Topic: Les Moonves
After a week of stealthily locking down a flurry of deals with agencies, CBS is on the verge of wrapping its 2013-14 upfront business. Sources with knowledge of the network’s negotiations…
Marty Franks, CBS' top honcho in Washington for 25 years and one of broadcasting's most influential lobbyists, is retiring Sept. 30. Helping CBS turn retransmission consent negotiations into a lucrative, nine-figure…
On the Friday night before the TV world converges on New York for the upfronts, word about their respective orders, renewals and cancelations is starting to trickle in from the…
It's getting close to a verbal and legal blood bath yet between upstart pay TV service Aereo and broadcast owners. In the latest twist to the ongoing legal feud, Aereo…
Les Moonves on Wednesday broke his uncharacteristic silence, telling CBS Corp. investors that his sales team would look to secure the highest CPM increases in the upfront marketplace. Speaking at the…
Easily the best moment in the CBS Interactive NewFront on Tuesday evening came at the beginning of the presentation, when Les Moonves offered pre-taped advice to both CBSi president Jim…
Although clients’ budgets won’t be registered for another two months or so, analysts and media buyers are already saying that the 2013-14 upfront marketplace won’t be particularly memorable. In a note…
CBS Corp. is on the verge of acquiring an asset that will round out its television portfolio—the hitherto elusive fully distributed ad-supported cable network. According to multiple sources, CBS is close…
While Les Moonves appears to have mothballed his side gig as the grand prognosticator of the upfront, the CBS Corp. president and CEO remains outspoken about the marketplace as a…
Months after taking the homegrown show to market, CBS has secured a complex series of syndication deals for The Good Wife. In a multiwindow deal that involves a basic cable network…
