http://www.mail.com/companies/14968-cbs-corporation.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/14968-cbs-corporation.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087236-cbs-adding-robin-williams-comedy.html NEW YORK (AP) — CBS on Wednesday revealed a few nips and tucks it is planning next season for what is already network television's most successful schedule, including adding a comedy with Robin Williams playing an unorthodox advertising executive with Sarah Michelle Gellar as his daughter. It will move "Person of Interest" to Tuesdays, pairing it with "NC... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:25:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087236-cbs-adding-robin-williams-comedy.html 2013-05-15T23:25:55Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088030-thumbnail-sketch-cbs-fall-schedule.html NEW YORK (AP) — Some highlights of CBS' moves in its schedule for next season. WHAT'S NEW: Not too much. CBS has such a successful lineup — tops in total viewers and advertiser-favored young adults this season — that it is bringing aboard just eight new series. But it is toying with the limited-series format that looks like broadcasting's flavor du jour n... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:51:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088030-thumbnail-sketch-cbs-fall-schedule.html 2013-05-15T20:51:12Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083984-hedge-fund-boss-loeb-lobbies-breakup-sony.html TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. hedge fund manager renowned for shaking up Yahoo Inc. has set his sights on Sony Corp., proposing that the Japanese electronics giant spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division and use the money to strengthen its ailing device manufacturing unit. Sony rejected the plan, but analysts latched onto the idea as a way for Sony to unlock hi... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:35:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2083984-hedge-fund-boss-loeb-lobbies-breakup-sony.html 2013-05-14T20:35:30Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the startup that offers live television broadcasts over the Internet starting at $8 a month, said it will start service in the Atlanta market on June 17, following an expansion to Boston on Wednesday. Until this week, the service had been available only in the New York City area. Aereo said Tuesday that it will offer 27 Atlanta-area... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:34:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2084326-tv-over-internet-service-hits-atlanta-month.html 2013-05-14T19:34:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085174-cbs-holds-ratings-lead-prime-time.html NEW YORK (AP) — With broadcast networks unveiling their new schedules, the television industry is focused on potential ratings hits next season. But TV programming remained largely status quo last week with CBS maintaining its decisive lead, Nielsen Co. figures showed Tuesday. CBS' decade-old smash, "NCIS," held onto the No. 1 position, drawing more than ... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:54:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085174-cbs-holds-ratings-lead-prime-time.html 2013-05-14T18:54:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069088-television-viewers-their-choice-killers.html NEW YORK (AP) — The television audience appears to have made its choice of serial killers. Fox's Joe Carroll beats NBC's Hannibal Lecter in viewer interest. Last week's Nielsen Co. ratings make that clear. "The Following," the gruesome series that debuted on Fox in January, is a hit. With 7.8 million viewers, it was Fox's most popular program last week af... Tue, 07 May 2013 18:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2069088-television-viewers-their-choice-killers.html 2013-05-07T18:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066444-aereo-startup-tries-to-thwart-additional-lawsuits.html NEW YORK (AP) — TV-over-the-Internet startup Aereo wants a federal court to declare its service legal across the nation. Aereo takes free signals from the airwaves and sends them over the Internet to paying subscribers. Federal courts in New York have been issuing preliminary rulings declaring that Aereo's service is permitted under copyright law. CBS Cor... Mon, 06 May 2013 17:21:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066444-aereo-startup-tries-to-thwart-additional-lawsuits.html 2013-05-06T17:21:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2056986-cbs-moonves-dismisses-aereo-1q-earns-top-views.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — CBS Corp. Chief Executive Les Moonves gave an upbeat view of the health of broadcast TV Wednesday as the company reported strong results for the first three months of the year. He also dismissed startup Aereo as an "insignificant player" that was stealing CBS' signal. Moonves told investors that Aereo has "gotten way too much attention"... Wed, 01 May 2013 22:27:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2056986-cbs-moonves-dismisses-aereo-1q-earns-top-views.html 2013-05-01T22:27:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2056438-media-companies-benefit-higher-network-fees.html NEW YORK (AP) — Media companies benefited from higher fees for cable television networks such as TBS, Comedy Central and CNBC in the first three months of the year. Time Warner Inc., Viacom Inc. and Comcast Corp. all saw growth in their cable network businesses, thanks to distribution fees they charge cable and satellite TV service providers for rights to... Wed, 01 May 2013 21:16:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2056438-media-companies-benefit-higher-network-fees.html 2013-05-01T21:16:59Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055672-viacom-2q-profit-falls-beats-expectations.html NEW YORK (AP) — Viacom Inc. posted an 18 percent drop in second-quarter net income due to lower revenue, especially from the filmed entertainment division that includes Paramount Pictures. But a faster-than-expected recovery in advertising revenue at its TV networks sent shares to a record high Wednesday. The results faced a tough comparison to last year,... Wed, 01 May 2013 18:07:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2055672-viacom-2q-profit-falls-beats-expectations.html 2013-05-01T18:07:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2054526-american-idol-3rd-rated-competition.html NEW YORK (AP) — Television's champion for nearly a decade, Fox's "American Idol," now isn't even the most popular competition show on the air. Both editions of "The Voice" on NBC and "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC had larger audiences than "Idol" last week, the Nielsen Co. said. "Idol" has been the most popular entertainment program in prime time for nin... