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FEB 6

NBC Universal Replaces CBS on American Airlines

In-Air Programming to Come From Company's Broadcast, Cable Networks

Advertising Age, February 6, 2009 — NBC may still be no match for CBS in prime-time ratings, but the Peacock network just scored a major coup against its competitor by replacing the Eye network as the exclusive broadcast partner for American Airlines, the country's second-largest airline.

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JAN 5

New York Times puts display ad on front page

USA Today, January 5, 2009 — The New York Times is selling display advertising on its front page, its latest step to seek new ways to make money as it deals with a prolonged ad revenue downturn.

The first ad, which appears at the bottom of the front page in Monday's paper, is for broadcaster CBS.

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DEC 2008

YouTube Videos Pull In Real Money

New York Times, December 10, 2008 — Making videos for YouTube — for three years a pastime for millions of Web surfers — is now a way to make a living.

One year after YouTube, the online video powerhouse, invited members to become “partners” and added advertising to their videos, the most successful users are earning six-figure incomes from the Web site. For some, like Michael Buckley, the self-taught host of a celebrity chatter show, filming funny videos is now a full-time job

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NOV 2008

Like a Billboard, but, Oh, So Sleek

New York Times, November 5, 2008 — One of the biggest and fanciest shopping malls in Europe opened here last week in a test of British consumers’ ability to keep spending during a steep downturn. The shopping center, Westfield London, is also shaping up as a vast experiment in making over the humble billboard.

CBS Outdoor, a division of the CBS media conglomerate, has installed more than 100 digital advertising screens at Westfield, including one covering 646 square feet.

The idea is to try to attract new kinds of clients to so-called outdoor or out-of-home advertising, including luxury brands.

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OCT 2008

CBS Gets a Rude Lesson in Citizen Journalism

Network's iPhone App Turns Up Some User-Generated NSFW Pics to Mobile Site

Advertising Age, October 1, 2008 — Like a lot of news networks, CBS jumped on the citizen journalism bandwagon with a free iPhone app, Eyemobile for iPhone, to make it easy for users to upload news to its user-generated news site, CBSeyemobile.com

Interesting, though, the citizens' definition of "news."

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APR 2008

CBS Forms Special Ad Division for Brand Integrations

New 'In-house Agency' to Start Talks With Marketers Earlier in a Show's Development

Advertising Age, April 11, 2008 — CBS Television Distribution, the syndicated-programming arm of CBS Corp., is forming a special ad unit within its ranks that aims to spark discussions of product integration earlier in the program development process — yet another sign that advertisers and media outlets are tackling deals that are more complex than in past years.

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FEB 2008

Moonves Details Digital Strategy For CBS

MediaPost Publications, February 27, 2008 — WHILE WEB-RELATED FINANCIALS WERE TYPICALLY sparse, CBS head Leslie Moonves did provide key insights into the company's digital dealings during Tuesday's fourth-quarter earnings call.

Illustrating his belief that an "Internet audience is additive to our core audience," CBS Corp.'s president and chief executive pointed to the network's cross-platform coverage of the NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament.

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DEC 2007

Is CBS Trying to Rebrand Couric?

Latest Ads More Cronkite Than Katie as Newscast Continues to Trail Rivals

Advertising Age, December 10, 2007 — With Katie Couric's perky personality and "Today" background at the ready, her arrival at CBS to anchor the evening newscast was billed as a chance to reinvent the program in a way that would attract more women and younger viewers. That hasn't exactly worked out. Now CBS is promoting the show as if Walter Cronkite still sat behind the desk.

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MAY 2007

Can CBS Put the Net Into Network?

Broadcaster Launches Plan Syndicating Shows on Web. Admits Old Strategy Failed

Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2007 — A year ago, CBS Corp. announced the creation of Innertube, an entertainment channel on CBS.com designed to make the company a player in online video. It streams video of sporting events, news reports and reruns of shows such as the hit comedy "How I Met Your Mother." CBS's new chief Internet strategist now jokes that the Web address for Innertube should be "CBS.com/nobodycomeshere."

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JAN 2007

How Google Could End Up Selling TV Inventory

As Part of Deal With CBS, Web Giant Might Assume Control of Local Ad Space

Advertising Age, January 15, 2007 — Google and CBS have spent the last year getting to know one another, and clearly have found that each has something the other can use. Which is why the worst-kept secret in the media world at the moment is the deal the two are negotiating and expect to finalize very soon.

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