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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
New CBS Interactive Represents Premier Online Content Network for
Information and Entertainment
- CBS Interactive Becomes the 8th Largest Web Network Worldwide;
- Top Five Premium Content Ad-Supported Network;
- The Number One Technology Network Led by CNET.com;
- The Number Two Entertainment and Sports Network for Men 18-34
QuInc. Smith Named Chief Executive Officer and Neil Ashe Named President...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBS Corporation (NYSE:
CBS.A and CBS) announced today that it has completed its tender offer for
all outstanding shares of common stock of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:
CNET). CBS intends to complete the acquisition in the next few business
days.
The initial offering period expired at 12:00 Midnight, ET, on Friday,
June 20, 2008. A subsequent offering period...
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SignalBlog (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The president of Newsweek Inc., Greg Osberg, will leave the magazine in the fall to pursue other opportunities, the magazine said Wednesday. Osberg “oversaw the tremendous growth of Newsweek.com and took a liking to the digital sector,” Newsweek said in a statement. “He has been a leader expanding the site’s reach and visibility and we will [...]
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Facebook Blog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
| Technology
Last August we launched our Facebook iPhone website, and almost a year later it has over 1.5 million people using it regularly. We are thrilled to see so many enjoying Facebook on their iPhones, so we've been working on ways to take our iPhone experience to the next level.
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Crave RSS (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Eventful For iPhone's interface. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET Networks) Eventful Inc. , an event-driven social Web site, announced today its release of Eventful For iPhone application. The software works on both iPhone and iPod Touch and makes it easy for users to find events and things to do in ...
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Todd And - The Power To Connect (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Balihoo, the only on-demand media buying and planning platform that provides intelligent software-PLUS-services to media professionals across all mediums, announced today that Jack Haire, former Executive Vice President of Time Inc. a division of Time Warner, will be joining the Balihoo Board of Directors. “We’re honored to have Jack join our Board of Directors,” said [...]
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MediaChannel (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
By Victoria Coliver, San Francisco Chronicle CBS Corp. completed its $1.8 billion purchase of San Francisco's CNET Networks Inc. on Monday in a deal that makes CBS one of the top 10 largest Web properties.
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Talking Biz News (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Mike Farrell of Multichannel News reports that CBS has completed its tender offer for tech news service operating CNET Networks Inc., and that the $1.8 billion deal should close within the next several days. Farrell writes, “According to CBS, as of June 25 about 117.9 million CNET shares were validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant [...]
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
CBS News Content Featured on CNET.com for First Time
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Two days after CBS
Corporation announced its completion of its acquisition of CNET Networks,
Inc., CBS News content is being featured on CNET.com for the very first
time. Video of EARLY SHOW anchor Harry Smith's Tuesday interview with CNET
senior editor Natali Del Conti is now available for viewing...
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WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weathe (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
CBS and CNET have joined forces to form the 8th largest Web network in the world. CBS station WCBS-TV's Rich Demuro reported that while CNET may be best known for their coverage of technology, the company also runs Web sites on parenting, gaming and business, to name a few.
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mac.ro (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
PLEASANTON, Calif.----SInc. its launch in 2007, the Apple® iPhone™ has garnered stratospheric hype from techies around the world for its ‘stunning display, sleek design, and multi-touch user interface’ [CNET Networks, Inc., 2008 Product Review ].
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mac.ro (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
SInc. its launch in 2007, the Apple(R) iPhone(TM) has garnered stratospheric hype from techies around the world for its 'stunning display, sleek design, and multi-touch user interface' (CNET Networks, Inc., 2008 Product Review). Now Verticals onDemand, the pharmaceutical industry's leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) CRM solutions, brings the dazzling iPhone to life for life ...
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MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
* CNET Networks Inc.shareholder Jana Partners LLC on Thursday said it dropped its effort to win control of CNET's board in light of CBS Corp's plan to buy the Internet media company. Jana, which...
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Money Out Blog (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Forgive the folks at hedge fund Jana Partners LLC for waiting more than a month after CNET Networks Inc. [CNET] announced its $1.8 billion sale to CBS Corp. [CBS] before...
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Talking Biz News (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Franklin Paul of Reuters reports Thursday that investor Jana Partners LLC has dropped its bid to gain control of online tech news provider CNET Networks board due to its pending acquisition by CBS. Paul writes, “Jana, which owns about 10 percent of CNET voting stock, had argued that CNET was falling behind peers like Yahoo Inc. In April, [...]