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:23:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2054526-american-idol-3rd-rated-competition.html 2013-04-30T20:23:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039982-big-week-news-with-boston-marathon-bombs-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — The deadly Boston Marathon bombings and the massive manhunt for two suspects helped television news, with Fox News Channel leading all cable networks in prime-time ratings for the first week since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Fox averaged 2.87 million viewers in prime time last week, topping the USA network, which had 2.62 m... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:26:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039982-big-week-news-with-boston-marathon-bombs-story.html 2013-04-23T20:26:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039234-tv-over-internet-service-aereo-expands-to-boston.html NEW YORK (AP) — Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15. With prices starting at $8 a month, Aereo will offer 28 Boston-area broadcast channels, plus the cable channel Bloomberg TV. Service will be available in Boston and surrounding areas in Massachusetts,... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:49:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2039234-tv-over-internet-service-aereo-expands-to-boston.html 2013-04-23T17:49:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037962-cbs-buys-small-stake-mobile-tv-startup-syncbak.html NEW YORK (AP) — CBS Corp. says it has made a minority investment in Syncbak, a technology company that allows mobile device users to pick up signals from their local TV stations over the Internet. Founded in Marion, Iowa, in 2009, Syncbak allows people who download the app to watch local programming, even over a cellphone connection. Broadcasters like CBS... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:25:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037962-cbs-buys-small-stake-mobile-tv-startup-syncbak.html 2013-04-22T23:25:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037244-than-40-watch-manhunt.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 42 million people watched the last hour of Friday's manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspect on television. That was the Nielsen company's estimate Monday of the number of people watching ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC during the hour that ended at 9 p.m. on the East Coast. That's when police announced that Dz... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:08:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2037244-than-40-watch-manhunt.html 2013-04-22T23:08:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2023758-ncaa-mens-basketball-title-game-wins-ratings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Unlike the men's basketball championship game itself, there was no contest in the ratings. Louisville's gripping victory over Michigan to win the NCAA tournament was easily the most popular event on prime-time television last week. The game was seen by an estimated 23.4 million people, the Nielsen company said. That was a bigger audience t... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:36:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2023758-ncaa-mens-basketball-title-game-wins-ratings.html 2013-04-16T20:36:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2008906-country-music-upset-nielsen-ratings.html NEW YORK (AP) — There's a change in the pecking order for country music's competing awards shows, at least for this season. The Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday were seen by an estimated 15.5 million people, the Nielsen company said. It is believed to be the first time the ACM awards outdrew the more established Country Music Association awards, ... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:29:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2008906-country-music-upset-nielsen-ratings.html 2013-04-09T19:29:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1989114-bracketracket-shockers-coach-sportsmanship.html Welcome back to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA. It's our first edition for the regional finals, with Syracuse and Wichita State having secured the first spots in the Final Four. Stops along our tour include: the bracket-busting Shockers, Coach K's ever-present concerns about conference realignment, former Georgia Tech star... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:17:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1989114-bracketracket-shockers-coach-sportsmanship.html 2013-03-31T08:17:30Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980880-ap-source-cbs-buys-half-tv-guide-net-100m.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Broadcaster CBS Corp. is buying a 50 percent stake in TV Guide's pay TV channel and website for nearly $100 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. The price is less than the $123 million that JPMorgan Chase's One Equity Partners paid for a 49 percent stake four years ago. It brings CBS Corp. into an equal partnership w... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:58:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980880-ap-source-cbs-buys-half-tv-guide-net-100m.html 2013-03-27T13:58:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980886-reality-splash-they-return-to-air.html NEW YORK (AP) — Two popular reality shows made a splash upon their re-entry during the past week — and a new one had a strong debut. A new episode of "Dancing With the Stars" premiered on ABC last week before 17 million viewers, just behind CBS drama "NCIS" as the week's most popular program. It was down to 14.5 million Monday night, facing competition fr... