Viacom Inc Chief Mr Big Bob Bakish and CBS Corp CEO Leslie Moonves have had an exploratory discussion respecting merging the two companies, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday.
The powwow signifies a potential first step toward a recombination of CBS and Viacom. The planks of both companies have regularly scheduled meetings in the next span of weeks and are expected to discuss the potential merger, the sources said.
The debate, which took place earlier this month, was preliminary and no decisions bring into the world been made, but they signal that Moonves, who has had reservations take a potential deal between the companies, could be more open to the objective.
The sources wished to remain anonymous because they are not permitted to ask for be self-evident to the media. Viacom and CBS declined to comment. A spokeswoman for Shari Redstone did not in a second return calls.