The Next Time the Media Complains About High CEO Pay.... It May be Projection
Six of the ten highest paid CEO's run media companies.
Six of the 10 highest-paid CEOs last year worked in the media industry, according to a study carried out by executive compensation data firm Equilar and The Associated Press.
The best-paid chief executive of a large American company was David Zaslav, head of Discovery Communications, the pay-TV channel operator that is home to "Shark Week." His total compensation more than quadrupled to $156.1 million in 2014 after he extended his contract.
Les Moonves, of CBS, held on to second place in the rankings, despite a drop in pay from a year earlier. His pay package totaled $54.4 million.
The remaining four CEOs, from entertainment giants Viacom, Walt Disney, Comcast and Time Warner, have ranked among the nation's highest-paid executives for at least four years, according to the Equilar/AP pay study.
More power to 'em, as long as their shareholders are happy. But I am tired of these self-same individuals attempting to bring regulatory pressure on the rest of us in the name of high CEO pay.
Ray_Van_Dune:
Yes, but they are all Republican h8ters, right? Right??
May 30, 2015, 12:52 pmMica_Vim_Toot:
Yup. A good bet they all h8 Republicans.
May 30, 2015, 1:07 pmDara Shahrokhshahi:
and awfully white and anti-woman too
May 30, 2015, 4:16 pm