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:21:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1980886-reality-splash-they-return-to-air.html 2013-03-26T21:21:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1965572-news-ratings-plummet-with-time-change-longer-days.html NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a busy week with the selection of a new pope, the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts collectively had 11 percent fewer viewers than the week before — and a glance outside the window reveals the primary reason why. The simple act of moving the clock ahead one hour for daylight saving time is costly for the broadcasts, since the hour... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:02:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1965572-news-ratings-plummet-with-time-change-longer-days.html 2013-03-20T02:02:03Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1951972-reruns-cbs-drama-the-good-wife-to-play-online.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — CBS Corp. is rolling out past seasons of "The Good Wife" online, the first time the broadcaster is allowing Internet access to a drama that is still airing new episodes on TV. The deal announced Wednesday means that the first three seasons of the hit crime show will be available starting Thursday to fans who pay for Amazon.com's Prime m... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:49:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1951972-reruns-cbs-drama-the-good-wife-to-play-online.html 2013-03-13T17:49:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1938168-content-partners-buys-50-pct-stake-csi.html NEW YORK (AP) — Entertainment finance firm Content Partners has purchased a 50 percent stake in the "CSI" television franchise from a Goldman Sachs affiliate. Terms were not disclosed. This is Content Partners' largest buyout to date and expands on its catalog of entertainment properties, which includes interests in 119 movies and five TV series. Content ... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:23:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1938168-content-partners-buys-50-pct-stake-csi.html 2013-03-07T15:23:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1917248-oscars-strong-showing-boosts-abc-shows-too.html NEW YORK (AP) — The 40.4 million people who watched the Oscars this year boosted some other ABC shows, too. Jimmy Kimmel's post-Oscars talk show got its biggest audience in the eight years he's been doing it, the Nielsen Co. said. About 5.8 million people tuned in for the show, which didn't begin until after midnight on the East Coast. Kimmel's earlier ti... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:14:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1917248-oscars-strong-showing-boosts-abc-shows-too.html 2013-02-26T21:14:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1892828-cbs-4q-fall-short-expectations.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Broadcaster CBS Corp. said Thursday that revenue and earnings grew modestly in the final quarter of the year, helped by the U.S. presidential election and a growing economy. While the results came up short of Wall Street forecasts, analysts said sales of its TV shows to overseas markets and to Web video services would continue to help m... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:59:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1892828-cbs-4q-fall-short-expectations.html 2013-02-14T23:59:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1888974-wall-street-comcast-steal-nbcuniversal.html NEW YORK (AP) — Is General Electric letting Comcast gobble up the NBCUniversal media empire at a bargain price? Wall Street thinks so. "The Comcast folks feel like they got a steal," said analyst Daniel Holland at Morningstar. Matthew Harrigan at Wunderlich Securities said GE "mispriced" the $16.7 billion deal. Wednesday's assessment on Wall Street follow... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:27:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1888974-wall-street-comcast-steal-nbcuniversal.html 2013-02-13T22:27:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1888366-comcast-doubles-tv-167b-deal-nbcu.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comcast's $16.7 billion deal to buy the remaining half of NBCUniversal ahead of schedule represents a resounding vote of confidence in the future of TV, even as the growth of Internet video reshapes the entertainment landscape. The decision was driven largely by Comcast Corp.'s belief that it would end up paying substantially more for G... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:27:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1888366-comcast-doubles-tv-167b-deal-nbcu.html 2013-02-13T22:27:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1887296-nbc-stumbles-deep-midwinter-freeze-ratings-low.html NEW YORK (AP) — NBC, after being heartened by some long-sought success this past fall, has fallen into a deep midwinter freeze. The network has badly stumbled recently, hitting its three lowest viewership levels for a traditional television season in the past four weeks, the Nielsen ratings company said. The only exception came the week NBC televised the ... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1887296-nbc-stumbles-deep-midwinter-freeze-ratings-low.html 2013-02-12T20:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1870888-super-bowl-tops-ratings-outage-highly-viewed-too.html NEW YORK (AP) — As it does nearly every year, the Super Bowl will almost certainly stand as the most-watched television event of 2013. This year, the Blackout Bowl wasn't too far behind. CBS prevailed upon the Nielsen Co. to estimate how many viewers watched the Baltimore Ravens' victory over the San Francisco 49ers while excluding the 34 minutes in the t... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1870888-super-bowl-tops-ratings-outage-highly-viewed-too.html 2013-02-05T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1867322-super-bowl-falls-short-ratings-record.html NEW YORK (AP) — With a partial power outage, an overly excited quarterback and a game that suddenly turned from snoozer to sizzler, CBS had its hands full at the Super Bowl. The game fell short of setting a viewership record, but it stands as the third most-watched program in U.S. television history. The Nielsen Co. said an estimated 108.4 million people ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1867322-super-bowl-falls-short-ratings-record.html 2013-02-05T04:13:00Z