Today’s standout standout but still small digital number from earnings reports: CBS (NYSE: CBS) Publishing aka Simon & Schuster reports a roughly 233 percent increase in digital publishing revenue for Q1, to $12 million from $3.6 million. The surge comes on higher digital sales of e-books, audio downloads and stand-alone…

As CBS and the other broadcast nets head into the heart of the upfront season, the ad recovery appears to be gaining momentum. The company’s revenues and profits were up by healthy amounts. But one of the clearest signs of a turnaround—and an indication that the expensive acquisition of Cnet…

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) CEO Jeff Bewkes isn’t dismissing the possibility of a partnership between CNN and a broadcast news operation but he took pains in the Q1 earnings call not to single out CBS (NYSE: CBS) as the likely partner. Bewkes mentioned the new 14-year partnership with CBS Sports…

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.…

Caught up with a frenetic David Levy long enough to get some answers on the digital aspects of the blockbuster $10.8 billion 14-year deal Turner Broadcasting and CBS (NYSE: CBS) just signed with the NCAA. “Some” being the operative word because the details literally are still being worked out between…

*CBS* Sports will keep the NCAA mens’ basketball championships in its lineup with a deal that marks the end of an era on the air and online. CBS (NYSE: CBS) and new partner Turner Broadcasting will pay the NCAA $10.8 billion over the course of a 14-year deal that starts…

CBS (NYSE: CBS) CEO Leslie Moonves made $43 million in 2009, more than double his 2008 compensation of $21 million. Sounds good but keep this in mind: both years combined don’t equal the staggering $67.7 million from 2007. His base salary barely budged over those three years, staying at $3.5…

Following an extension that keeps Leslie Moonves at CBS (NYSE: CBS) through 2015, Sumner Redstone has locked in longtime friend and adviser Philippe Dauman as CEO of Viacom (NYSE: VIA) through 2016. Dauman’s previous contract was through 2011; his new contract adds another five years. Dauman was already on the…

Tiger Woods delivered on the course and online on the opening day of the 2010 Masters. The overall numbers are sure to be larger when Masters.com traffic is taken into effect but CBSSports.com alone had 556,090 uniques—more than double last year’s 239,013.  They watched 392,901 hours of live video, up…

The final March Madness stats are in for CBS (NYSE: CBS), CBBSports.com and the NCAA. As is usually the case, the bulk of the viewing—roughly 75 percent—happens in the first round and drops off from there as the field narrows. I’m still parsing the numbers but here are a few…

TV networks and advertisers have been rushing to get ready for the release of Apple’s iPad on Saturday and from the looks of it, they all wish they had a little more time. The WSJ has a pair of articles detailing the initial efforts of ABC (NYSE: DIS) and CBS…

The number of upsets kept me checking in through the first two rounds and it looks like the same was true for other March Madness followers: NCAA March Madness on Demand has already outpaced 2009 multimedia delivery by 35 percent, with more than 8.7 million hours of streaming live video…

Initial stats are in for NCAA March Madness on Demand and it looks like CBSSports.com will be able to declare victory again (unlike fans of Georgetown or Vanderbilt). Unlike NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) and the Olympics, CBS (NYSE: CBS) goes for maximum exposure online—offering full, free access to all 63…

After its 2007 acquisition, it doesn’t seem like CBS (NYSE: CBS) has been able to get the most from its $280 million Last.fm outlay. There’s been no TV scrobbling, no profit, the site’s key execs have left and fitting the trendy Silicon Roundabout, London, startup in to a U.S. megacorp…

No need to duck out of work early, now you can watch March Madness games live over your iPhone, and for the first time—anywhere over AT&T’s 3G network. The application, which is expected to be available Monday on iTunes, will cost $9.99—twice as much as last year’s version that was…

By Chris Tryhorn: UK broadcaster Five has signed a deal with CBS (NYSE: CBS) to make programmes available on the US network’s on-demand video website TV.com. The partnership is a coup for CBS, allowing it to steal a march on its US rivals ABC (NYSE: DIS), Fox and NBC, whose…

CBS (NYSE: CBS) Corp believes Les Moonves is the guy to lead and protect the TV net revenues in face of digital erosion, so much so that it has extended his CEO contract until 2015, and has incentivized him to renew after that, it announced today. Moonves’ contract was slated…

After some effusive praise for CBS’ cost containment and ability to withstand the economic downturn, Sumner Redstone, executive chairman, CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), handed the call over to Les Moonves, CEO and president. Before hanging up, Redstone repeated a line he gave when introducing the Viacom (NYSE: VIA) earnings call…

In most cases, online is generally the bright spot on a company’s earnings report. But not in CBS’ case, as the Interactive segment’s 5 percent ad decline offset the 8 percent growth at the TV network and cable. No wonder CBS (NYSE: CBS) Research head Dave Poltrack was so incensed…

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