Aside from Ms. Whitman , there were several other highly regarded executives who were on the board 's short list and considered as possible successors to Mr. Eisner , including Peter Chernin , the chief operating officer of the News Corporation , and Viacom 's co-presidents Tom Freston and Leslie Moonves .
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