CBS Broadcasting Inc.
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TVNewsCheck - Debbi Thompson Steps Up At WSAV
TVNewsCheck | 17 days 14 hours 37 minutes ago
Debbi Thompson has been named vice president and general manager of WSAV, Media General's NBC affiliate in Savannah, Ga., it was announced today.
TVNewsCheck - WNEP Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Adding Retro TV
TVNewsCheck | 17 days 20 hours 20 minutes ago
Local TV's ABC affiliate WNEP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa. (DMA 54) will be adding The A Team, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Magnum P.I. to its lineup. Those are just a few of the shows that will premier on the station's digital subchannel WNEP2 starting Monday, Nov. 9, when it becomes a Retro Television Network affiliate.
TVNewsCheck - Wireless Broadband Coming On Strong
TVNewsCheck | 11 days 19 hours 36 minutes ago
Wireless broadband is slowing changing the way reporters send stories in from the field, giving them more freedom to roam, if not the video quality they would like.
TVNewsCheck - Brown: Cash-For-Spectrum A 'Pipe Dream'
TVNewsCheck | 17 days 15 hours 45 minutes ago
Fisher Communications CEO Colleen Brown told securities analysts yesterday that broadcasters cannot afford to let the FCC take away broadcast spectrum and auction it off to wireless broadband providers.
TVNewsCheck - Wireless Broadband ENG Gaining Ground
TVNewsCheck | 11 days 18 hours 54 minutes ago
Wireless broadband is slowly changing the way reporters send stories in from the field, giving them more freedom to roam, if not the video quality they would like.
TVNewsCheck - TV Stations Rebound, But How High?
TVNewsCheck | 25 days 16 hours 39 minutes ago
When the economy starting hammering the broadcasting business last year, Gray Television President-COO Robert Prather kept the faith, telling security analysts that he was putting most of his personal wealth into his company's depressed stock, then trading at around $4.
Sinclair Refinances a Portion of Its Bank Credit Facility; Closes Second Lien Notes Offering [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 25 days 14 hours 10 minutes ago
...Understanding with Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation, as previously...Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest...diversified television broadcasting companies, currently...includes FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, MNT and CW affiliates...Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., +1-410-568...
Sinclair Announces Proposed Private Offering of Senior Secured Second Lien Notes [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 41 days 17 hours 59 minutes ago
...Sinclair Television Group, Inc. ("STG") intends...Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest...diversified television broadcasting companies, currently...and includes FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, MNT and CW affiliates...Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., +1-410-568...
Sinclair to Amend and Refinance a Portion of its Bank Credit Facility [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 41 days 17 hours 58 minutes ago
...Sinclair Television Group, Inc. ("Sinclair") intends...Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest...diversified television broadcasting companies, currently...and includes FOX, ABC, CBS, NBC, MNT and CW affiliates...Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., +1-410-568...
TVNewsCheck - Letterman Suspect To Ask Court To Drop Case
TVNewsCheck | 14 days 1 hour 3 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman plans to ask a judge to dismiss an extortion case that prompted the late-night comic to acknowledge affairs with staffers.
Television Company Belo Corp. (BLC) Elects New Director [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 111 days 22 hours 43 minutes ago
...Officer of the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation prior...Tichenor Media System, Inc., which merged with the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation in 1997...WWWW Foundation, Inc. (Quad W), a non...affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and...
TVNewsCheck - FCC Slots Ownership Review Panels
TVNewsCheck | 32 days 23 hours 22 minutes ago
The FCC is kicking off its legally mandated review of broadcasting ownership restrictions with a series of three, half-day "workshops" or panels Nov. 2-4 at the agency's Washington offices.
TVNewsCheck - MFM Sets CFO Speakers For Nov. 17 Media Seminar
TVNewsCheck | 32 days 22 hours 31 minutes ago
Stuart Diamond, CFO of GroupM North America, Harry Hawks, EVP & CFO Hearst Television Inc., Kevin Lavan, CFO for ParadyszMatera and Thomas H. Peck, CFO of Daily News-U.S. News & World Report will participate in the "CFO — Financial Perspectives" session at the Media Outlook 2010 seminar being organized by Media Financial Management Association (MFM) and its BCCA subsidiary.
TVNewsCheck - Dow Climbs 132, Nasdaq Finishes Up 15
TVNewsCheck | 32 days 15 hours 53 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors encouraged by a good batch of earnings reports and forecasts jumped back into stocks after a two-day slide.
TVNewsCheck - Baker Names Ex-Dish Lawyer To Staff
TVNewsCheck | 32 days 15 hours 1 minute ago
FCC Commissioner Meredith Atwell Baker has hired a Washington lawyer from the Dish Network to be her legal aide on broadcasting and cable matters.
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Company Overview
| Company: | CBS Broadcasting Inc. |
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| Industry: | Television Cable, Pay & Broadcast Networks |
| Website: | http://www.cbs.com |
The forensic evidence shows this company is tops in the TV ratings. A unit of CBS Corporation, CBS Broadcasting operates the CBS Television Network, the #1 watched broadcast network in the US. Its top shows include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its two spin-offs, as well as NCIS and a host of prime time comedy shows. The network boasts more than 200 affiliate stations around the nation. CBS Broadcasting also oversees 50%-owned The CW Network (a joint venture with Time Warner's Warner Bros. Entertainment) and production and distribution operations including CBS Television Distribution Group. In addition, CBS owns and operates about 30 TV stations across the country.
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| Number of Employees | 0 (0) |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |