CBS Television Network is a USA television network.
The CBS Television Network is one of the major American TV networks along with ABC, Fox, NBC and PBS. It has more than 200 local television station affiliates reaching virtually every home in the United States. Popular CBS network programs include the drama NCIS, the sitcom The Big Bang Theory and the newsmagazine 60 Minutes. The network also operates CBS News and CBS Sports.
CBS was established in 1928 when founder William Paley purchased 16 independent radio stations and named them the Columbia Broadcast System. It was sometimes referred to as "The Tiffany Network," possibly in reference to the quality of its programming in the 1950s and 60s.
This television channel is owned by CBS Entertainment Group.
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-- The royals say they didn't make a penny, but Oprah Winfrey did considerably better than that. The Wall Street Journal reported that CBS paid Harpo Productions, Winfrey's production company, over $7 million to air the chat on March 8, 2021.
Joe Flint and Suzanne Vranica wrote on March 5, 2021:
CBS paid over $7 million for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle interview with Oprah
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, March 17, 2021
-- Net income for the first quarter of 2012 rose to $363 million from $202 million a year earlier, according to an earnings release issued May 1, 2012 by CBS Corporation, which owns the CBS Television Network.
"Our ability to capitalize on the fundamental shifts in our industry has led to the growth of significant new revenue streams and has also allowed us to increase our share of...
-- The measure, which passed by a vote of 2-1, might not go far enough in the direction of transparency, reports ProPublica.
Fir instance, the data won't be searchable nor will it be uploaded in a standardized format. And the rule will initially apply only to affiliates of the four major networks -- ABC Television Network, CBS Television Network, NBC Television Network and Fox Television Network -- in the...
-- April 16, 2012: According to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the network chief received a base salary of $3.5 million, a bonus of $27.5 million and stock and option awards worth an estimated $35.7 million.
Moonves' overall compensation for 2011 totaled $69,900,677 -- an increase of more than $12 million compared to his total compensation for 2010.
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-- December 19, 2011: David J. Pecker, president, chairman and CEO of American Media, Inc. announced that Gotti, daughter of former reputed Mafia boss John Gotti, has been named editor in chief at large of Reality Weekly, a magazine devoted exclusively to reality shows like 'Survivor,' which airs on the CBS Television Network.
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