"Tom Freston"
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63 min
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2 min
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What It Covers
Tom Freston discusses founding MTV, creating Comedy Central, running Viacom, starting clothing businesses in Afghanistan and India, smuggling goods across borders, and launching media ventures globally.
Notable Moment
Freston describes taking Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone to Bangkok sex clubs where couples performed on motorcycles while locals casually ignored the spectacle happening overhead.
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