Tag: CBS
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CBS & Viacom Will Merge Into a Single Company Next Week
Today CBS and Viacom announced that they will complete their merger on December 4th, 2019 into ViacomCBS. This merger will once again bring the two companies back together after they broke up over 10 years ago. CBS and Viacom have agreed to a leadership deal to make Viacom’s CEO the new leader of a combined…
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CBS Reports CBS All Access & Showtime Grew By 39% In The 3rd Quarter of 2019
CBS has reported their Quarter 3 earnings and the results show strong growth for direct to consumer services, including CBS All Access, along with MVPD increases. “We delivered record third-quarter revenues as we continue to increase our investment in our premium content and direct-to-consumer streaming services, which is the cornerstone of our growth strategy,” said Joe…
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Pluto TV Adds Several CBS Stations Including ET Live For Free
Yesterday it was announced that the free streaming service Pluto TV will begin to add CBS programming starting tomorrow. Now Pluto TV has added serval CBS stations on Pluto TV as CBS and Viacom, the owners of Pluto TV plan, to merge into ViacomCBS starting in December 2019. “CBS Interactive has long been an integral…
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Pluto TV Will Start Adding Free CBS Shows Tomorrow
Today it was announced that the free streaming service Pluto TV will begin to add CBS programming starting tomorrow. It had been announced that CBS content would likely be added to Pluto TV after the merger in December 2019 but now it seems that CBS is not going to wait according to CBS executives during…
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ViacomCBS Announce Pluto TV & CBS All Access’ Leadership Team
After the merger expected to close in early December, ViacomCBS will have a portfolio of linear and digital platforms, including CBS All Access and Pluto TV. Now, ViacomCBS has announced its lineup of digital leaders. These are the new leaders that will have an impact on ViacomCBS owned streaming services. Joe Ianniello, as previously announced,…
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CBS Will Name Marc DeBevoice Head of CBS Interactive in Charge of CBS All Access After Viacom Merger
At the end of this year, Marc DeBevoice will be named president and CEO of CBS Interactive as Jim Lanzone moves to a new role as executive-in-residence at Benchmark Capital. “It’s been an honor to lead the CBS Interactive team for nearly nine years, and I’m thrilled that Marc will seamlessly continue the great work…
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CBS & Viacom Expect Their Merger to Be Completed in December
Today CBS and Viacom announced that they have received permission to merge the majority of their shareholders. There are still other regulatory approves needed, but the approval of their shareholders is a significant step forward. According to a press release sent to Cord Cutters News, CBS and Viacom hope to have their merger completed in…
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How to Watch CBS on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, & Android
CBS is the most popular local channel we get requests for. From Sunday football and golf to hit shows like Survivor CBS is one of the most popular networks out there. So let’s take a look at how you can watch CBS on Roku, Fire TV, iOS, Android, Apple TV and more: Streaming Options If…
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Drew Barrymore is Getting Her Own Talk Show on CBS
Drew Barrymore is adding talk show host to her list of accomplishments now that CBS officially said ‘yes’ to her pilot from August this year. According to a story by Variety, Barrymore will host the syndicated talk show set to launch in fall 2020 on CBS Television. “It is beyond my wildest dreams to have…
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Viacom Has a Plan to Stay in the Streaming Game
With so many new streaming services being introduced, some existing services are feeling the pressure. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish has a plan. Now that Viacom and CBS have combined again, Bakish says that he wants the company to be competitive in every area of the industry, including ad-supported and paid video on demand services. “We…