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| Type | Radio and television network |
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| Country | United States |
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| Headquarters | CBS Building, Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Global |
| Parent | CBS Entertainment Group |
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| History | |
| Founded | September 18, 1927 |
| Launched |
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| Links | |
| Website | cbs.com |
| 1912 | Paramount Pictures is founded |
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| 1927 | CBS is founded |
| 1929 | Paramount buys 49% of CBS |
| 1932 | Paramount sells back shares of CBS |
| 1950 | Desilu is founded & CBS distributes its television programs |
| 1952 | CBS creates the CBS Television Film Sales division |
| 1958 | CBS Television Film Sales renamed as CBS Films |
| 1966 | Gulf+Western buys Paramount |
| 1968 | Gulf+Western acquires Desilu and renames it Paramount Television & CBS Films becomes CBS Enterprises |
| 1970 | CBS Enterprises renamed as Viacom |
| 1971 | Viacom is spun off from CBS as a separate company |
| 1985 | Viacom buys full ownership of Showtime & MTV Networks |
| 1986 | National Amusements buys Viacom |
| 1989 | Gulf+Western renamed as Paramount Communications |
| 1994 | Viacom acquires Paramount Communications |
| 1995 | Westinghouse buys CBS |
| 1997 | Westinghouse renamed as CBS Corporation |
| 1999 | Viacom buys CBS Corporation |
| 2001 | Viacom buys BET Networks |
| 2006 | Viacom splits into second CBS Corporation and Viacom |
| 2019 | CBS Corporation and Viacom re-merge to form ViacomCBS |
| 2022 | ViacomCBS changes its name to Paramount Global |
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CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that is the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Global.
Headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City, it has major production facilities and operations at the CBS Broadcast Center and the headquarters of owner Paramount at One Astor Plaza (both also in that city) and Television City and the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles. The network is part of the "Big Three" television networks. It is also sometimes referred to as the Eye Network in reference to the company's trademark symbol which has been in use since 1951.[1] It has also been called the Tiffany Network which alludes to the perceived high quality of its programming during the tenure of William S. Paley.[2][clarification needed] It can also refer to some of CBS's first demonstrations of color television, which were held in the former Tiffany and Company Building in New York City in 1950.
History[]
The network has its origins in United Independent Broadcasters, Inc., a radio network founded in Chicago by New York City talent agent Arthur Judson in January 1927. In April of that year, the Columbia Phonograph Company, parent of the Columbia record label, invested in the network, resulting in its rebranding as the Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (CPBS).[3] In early 1928, Judson and Columbia sold the network to Isaac and Leon Levy, two brothers who owned WCAU, the network's Philadelphia affiliate, as well as their partner Jerome Louchheim. They installed William S. Paley, an in-law of the Levys, as president of the network. With the Columbia record label out of ownership, Paley rebranded the network as the Columbia Broadcasting System.[4] By September 1928, Paley became the network's majority owner with 51 percent of the business.[5] Paramount Pictures then acquired the other 49 percent of CBS in 1929, but the Great Depression eventually forced the studio to sell its shares back to the network in 1932.[3] CBS would then remain primarily an independent company throughout the next 63 years. Under Paley's guidance, CBS would first become one of the largest radio networks in the United States, and eventually one of the Big Three American broadcast television networks. CBS ventured and expanded its horizons through television starting in the 1940s, spinning-off its broadcast syndication division Viacom to a separate company in 1971. In 1974, CBS dropped its original full name and became known simply as CBS, Inc. The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1995, renaming its legal name to the current CBS Broadcasting Inc. two years later, and eventually adopted the name of the company it had acquired to become CBS Corporation. In 2000, CBS came under the control of the original incarnation of Viacom, which was formed as a spin-off of CBS in 1971. In 2005, Viacom split itself into two separate companies and re-established CBS Corporation through the spin-off of its broadcast television, radio and select cable television and non-broadcasting assets, with the CBS network at its core.[6][7][8] CBS Corporation was controlled by Sumner Redstone through National Amusements, which also controlled the second incarnation of Viacom until December 4, 2019, when the two separated companies agreed to re-merge to become ViacomCBS (now known as Paramount Global). Following the sale, CBS and its other broadcasting and entertainment assets were reorganized into a new division, CBS Entertainment Group.
