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• WallStrip Crashes: CBS Ceases Production Of Video Show

  Content Next - 2009-01-07

  CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) is pulling the plug on WallStrip, the comedic online financial news show it acquired in May 2007, PEHub reported, citing an unidentified source. WallStrip hasn't produced a show since Dec. 12. That date also marks the most recent episode of CBSI broadband sister web program...

  Tags: Video, CBS Corp., WallStrip, Biotechnology, Financial Accounting, Finance, Broadband, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, Entertainment, David Kaplan

• Mobile Content Bits: CBS On MobiTV; Player X / Admob; T-Mobile Support On YouTube

  Content Next - 2009-01-06

  —MobiTV Adds CBS: MobiTV will offer a CBS (NYSE: CBS) channel as part of its $10/month services, offering full episodes of hits such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Numb3rs, CSI: NY, and The Young and the Restless. The shows will be available on AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sprint (NYSE:...

  Tags: MobiTV, Phone, Mobile, T-Mobile, YouTube Inc., CBS Corp., New York Stock Exchange, Advertising & Promotion, Video On Demand (VoD), Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Companies, Operators, O2, Countries, Europe, UK, James Quintana Pearce, AT&T Corp.

• Industry Moves: AOL's Conroy Jumps To Univision As Interactive Media President

  Content Next - 2009-01-06

  paidContent has learned that Kevin Conroy is leaving his post as AOL's EVP, products, and heading to Spanish-language TV broadcaster Univsion as president of interactive media. Before coming to AOL (NYSE: TWX) in 2001 to build AOL Music, Conroy was CMO for new technology at BMG Entertainment. he had...

  Tags: America Online Inc., Media, Industry, paidContent, Business Structures, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Management, David Kaplan, CBS Corp., Time Warner Inc.

• CBS and Time Warner Reach Fresh Broadcast Deal

  Reuters - 2009-01-06

  By Paul ThomaschNEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable extended a deal to carry CBS Corp's television stations, CBS said on Tuesday, avoiding what could have been another heated industry dispute.CBS did not disclose details of the agreement, but it comes just days after its sister company Viacom Inc threatened...

  Tags: Time Warner Inc., Cable Company, Time Warner Cable Inc., CBS Corp., Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology

• Newspaper Roundup: NYT; Lee; Gannett; Hoy

  Content Next - 2009-01-05

  —CBS makes NYT's front page in an ad: Trying to stave of further ad revenue declines, the NYT has accepted its first display ad on the front page of the print edition from CBS (NYSE: CBS). The ad, which is two-and-a-half inches high, runs below the fold across the...

  Tags: Newspaper, Advertisement, Gannett Co. Inc., CBS Corp., Advertising, Companies, Gannett, NYT, Tribune, Information, Research, Media, Newspapers, David Kaplan

• CBS Estimates Lowered on Exposure to Deteriorating Ad Trends

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-05

  J.P. Hannan submits:As a follow-up to my note the other day, "Broadcast TV Networks Weathering the Storm", Barclays Capital (Formerly Lehman Bros.) analyst Anthony DiClemente doesn't share my take on CBS (NYSE: CBS). In his latest note out Monday morning, he lowers 2009 estimates and casts doubt on the...

  Tags: Media, J.P. Hannan, CBS Corp.

• Broadband Content Bits: Hulu In 2009; CBSi's 'Heckle-U'; Pirated Sports Streams; Blinkx' Un-roll

  Content Next - 2009-01-05

  —Hulu's 2009 resolutions : Hulu's plans for 2009 don't include fundraising or downloads, CEO Jason Kilar told Mediapost. Instead, the NBCU-News Corp (NYSE: NWS) JV will focus on developing better video search and ad targeting technology, personalization features like recommendation apps, and global expansion. Why skip downloads? Kilar...

  Tags: Blinkx, League, Broadband, NBA, Games, Personal Technology, Advertising, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, NBC Universal, News Corp., Entertainment, Sports, Tameka Kee, CBS Corp.

• Redstone's Christmas Gift: Extended Debt Deadline

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-22

  Julia Boorstin submits: APSumner RedstoneFriday, December 19th was the deadline for Sumner Redstone's National Amusements theater chain to pay down $800 million in debt. Merry Christmas Sumner: the deadline to pay that debt has been extended while the company makes progress negotiating with the lending banks. But the holidays...

  Tags: Media, Julia Boorstin, CBS Corp., VIA Technologies Inc., Viacom Inc.

• National Amusements' Lenders Look the Other Way

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-21

  Seth Gilbert submits: There’s an old saying that says if you owe a bank a thousand dollars they own you but if you owe them a billion, you own them. While the numbers in the saying vary, media mogul Sumner Redstone on Friday seemed to have validated the theory...

  Tags: Media, Seth Gilbert, CBS Corp.

• Industry Moves: AllBusiness.com; Pump Audio; KickApps; Forbes.com; Founders Fund; IDG

  Content Next - 2008-12-19

  —AllBusiness.com: Kathy Yates will be stepping down from her post as CEO—though no one will assume the role. According to BtoB, Yates said the CEO position is being eliminated and the Dun & Bradstreet-owned company will be undergoing a restructuring.—Pump Audio: Another CEO resigning? Steve Ellis made the announcement...

  Tags: Team, Audio, Industry, AllBusiness.com, Forbes, Founder, CEO, International Data Group, David Lapter, Team Management, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing, Industry Moves, Media, Amanda Natividad, CBS Corp.

