CBS Corp (CBS.A) 55.72 $CBS.A
Rhode Island hires new tourism chief after Iceland debacle
By MATT O'BRIEN - AP - Fri Jun 10, 3:45PM CDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has hired a new chief marketing officer after its embarrassing state tourism campaign included a video featuring a scene from Iceland.
CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Media mogul's mental competency at center of probate case
By DENISE LAVOIE - AP - Tue Jun 07, 1:36PM CDT
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — A battery of lawyers argued in court Tuesday over whether media mogul Sumner Redstone had the mental competence to remove two trustees of entities that control Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
The Latest: Redstone's mental competency at center of battle
AP - Tue Jun 07, 11:43AM CDT
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on Sumner Redstone-Viacom CEO (all times local):
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Viacom owner throws up hurdle to Paramount sale
AP - Mon Jun 06, 5:41PM CDT
NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — In a move that further undermines Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, the company's controlling shareholder said Monday it amended Viacom's bylaws to require unanimous board approval for any full or partial sale of movie studio Paramount Pictures.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Sumner Redstone asks court to reject lawsuit by Viacom CEO
By DENISE LAVOIE - AP - Fri Jun 03, 5:26PM CDT
BOSTON (AP) — Media mogul Sumner Redstone, fighting back against charges that he's mentally incapacitated, said Friday that not only is he competent but he was backed by a majority of trustees when he stripped Viacom's CEO of key positions last month.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Summer's here: fun and games dominate TV ratings
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Wed Jun 01, 3:08PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The calendar may not say summer yet, but the fun and games dominant onscreen mean the season has already begun for television networks.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CMCSA: 62.39 (-0.41), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Nielsen's top programs for May 23-29
AP - Wed Jun 01, 3:07PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 23-29. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Nielsen's top programs for May 16-22
AP - Tue May 24, 3:18PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 16-22. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
CBS is most popular network for eighth season in a row
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue May 24, 3:15PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS will finish the television season as the nation's most popular television network for the eighth consecutive year, and win among the youthful demographic sought by advertisers for only the third time since modern record-keeping began in the 1980s.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CMCSA: 62.39 (-0.41), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Sumner Redstone names new confidantes to media empire
AP - Tue May 24, 11:20AM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Media mogul Sumner Redstone has appointed new confidantes to entities that control Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp., replacing Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman and lawyer George Abrams, whom he stripped of the roles last week.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Mon May 23, 4:30PM CDT
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VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), MON: 107.05 (-2.15), PFE: 34.74 (-0.55), BAC: 13.60 (-0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), BA: 129.92 (-1.22), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Viacom CEO sues to be restored to Redstone trust
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Mon May 23, 4:17PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viacom's embattled chief executive sued Monday to be restored as a director and trustee to entities that control Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. after a weekend move by media mogul Sumner Redstone stripped him of the positions.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Battle over Redstone's media empire takes another turn
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - AP - Sat May 21, 7:02PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over the fortune of ailing media mogul Sumner Redstone has taken another turn. Lawyers for Redstone are seeking to remove two members of the board of the trust that will eventually control Redstone's media empire, which includes CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Correction: US-Nielsens-List story
AP - Wed May 18, 3:08PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 17 about Nielsen ratings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that "The Voice" had 9.8 million viewers. It had 9.82 million viewers.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
ESPN moving to get out-of-home Nielsen measurements
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue May 17, 2:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN says it has agreed with the Nielsen company to become one of the first television networks to regularly incorporate measurements of people watching TV outside of their homes in places like bars or health clubs into viewership estimates.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CMCSA: 62.39 (-0.41), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
The Latest: Ex-girlfriend sues Redstone daughter after loss
AP - Mon May 09, 1:11PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the mental competency trial of media mogul Sumner Redstone (all times local):
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Sumner Redstone testimony key in mental competency trial
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY - AP - Fri May 06, 7:38PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Videotaped testimony in which media mogul Sumner Redstone says he doesn't want his longtime companion in his life anymore may be enough to end a mental competency trial, a judge said Friday.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Trial to examine mind and decisions of mogul Sumner Redstone
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY - AP - Thu May 05, 4:58PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Illness has robbed Sumner Redstone of his voice, but a trial scheduled to begin Friday will determine whether the ailing media mogul remains competent enough to make key decisions about his life.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
The Latest: Sumner Redstone testifies in competency case
AP - Thu May 05, 4:40PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a case that will determine the mental competency of media mogul Sumner Redstone. (all times local):
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Nielsen's top programs for April 25-May 1
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue May 03, 4:02PM CDT
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for April 25-May 1. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Rhode Island hires new tourism chief after Iceland debacle
By MATT O'BRIEN - AP - Fri Jun 10, 3:45PM CDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island has hired a new chief marketing officer after its embarrassing state tourism campaign included a video featuring a scene from Iceland.
CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Media mogul's mental competency at center of probate case
By DENISE LAVOIE - AP - Tue Jun 07, 1:36PM CDT
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — A battery of lawyers argued in court Tuesday over whether media mogul Sumner Redstone had the mental competence to remove two trustees of entities that control Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
The Latest: Redstone's mental competency at center of battle
AP - Tue Jun 07, 11:43AM CDT
CANTON, Mass. (AP) — The Latest on Sumner Redstone-Viacom CEO (all times local):
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Viacom owner throws up hurdle to Paramount sale
AP - Mon Jun 06, 5:41PM CDT
NORWOOD, Mass. (AP) — In a move that further undermines Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, the company's controlling shareholder said Monday it amended Viacom's bylaws to require unanimous board approval for any full or partial sale of movie studio Paramount Pictures.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Sumner Redstone asks court to reject lawsuit by Viacom CEO
By DENISE LAVOIE - AP - Fri Jun 03, 5:26PM CDT
BOSTON (AP) — Media mogul Sumner Redstone, fighting back against charges that he's mentally incapacitated, said Friday that not only is he competent but he was backed by a majority of trustees when he stripped Viacom's CEO of key positions last month.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Summer's here: fun and games dominate TV ratings
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Wed Jun 01, 3:08PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The calendar may not say summer yet, but the fun and games dominant onscreen mean the season has already begun for television networks.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CMCSA: 62.39 (-0.41), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Nielsen's top programs for May 23-29
AP - Wed Jun 01, 3:07PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 23-29. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Nielsen's top programs for May 16-22
AP - Tue May 24, 3:18PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 16-22. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
CBS is most popular network for eighth season in a row
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue May 24, 3:15PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS will finish the television season as the nation's most popular television network for the eighth consecutive year, and win among the youthful demographic sought by advertisers for only the third time since modern record-keeping began in the 1980s.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CMCSA: 62.39 (-0.41), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Sumner Redstone names new confidantes to media empire
AP - Tue May 24, 11:20AM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Media mogul Sumner Redstone has appointed new confidantes to entities that control Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp., replacing Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman and lawyer George Abrams, whom he stripped of the roles last week.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Mon May 23, 4:30PM CDT
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VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), MON: 107.05 (-2.15), PFE: 34.74 (-0.55), BAC: 13.60 (-0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), BA: 129.92 (-1.22), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Viacom CEO sues to be restored to Redstone trust
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Mon May 23, 4:17PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viacom's embattled chief executive sued Monday to be restored as a director and trustee to entities that control Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. after a weekend move by media mogul Sumner Redstone stripped him of the positions.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Battle over Redstone's media empire takes another turn
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - AP - Sat May 21, 7:02PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The battle over the fortune of ailing media mogul Sumner Redstone has taken another turn. Lawyers for Redstone are seeking to remove two members of the board of the trust that will eventually control Redstone's media empire, which includes CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Correction: US-Nielsens-List story
AP - Wed May 18, 3:08PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 17 about Nielsen ratings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that "The Voice" had 9.8 million viewers. It had 9.82 million viewers.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
ESPN moving to get out-of-home Nielsen measurements
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue May 17, 2:06PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN says it has agreed with the Nielsen company to become one of the first television networks to regularly incorporate measurements of people watching TV outside of their homes in places like bars or health clubs into viewership estimates.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CMCSA: 62.39 (-0.41), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
The Latest: Ex-girlfriend sues Redstone daughter after loss
AP - Mon May 09, 1:11PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the mental competency trial of media mogul Sumner Redstone (all times local):
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Sumner Redstone testimony key in mental competency trial
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY - AP - Fri May 06, 7:38PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Videotaped testimony in which media mogul Sumner Redstone says he doesn't want his longtime companion in his life anymore may be enough to end a mental competency trial, a judge said Friday.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Trial to examine mind and decisions of mogul Sumner Redstone
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY - AP - Thu May 05, 4:58PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Illness has robbed Sumner Redstone of his voice, but a trial scheduled to begin Friday will determine whether the ailing media mogul remains competent enough to make key decisions about his life.
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
The Latest: Sumner Redstone testifies in competency case
AP - Thu May 05, 4:40PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a case that will determine the mental competency of media mogul Sumner Redstone. (all times local):
VIA: 46.01 (-0.21), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), VIAB: 41.24 (-0.78), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
Nielsen's top programs for April 25-May 1
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue May 03, 4:02PM CDT
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for April 25-May 1. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
DIS: 97.57 (+0.23), CBS.A: 55.72 (-0.70), CBS: 52.11 (-0.62)
