeded by Dick Cook, president of distribution.

At the same time, Dawn also made a big move. Leslie Moonves, the former CEO of CBS, and three senior vice presidents left together, while Aaron appointed Mel Kamaz as the new president of CBS, responsible for overall operations.
Mel Kamaz was originally the head of Infinite Broadcasting. He joined when CBS acquired Infinite Broadcasting two years ago and was responsible for all of the group's radio station operations!
Aaron not only appointed Mel Kamaz as president of CBS, but also brought him on the Dawn board of directors.
At the same time, Karen McKee, the former head of The Houston Post, was appointed as vice president of news, becoming Eric Ober's deputy, and Johann Adams, the former head of AMC, was appointed as head of programming at CBS, reporting directly to Mel Kamaz.

The personnel changes at CBS clearly send a message that Dawn is going to purge the original CBS management team.
Eric Ober, the most important head of the news department, had his contract expire in 2002. Dawn had no intention of renewing it and instead made Karen McKee his deputy, the meaning of which was self-evident!

After more than half a year of resource integration, CBS not only produced a hit show like "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," but Shuguang TV also tailored three TV series for CBS.
All of this is to prevent CBS from encountering problems during the resource integration process. Aaron will not allow the combination of Dawn and CBS to face the same predicament as the merger of Disney and ABC.

Burbank, Dawn Headquarters, Aaron Anderson's office, Mel Kamaz knocks and enters!

“Sit down, Mel,” Aaron said, standing up and pouring two glasses of wine.
"The next phase of CBS's overall transformation will depend on you."

Mel Kamaz nodded. He was known for reforming the system and controlling the budget. Dawn was dissatisfied with CBS's original operating model, and appointing him as president was to reform it!

"With the support of Dawn Global, there shouldn't be any problems with CBS's programming team, whether it's television, movies, or variety talk shows."

"However, CBS's news department is the main focus of Dawn's attention. You know how much influence a national wireless broadcasting network has in terms of public opinion."

Unfortunately, Aaron doesn't have anyone like Roger Ailes, the president of Fox News, in his arsenal!
"Furthermore, I recently had Eric Ober meet with people from Bloomberg and McGraw-Hill to discuss launching a cable business channel;"

"The feedback we've received suggests that Bloomberg doesn't seem very interested, while McGraw-Hill is interested but needs to consider it further."

"So, you should follow up on that. McGraw-Hill owns BusinessWeek and Standard & Poor's, which can provide plenty of material for CBS Business News!"

In fact, if he could, Aaron would love to create a 24-hour news channel to compete with Time Warner's CNN, News Corporation's FNC, and General Electric's MSNBC.

Mel Kamaz, of course, had no objections and was happy to carry out such a task. "Okay, I will negotiate with McGraw-Hill as soon as possible to improve CBS Business Channel..."

In the afternoon, Aaron and Lloyd Bentson Jr., who was in charge of public relations for Dawn, were having coffee in a café on the main street of Universal City Plaza in Hollywood.

"The merger between AOL and Time Warner shouldn't cause too much trouble in Washington, D.C., right?"

Aaron asked casually, since he remembered that the two companies had indeed merged.

Lloyd Bentson Jr. smiled. "It shouldn't be a big problem; the Federal Communications Commission just needs a relatively long time to confirm."

"After all, both of these companies are giants in their respective fields."

Aaron nodded. "Indeed, but I've received word that the negotiations between AOL and Time Warner are nearing completion." "It's estimated that AOL and Time Warner will jointly announce the merger in less than three months. Right now, the only point of contention is the stock swap."

After all, Aaron Anderson is still a shareholder of AOL, so he will definitely be paying attention to the stock swap issue following the merger of the two companies!

Lloyd Bentson Jr. picked up his coffee and took a sip. "Hey, the merger between AOL and Time Warner is the biggest news on Wall Street right now."

"Moreover, it involves AOL, a giant in the internet industry, and the Clinton administration has always been very optimistic about the internet technology sector, so it would definitely support AOL's merger with Time Warner."

“Clinton,” Aaron shook his head. After the sex scandal, Clinton had become a global laughing stock, and Monica Lewinsky, the female protagonist, was too ashamed to show her face.

The two of them are now the subject of much amusement and laughter among people!
"In recent years, feminism, racism, and the rise of the LGBT community have all been directed at conservative forces."

"Clinton's contribution was quite significant, putting the Democratic Party on a fast track to development."

Aaron smiled. After all, the US economy had developed rapidly during Clinton's term, and the US had become the undisputed world hegemon after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The entire United States is brimming with confidence, its fervent pride finding nowhere to vent, leading to global intervention and the dominance of the dollar!
Lloyd Bentson Jr. thought for a moment, then spoke up, "I'm planning to go back to Austin. The Bush family is preparing to have George W. Bush run for president as the Republican nominee next year."

Aaron nodded. "It's a good fit. He has an impressive resume with two terms as governor of Texas, plus the Bush family's considerable resources."

"George Bush will run for president next year, and his Republican rivals should probably pay more attention."

As he spoke, Aaron seemed to remember something, "It seems that Steve Forbes, the chairman of Forbes magazine, will also be running for election next year!"

Lloyd Bentson Jr. was taken aback. "Him?"

"Steve Forbes ran for president last year without making a splash. If he runs again next year, it will just be another Forbes headline."

Aaron smiled without saying a word. After all, running for president is quite simple; the key is how many votes you can get!
Lloyd Bentson Jr. asked, "Will CBS support George W. Bush?"

Aaron nodded. "Of course, I will definitely give him my full support. With CBS, he will have a lot of advantages in terms of publicity."

It's a win-win situation. After all, the Bush family's campaign fund is no small matter, and the bulk of the publicity expenses will definitely go to Dawn.
During the campaign, give George W. Bush as much exposure as possible. If he wins the election, CBS's ratings will definitely see a surge!
(End of this chapter)