• Redstone Gets Reprieve To Restructure $800 Million In Debt

  Content Next - 2008-12-19

  No financial Armageddon today for Sumner Redstone, who gets an indefinite reprieve on either paying—not gonna happen—or restructuring some $800 million in debt coming due for National Amusements. The total debt is about $1.6 billion. Redstone owns 80 percent of the company, which owns movie theaters and controls Viacom...

  Tags: Board, Sumner Redstone, CBS Corp., Viacom Inc., Redstone, Shari Redstone, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Companies, CBS, Viacom, Entertainment, Movies, Money, Staci D. Kramer, VIA Technologies Inc.

• Broadband Content Bits: Samberg/YouTube; Workplace Video; Machinimia; Current/Rotten; Network Shows

  Content Next - 2008-12-19

  —SNL's Samberg chooses YouTube: With nearly 9 million views since being posted December 6, Andy Samberg's "Jizz in My Pants" is the most watched clip on YouTube this month. More noteworthy is that viewers have been able to access the music video-style Saturday Night Live skit on YouTube at...

  Tags: NBC, Web, Workplace, Network, Broadband, YouTube Inc., Video, Series, NewTeeVee, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Companies, Google, YouTube, NBC Universal, Entertainment, Social Media, Video Sharing, Tameka Kee, CBS Corp.

• CBS And Time Warner Considering Joint Olympics Bid

  Content Next - 2008-12-17

  CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Time Warner's Turner Networks are in discussions about making a joint bid for the broadcast rights for 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games, AP confirmed. Both media giants caution that the talks are merely exploratory and no plans have been put in place. NBC Universal (NYSE:...

  Tags: Olympic Games, Time Warner Inc., CBS Corp., New York Stock Exchange, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Companies, CBS, NBC Universal, Time Warner, Entertainment, Sports, Digital Olympics, Media, TV, Cable & Telecom, David Kaplan, General Electric Co.

• CBS Relaunching TV.com; Hoping Finally To Become A Video Player; Aiming Beyond Hulu, Not At It

  Content Next - 2008-12-15

  *CBS* Interactive is relaunching TV.com, hoping to transform the well-named site known for its TV-related community and user-generated content into a serious video destination, paidContent has learned. The full-scale relaunch with new content partners is slated for January but the cosmetic changes will start this week with a new...

  Tags: Video, Video Player, CBS Corp., Hulu, *CBS* Interactive, TV.com, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, Media, TV, Social Media, Video Sharing, Staci D. Kramer, comScore Inc.

• Top Headlines Of The Week From paidContent.org And paidContent:UK

  Content Next - 2008-12-12

  Another busy week for us: our own Staci D. Kramer and David Kaplan covered UBS Media Week and there was another slew of layoffs. We also had our second LA Year-End Review and Mixer, so be sure to check out our west coast correspondent Tameka Kee's coverage. Thanks to...

  Tags: Paidcontent.org, British Broadcasting Corp., CBS Corp., UBS AG, Video On Demand (VoD), TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Broadband Internet, Asset Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Amanda Natividad

• Media Roundup: Wii Sales Up, WaPo CEO Lands at Facebook, and More

  BNET - 2008-12-12

  Five months after merger, CBS and CNET trim staff -- After purchasing CNET for $1.8 billion in July, CBS (this blog's parent company) has cut roughly 275 employees from a variety of media properties including last.fm, GameSpot, CBSNews.com and CBSSports.com. TechCrunch has the exact memo sent to employees.  [Source: TechCrunch]...

  Tags: Facebook, Media, Washington Post Co., CBS Corp., Nintendo Wii, EW, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Game Players, Blogging, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Sean Blanda

• CBS Layoffs: Where Are They Hiding the Bodies?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-12

  Erick Schonfeld submits: The pink slips were passed out on Thursday throughout the various business duchies that make up CBS Interactive—CNET, CBS.com, CBSNews,com, CBSSports.com, BNET, GameSpot, TV.com, last.fm, and CHOW. While CBS CBS confirmed to me and other reporters that layoffs did happen across the board, it refused to...

  Tags: Media, Erick Schonfeld, CBS Corp.

• CBS Interactive Reorg: More Info and Merging of Some Units; Internal Memo

  Content Next - 2008-12-12

  We reported first on the CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) reorg and layoffs last night, and since then, it has been confirmed by the company, and some other bits of info have been trickling out. Now, from the internal memo sent out earlier today by Qunicy Smith (posted here at...

  Tags: CBS Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Branding, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, Rafat Ali

• Industry Moves: CBS; Razorfish; Microsoft; Buzztime

  Content Next - 2008-12-12

  -- *CBS*: Aaron Radin has stepped down from his post as SVP-ad sales and business development for *CBS* Television Stations Digital Media Group, he told paidContent. Prior to joining *CBS* he was VP-business development and ad sales strategy for GoldPocket Interactive, and earlier managed sales at Walt *Disney* Internet...

  Tags: Advertisement, Industry, Razorfish, Business Development, Microsoft Corp., CBS Corp., Advertising Sales, Sales Strategy, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Management, Advertising, Companies, CBS, IACI, Microsoft, Industry Moves, Amanda Natividad

• Last.fm Lays Off Around 20 Staff, Part Of CBS/CNET Integration

  Content Next - 2008-12-11

  Last night, Last.fm staff in London were celebrating their Christmas party at a venue complete with hot tub. Through today's hangover, they heard about 20 percent are being disposed of as parent CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) restructures in a cost-cutting move. CBS, which splashed out $280 million in May...

  Tags: CNET Networks Inc., CBS Corp., Integration, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, Countries, UK & Europe, Entertainment, Music, Robert Andrews

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