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CBS Corp. is launching a new app for the iPhone and iPad, enabling full-episode streaming of primetime, daytime and late-night programming 24 hours to eight days after initial broadcast. The [...]

CBS Corp. has licensed past seasons of 'The Good Wife' to Amazon Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus and not Netflix. It marks another win for Amazon, which beat Netflix for [...]

CBS Corp. chief executive Les Moonves March 4 told an investor group there are a number of CBS primetime shows ready to be licensed to subscription video-on-demand services such as [...]

Global Banking News-March 8, 2013--Content Partners purchases stake in CSI from Goldman(C)2013 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 08 March 2013 Content Partners LLC, an entertainment finance firm, has [...]

Fox Broadcasting Co. has expanded its fight against Dish Network's controversial Hopper digital video recorder to prohibit access to recorded programming on portable devices. In the motion filed Feb. 21 [...]

StockCall.com announced that there was one major event in 2012 that contributed to increased advertising revenue to U.S. TV broadcasters, and that was the U.S. Presidential election. According to a [...]

CBS Corp. and Amazon.com, Inc. announced an expanded content licensing agreement to bring classic series and hit TV shows from CBS Television Distribution and Showtime Networks to Amazon's Prime Instant [...]

CBS Corp. is re-evaluating its conservative strategy toward subscription video-on-demand services, licensing past seasons of current TV programming rather than just catalog fare. The media company last week announced it [...]

Amazon.com and the CBS Corporation on Monday announced a first-of-its-kind deal for the repeat rights to 'Under the Dome,' a 13-episode television series based on the Stephen King novel of [...]

The article discusses television programming from major television networks. The television series "The Mentalist," from the Columbia Broadcasting System which stars Simon Baker, is one of the only new successful television programs. "The Mentalist" is a crime procedural where the main character is a fake psychic that solves crimes in an uncomplicated manner.

CBS Corp. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend on the Company's stock of $.12 per share. According to a release, the dividend is payable on [...]

Charter Communications and CBS Corp. announced the renewal of their content carriage agreements covering retransmission consent for CBS Owned Stations as well as continued carriage of Showtime Networks, CBS Sports [...]

TV.com recently announced the results of its annual Best Of Awards. According to a release, TV fans everywhere sounded off on their favorite shows and TV stars, with more than [...]

This article discusses the financial position National Amusements Inc. (NAI), the holding company owned by Sumner Redstone which controls media corporations including CBS and Viacom. NAI liquidated a significant portion of its holdings from these companies, which the author believes jeopardized their financial health. Issues relating to the relationship between equity holdings and voting rights at these media companies are also addressed.

The article focuses on a joint venture by motion picture companies Paramount, MGM, and Lionsgate to create their own subscription television network to broadcast their motion pictures. The venture is said to be stalled and will possibly never be completed. The role of financier Sumner Redstone, who controls both Viacom, which owns Paramount, and CBS, which owns the established movie network Showtime, is examined.

The article presents an analysis of the best corporate logo amongst the companies that make up the Fortune 500. The process by which the logos were compared is discussed. The winner of the competition was Target, narrowly beating CBS. A detailed comparison of logos in competition with each other is presented.

This article discusses Sports network ESPN fantasy sports and the gaming industry. Participation in ESPN fantasy football has risen eightfold over two years and gamers playing the baseball version have tripled in 2006. Rivals include CBS Sportsline.com and Yahoo. The demographic includes players who are 19-49 years old, earn an average $77,000 annually, and spend five hours a week online running their teams.

The article profiles Shari Redstone, vice chair of mass media companies CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc., and examines her business plan following the resignation of CBS head Les Moonves. Topics covered include an executive search for CBS, a potential merger between CS and Viacom, and Redstone's family history in the media industry.

The article discusses business outlook for mass media firm CBS Corp. following the resignation of chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Les Moonves over sexual assault allegations.

The article presents a series of business news briefs. The author mentions speculation that CBS may be ready for a split up. Some investment analysts believe that the company would have greater value as the sum of its parts than as a single entity. The author also mentions Acacia Technologies and Brazil's largest water utility as possible investments.

Reports that CBS SportsLine recruited the Wharton Sports Business Initiative (WSBI) to help draw more customers to its online fantasy sports games. Statement that the WSBI is an organization founded to link the sports industry, corporate America, and the business school at the University of Pennsylvania; Reference to the book "Moneyball," by Michael Lewis, about the corporate nature of professional sports; Ability of students at Wharton to pursue degrees in marketing or finance; Report that graduates of WSBI have found it difficult to get jobs in the sports industry.

