Mr Moonves, one of the media industry's most powerful executives, had been embroiled in a battle with the Redstone family, the controlling shareholders in CBS, to dilute its voting power.

穆夫斯是传媒业最具影响力的高管之一，他曾卷入与CBS控股股东雷石东家族(Redstone family)的一场争夺战，以稀释其投票权。