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Sumner Redstone Dies at 97; Media Mogul Who Said ‘Content Is King’

By  |  August 12, 2020

Sumner Redstone, who turned his family’s movie-theater company into a global media empire spanning television, movies, radio and books, and who famously proclaimed that “content is king,” has died.

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    Mr. Redstone’s death was announced on Wednesday by his family’s holding company, National Amusements Inc. He was 97.

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