Topic: CBS Corporation

What Will CBS Do With last.fm Part Deux

I've been thinking a lot about CBS' acquisition of last.fm since I first posted about it last week. Maybe it's because I'm totally obsessed with the music discovery and listening service, or it's that I'm really unsure as to whether ...READ»

Your Ad Here

On page 51 of the current issue of FC, we talk about advertising that’s moved beyond traditional media and into the urinal, the airport and the parking lot. Now we can add to that list. An article today from the AP says US ...READ»

Advertising Risk

If you don't know by now, there's been a heap of controversy over CBS' decision to group contestants by ethnicity for the next season of Survivor: Cook Island. Perhaps not the most PC thing to do for CBS. In fact, General Motors, The ...READ»

March Madness

Oral Roberts fans rejoice! Now you, too, will be able to catch all of that exciting NCAA Tournament first-round action. If you weren't convinced that new technology will change the way we watch TV, maybe this will change your mind. ...READ»

Eat This American Idol

A friend of mine who works for a record label was telling me how he and his coworkers are obsessed with CBS's new music industry dramedy "Love Monkey" (much in the same self-obsessed vein as us media folk and our beloved gawker.com). ...READ»

Sumner Redstone’s Master Strategy with YouTube

Is 83-year-old media-mogul Sumner Redstone the crypt keeper of a dying behemoth being dragged into the 21st century kicking and screaming (and suing), or a shrewd old man making would-be Web partners dance his hokey-pokey? The ...READ»

CBS Signs With Joost

According to Yvette Alberdingkthijm of the Joost blog, CBS has signed with Joost: http://www.joost.com/blog/2007/04/cbs-has-its-eye-on-joost.html CBS has signed a deal with Joost to make top current and classic programming available ...READ»

Third Age

This is your father's Web site. And damn proud of it, too. Third Age is the unofficial digital playground for empty nesters, curious Internet students, devoted care givers, out-of-practice bachelors, wary investors, adventurous ...READ»

CBS Aquires Wallstrip for $5 Million

According to TechCrunch, Jossip is reporting that corporate focused video blog WallStrip has been acquired by CBS News for $5 million. The report states that an announcement is expected early this week and involves WallStrip host ...READ»

Education: Reality TV -- It's Visual and Kinesthetic Learning!

CBS's new reality show "Kid Nation" has sparked outrage, or at the very least, strong concerns that: the child participants were exploited, and; this violated New Mexico's child labor laws. But in a recent twist, which came just ...READ»

Auto-Bio

BioPortfolio is a news service that tracks biotechnology companies, technologies, and products around the world for scientists, investors, companies, and government agencies. Organized in 14 channels focusing on biotechnology, ...READ»

Big Media's New Face

In a me-too business, the video titans' Web strategies reveal some fresh experimentation.READ»

Advertisers Target Captive Audiences

If screens seem to be popping up everywhere, that's because they are. In a DVR world, advertisers are reaching outside the home for today's most desirable audience: a captive one. Anywhere people might be waiting equals an opportunity to air short-form content and advertising. Tune in to the forefront of "advertainment." READ»

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"Angels Across America"

No, it's not a new series on CBS. And it's not a 527 group from the religious right, either. It's the Victoria's Secret models tour, and it's coming to a city near you! That is, if you live near New York, Miami, Las Vegas or (how ...READ»

What Will CBS do With last.fm?

Last night when I logged into my last.fm account, I noticed a couple of new features, or at least better organization and display of tools on my music profile page. But this is nothing new. It's what I've come to expect of the social ...READ»

Salary Stalks

CBS MarketWatch's Chris Pummer recently reported the 10 most overpaid jobs in the United States. They are: Mutual-fund managers Washed-up pro athletes in long-term contracts CEOs of poorly performing companies Orthodontists ...READ»

ICFF Preview: Freaky Design Videos

Is Blu Dot the David Lynch of the furniture world?READ»

Power Tools - Getting Started

Get a handle on your e-mail.READ»

Careers: Branding and The Future of Media From NBC's Digital Top Gun

    I had the privilege this week to enter the media future – or at least a very smart person’s view of it – and learn that the future is all about personalization. “The future of local TV (and seemingly ...READ»

CBS: CSI Balloons -- Sheesh!

So my colleague, Michael Prospero, seems to have gotten in on the act here with my fall TV preview obsession. That's fine. Hell has already been paid here at FC Now headquarters in, yes, New York, crime show capital of the world. ...READ»

Innovation Wednesday: Unique Social Networking Site helps Iraq War Veterans Find Work

Some returning Iraq war veterans are facing another battle at home: The fight to find a job. In fact, unemployment among young veterans is significantly higher than non-veterans in the same age group, mostly 22-24, and dramatically ...READ»

All Work and No Play ...

... means you don't know jack about your computer. The best gear to turn your office into a playroom.READ»

Why Online Branded Entertainment Should Study Soap Operas

With so many companies in the past few years talking about producing online video and other forms of "branded entertainment," I'm amazed by how people often talk about these trends as if they are new. Radio and early television was ...READ»

REPORT: Top 25 Digital Influencers in News & Politics

Never before have so many tools been available to analyze and clarify digital influence. The 2009 Digital Influence in News and Politics Report leverages these tools to measure the influence of those best-in-class media companies in the digital sphere. Sparxoo evaluated over 100 news and politics media outlets...READ»

The Office: Ratings Report

The incomparable Programming Insider, Marc Berman, at Mediaweek, has the overnight ratings: The Office won the 9:30 p.m. half-hour with a 9.7/14 in the overnights and a 5.0/13 among adults 18-49 (and a second-place 11.27 million ...READ»