Leslie Moonves

Rather's Lawsuit Shows Role of GOP in Inquiry

When Dan Rather filed suit against CBS 14 months ago - claiming, among other things, that his former employer had commissioned a politically biased investigation into his work on a "60 Minutes" segment about President Bush's...

UPDATE 1-Quadrangle Group closing media-focused hedge fund

By Paul Thomasch NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Quadrangle Equity Investors, a hedge fund that concentrates on media and communications stocks, will wind down its business after losses and investor redemptions, according to...

Caucus honors Jim Packer

Will receive executive of the year award Jim Packer will be honored with the executive of the year nod at the 26th Caucus Awards gala Dec. 7 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The event, presented by the Caucus for Producers, Writers...

Rather Lawyers Charge Heyward Hondled ‘Troopergate’ Panel

On Jan. 10, 2005, CBS President Leslie Moonves sent his employees a novella-length memo with the subject line “The Independent Panel Issues its report.” CBS had formed said independent panel months earlier, in the fall of 2004,...

CBS & EcoZone(R) Call for Chicagoland?s Suburban Cook County Entries in Their Green Schools...

By PR Newswire Schools within Suburban Cook County will compete to win 'a green makeover' BURBANK, Ill., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Like all EcoMedia programs, the Green Schools Initiative is only made possible by the...

Entertainment cos. lose shine as economy weakens

Revenue at top entertainment media companies migrated toward cable TV and away from traditional broadcast networks this fall as ad spending slowed and Hollywood produced a mixed bag of movies. Time Warner Inc., CBS Corp., News...

Graphic artist Lou Dorfsman dies

Designer helped mold the image of CBS Graphic artist Lou Dorfsman, who helped mold the image of CBS, died Oct. 22. He was 90. Dorfsman started as a staff designer for the CBS Radio Network in 1946 and rose through the ranks to...

A Star is Reborn

On the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 31, Katie Couric sat down in the Olympic Flame diner at the corner of 60th Street and Amsterdam, and ordered a cup of coffee. Outside, the weather was mild. Beams of sunlight streamed through...

CBS posts Q3 $13.62 billion loss in operating income

MUMBAI: As a result of adverse market conditions, CBS performed an interim impairment test on its existing goodwill and intangible assets for all reporting units during the third quarter of 2008. Revenues of $3.38 billion for...

Automakers cut back on advertising

Weekly: TV networks hurt by turmoil in car industry -- TV's Big Four are keeping a wary eye on the turmoil enveloping Detroit's Big Three as the economic crisis worsens. If GM and Chrysler consummate a deal, it will undoubtedly...

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