CBS Gets Anti-Trust Clearance on CNET Deal
Not that this was going to be an issue, but the CBS’ (NYSE: CBS) buyout of CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks is moving along, and more significantl… Read more »
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Jim Cramer: Too Many Me-Toos Trying To Build Next Guitar Hero; Think Cleveland Valley, Not SV
By Joseph Weisenthal
It wasn’t quite Mad Money on the roof of the Soho House, where Jim Cramer talked economics with a gaggle of press and internet folk this mor… Read more »
@ EconAds: Jo Ann Ross, President, Network Sales, CBS: Upfronts Not Changing Substantively
By Joseph Weisenthal
Stepping away from busy upfront negotiations, a sleep-deprived Jo Ann Ross, President, Network Sales, CBS (NYSE: CBS) talked with ContentNex… Read more »
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CBS-CNET: The Fallacy Of Ownership At Work?
By Rafat Ali
James Surowiecki, the influential financial journalist for the New Yorker, has done a simplistic yet interesting deconstruction of the corpo… Read more »
Quadrangle Looked At Taking Stake in CNET Networks
By Rafat Ali
This weekend we reported that a private equity firm was in discussions to take a minority stake in CNET Networks (NSDQ: CNET). Now we have c… Read more »
More CNET: Another Private Equity Firm Came Close To Taking Minority Stake
By Rafat Ali
In another filing late Friday by CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks (separate from this one), some more details emerge on its acquisition negotiatio… Read more »
Mr Moonves Is On The Line: How The CBS-CNET Deal Came About
By Rafat Ali
It all started with a call from Leslie Moonves. CNET (NSDQ: CNET) and CBS (NYSE: CBS) filed with the SEC this slow Friday afternoon, and the… Read more »
@ NCTA: Interview: Philippe Dauman, CEO, Viacom: ‘Some Models Sound Great, Don’t Work Well’
The Viacom (NYSE: VIA) booth is usually a swirl of activity at The Cable Show and this year was no exception — Dora The Explorer posing for… Read more »
CNET All-Hands: ‘Very Few’ Redundancies; CBS Interactive To Be Folded Into CNET
By Joseph Weisenthal
As noted this morning, CNET (NSDQ: CNET) is holding an all-hands meeting this afternoon (1:30 ET), a chance for CEO Neil Ashe and CBS (NYSE:… Read more »
CNET-CBS: Making The Case To The CNET Troops; Not Sure About CNET Networks Brand
By Joseph Weisenthal
Yesterday CNET (NSDQ: CNET) CFO Zander Lurie pitched the company’s sale to investors, but really, how hard is it to justify a deal that deli… Read more »
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JPM Tech Conference: CNET: CFO Zander Lurie On CBS Sale; Cross-Selling And Promotion; Scale; TV.com
By Joseph Weisenthal
During a Q&A with analyst Imran Khan at the JPM Technology Conference, CNET CFO Zander Lurie had one major topic to discuss: the company’s r… Read more »
Weekly Column: Inside the Deals: Look, Ma, No Debt
By Steve Rosenbush
If the recently salvaged Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) buyout was the signature media deal of the 2006-2007 era, then the just-announced CBS (NY… Read more »
CBS-CNET: Full Coverage
As has already been widely reported, CBS (NYSE: CBS) is acquiring CNET (NSDQ: CNET) for $1.8 billion cash, marking the big acquisition we ha… Read more »
CBS-CNET: Ad Execs Bless The Marriage, Adding ‘CBS Isn’t Getting Any Younger’
By David Kaplan
As a TV company, CBS (NYSE: CBS) has long skewed older, a notion CEO Les Moonves has both embraced and bristled at. The company’s $1.8 billi… Read more »
Video: Larry Kramer On CBS-CNET: Pressure On Quincy; CBS To Bring Big Brand Ads To CNET
By Rafat Ali
Larry Kramer was there from the start when CBS (NYSE: CBS) started getting serious about digital with the predecessor to what became CBS Mar… Read more »
CBS-CNET: Merger Details; Exec. Compensation
By Joseph Weisenthal
If you haven’t had your fill yet of CBS (NYSE: CBS) and CNET (NSDQ: CNET), then check out their big 8-K getting down into the nitty gritty o… Read more »
CBS-CNET: The Logic Of The Deal
By Joseph Weisenthal
CBS’ (NYSE: CBS) acquisition of CNET (NSDQ: CNET) for $1.8 billion is already prompting some predictable shoulder shrugging from folks wonde… Read more »
CBS-CNET: Catching Up With The New Tag Team Of Smith & Ashe
Spent a few minutes talking earlier today with Quincy Smith, president of CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), and Neil Ashe, CEO of CNET (NSDQ: CN… Read more »
CBS-CNET: CBS Will Own TV.com, Radio.com, MP3.com and News.com
CNET Networks comes with a lot of assets, among them some of the best domains you couldn’t buy without acquiring a company. When the dust se… Read more »
CBS-CNET Call: $1 Billion CBSI Revs In 2010-2011; Mid-Teen Revenue Growth
By Joseph Weisenthal
Kicking off the conference call, CBS (NYSE: CBS) CEO Les Moonves touted the rare opportunity to purchase an internet company of this size an… Read more »
CBS-CNET: Our Coverage In Links
By David Kaplan
