After releasing stellar first-quarter results, CBS Corp. execs told Wall Street analysts that the company is leveraging its traditional strength but also growing significantly in t... More
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CBS Chief Les Moonves Makes Subscriber Growth Case In Cord-Cutting Era (Deadline)
CBS CEO: Company’s Subscriber Growth is ‘Accelerating’ as OTT Popularity Expands
CBS and Showtime subscribers are “not only growing, but the growth is also accelerating” thanks to the increasing popularity of over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, including... More
CBS All Access Arrives in Canada to Kick Off International Expansion Efforts (TechCrunch)
CBS’ over-the-top streaming service, CBS All Access, is now available for the first time outside the U.S. The network today announced the service has arrived in Canada, ahead of ... More
CBS, Viacom CEOs Stress Significance of OTT, Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Initiatives
The CEOs of CBS and Viacom stressed the importance of their over-the-top (OTT) streaming initiatives, especially their direct-to-consumer (D2C) offerings, at the Morgan Stanley Tec... More
Targeting ‘Superfans’: How CBS is Aggressively Embracing Streaming (Digiday)
The television industry has been in a state of upheaval as cord cutting, declining linear TV ratings and rising internet video consumption has forced TV networks and studios to ada... More
CBS Launches Streaming Sports-News Outlet CBS Sports HQ (Variety)
CBS is taking another swing at the streaming-video sector with the launch of a free 24-hour digital sports-news outlet known as CBS Sports HQ. Executives said the service will f... More
CBS CEO: Company’s Expanding Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Service Offerings
CBS is so pleased with the performance of its current direct-to-consumer streaming services that it’s now readying the launches of CBS Sports HQ and “Entertainment Tonight” s... More
CBS Late-Night Shows Launch on Facebook Watch Video Platform (Variety)
CBS is bringing short-form content from “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden” to Facebook’s Watch. Starting Thursday, fans ca... More
CBS Aims to Boost Video-Streaming News Hub CBSN in 2018 (Variety)
CBS intends to give more attention to CBSN, the video-streaming hub devoted to news, in 2018, as a younger generation of news aficionados finds it easier to gain access to video on... More
CBS Might Turn ‘Entertainment Tonight’ Into its Own Streaming Service (Engadget)
CBS has been getting more bold with its streaming offerings, notably putting Star Trek Discovery exclusively on its All Access platform. But it seems the network is considering ano... More
Leslie Moonves: CBS is Prepared for Cord-Cutting Future (THR)
Revenue and profit for CBS both grew slightly in the third quarter compared with the same period a year ago, the company said Thursday, but Wall Street's initial reaction was that ... More
CBS: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Gave a Huge Lift to All Access Streaming Sign-Ups
The premiere of the new TV show “Star Trek: Discovery” provided a huge lift for CBS All Access streaming subscriptions, according to the network. The show “broke a new rec... More
CBS Wins Bid for Australia’s Ten Network (Variety)
Shareholders at Australia’s Ten Network on Tuesday voted to accept a revised takeover offer from the U.S.’s CBS Corporation. The decision is a defeat for a counter-proposal ... More
CBS Gets Ready to Vie With ESPN in Digital (Variety)
CBS Corp. intends to launch a streaming-video sports outlet that will be more newsy and less focused on commentary programs, the company’s top executive said Thursday, while taki... More
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CBS to Buy Australian Network as Test Ground for Streaming (AdAge)
CBS Corp. has snapped up ailing Australian TV broadcaster Ten Network Holdings, securing an offshore testing ground for its on-demand streaming service. The most-watched U.S. netw... More
CBS Will Launch a Streaming Sports Network Later This Year (Adweek)
Three years after launching CBSN, an all-news digital network, CBS is about to do it again, this time focusing on sports. The company will roll out a sports-themed, 24-hour livestr... More
CBS CEO: Company’s Expanding OTT Services are ‘Starting to Hit Their Stride’
CBS is expanding its over-the-top (OTT) streaming TV services on multiple fronts and the company continues to see enormous opportunities from them and the various “skinny” bund... More
CBS Introduces Data to Help Ad Buyers Span Broadcast and Digital (Deadline)
Like other broadcasters this week, CBS used its upfront presentation today to take some shots at digital companies competing for ad dollars. But it also repeated a familiar theme: ... More
CBS Forms New Streaming Deal With Affiliate Stations (MCN)
CBS said it reached a new agreement with the CBS Affiliate Board that will help put live streams of affiliate signals on emerging digital streaming platforms. The agreement continu... More