CBS Interactive

CBS-CNET: Ad Execs Bless The Marriage, Adding ‘CBS Isn’t Getting Any Younger’ - 2 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 15 May 2008 07:30 PM PST

As a TV company, CBS (NYSE: CBS) has long skewed older, a notion CEO Les Moonves has both embraced and bristled at. The company’s $1.8 billion purchase of CNET (NSDQ:…

Video: Larry Kramer On CBS-CNET: Pressure On Quincy; CBS To Bring Big Brand Ads To CNET - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 15 May 2008 03:47 PM PST

Larry Kramer was there from the start when CBS (NYSE: CBS) started getting serious about digital with the predecessor to what became CBS MarketWatch until the eventual sale to Dow…

CBS-CNET: Merger Details; Exec. Compensation - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 15 May 2008 02:35 PM PST

If you haven’t had your fill yet of CBS (NYSE: CBS) and CNET (NSDQ: CNET), then check out their big 8-K getting down into the nitty gritty of the deal.…

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CBS-CNET: The Logic Of The Deal - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 15 May 2008 01:17 PM PST

CBS’ (NYSE: CBS) acquisition of CNET (NSDQ: CNET) for $1.8 billion is already prompting some predictable shoulder shrugging from folks wondering why they went with a (here come the scare…

CBS-CNET: Catching Up With The New Tag Team Of Smith & Ashe - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 15 May 2008 09:53 AM PST

Spent a few minutes talking earlier today with Quincy Smith, president of CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), and Neil Ashe, CEO of CNET (NSDQ: CNET), about this morning’s news. Given…

CBS-CNET Call: $1 Billion CBSI Revs In 2010-2011; Mid-Teen Revenue Growth - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 15 May 2008 05:40 AM PST

Kicking off the conference call, CBS (NYSE: CBS) CEO Les Moonves touted the rare opportunity to purchase an internet company of this size and scale at a reasonable price. Unlike…

CBS-CNET: Our Coverage In Links - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 15 May 2008 05:25 AM PST

CBS Corp.’s (NYSE: CBS) purchase of CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks for $1.8 billion comes amid a lot of change and drama at both companies from CNET’s draw-out proxy fight with…

CBS-CNET: Interview: Leslie Moonves, CEO, CBS: ‘Right Opportunity, Right Time, Right Price’ - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 15 May 2008 04:50 AM PST

Just got off the phone with CBS CEO Leslie Moonves in his first interview following the announcement that CBS (NYSE: CBS) will acquire CNET (NSDQ: CNET) for $1.8 billion in…

@ CBS Upfront: A Symphony Of Radio, Outdoor, Digital, And, Oh Right, TV - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 14 May 2008 01:38 PM PST

I’m seated on in a second-tier balcony at Carnegie Hall, a location that CBS Corp. President/CEO Les Moonves references as metaphor for “the orchestra of media offerings” the company is…

@ EconSM: Advertisers’ Love/Hate Relationship With Social Media - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 29 Apr 2008 03:45 PM PST

Advertisers and media companies have a strange disconnect when it comes to social media. On one hand, they’re heartily embrace the ability to directly engage with consumers. And on the…

Industry Moves: Last.fm Taps Ex-Xbox Brand Manager For First Marketing VP - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 22 Apr 2008 07:43 AM PST

CBS (NYSE: CBS) has named former Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Xbox brand manager Orlena Yeung as Last.fm’s first marketing VP - a post we reported the company would create last week.…

CBS Interactive’s Quincy Smith On Re-Org: ‘More CBS Corp. Firepower Focused On Interactive’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 17 Apr 2008 05:39 PM PST

Quincy Smith, president of CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), took the time this afternoon to explain today’s restructuring and to talk abut what’s ahead. Some excerpts: Corporate firepower & acquisitions: As…

CBS Interactive Reorganizes Under Pressure To Show Results - 5 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 17 Apr 2008 09:19 AM PST

Under pressure to deliver on all that promise and investment, Quincy Smith is adding layers and shuffling responsibilities in a reorganization of CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS). At the same time…

CBS Interactive Opening Menlo Park Office; Big Acquisition Needed? - 2 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 13 Apr 2008 09:36 PM PST

CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), the digital media arm of CBS, is finally opening up a fully staffed office in Menlo Park, CA, in an apparent attempt stir innovation and content…

Making (Lots Of) Money From Online Video Will Be Top Of Mind At NAB - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Sun 13 Apr 2008 07:38 PM PST

Expect a lot of talk this week at the National Association of Broadcasters’ Las Vegas conference about the same thing constantly on broadcasters’ minds: how to make money online. Whether…

March Madness On Demand Stats: 4.7 Million Unique Video Player Users; 4.9 Million Hours Served - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 13 Apr 2008 06:46 PM PST

The final stats are in for CBSSports.com’s most-open March Madness on Demand ... it’s hard to do perfect comps to previous years given the way the offering has evolved to…

Last.fm’s Free Music ‘Boosts Sales’; Unlimited Services ‘To Kick In By 2012’ - 3 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Wed 09 Apr 2008 09:21 AM PST

Last.fm claims its 12-week-old free, full-track music streams have resulted in 119 percent more CD and download sales through its Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) click-through partnership. Some of that is attributable…

CBS Radio Getting Closer To Last.fm; Partnership For Streaming - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 01 Apr 2008 08:16 AM PST

CBS (NYSE: CBS) Radio is to begin adding its streams to Last.fm, in the first real integration of the social music site with its new owner since the $280 million…

London Mixer Multimedia Report: Q&A With Martin Stiksel, Last.fm Co-Founder - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 28 Mar 2008 08:19 AM PST

Ten months after CBS (NYSE: CBS) bought social music engine Last.fm for $280 million, how is the east London-based site fitting in to a US media megacorp? “We are getting…

Updated MMOD By The Numbers: 3.3 Million Unique Users In First Four Days - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 26 Mar 2008 08:55 PM PST

It took a little longer than expected but here are some updated March Madness on Demand stats for the first four days from CBSSports.com: Total hours of live streaming video…

Industry Moves: Roeding Leaves CBS Mobile; Sellinger Promoted To EVP & GM - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 24 Mar 2008 07:56 AM PST

A change-up at CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) ... Cyriac Roeding “has decided to leave his post heading the division to pursue various entrepreneurial endeavors.” Roeding joined what was then CBS…

MMOD By The Numbers: First Round Viewing Exceeds All Of 2007 - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 23 Mar 2008 10:30 PM PST

Some stats from the first two rounds of the most accessible March Madness on Demand offered by CBS (NYSE: CBS) and the NCAA: -- Hours streamed during Round 1: 2,883,604…

March Madness: CBSSports.com Adds Highlight Mash-ups - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 18 Mar 2008 08:37 PM PST

One more social media twist for March Madness ‘08 as we hurtle towards Thursday ... Fans will be able to make their own highlight mash-ups set to the tune of…

Updated: CBS Starts Hyperlocal Ad Network With O&Os; Effective CPMs Of About 50 Cents - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 17 Mar 2008 08:07 AM PST

The CBS Television Stations group is trying to build on its local strengths by offering a revenue-sharing partnership with local bloggers and social media sites in the CBS Local Ad…

@ Media Summit: CBS’ Moonves: We Still Like Hulu, But We’ll Continue Going It Alone - For Now - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 13 Mar 2008 06:18 AM PST

As a self-described “old TV guy,” Les Moonves, president and CEO, CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), probably has some personal reasons to feel mildly defensive when he’s repeatedly asked about the…