CBS Corp.’s (NYSE: CBS) purchase of CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks for $1.8 billion comes amid a lot of change and drama at both companies from… Read more »
CBS-CNET: Interview: Leslie Moonves, CEO, CBS: ‘Right Opportunity, Right Time, Right Price’
Just got off the phone with CBS CEO Leslie Moonves in his first interview following the announcement that CBS (NYSE: CBS) will acquire CNET… Read more »
First Take: CNET: The Brand Everyone Wanted To Buy, But Didn’t Really
By Rafat Ali
So the saga of CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks finally has a home…well, at least on paper for now if and when the deal goes through, because th… Read more »
CBS Acquiring CNET For $1.8 Billion; 44.6 Percent Premium
By Joseph Weisenthal
CBS (NYSE: CBS) is acquiring CNET (NSDQ: CNET) for $1.8 billion in cash. The purchase price comes to $11.50 per share, representing a 44.6 p… Read more »
CNET’s Proxy Fight Update: Court Upholds Jana’s Right To Nominate Board
By Rafat Ali
CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks, whose proxy fight with the consortium led by Jana Partners has been quiet for the last few weeks, is now in over… Read more »
@ Needham Digital Media Con: Neil Ashe, CEO, CNET; Yahoo Ads; China Growth
By Joseph Weisenthal
With representatives of Jana in the room at the Needham Internet and Digital Media Conference, CNET (NSDQ: CNET) CEO Neil Ashe made the case… Read more »
10-Q Watch: CNET: $6.2 Million For Chinese Auto Site; $2 Million For Jana; Severance; ZD Liabilities
By Joseph Weisenthal
Some tid-bits from CNET’s (NSDQ: CNET) just filed 10-Q:
– Cheshi: The company announced last quarter that it had acquired the Chinese auto… Read more »
Earnings: CNET Execs: Yahoo Deal Includes Guarantees; $100 Million Revenue Over Three Years ‘Prudent
CEO Neil Ashe laid it out right at the beginning: A response to Jana’s white paper is forthcoming, but the issue will not be discussed on to… Read more »
CNET Q1 Revs Up 3 Percent, But Shy Of Estimates; Yahoo Deal: $100 Million In Revs Over Three Years
By Joseph Weisenthal
At first blush, it doesn’t look like CNET’s quarterly numbers will do much to persuade shareholders to side against Jana: Revenues were up 3… Read more »
Updated: CNET To Provide Yahoo With More Content; Will Sell Some Of Yahoo’s Ad Inventory
By Joseph Weisenthal
Two companies under pressure from outsiders are looking to strengthen their ties: Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and CNET will announce a new content-sh… Read more »
Updated: Jana Offers CNET Plan: Slams Management; Wants More Social Media; Settlement Rejected
By Joseph Weisenthal
Updated below after the jump, response from CNET
The ultimate dis: CNET (NSDQ: CNET) is stuck in Web 1.0. That’s according to activist inve… Read more »
Updated: Jana On CNET Reorg: Timing ‘Astounding’; Task Force Led By Wrong Party; CNET Response
By Joseph Weisenthal
Jana Partners, the activist group going after CNET (NSDQ: CNET), has published a letter commenting on the company’s latest layoffs and reorg… Read more »
CNET Internal Memo: ‘Difficult Decisions’; Realignment; May Raise Capital For Foreign Ops
By Joseph Weisenthal
We obtained the internal memo at CNET (NSDQ: CNET) sent out by CEO Neil Ashe regarding the 120 layoffs that were announced this afternoon. T… Read more »
CNET Laying Off 120 In ‘Workforce Realignment’; 10 Percent Of US Workforce; Internal Memo
By Joseph Weisenthal
CNET (NSDQ: CNET), under pressure from an activist investor group, says it is laying off 120 employees, or 10 percent of its US workforce a… Read more »
CNET Will Appeal Court Ruling On Jana
By Joseph Weisenthal
As it hinted last week, CNET (NSDQ: CNET) says it will appeal the Delaware Chancery Court ruling allowing Jana Partners to nominate a slate… Read more »
Jana’s Obama-esque Message To CNET: Time For Change
By Rafat Ali
Jana Partners the hedge fund railing for a change at the board level at CNET Networks, has sent an open letter to CNET’s management, after a… Read more »
CNET’s Internal Communication On Yesterday’s Court Ruling: We Are Not Alone In The Chess Match
By Rafat Ali
After the court ruling defeat yesterday, CNET Networks CEO Neil Ashe sent out an internal e-mail to employees explaining the management’s st… Read more »
Updated: CNET: Court Affirms Jana’s Right To Nominate Directors; CNET Considering Appeal
By Joseph Weisenthal
Note: The ruling from Delaware court is embedded below (RSS readers will have to click through).
A big win for the investor group trying to… Read more »
10-K Watch: CNET’s Worried About Jana; Credit Facility Trigger Complicates Things
By Rafat Ali
It is a 10-K kind of day. CNET (NSDQ: CNET) Networks filed its annual 10-K just now, with an added clause in its boilerplate risks section,… Read more »
Friday Afternoon Filings: NYTCo Insiders; CNET Activists Trade Shares
By Joseph Weisenthal
No fireworks, but a few SEC filings this evening at a pair of companies dealing with activist investors:
– CNET: Some intra-party trading… Read more »
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