CBS Broadcasting Inc.
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TVNewsCheck - Syndies Rebound As Sweeps Start
TVNewsCheck | 12 days 18 hours 25 minutes ago
Talk shows were hot as the November sweep got underway in the week ending Nov. 1. Meanwhile, magazines and court shows also rallied nicely.
TVNewsCheck - Wireless Broadband Coming On Strong
TVNewsCheck | 10 days 19 hours 18 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 - Wireless Broadband ENG Gaining Ground
TVNewsCheck | 10 days 18 hours 36 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 - Palin Says She Knew Couric Interview Went Badly
TVNewsCheck | 9 days 17 hours 34 minutes ago
CHICAGO (AP) — Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suggests she recognized quickly that she'd done badly in her interview with CBS anchorwoman Katie Couric.
TVNewsCheck - 'Browns' Tops 70% Clearance For Fall '10
TVNewsCheck | 7 days 1 hour 33 minutes ago
Debmar-Mercury has cleared off-cable episodes of Tyler Perry's comedy series, Meet the Browns, in more than 70% of the U.S. for a September 2010 broadcast syndication debut. Initial clearances include sales to major market stations belonging to the Fox, Tribune, Weigel, CBS, Capital, Cox, Meredith, Peachtree, Granite, Newport and Belo groups.
TVNewsCheck - 'Equalizer' Star Edward Woodward Dies At 79
TVNewsCheck | 6 days 16 hours 39 minutes ago
LONDON (AP) — Edward Woodward, the star of films including "Breaker Morant" and "The Wicker Man," died Monday. He was 79.
Sinclair Announces Completion and Results of Tender Offers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 16 days 14 hours 27 minutes ago
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TVNewsCheck - 2010 Retrans Rallying Cry: 'A Buck A Sub'
TVNewsCheck | 16 days 15 hours 27 minutes ago
Fox is engaged in some serious retrans negotiations with Time Warner, the second largest cable operator in the land, and the word is that it is aiming for a buck a sub per month.
TVNewsCheck - TNT Lands Syndication Rights to The Mentalist
TVNewsCheck | 16 days 21 hours 34 minutes ago
TNT has acquired exclusive syndication rights to The Mentalist from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, beginning in 2012. Currently in its second season on CBS, The Mentalist was the No. 1 new program of the 2008-09 television season among total viewers and households and won the People's Choice Award for Favorite New Drama.
TVNewsCheck - TV's Full Potential Requires Spectrum
TVNewsCheck | 16 days 22 hours 27 minutes ago
Editor: I read with interest both your editorial ("Et Tu, Consumer Electronics Industry?" Oct. 30) and Gary Shapiro's letter to the editor in response ("CEA Not Advocating a Spectrum Grab," Nov. 2).
TVNewsCheck - Cold Weather Heats Up Syndie Numbers
TVNewsCheck | 26 days 19 hours 45 minutes ago
Talk shows were hot in the week ending Oct .18 as PUT levels jumped with cooler weather stretching across much of the country. Courtrooms, magazines and games also heated up.
TVNewsCheck - Telco Productions Slates Three New Green Shows
TVNewsCheck | 20 days 15 hours 51 minutes ago
Santa Monica, Calif.-based Telco Productions Inc. has signed up more than 100 stations for It's A Green Christmas, a one-hour holiday special featuring green holiday products and stories. The program includes several Hollywood celebrities including two-time Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad), and energy expert T. Boone Pickens.
TVNewsCheck - Broadcasters Meet With FCC On Spectrum
TVNewsCheck | 19 days 19 hours 11 minutes ago
Broadcasters have begun making their opposition to the FCC's cash-for-spectrum plan known in visits with FCC officials.
TVNewsCheck - 'Sunny' Syndie Clearances Hit 45%
TVNewsCheck | 19 days 15 hours 59 minutes ago
Twentieth Television today announced that It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, recently entering the broadcast syndication marketplace, has increased its roster to 23 markets, representing 45% of the country.
TVNewsCheck - PAM Boosts Effeciency And Bottom Line
TVNewsCheck | 16 days 22 hours 27 minutes ago
Today's broadcasters and media companies must keep pace with an ever-increasing need to create content in the field, the newsroom or the studio and publish immediately to all audiences.
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Company Overview
| Company: | CBS Broadcasting Inc. |
|---|---|
| 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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| Fiscal Year-End | December |