CBS operated the CBS Radio network until 2017, when it sold its radio division to Entercom (now known as Audacy, Inc. since 2021).[9] Before this, CBS Radio mainly provided news and features content for its portfolio of owned-and-operated radio stations in large and mid-sized markets, as well as its affiliated radio stations in various other markets. While CBS Corporation common shareholders (i.e. not the multiple-voting shares held by National Amusements) were given a 72% stake in the combined Entercom,[10] CBS no longer owns or operates any radio stations directly; however, it still provides radio news broadcasts to its radio affiliates and to the new owners of its former radio stations, and licenses the rights to use CBS trademarks under a long-term contract. The television network has over 240 owned-and-operated and affiliated television stations throughout the United States, some also available in Canada via pay-television providers or in border areas over-the-air.
Presidents of CBS Entertainment[]
| Executive | Term |
|---|---|
| Arthur Judson | 1927–1928 |
| Frank Stanton | 1946–1971 |
| Louis Cowan | 1957–1959 |
| James Thomas Aubrey | 1959–1965[11] |
| Michael Dann | 1963–1970 |
| Fred Silverman | 1970–1975 |
| Arthur R. Taylor | 1972–1976[12] |
| John Backe | 1976–1980[13] |
| B. Donald Grant | 1980–1987[14][15] |
| Kim LeMasters | 1987–1990[14][16] |
| Jeff Sagansky | 1990–1994[16] |
| Peter Tortorici | 1994–1995 |
| Leslie Moonves | 1995–1998[17] |
| Nancy Tellem | 1998–2004[17] |
| Nina Tassler | 2004–2015[18] |
| Glenn Geller | 2015–2017[18] |
| Kelly Kahl | 2017–2022[19][20] |
| Amy Reisenbach | 2022–present[20] |
See also[]
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- CBS Cable, the company's early (and abortive) foray into cable broadcasting
- CBS Innertube
- CBS Kidshow
- CBS Mobile
- History of CBS
- Lists of CBS television affiliates
- Meredith Corporation
- Westmoreland v. CBS
Notes[]
- ↑ "Slanguage Dictionary: E". Variety. February 20, 2013. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Westinghouse Bids for Role In the Remake: CBS Deal Advances TV's Global Reach". The New York Times. August 2, 1995. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/02/news/02iht-cbs_0.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Erik Barnouw (1966). A Tower in Babel: A History of Broadcasting in the United States to 1933. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 222–261. ISBN 978-0-19-500474-8.
- ↑ Jeremy Gerard (October 28, 1990). "William S. Paley, Who Built CBS Into a Communications Empire, Dies at 89". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/28/obituaries/william-s-paley-who-built-cbs-into-a-communications-empire-dies-at-89.html.
- ↑ Laurence Bergreen (1980). Look Now, Pay Later: The Rise of Network Broadcasting. New York City: Doubleday and Co.. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-451-61966-2. https://archive.org/details/looknowpaylaterr00berg.
- ↑ Barnes, Matthew Karnitschnig and Brooks (2006-07-22). "CBS and Viacom Find Life Tough After the Big Split". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115353261435314387.
- ↑ Bloomberg News (2006-01-02). "Viacom Completes Split Into 2 Companies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/02/business/media/viacom-completes-split-into-2-companies.html.
- ↑ "Viacom board approves plan to split company". NBC News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Entercom Finalizes Merger With CBS Radio, Becoming No. 2 Radio Operator in US". Billboard. 2017-11-17. http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8039439/entercom-cbs-radio-merger-finalized-no-2-radio-operator. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ↑ "CBS to merge its radio business with Entercom". Reuters. 2017-02-02. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-entercom-comm-m-a-cbs-corp-idUSKBN15H1MW.
