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CBS launching turn-of-decade project

CBS News is planning an ambitious turn-of-decade look at America's position in the world that's also designed as an opening competitive shot at Diane Sawyer.

CBS goes back to MMA with Fedor, Strikeforce

Fedor Emelianenko is ready for his close-up.

CBS' Moonves on Oprah: `We're in dialogue'

CBS Corp. on Thursday was faced with rumors about the possible departure of Oprah Winfrey's talk show from broadcast television to her own cable channel, The Oprah Winfrey Network.

CBS show sales help offset drop in 3Q ad revenue

The sale of popular TV shows partly offset a drop in third-quarter advertising revenue at CBS Corp. but the company said ad trends are improving in the final three months of the year.

Earnings Preview: Ad trends eyed in CBS 3Q report

CBS Corp., the broadcast network controlled by Sumner Redstone, reports its third-quarter earnings Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

CBS News partners with foreign news startup

CBS News plans to supplement its international coverage with reports from a Boston-based startup that specializes in foreign news.

Strikeforce returns mixed martial arts to CBS

Mixed martial arts is returning to network television.

CBS to run video ad in EW print magazine

An upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly's print edition will be embedded with a video player that will run ads for CBS shows and Pepsi.

Antonio Alonso named CEO of CBS Outdoor

CBS Corp. said Tuesday it named Antonio Alonso CEO of its outdoor media division CBS Outdoor International, succeeding Clive Punter, who is stepping down effective immediately.

CBS 2Q profit slumps 96 percent; sees ad recovery

CBS Corp. said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell sharply because of softness in the advertising market, but said the government's "cash-for-clunkers" program helped jumpstart ad buying from auto dealers around the nation.

Earnings Preview: CBS 2Q plunge seen

CBS Corp., the broadcast network controlled by media magnate Sumner Redstone, reports its second-quarter earnings Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

CBS exec has tart `D-girl' comment for Silverman

Ben Silverman is gone from NBC as entertainment chief but he's not forgotten by the industry.

Channel One Network to team up with CBS News

Channel One Network says it will be teaming up with CBS News to produce its daily newscast for teens.

Cronkite's voice will still introduce CBS newscast

CBS says the voice of Walter Cronkite will continue to be heard announcing the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric."

Opinion: Cronkite was America’s favorite uncle

The favorite uncle inhabits a place of honor in the lives of most Americans. Since he doesn’t have to perform the fatherly duties of disciplinarian or motherly role of protector, we usually associate him as a provider of a wider information base. He knows baseball and fishing. Or he has a passion for classic cars. Sometimes he’ll give advice that mom and dad could never give. And he’s always there, a reliable figure in an unreliable world.

Comcast online video trial grows to 23 networks

Seventeen more cable TV networks said Tuesday they are joining an online video trial by Comcast Corp., a move that tacitly acknowledges advertising isn't enough to support shows streamed over the Internet.

CBS, Letterman close to deal for extension

David Letterman isn't going anywhere soon.

CBS' schedule for the fall TV season

CBS' prime-time schedule for the fall:

CBS moves `The Mentalist,' picks up `Medium'

A couple of television crime-fighters are on the move: Patricia Arquette and "Medium" from NBC to CBS, and Simon Baker's "The Mentalist" to CBS' Thursday-night lineup.

CBS posts 1Q loss; CEO sees 'improvement'

CBS Corp., the media company controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone, said Thursday it lost $55 million in the first quarter as advertising revenue fell sharply.

CBS launches unprecedented ad campaign

CBS is launching an unprecedented campaign to publicize its prime-time successes weeks in advance of the year's most important ad sales season, trying not to be dragged down by the economy and struggling rivals.

Dickerson follows mother's path to CBS News

Slate magazine political correspondent John Dickerson wrote a book about his mother, who was the first female correspondent for CBS News. Now he's following her trail.

NFL 2009 schedules by week and by team

NFL 2009 team schedules, by week, with TV coverage(All times ET)

CBS renews `Two and a Half Men,' `Big Bang Theory'

CBS says it's reached deals to keep the comedies "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" on the air for several more seasons.

Earnings Preview: CBS faces down 4Q

CBS Corp., the broadcast network controlled by Sumner Redstone, reports its fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

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MSM ignore Palestinian, Iraqi, Afghan & Climate Genocides

The terms "Afghan Holocaust", "Afghan Genocide" , Iraqi Holocaust", "Iraqi Genocide", "Palestinian Holocaust", "Palestinian Genocide", "Climate Holocaust" and "Climate Genocide" are absent on searching major MSM.

Health Care Reform, Mammograms and Medicare, Part II: CBS as Propaganda, Inc. a/k/a Liars, Inc. (Guest Villains: AARP)

This is part II of my two part article. Part I, dealing mainly with mammograms and the potential killing of women--really all of us--in the name of health care "reform", appeared yesterday.

Leftist Blood-Curdling Scream Alert: CMPA Reports That Fox IS Fair and Balanced | NewsBusters.org
Source: newsbusters.org

The CMPA study compares ABC, CBS and NBC evening news shows and the first half hour of Fox News Channel's Special Report, which most closely resembles its broadcast news counterparts.

