CBS

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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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• Acquired CNET Networks for $1.8B. (5/15/08)
  Posted 5/15/08 at 9:50am
• Zander Lurie, CFO, CBS Interactive added. (2008)
  Posted 11/3/09 at 3:55pm
• Acquired Dotspotter for $10M. (10/1/07)
  Posted 10/15/07 at 3:00am
• Acquired WallStrip for $5M. (5/1/07)
  Posted 8/2/07 at 10:05pm
• Acquired Last.fm for $280M. (5/1/07)
  Posted 7/11/07 at 8:19pm
• Invested in Electric Sheep Company. (2/26/07)
  Posted 7/16/08 at 8:32pm
• Invested in Mahalo. (1/1/07)
  Posted 8/9/07 at 5:15am
• Invested in Spot Runner. (10/1/06)
  Posted 7/18/07 at 12:29am
• Cyriac Roeding, EVP, Founder CBS Mobile added.
  Posted 1/3/09 at 3:40pm
• Hal Danziger, VP, Product Management added.
  Posted 1/20/09 at 3:32pm
• Bryon Rubin, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, CBS Interactive added.
  Posted 5/12/08 at 6:27pm
• Anthony Soohoo, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Entertainment Unit added.
  Posted 5/12/08 at 6:26pm
• Michael Marquez, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development, CBS Interactive added.
  Posted 5/12/08 at 6:27pm
• Quincy Smith, President, CBS Interactive added.
  Posted 5/15/08 at 6:42pm
• Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation added.
  Posted 5/20/08 at 11:42am
• Went public with stock symbol CBS.
  Posted 5/15/08 at 6:52am
• Stephen B. Burke, COO added.
  Posted 4/20/09 at 9:56am
• Neil Ashe, President, CBS Interactive added.
  Posted 4/22/09 at 11:16am
• Vivian Llodra, Assistant Producer added.
  Posted 8/12/09 at 7:42am
• Steve Snyder, Chief Operating Officer, CBS Interactive added.
  Posted 5/12/08 at 6:27pm

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Products

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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]