It's hard to say who had the better year in 2011--CBS Corp. or its boss, Leslie Moonves, who topped CEO pay lists, pulling in $68.4 million last year. The No. [...]

FitStar, a company dedicated to blending the power of mobile technology and immersive fitness content, has closed a financing round led by Silicon Valley investment fund Google Ventures. A short [...]

Cablevision, a media and telecommunications company, and CBS Corp., a content provider, announced the renewal of their content carriage agreements covering retransmission consent for CBS Owned Stations, and continued carriage [...]

Cablevision, a media and telecommunications company, and CBS Corp. announced the renewal of their content carriage agreements covering retransmission consent for CBS Owned Stations, and continued carriage of Showtime, Smithsonian [...]

AT&T U-verse TV, a television provider, and CBS Corporation, a content provider, announced renewal of their content carriage agreements covering retransmission consent for CBS Owned Stations, and continued carriage of [...]

Byline: Julie Beck Days may be getting a little bit happier for CBS Corp. and the actors it has been squabbling with. Former cast members of the 1970s sitcom 'Happy [...]

CBS Corp. announced it has created CBS Sports Radio, a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week lineup of national programming from CBS Radio and CBS Sports. According to a release, Cumulus Media, a pure-play [...]

TRA, a media and market research company, together with CBS, presented an analysis of research from TRA's Media TRAnalyticssystem that suggests multiple ways of increasing television advertising ROI by usingpurchaser [...]

Byline: Claude Solnik CBS is gearing up to launch a morning news and talk show on WLNY-TVY called 'Live From the Couch' with radio broadcaster Carolina Bermudez and TV anchors [...]

Byline: Claude Solnik CBS is gearing up to launch newscasts on WLNY 10/55 as soon as early July, providing a new voice for regional TV coverage. Mike Nelson, spokesman for [...]

CBS Corp. announced that Joseph Ianniello, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Telecom & Media [...]

It's hard to say who had the better year in 2011--CBS Corp. or its boss, Leslie Moonves, who topped CEO pay lists, pulling in $68.4 million last year. The No. [...]

Organizers of the Radio Show, jointly produced by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), announced that CBS Corp. President and CEO Leslie Moonves will [...]

CBS Corp. announced that Joseph Ianniello, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference in New [...]

CBS Corp. announced that Wolfgang Hammer and Terry Press have been named Co-Presidents of the CBS Films division. 'In Terry and Wolfgang, we are fortunate to have two very skilled [...]

Reliance Broadcast Network Ltd (RBNL) has tied up with Lanka Broadband Network to launch three channels of BIG CBS in Sri Lanka. RBNL has entered into a joint venture called [...]

Byline: Valerie Block Jockeying begins on TV ad rates The upfront season--when the television networks show off next year's prime-time lineups to advertisers--doesn't get going until May. But broadcasters and [...]

CBS Corporation announced the pricing of a debt offering of $700 million of 3.375 percent senior notes due 2022. In a release, the Company noted CBS Corporation intends to use [...]

The article offers information on Leslie Moonves, President of the mass media company CBS Corp. Topics discussed include his recent deals for the Hollywood Film Awards and the television (TV) program "Thursday Night Football" which present National Football League (NFL) games, Stephen Colbert to play the host of the TV program "Late Show" in fall 2015 and his team at the firm including Entertainment Chief Nina Tassler, Sales President Jo Annross and TV Studio President David Stapf.

The article reports that CBS Corp. has won the bid for Thursday Night Football package for the National Football League (NFL). The package gives the network with edge to compete for fall television ratings and advertising revenue. The promise to hire announcers Jim Nantz and Phil Simms helped the network won the bidding.

The article presents the winners of the 73rd Annual George Foster Peabody Awards, held at the Waldorf Astoria New York on May 19, 2014, that include the drama series "Scandal" on ABC Studios, the interview segment "One-on-One With Assad" of the show "CBS This Morning" on CBS Corp., and the investigative report "Hanford's Dirty Secrets" on King 5 Television.

Byline: Claude Solnik As part of its acquisition of Melville-based WLNY-TV Channel 55, CBS plans to create the first network-owned newscast based on Long Island, potentially boosting local television coverage [...]

CBS Corp. announced that Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the 39th Annual UBS Global Media and Communications Conference on Tuesday, Dec. [...]