CBS Releases Preview Clips Of Sarah Palin's Oprah Interview
Source: Talking Points Memo

Ahead of Monday's full broadcast of the Oprah interview with Sarah Palin, CBS has released two preview clips of the chat.

"The Evolution of Blogging": E. D. Kain Interviews Little Green Football's Charles Johnson
Source: The League of Ordinary Gentlemen

"Few bloggers have had quite as controversial a career as Little Green Football's Charles Johnson. Johnson began blogging in earnest back in 2001 after the attacks on the twin towers, and continues putting out content at a furious pace nearly a decade later."

MSN Video moves to Bing Videos
Source: blog.seattlepi.com

Microsoft has spun MSN Video into its refreshed Bing Video service, in an effort to consolidate the company's short-form and long-form video offerings. Bing Videos allows users to search videos from MSN, Hulu, YouTube, CBS and hundreds of other sources.

Does Ad Revenue Affect Network Editorials?

Televion ads about healthcare reform have been flooding the newtworks, so one might ask if the ad revenue affects the editorial content and reprorts bt the networks. If there is no effect, what is the effect of the ads compared to the editorials?

CBS Wrong About Obama Says National Security Advisor General Jim Jones
Source: CNN

White House National Security Adviser Retired Gen. Jim Jones issued a rare public statement Monday vehemently denying media reports that suggest U.S. President Barack Obama has privately decided to send close to 40,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. .

Nancy "Total Failure" Pelosi and CBS Radio "News": Flying, Fickle Finger of Fate Points at YOU!

This award represents my unauthorized reincarnation of the old "Laugh In" "award" for conspicuous stupidity in the previous week (unconnected to the old "Laugh In" in any way, other than concept and the use of Dick Martin as a visual aid to the imagination).

Fox News Viewed as Most Ideological Network
Source: people-press.org

The Fox News Channel is viewed by Americans in more ideological terms than other television news networks.

McCain: Iraq Bombs Needn't Slow Withdrawal
Source: CBS News

"Senator John McCain said today the United States should not delay withdrawing American troops from Iraq" despite the bomb blasts today, October 25, 2009.

An Updated Fable for Our Times

[I received the following in an email.

The Problem with Incorporated America:MSM media censorship just a symptom and proof of the disease

The problem is that the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , FOX NEWS,CBS,ABC ,KBR,Halliburton,BlackWater(Xe),Monsanto...etc are Corporate entities that have been infected with malfeasance and avarice through the misguided capitalism we all love...a soul manifested into an entity that has  …

Chip Reid Concern Trolls WH Briefing on Obama's Nobel Prize; Worries That Prize Is "Partisan" and "Liberal"
Source: Crooks and Liars

excerpt: "" When news came that Obama had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, I looked at my husband and said, "just watch, the wingnuts will lose it over this." And sure enough, I was right.

CBS nabs 'Hawaii Five-O' pilot
Source: Hollywood Reporter

CBS has given a pilot commitment to an updated version of the classic cop series from hot feature scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and "CSI: NY" executive producer Peter Lenkov.

CBS Orders More NCIS
Source: IGN.com

Newest franchise player NCIS has definitely scored with its first offshoot, NCIS: Los Angeles. CBS has given it a full season order, as well as a full season order to Julianna Margulies' The Good Wife.

CBS Skips Any Mention of Massive Deficit Numbers under Obama
Source: newsbusters.org

Wednesday's CBS Evening News With Katie Couric and Thursday's Early show completely ignored any mention of the fact that the deficit has risen to a staggering $1.4 trillion, triple what it was a year ago.

Rebuilding Taliban Country
Source: CBS News

There is a success story in the making in southern Afghanistan. U.S. Marines take back a town from the Taliban. Now the really hard work begins, Terry McCarthy reports.

CBS 'No Secrets' Policy Doesn't Apply to Dave
Source: tmz.com

David Letterman may have violated CBS rules on bosses having relationships with their employees, but there's a catch -- Dave doesn't work for CBS.

Breaking: David Letterman addresses affairs again on tonight's show [updated] | Show Tracker | Los Angeles Times
Source: The L.A. Times

In a clip from his monologue posted on CBS.com, a chagrined Letterman opened the show by noting his current unpopularity. "I'll be honest with you folks," he said. "Right now, I would give anything to be hiking on the Appalachian Trail.

Revelations from extortion scandal may hurt David Letterman with women viewers
Source: Chicago Tribune

All could determine whether Letterman is significantly damaged or if it's just a footnote to his career. Certainly, it can't help when the New York Post blares on its front page: "Dirty Dave's Harem."

Let's put together a top ten list of Why David Letterman has very small shoes...

OK, so shoe size doesn't matter, unless the people who work for you are somehow required to "enjoy" your time with them and tell you how very great you are... Did Dave make working for their job a "job" requirement?

SATIRE: Letterman Admits to Relationship with Pet Hamster

Following on the heels of a startling revelation about "personal relationships" with his employees, television talk show host David Letterman admitted Friday that he has also carried on a long-time "intimate" relationship with his pet hamster.

CBS News producer arrested in $2 million Letterman extortion plot; attempted to blackmail talk-show host over affairs with staff
Source: Raw Story

US talk show host David Letterman admitted in his nightly program on Thursday to having sex with members of his staff, as he detailed an extortionist's efforts to relieve him of two million dollars.

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