CBS Broadcasting Inc.
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TVNewsCheck - CBS Names Harrison SVP, Strategic Development
TVNewsCheck | 6 hours 15 minutes ago
Dan Harrison has been named senior vice president, strategic development, at CBS Corpo. He starts Jan. 4 and will report to Martin D. Franks, executive vice president, planning, policy and government affairs.
TVNewsCheck - 'The Doctors" Posts Healthy Gain
TVNewsCheck | 33 days 14 hours 51 minutes ago
CBS Television Distribution's The Doctors had the right medicine for major ratings growth in the week ending Oct. 11, scoring a 46% increase over last year at this time, which was the largest year-to-year gain of any show in syndication.
TVNewsCheck - Beat The Traffic Unveils New BlackBerry App
TVNewsCheck | 6 hours 15 minutes ago
Beat the Traffic, a provider of vehicle traffic reporting solutions, has made available a Beat the Traffic app for download on most BlackBerry handhelds.
TVNewsCheck - Dow Climbs 133, Nasdaq Finishes Up 30
TVNewsCheck | 10 hours 49 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors halted a three-day losing streak on the stock market Monday, sending prices broadly higher on a weaker dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers.
TVNewsCheck - KOFY Vet Gabbert Returns To Host 'Retro Night'
TVNewsCheck | 14 hours 36 minutes ago
Granite Broadcasting's independent KOFY San Francisco (DMA 6) today announced the return of Jim Gabbert as the permanent host of Retro Night, a weekly KOFY series that not only brings back some of the best television programs of the past, but also engages viewers.
Broadcasters, Advertisers and Ad Agency Leaders Partner With Arbitron to Define Radio Affinity Metric [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 67 days 16 hours 43 minutes ago
...FirstCall/ -- Arbitron Inc. announced today the...President of Arbitron Inc. "Given the industry...Joanne Church Inner City Broadcasting President Radio Research...Vice President, Research CBS Radio Arbitron Inc is a media and marketing...
TVNewsCheck - Michael J. Fox To Receive DSA At NAB '10
TVNewsCheck | 12 hours 27 minutes ago
Michael J. Fox, actor, author and advocate for increased funding for Parkinson's disease research, will receive the NAB Distinguished Service Award during the 2010 NAB Show.
TVNewsCheck - Malone: Comcast Needs NBC Affils' OK
TVNewsCheck | 16 hours 13 minutes ago
To win government approval of its takeover of NBC Universal, Comcast may first have to win the approval of the NBC affiliates, Liberty Media Chairman John Malone said in an interview with John Faber on CNBC.
TVNewsCheck - WLEX Introduces WeatherCall Service
TVNewsCheck | 14 hours 36 minutes ago
Cordillera Communications' NBC affiliate WLEX Lexington, Ky. (DMA 62), has debuted what it calls a "state-of-the-art personal storm warning service" to residents of Lexington, as well as Central and Eastern Kentucky.
TVNewsCheck - Fox Stations Renew 'Judge Pirro'
TVNewsCheck | 12 hours 40 minutes ago
Fox Television Stations has renewed Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution and Telepictures Productions' first-run syndicated court strip Judge Jeanine Pirro. The announcement was made today by Frank Cicha, senior vice president, programming, FTS and Ken Werner, president, WBDTD.
TVNewsCheck - NBCU Domestic Distribution Promotes Mills, Rouse
TVNewsCheck | 12 hours 40 minutes ago
Donna Mills has been named senior vice president, marketing, communications and affiliate relations, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. In addition, Alexis Rouse has been named vice president, communications, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. Mills is based in New York while Rouse is based in Los Angeles.
TVNewsCheck - Winfrey To Interview Widow Of Ted Kennedy
TVNewsCheck | 12 hours 13 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) - Another interview coup for Oprah Winfrey: Vicki Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
TVNewsCheck - ABC Gets Complaints About Lambert
TVNewsCheck | 12 hours 13 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — ABC says more than 1,500 people have called to complain about Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards.
TVNewsCheck - International Emmys To Honor David Frost
TVNewsCheck | 21 hours 21 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.
TVNewsCheck - Study: Kids Watch Hours Of TV At Home Daycare
TVNewsCheck | 20 hours 15 minutes ago
SEATTLE (AP) — Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.
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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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| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
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| Number of Employees | 0 (0) |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |