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Former CBSi Head Neil Ashe Lands At Walmart; Will Head E-Commerce

Jan 16, 2012 6:55 PM

Neil Ashe said he wanted a break when he left CBS (NYSE: CBS) last year and he got one. Roughly a year after leaving as the president of CBS Interactive, Ashe is literally back in business. His new gig: president and CEO of Walmart Global eCommerce, responsible for just what…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Companies, Amazon, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, livingsocial, neil ashe

Game On: HD Streaming Site FilmOn Debuts NCAA Basketball, Football Channels

Dec 26, 2011 1:12 PM

FilmOn, the premium-content internet streaming site that met controversy earlier this year over lawsuits involving CBS (NYSE: CBS), CNET, and copyright, is expanding its line up, adding two new sports channels for NCAA Basketball and NCAA Football.

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Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Sports, Legal, Copyright, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Mobile, Companies, CBS, CNET, Disney, ESPN, Google, Android, Countries, Europe, UK, Russia, alki david, filmon

The Morning Lowdown 10-12-11

Oct 12, 2011 8:30 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  RIM’s Service Outage Enters Day Three And Company Admits It’s In The Dark (paidContent) »  How Gizmodo escaped indictment in iPhone prototype deal (Cnet) »  Updated: WSJ Europe Chief Langhoff Resigns Over Ethical Concerns (paidContent) »  @ CTIA: Wireless CEO…

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Posted In: Advertising, Daily Deals, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, Newspapers, Social Media, Events, CTIA, Companies, Amazon, Apple, iPhone, CNET, Gannett, Google, Countries, Europe

Moving On From Its Dropped CNET Lawsuit, FilmOn Lists In Frankfurt

Aug 15, 2011 11:27 AM

The challenges and opportunities of online video startup FilmOn continue apace. The internet-based premium video provider FilmOn, fresh from dropping a lawsuit against CNET, has now been re-listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange, trading under the ticker FMX. It delisted from the exchange back in 2009.

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Posted In: Legal, Money, IPO, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, CBS, CNET, Countries, Europe, UK, filmon

Alki David Drops CNET Lawsuit; Vows to Bring ‘Expanded’ Action

Jul 5, 2011 4:38 PM

FilmOn founder Alki David has dropped his copyright infringement lawsuit against CBS (NYSE: CBS) and its CNET division for distributing Limewire file-sharing software, according to court filings. The move comes after the plaintiffs could only produce six works they say were infringed by CNET. But David, who is locked in…

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Posted In: Legal, Copyright, Companies, CNET, alki david

Alki David Copyright Suit Against CNET Has Only One Movie, Five Songs

Jun 1, 2011 11:44 PM

FilmOn founder Alki David’s copyright lawsuit against CBS (NYSE: CBS) and CNET may be getting cut down to size—a not-very-big size. The judge overseeing the case asked David and his co-plaintiffs to come up with a list of their artistic works that they say were infringed because CNET distributed Limewire…

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Posted In: Entertainment, Music, Legal, Copyright, Companies, CBS, CNET, alki david

The Morning Lowdown 05-05-11

May 5, 2011 7:55 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  News Corp (NSDQ: NWS) Has Lost $10 Million On The Daily This Year (paidContent) »  Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV Aims to Turn the Channel With New Release Later This Year (Mobilized) »  What Agencies Want From Facebook (Mediapost) »  CareerBuilder…

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Posted In: Apps, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Legal, Copyright, Companies, CNET, Facebook, Google

FilmOn Founder Alki David Sues CBS, CNET

May 4, 2011 6:35 PM

FilmOn quickly got in trouble once it started broadcasting the programming of U.S. TV networks over the internet. As he began losing his court case, FilmOn founder Alki David created a bizarre video rant accusing CBS (NYSE: CBS) of “manipulating the minds of the youth” and distributing illegal software through…

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Posted In: Legal, Copyright, Companies, CBS, CNET, alki david, filmon, limewire

Industry Moves
Updated: CBSi’s Lurie Promoted To SVP-Strategic Dev Across CBS; Interview

Apr 28, 2010 10:38 AM

When Quincy Smith left CBS, former CNET CEO Neil Ashe was the natural successor to head CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS). Now Zander Lurie, the unit’s EVP & CFO, is being promoted to SVP-strategic development for CBS, filling one of Smith’s other roles as in-house strategist for authentication and other initiatives.…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, zander lurie

Earnings
Earnings Call: Tweeting CBS: Moonves: Improvement ‘Very Steady, Very Real’

Aug 6, 2009 4:50 PM

From my live Twitter coverage (sdkstl) of the CBS (NYSE: CBS) earnings call featuring Chairman Sumner Redstone, CEO Leslie Moonves, outgoing CFO Fred Reynolds, incoming CFO Joe Ianniello: »  Moonves: improvement has been very steady, very real. ... Q2 better than Q1, Q3 better than Q2. Signs of recovery gathering…

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Posted In: Advertising, Upfronts, Media & Publishing, TV, Broadcast, Money, Earnings, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET

Moonves: ‘Early Signs’ Of Improving Ad Market; No Impact From ABC-Hulu

May 7, 2009 10:07 PM

Add *CBS* CEO Leslie Moonves to the growing of media execs seeing signs of hope as the second quarter of 2009 hits the midpoint. Moonves told analysts on the company’s Q1 earnings call that CBS (NYSE: CBS) is “seeing early signs of improvement in the advertising market place both locally…

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Posted In: Advertising, Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, Video, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, Hulu, NBC Universal, News Corp., fred reynolds, les moonves, tv.com

Earnings
Earnings: CBS Swings To $55 Million Loss For Q1; Plays Up Interactive

May 7, 2009 3:17 PM

It’s not usually a good sign when your earnings report starts with a vote of confidence from the boss and is followed by an explanation about why the same quarter last year was so good. CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) lost $55.3 million, or $0.8 per share, in the first quarter,…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Money, Earnings, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, les moonves, sumner redstone

The Second Life Hype Has Fizzled—Is Twitter Next?

Feb 20, 2009 11:17 AM

Second Life is still a vibrant virtual world—with over 12.2 million registered users and more than 54,000 online the last time I logged in—but you wouldn’t know it from the media coverage (or lack thereof) lately. It wasn’t always this way, as MediaShift’s Mark Glaser recounts, in a post covering…

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Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Games, Media & Publishing, Social Media, Companies, CNET, Reuters, second life

Hulu’s Statement On Pulling Video From CBS Interactive’s TV.com: ‘Exercising Contractual Rights’

Feb 18, 2009 2:18 PM

Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. Pacific, Hulu pulled all of its video from TV.com, the recently relaunched CBS Interactive site.  A CBS Interactive spokeswoman told us this morning that no reason was given. Hulu’s terse statement suggests that both parties are aware of the rationale and that’s about all: “Hulu has…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, Hulu, NBC Universal, News Corp.

More Info On CBS Interactive Reorg From Internal Memo, Including The Merging Of Some Units

Dec 11, 2008 10:12 PM

We reported first on the CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) reorg and layoffs last night, and since then, it has been confirmed by the company, and some other bits of info have been trickling out. Now, from the internal memo sent out earlier today by CEO Quincy Smith (posted here at…

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Posted In: Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET

CBS Interactive Confirms CBSNews.com/CNET Newsroom Combo; No Word On Layoffs

Dec 11, 2008 11:20 AM

CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) is confirming paidContent’s earlier story that it is merging the newsrooms belonging to CBSNews.com and CNET into one. However, an emailed statement offered no specifics on layoffs or how the websites would be altered. The CBSI statement obliquely states the integration process between the two now…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, cbsnews

CBS Interactive To Merge CBSNews.com and CNET Newsrooms; Some Layoffs

Dec 11, 2008 1:18 AM

CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), under pressure to cut costs after what now seems like an even more costly acquisition of CNET, is announcing some more restructuring tomorrow, we have learned from reliable sources late tonight, and as part of it, will be merging CBSNews.com and CNET newsrooms. Not clear: if…

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Posted In: Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET

@ UBS Media Week: Moonves: CBS Wouldn’t Buy CNET In This Market; ‘Highly Doubt’ Any Acquisitions

Dec 10, 2008 11:58 AM

CBS (NYSE: CBS) CEO Leslie Moonves raved about the value of the CNET acquisition and the integration since the merger with CBS Interactive, but told investors he wouldn’t make the same deal today. “The CNET deal was in May.…Life was very different. We would not be doing that acquisition today.”…

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Posted In: Companies, CBS, CBS Interactive, CNET, les moonves

Industry Moves
Industry Moves: Patrick Keane Out Of CBS Interactive Position

Dec 9, 2008 12:47 PM

Patrick Keane, the former Googler who was the EVP and CM at CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), has been transitioning out of his position, and hasn’t been in office in the last month, sources have confirmed, following an earlier report from Mediamemo. He was brought in early last year by Quincy…

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Posted In: Industry Moves, Companies, CBS, CNET, patrick keane

CBS Cuts Six People From Yet-To-Launch Music Site; More Layoffs To Come?

Nov 11, 2008 4:54 PM

CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS), the digital arm of CBS which incorporates *CNET* now, is laying off six editorial employees for a planned music site called Juke, which never launched (news was first reported by Idolator). The site was in works before CBS bought CNET Networks, and as the integration happened,…

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Posted In: Jobs & Layoffs, Companies, CBS, CNET, layoffs

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