http://paidcontent.org/2008/05/24/419-mr-moonves-is-on-the-line-how-the-cbs-cnet-deal-came-about/ The economics of digital content Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://paidcontent.org/2008/05/24/419-mr-moonves-is-on-the-line-how-the-cbs-cnet-deal-came-about/#comment-60547 Sat, 24 May 2008 23:58:44 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2008/05/24/419-mr-moonves-is-on-the-line-how-the-cbs-cnet-deal-came-about/#comment-60547 From reading this, it seems CBS was more desperate to buy, than CNET was to sell. Conventional wisdom would have thought otherwise.

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2008/05/24/419-mr-moonves-is-on-the-line-how-the-cbs-cnet-deal-came-about/#comment-60546 Sat, 24 May 2008 06:08:23 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2008/05/24/419-mr-moonves-is-on-the-line-how-the-cbs-cnet-deal-came-about/#comment-60546 so fred reynolds is still the real dealmaker at cbs. what exactly does quincy smith do then?

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2008/05/24/419-mr-moonves-is-on-the-line-how-the-cbs-cnet-deal-came-about/#comment-60545 Sat, 24 May 2008 05:03:28 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2008/05/24/419-mr-moonves-is-on-the-line-how-the-cbs-cnet-deal-came-about/#comment-60545 it is interesting , for me.
and agree with stone.

]]> http://paidcontent.org/2008/05/24/419-mr-moonves-is-on-the-line-how-the-cbs-cnet-deal-came-about/#comment-60544 Sat, 24 May 2008 02:30:39 +0000 http://paidcontent.wp.gostage.it/2008/05/24/419-mr-moonves-is-on-the-line-how-the-cbs-cnet-deal-came-about/#comment-60544 June 15th (or so…) Deal closes. There's a *mass* exodus of hardcore CNET employees flooding the valley looking for start-ups with upside potential. Not even the retention programs will be able to combat the morale issues they (CBS) will suffer as a result of this transaction.

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