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CNET: We’re Gettin’ It Done, Under CBS - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 13 Aug 2008 03:24 PM PST

CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), the don’t-call-us-CNET (NSDQ: CNET), has reported some Comscore (NSDQ: SCOR) numbers on its first month under the CBS brand after the integration of CBS Interactive and…

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CBS: Moonves: CNET On Target; Immediately Accretive; $1 Billion Interactive Revenue In Three Years - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 31 Jul 2008 05:46 AM PST

After having listened to several of these so far this quarter, conference call intros are getting pretty predictable: The economy is weak, but business is holding up, and don’t forget…

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@ LATV Festival: ‘Content Is King, But Distribution Brings The Bling’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Matt Kapko - Wed 30 Jul 2008 12:21 PM PST

“Content is king, but distribution brings the bling,” Brian Shin, founder and CEO of Visible Measures, said hesitantly on a panel this morning at the LATV Festival here in Hollywood.…

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Interview: Leslie Moonves, CEO, CBS: Choice Between CNET, Weather Channel Wasn’t ‘That Blatant’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 30 Jun 2008 12:26 PM PST

While others deal with the integration of CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks into CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), CBS CEO Leslie Moonves has to keep selling the strategy and the acquisition to…

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Interview: CEO Quincy Smith, President Neil Ashe, CBS Interactive; Filling In Gaps, Cross Promotion - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 30 Jun 2008 10:38 AM PST

Now that the merger is complete, it’s time for CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) to get onto the business of “changing the world,” in the words of newly named division President…

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Updated: CBS’s New New Interactive Unit: Quincy As CEO; Ashe As President; More Changes - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 30 Jun 2008 09:34 AM PST

CBS (NYSE: CBS) has announced a reorg of its interactive unit, after completing the big acquisition deal of CNET: the newly expanded and integrated CBS Interactive division will have Quincy…

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Last Days Of CNET: CBS Successfully Completes First Tender Offer - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 23 Jun 2008 06:23 AM PST

No surprise: CNET (NSDQ: CNET) shareholders are tendering their shares over to CBS (NYSE: CBS). Approximately 78 percent of CNET shares have been tendered, CBS said in a statement this…

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Jana Confirms It’s Done With CNET Fight - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 19 Jun 2008 05:16 AM PST

Not that it was in doubt, but Jana is done with its CNET (NSDQ: CNET) proxy fight. The company said in a filing that in light of the CBS (NYSE:…

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ABC Considers Major Online Newscast Overhaul; CBS Looks To CNET, Celebs For Boost - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 10 Jun 2008 09:27 PM PST

When it comes to all the tropes the broadcast networks continue to cling to, the national evening news shows are arguably the most in need of drastic change. As the…

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Lunch With Yahoo: We Have Plans; Decker: Narrowing Search Rev Gap—With A Little Help From Google - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 04 Jun 2008 07:10 PM PST

Combining the aspects of a press conference with speed dating, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) president Sue Decker, along with Mike Walrath, SVP, Yahoo Advertiser Marketplace Group, and Todd Teresi SVP, Yahoo…

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CBS Expands Audience Network Reach With Yahoo Deal—Now People Have To Watch - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 04 Jun 2008 01:12 PM PST

With the addition of Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) to the *CBS* Audience Networks confirmed today, CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) can claim 92 percent unduplicated reach in the U.S.—meaning the number of…

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CBS Interactive Promises “HD” Look To Video Player Content - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 02 Jun 2008 12:29 PM PST

CBS Interactive has upgraded its video player, though the full effects won’t be immediately available, the company said in an email press release. Among the player’s new features are the…

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CBS Launching New College Sports Ad Net; Pulls Remnants - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 20 May 2008 07:56 PM PST

Wednesday morning the *CBS* College Sports Network plans to announce the newest rider on the ad network bandwagon and the latest drain on remnant networks like Platform-A’s (NYSE: TWX) Advertising.com:…

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CBS Gets Backdoor Into Hulu, Sort Of; Hulu Expands Distribution - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 20 May 2008 12:24 PM PST

During the TV upfront period, which began last week, online publishers have realized they have to try a little harder to capture advertisers’ attention. With that likely in mind, Hulu…

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CNET All-Hands: ‘Very Few’ Redundancies; CBS Interactive To Be Folded Into CNET - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 20 May 2008 10:19 AM PST

As noted this morning, CNET (NSDQ: CNET) is holding an all-hands meeting this afternoon (1:30 ET), a chance for CEO Neil Ashe and CBS (NYSE: CBS) CEO Leslie Moonves to…

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CNET-CBS: Making The Case To The CNET Troops; Not Sure About CNET Networks Brand - 6 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 20 May 2008 06:17 AM PST

Yesterday CNET (NSDQ: CNET) CFO Zander Lurie pitched the company’s sale to investors, but really, how hard is it to justify a deal that delivered a 45 percent premium? Today…

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JPM Tech Conference: CNET: CFO Zander Lurie On CBS Sale; Cross-Selling And Promotion; Scale; TV.com - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 19 May 2008 11:55 AM PST

During a Q&A with analyst Imran Khan at the JPM Technology Conference, CNET CFO Zander Lurie had one major topic to discuss: the company’s recently announced planned $1.8 billion sale…

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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:…

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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…

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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…

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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 that…

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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…

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CBS-CNET: Our Coverage In Links - 1 Comment
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…

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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…

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