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11.12.2007 -- Lucy Hughes has been named Senior Vice President, Research, CBS RADIO, it was announced today by Michael Weiss, CBS RADIO's newly appointed President of Sales, to whom Hughes will report. The appointment is effective immediately.    » read more »

11.07.2007 -- CBS today announced it is utilizing Facebook Ads to tap into an online community of "The Amazing Race" fans while attracting new viewers through targeted outreach, word-of-mouth referrals, and viral campaigns aimed at enabling fans to introduce the show to their friends, and their friends' friends. The building of the online community around "The Amazing Race" will be done via a "The Amazing Race" Facebook Page which will include interactive content tied to the program.    » read more »

11.01.2007 -- CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS and CBS.A) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of $.25 per share. The dividend is payable on January 1, 2008 to shareholders of record as of November 30, 2007.

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- Regional Management Positions Eliminated;
- Dan Mason To Oversee Stations In 10 Major Markets;
- Michael Weiss Named President Of Sales

October 18, 2007 — Several of the world’s leading Internet and media companies today announced their joint support for a set of collaborative principles that enable the continued growth and development of user-generated content online and respect the intellectual property of content owners.    » read more »

New York, Oct. 16 — CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS and CBS.A) announced today a new employment agreement with President and Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves. The agreement supersedes the prior contract and extends his employment with the CBS Corporation through September 30, 2011.    » read more »

10.08.2007 -- CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS and CBS.A) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of SignStorey, Inc., a leader in the distribution of video programming and advertising content to retail stores, and has renamed it "CBS Outernet." The purchase price was $71.5 million in cash.

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Top players from CBSSports.com, ESPN, Sporting News and MLB.com to meet in final showdown

10/02/2007, NEW YORK -- MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, announced today that it has brought together eight of the top fantasy baseball players to compete in the first-ever World Series of Fantasy Baseball. The field of participants, who were all season champions from MLB.com and licensed fantasy partners CBSSports.com, ESPN.com and SportingNews.com, will compete in a head-to-head postseason tournament to crown the year's ultimate fantasy baseball champion.    » read more »

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2007 — CBS today announced the launch of "EyeLab," an editing studio dedicated to creating CBS-based promotional content to be distributed across CBS Interactive platforms. The new short-form video content will be produced by fans, next-generation online content editors, and producers of CBS programming and will be tied to content from CBS News, Sports, Entertainment, Late Night and Daytime, as well as CSTV and Showtime. EyeLab clips will be distributed across the CBS Audience Network, including the newly redesigned CBS.com and CBS Mobile.    » read more »

09.26.2007 -- SignStorey, Inc., a leader in the distribution of video programming and advertising content to retail stores, announced today the appointment of two executives to its marketing team. Jeff Weidauer, an industry veteran with nearly 30 years of retail supermarket experience, including roles in operations, merchandising and marketing, has been named Vice President of Marketing. Janet Metzger, whose background includes 20 years of experience in retail advertising, was named Director of Retail Marketing.    » read more »

09.25.2007 -- CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS and CBS.A) today announced the top executive for its new film division, naming Amy Baer the President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Films. The announcement was made by Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation, to whom Baer will report.

In this new position, Baer will be responsible for charting the creative direction for CBS Films, overseeing the development, production, acquisition, distribution and marketing of its films.    » read more »

"Survivor" host Jeff Probst debuts his favorite Major League Baseball postseason moment on actober.com in true survivor form

09/18/2007 -- Major League Baseball has just posted its first celebrity-created spot on actober.com, the first user-generated content website produced by a major professional sports league. The newest spot created by and starring "SURVIVOR" host Jeff Probst is a parody of his role as host on the hit television show.    » read more »

09.17.2007 -- Music industry veteran Larry Jenkins, who consulted CBS during the development and launch of the newly formed CBS Records, was named Executive Vice President and General Manager of the label, it was announced today by Nancy Tellem, President, CBS Paramount Network Television Entertainment Group, to whom Jenkins will report. He will be based in CBS Records’ West Los Angeles headquarters.    » read more »

17 September 2007, Washington (By Mary Morningstar) -- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2007 Honorees. They are pianist Leon Fleisher, singer Diana Ross, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, director Martin Scorsese and actor Steve Martin.

Kennedy Center Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman released a statement that said, "With their extraordinary talent, creativity, and perseverance, the five 2007 Honorees have transformed the way we, as Americans, see, hear, and feel the performing arts. We will forever be thankful for the great gift they have shared with us."    » read more »

New York — September 10, 2007 — CBS Interactive announced today that it is joining forces with CBS owned Television, CBS RADIO and CBS Affiliated stations to make the CBS Audience Network hyperlocal. With the addition of 29 owned television, 144 radio, and up to 183 affiliated station websites, the CBS Audience Network will expand exponentially in terms of the number of partners and online reach. While some have already launched, most of the partnership sites will be up and running at the start of CBS Television Network’s Fall season later this month.    » read more »