Tag: CBS
Klobuchar Talks Ticketmaster Antitrust Allegations On CBS ‘Sunday Morning’
US Senator Amy Klobuchar continues to go after Ticketmaster/Live Nation for alleged anti-competitive practices. The Minnesota Democrat tells CBS “Sunday Morning” they control 70...
US: CBS, Viacom to reunite in merger creating $30B company
CBS and Viacom, two television programming companies that split more than a decade ago, finalized a merger deal Tuesday, August 13, to recombine, creating...
US: CBS, Viacom reach preliminary merger agreement
The boards of CBS and Viacom have reached what is being described as a preliminary agreement on their long-awaited merger, all but guaranteeing the combination of...
US: CBS/Viacom set August merger date
CBS and Viacom continue to bob along with merger talks and are now circling Aug. 8 as an internal deadline to agree to a...
US: DOJ settles antitrust charges with Fox, CBS, Scripps, Cox, Tegna
The US Justice Department announced on Monday, June 17, it had settled antitrust charges with CBS, Cox Enterprises, E.W. Scripps, Fox, and Tegna, which...
US: CBS board plans merger talks with Viacom
The CBS board is preparing for merger talks with Viacom, people familiar with situation said, reported CNBC.
The long-anticipated talks between the two companies controlled...
US: CBS is no longer looking for a new CEO
CBS suspended its search for a new chief executive officer and announced that acting CEO Joseph Ianniello agreed to stay on through the end...
US: CBS & Viacom are once again talking merger?
CBS and Viacom have for over a year now been in on and off talks to once again merge according to a report from...
US: Is the CBS-Viacom merger back on?
CBS’ board will meet on January 31, and the possibility of a merger between the former corporate siblings will be a hot topic on...
US: CBS names M&A specialists to board of directors
According to Bloomberg News, the New York-based news and media company CBS named several M&A specialists to the board of directors; three of them women....