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CBS Corporation is a mass media company with constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast industry, as well as newer businesses that operate on the leading edge of the media industry. The Company, through its many and varied operations, combines broad reach with well-positioned local businesses, all of which provide it with an extensive distribution network by which it serves audiences and advertisers in all 50 states and key international markets. It has operations in several fields of media and entertainment, including broadcast television, cable television, local television, television production and syndication, radio, advertising on out-of-home media, publishing, digital media, and consumer products.

Milestones

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  CBS acquired CNET Networks for $1.8B. (5/15/08)
  Posted 5/15/08 at 9:50am
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  CBS added Zander Lurie as CFO, CBS Interactive. (2008)
  Posted 11/3/09 at 3:55pm
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  CBS acquired Dotspotter for $10M. (10/1/07)
  Posted 10/15/07 at 3:00am
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  CBS acquired WallStrip for $5M. (5/1/07)
  Posted 8/2/07 at 10:05pm
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  CBS acquired Last.fm for $280M. (5/1/07)
  Posted 7/11/07 at 8:19pm
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  CBS invested in Electric Sheep Company. (2/26/07)
  Posted 7/16/08 at 8:32pm
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  CBS invested in Mahalo. (1/1/07)
  Posted 8/9/07 at 5:15am
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  CBS invested in Spot Runner. (10/1/06)
  Posted 7/18/07 at 12:29am
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  CBS added Cyriac Roeding as EVP, Founder CBS Mobile.
  Posted 1/3/09 at 3:40pm
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  CBS added Hal Danziger as VP, Product Management.
  Posted 1/20/09 at 3:32pm
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  CBS added Bryon Rubin as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, CBS Interactive.
  Posted 5/12/08 at 6:27pm
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  CBS added Anthony Soohoo as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Entertainment Unit.
  Posted 5/12/08 at 6:26pm
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  CBS added Michael Marquez as Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development, CBS Interactive.
  Posted 5/12/08 at 6:27pm
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  CBS added Quincy Smith as President, CBS Interactive.
  Posted 5/15/08 at 6:42pm
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  CBS added Leslie Moonves as President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation.
  Posted 5/20/08 at 11:42am
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  Went public with stock symbol CBS.
  Posted 5/15/08 at 6:52am

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CBS Audience Network

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Stock Price

Sources

1. CBS To Acquire CNET For $1.8 Billion (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. CBS Buys 10-Month Old Celebrity Gossip Blog Dotspotter; Price Around $10 Million (paidcontent.org) [edit]
3. CBS Acquires WallStrip for $5 million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. CBS Acquires Europe’s Last.fm for $280 million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
5. CBS to invest in virtual designer Electric Sheep (reuters.com) [edit]
6. @ D: Calacanis’ New Venture: Mahalo, Human-Powered Search Engine; $16 Million Funding (paidcontent.org) [edit]
7. spotrunner.com [edit]