Tom Freston takes the stage, but an "R" rating for films with smoking in it?

Viacom CEO Tom "Tommy boy" Freston with old man Redstone in tow took the stage at the company's first shareholder meeting since the divorce from it's less glitzy partner CBS. Mr. Freston shared his plans for the company with his shareholders outlining how he plans to push Viacom deeper into the belly of the web beast. But no shareholder meeting would be shareholder meeting without a group of investors pushing for certain changes but this one takes the cake for us. Catherine Rowan, a consultant advising a Catholic congregation that owns Viacom shares, called on Freston to give any movies produced by Viacom an "R" rating if they depict smoking. Freston said that Viacom was working together with other studio owners and the Motion Picture Association of America to address the issue, and noted that any films produced by Viacom's Nickelodeon unit do not depict smoking. read...