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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? - 3 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…

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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…

CBSSports.com Opens March Madness On Demand Video For Easy Access From Any Site - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 11 Mar 2008 06:00 AM PST

Seeking more online viewers for games and ads, CBSSports.com and the NCAA are announcing a “developer platform” for March Madness on Demand. It’s not the kind of developer concept where…

CSTV Rebrands To Go With Re-Org: CBS College Sports Network - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 12 Feb 2008 12:21 PM PST

Effective this March, CBS (NYSE: CBS) will rebrand College Sports Television (CSTV) as CBS College Sports Network. The move follows last month’s news that CSTV, independent within CBS since it…

CBSSports.com Changes March Madness Game Plan: All Games Through Final Four, No Blackouts; Facebook - 11 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 10 Feb 2008 07:01 PM PST

In a switch from its previous policy, CBSSports.com and NCAA.com will show all 63 of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship games from the March 20th kickoff through the…

Broadband Content Bits: CBS Interactive; Disney Channel-Taiwan; MySpace, MTV And AP - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 28 Jan 2008 03:09 PM PST

-- *CBS Interactive* gets official Grammy role: The digital arm of CBS (NYSE: CBS) has been named the official online partner of The Recording Academy to distribute Grammy-related assets from…

Broadband Content Bits: 2007’s Most Pirated; YouTube/CBS; Hupo - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 03 Jan 2008 04:40 PM PST

-- Most Pirated: A popularity list studios and networks might prefer to miss —TorrentFreak’s top 10 most illegally downloaded movies and TV shows for 2007. For theatrical film releases, Transformers…

Electric Sheep Lays Off Nearly One Third Of Its Staff; Cites Second Life Slowdown Among Factors - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 19 Dec 2007 11:03 PM PST

As reasons for start-up layoffs go, it’s almost near mantra status: We’ve grown so much in recent months that it’s time to stop and trim. The Electric Sheep Company is…

More On CBS Interactive Layoffs: StarTrek.com Team Vaporized - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 16 Dec 2007 08:00 PM PST

Turns out the staff of StarTrek.com has been beamed out of CBS (NYSE: CBS) Interactive ... according to a post on the site, “the production team that brings you the…

Updated: CBS Interactive Trims Staff, Cuts At CBS.com, CBSNews.com - 4 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 14 Dec 2007 03:16 PM PST

Update: Some new info for now: CBS.com and CBSNews.com both have been hit hard by today’s layoffs. As I said below, CBSNews.com is vulnerable—despite what I am told were fierce…

Industry Moves Roundup: Sun-Sentinel; CN; Orlando Sentinel; The Orchard; HipCricket; Google; CBS - 2 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 14 Dec 2007 02:17 PM PST

-- Sun-Sentinel: Tribune-owned South Florida Sun-Sentinel has undertaken a major restructuring of its online unit. Kathy Skipper, the website’s GM and a 24-year Sun-Sentinel vet, has been laid off. Jeff…

@ UBS Media Week: Les Moonves, CEO, CBS; Digital Future Bright, But No Need for Shades (Yet) - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 04 Dec 2007 02:08 PM PST

Networks executives have been slammed over their apparent doublespeak when it comes to digital media. How can digital represent such a boon, but there still not be any extra money…

@ UBS Media Week: Poltrack: TV Viewership Not Diminished By DVR, Internet Use - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 03 Dec 2007 03:04 PM PST

As he has for the past few years, Dave Poltrack, president of *CBS* Vision, attempted to make the case to a morning audience at the UBS Global Media & Communications…