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New York Times new Chief Executive Mark Thompson will receive an annual base salary of $1 million and is eligible for sign-on incentive awards valued at $3 million in company stock and stock options.

For perspective, Moonves' increase is far less than the 40% rise in CBS' stock in 2011. Still, the CEO's $69.9M package makes him by far the highest paid media CEO for the year among companies that have already filed their annual proxy statements. Here's how Moonves' compensation adds up: $3.5M salary, $27.5M bonus, $8.5M in stock awards, nearly $27.3M in option awards, $1.5M change in pension value, and $1.6M in other compensation.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeffrey Bezos received $1.68 million in total compensation for 2011, the same as in the prior year.

Sears CEO Louis D'Ambrosio received a compensation package valued at $9.9 million last year, most of it in stock awards.