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Studio JV: Interview: Philippe Dauman, CEO, Viacom: ‘Distribution Both Linear And Online’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 20 Apr 2008 04:00 PM PST

One sign that a company is ultra serious about a new venture: when the CEO of a major media company does press calls on a Sunday afternoon. Viacom (NYSE: VIA)…

Gossip Girl Streams Pulled Off CW’s Site Due To, Well, Popularity; Cannibalization Fears - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 17 Apr 2008 11:01 PM PST

This could go down as the most bone-headed move from a TV network in 2008, or completely inconsequential: The CW network is pulling off its website the one show that…

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…

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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 Launches Citizen Journalism Site For Mobile - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Tue 15 Apr 2008 08:26 AM PST

CBS (NYSE: CBS) News has quietly launched a citizen journalism site, where users can upload photos and videos directly from their mobile phone, for everyone to see. Last week the…

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…

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…

Filings Watch: Exec Salaries: Moonves’ 28 Percent Raise; Martha Stewart’s $2.06 Million; Akamai - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 13 Apr 2008 03:26 PM PST

From the filings and stories, executive salary watch for some media companies: -- MSLO: Martha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (NYSE: MSO), received $2.06 million in compensation for…

Industry Moves: CBS Hires Bennett For Brand Integration; NBCU Hires Bass For Strategic Initiatives - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 10 Apr 2008 07:49 PM PST

CBS (NYSE: CBS) Television Distribution has brought in branding vet Greg Bennett to create an in-house ad unit to work with advertisers on creating product placement opportunities for TV and…

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…

Update: CBS And CNN In Talks—Again—To Combine News Operations: Report; CBS Denies - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 07 Apr 2008 05:29 PM PST

See update below A perennial favorite resurfaces… NYT is reporting that CBS and CNN are in talks to combine their news operations, though the nature of the agreement or the…

Broadband Content Bits: NBCU; Yahoo; Adobe-Viacom; Paramount-VooZoo - 1 Comment
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Fri 04 Apr 2008 04:40 PM PST

-- *NBCU* to offer original webisodes of its primetime shows: NBC Digital Entertainment will release original web content based on its existing primetime shows this July, Variety reports.. The webisodes,…

CBS Cuts At Local Stations And National News; Includes Online - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 01 Apr 2008 11:32 AM PST

CBS (NYSE: CBS), reeling from disappointing earnings in the last quarter, has done some layoffs, at the corporate level, and separate from that, at some local O&O stations. On the…

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…

Jericho’s Cancelled, Despite Nutty Fans - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 21 Mar 2008 11:32 PM PST

Well, at least they had a dream, and it came true for a season: CBS (NYSE: CBS) has canceled the post-apocalyptic drama “Jericho”, the second time this has happened in…

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…

Internet Radio Advertiser TargetSpot Secures $8.6 Million Second Round - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 11 Mar 2008 10:55 AM PST

Streaming audio ad company TargetSpot has raised an $8.6 million second round funding led by Bain Capital Ventures. Previous backers CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), Union Square Ventures and Milestone Venture…

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…