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IHS: Netflix and Amazon outspend HBO, CBS, Turner
Netflix and Amazon spent more money on programming last year than CBS, HBO, Turner and…
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Ericsson strikes raft of content deals for Nuvu SVOD platform
Ericsson has acquired over 2,500 hours of content through a raft of deals for the…
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Viacom, CBS explore merger
National Amusements, which owns controlling stakes in both firms, last week urged the pair to…
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National Amusements urges Viacom-CBS merger
The majority shareholder of Viacom and CBS has urged the US media giants to re-merge….
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CBS CEO: Netflix is ‘not eating the world’
Netflix is not “eating the world” and has helped to drive up the price of…
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CBS All Access goes ad-free
US broadcaster CBS has launched a commercial-free option for its subscription video-on-demand service, CBS All…
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CBS ups Lanzone to top digital post
US broadcaster CBS has promoted the CEO of its interactive unit to become chief digital…
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Viacom battle takes new turn with Dauman lawsuit
The increasingly bitter battle between Philippe Dauman and Sumner Redstone has taken a new turn with…
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Redstone removes Dauman from trust as Viacom battle enters new phase
Viacom owner Sumner Redstone has hit out at CEO and executive chairman Philippe Dauman, saying…
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CBS, Showtime get a big Yes in Israel
Israeli pay TV platform Yes has inked a new volume deal with CBS that gives…
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Report: Apple starts work on first original
Apple has reportedly started work on its first original TV series, with plans to launch…
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Dauman to replace Redstone as chairman of Viacom
Philippe Dauman has been named executive chairman of US media giant Viacom, an appointment that…
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Shari Redstone backs Moonves to head CBS
Shari Redstone has backed Les Moonves to “lead CBS into the digital future” after he…
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Amazon to revamp Prime with additional online content
Amazon is reportedly planning to add more content to its Prime video offering by incorporating…
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NBC and CBS sign up for Apple TV
US broadcast networks NBC and CBS are launching app-based programming services on Apple TV. The…
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Moonves: Apple, CBS close to streaming deal
CBS Corp. is close to agreeing a programming deal that would see shows such as…
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Vivendi revamps Watchever with branded channels, BBC Brit on board
Vivendi-owned German subscription video-on-demand service Watchever has revamped its service with a new structure based…
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CBS eyes international Showtime OTT launch
US broadcaster CBS is looking at international launches for its new Showtime OTT on-demand platform…
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Showtime appoints new CEO
One of the longest serving CEOs in American television is about to hand over the…
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Showtime to launch stand-alone OTT service
CBS-owned US broadcaster Showtime is set to launch a stand-alone streaming service in an effort…
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CBS hints at Apple TV service deal
CBS president and CEO Les Moonves said the firm would “probably” do a deal with…
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ZenithOptimedia ranks top media companies
Media agency ZenithOptimedia ranked the world’s top media owners with Disney, Comcast, Fox and CBS…
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Redstone successor ‘decided by trust’
CBS and Viacom owner Sumner Redstone has played down suggestions to will hand the keys…
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Report: Moonves discussed possible Time Warner tie-up with Bewkes
CBS CEO Les Moonves had talks with Time Warner chief executive Jeff Bewkes last year…
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Apple reportedly planning autumn web TV launch
Apple is reportedly planning to launch an online TV service this autumn in partnership with…
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CSI sets global simulcast record
The 171-country simulcast of CBS procedural CSI has officially become the largest ever. CBS Studios International distributes…
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Horror Channel to launch on Freeview
The CBS AMC Networks UK channels partnership’s Horror Channel is to launch on free-to-air digital-terrestrial…
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CBS preparing 150-country CSI simulcast
CBS is preparing what it hopes will be the world’s largest ever drama simulcast with…
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Telefónica SVoD service buys CBS, Showtime dramas
The new subscription on-demand service of Spanish telco Telefónica has close a multi-year rights agreement…
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Moonves says CBS doesn’t need merger
Les Moonves has appeared to pour cold water on speculation US broadcast network CBS may…