- ↑ "James Aubrey Jr., 75, TV and Film Executive". The New York Times. September 12, 1994. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/12/obituaries/james-aubrey-jr-75-tv-and-film-executive.html.
- ↑ "President of CBS Resigns in Shakeup". Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1976. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/658561232.html?dids=658561232:658561232&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI. "Arthur R. Taylor resigned today as president of CBS and Chairman William S. Paley said he would step aside as chief executive officer in a shakeup at the ..."
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (October 28, 2015). "John Backe Dies at 83; Put CBS Back Atop Prime Time". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/business/media/john-backe-dies-at-83-put-cbs-back-atop-prime-time.html.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "CBS Entertainment Chief Is Leaving The Network". The New York Times. October 31, 1987. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/31/arts/cbs-entertainment-chief-is-leaving-the-network.html.
- ↑ Dagan, Carmel (July 25, 2011). "Bud Grant dies at 79, Was CBS Entertainment president in the '80s". Variety. https://variety.com/2011/scene/news/bud-grant-dies-at-79-1118040373/.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Sagansky Echoes Predecessors With Plans For CBS's Future". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution (Cox Enterprises). January 16, 1990. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB7C43B38566617&p_field_direct-0=document_id.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Carter, Bill (August 18, 1998). "The Media Business: CBS Fills President's Post At Entertainment Division". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/18/business/the-media-business-cbs-fills-president-s-post-at-entertainment-division.html.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Andreeva, Nellie (September 15, 2015). "Nina Tassler Leaving As CBS Entertainment Boss, Glenn Geller To Replace Her". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 23, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 30, 2017). "Kelly Kahl Named President, Thom Sherman Senior EVP CBS Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 20.0 20.1 Maas, Jennifer (November 16, 2022). "CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl and Senior VP Thom Sherman to Exit, Amy Reisenbach Named as Successor". Variety. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
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References[]
- Ken Auletta (1992). Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way. New York City: Vintage. ISBN 0-679-74135-6. https://archive.org/details/threeblindmiceho00aule_0.
- Ben H. Bagdikian (2000). The New Media Monopoly (6th ed.). Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN 0-8070-6179-4. https://archive.org/details/mediamonopoly0000bagd.
- Erik Barnouw (1966). A Tower in Babel: A History of Broadcasting in the United States to 1933. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-500474-8.
- Erik Barnouw (1968). The Golden Web: A History of Broadcasting in the United States, 1933–1953. New York City: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-500475-5. https://archive.org/details/goldenwebhistory00barn.
- Edward J. Epstein (1973). News From Nowhere: Television and the News. New York City: Random House. ISBN 0-394-46316-1.
- Bernard Goldberg (2002). Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News. Washington, D.C.: Regnery. ISBN 0-89526-190-1. https://archive.org/details/biascbsinsiderex00gold.
- Jeff Kisseloff (1995). The Box: An Oral History of Television, 1920–1961. New York City: Viking. ISBN 0-670-86470-6.
- Barbara Matusow (1984). The Evening Stars: The Making of the Network News Anchor. New York City: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-31714-9.
- William Paley (1979). As It Happened: A Memoir. Garden City, New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-14639-6. https://archive.org/details/asithappenedmemo00pale.
- Michael J. Robinson; Margaret Sheehan (1983). Over the Wire and On TV: CBS and the UPI in Campaign '80. New York City: Russell Sage Foundation. ISBN 0-87154-722-8. https://archive.org/details/overwireontv00robi.
- Sally Bedell Smith (1990). In All His Glory: The Life of William S. Paley, the Legendary Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle. New York City: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-61735-4. https://archive.org/details/inallhisglorylif00smit.
Further reading[]
- Lewis J. Paper (1987). Empire: William S. Paley and the Making of CBS. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-00591-1. OCLC 15283845. https://archive.org/details/empirewilliamspa00pape.
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