Ed Lee

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) confirmed a merger agreement Tuesday with its sister company Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB). CBS and Viacom share the same parent company, National Amusements, which is controlled by Shari Redstone, daughter of Sumner Redstone. Two Surprise Takeaways One of the...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) CEO Randall Stephenson publicly praised HBO executive Richard Plepler on many occasions after buying the media property, but now the HBO executive is calling it quits after 27 years. The sudden move had CNBC's Andrew Sorkin asking New York Times media reporter and...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares were trading lower by more than 2 percent Friday as investors digest the latest developments between CEO Jeff Bezos and the National Enquirer. NYT Reporter: 'Million Things Going On' New York Times reporter Ed Lee said Friday morning on CNBC's...

Former CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) CEO Les Moonves won't receive any of the $120 million severance package he was granted after the TV network's board of directors concluded it had grounds to terminate Moonves. What Happened Moonves resigned in September after sexual misconduct allegations...

There's much to love and hate about Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) heading into the company's second-quarter earnings report on Monday. On the one hand, Netflix is the recipient of many Emmy nominations which reaffirms the quality of its content. On the other hand, the company continues to...

Recode Managing Editor Ed Lee was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" segment Monday to talk about Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s management team, specifically whether the team lacks a proper vision. According to Lee, Apple's late CEO Steve Jobs was "all of the place" and "making changes at the last minute...