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Les Moonves Is Named Chairman of CBS, Replacing Sumner Redstone

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Les Moonves, CBS Corp.'s CEO and president, has been named chairman of the company. He replaces the ailing Sumner Redstone, who resigned Tuesday as executive chairman but will remain as [...]


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Showtime Will Launch Standalone Streaming Service in July

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HBO Now is no longer the only OTT premium cable service on the block. Showtime announced today it is launching its own standalone streaming service over the internet, beginning next month.

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Stephen Colbert Scores With Advertisers in His CBS Upfront Debut

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Stephen Colbert's CBS debut couldn't have gone any better.

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CBS Gets Younger by Ending CSI, Adding Supergirl

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CBS is much younger than people think—and now that it's ending CSI and adding Supergirl, the network is about to get even younger. That was the big message from Les [...]

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CBS Strikes New Deals for All-Access Streaming Service

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More local stations are buying into CBS All Access, the subscription-based, livestreaming and on-demand service of the CBS broadcast network. Twelve station groups, representing 56 markets nationwide have agreed to [...]

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Media, Magazines and Moguls [Photos]

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Les Moonves and wife/tv host Julie Chen celebrate the Grammys. Ivanka Trump and husband/businessman Jared Kushner make an appearance in New York for amfAR.