CBS (formerly the Columbia Broadcasting System) is a television broadcast network owned by ViacomCBS. In addition to the broadcast network, CBS operates more than a dozen local stations across the country as well as CBS News, CBS Sports and cable channels CBS Sports Network, Smithsonian Channel and Pop Network. Prior to its merger with Viacom, CBS also operated the premium multiplex movie services Showtime and The Movie Channel.
A trio of U.S. Senators have expressed concern that Paramount Global may have violated federal anti-bribery laws with respect to the entertainment giant’s ongoing lawsuit involving President Donald Trump.
Traditional linear TV continued to dominate over streaming, with news and sports boosting broadcast and cable TV platforms.
Officials at the federal agency are discussing Paramount’s diversity and equity initiatives, as well as a news distortion complaint lodged against its New York TV station.
A California appeals court has paused a preliminary injunction that effectively allowed Sony Pictures Television to reclaim licensing rights to two game shows.
The annual men’s college basketball tournament drew sizable audiences to CBS and TNT, with the cable TV sector benefitting the most.
Year-over viewership of the NCAA women’s college tournament declined without Caitlin Clark, both the men’s and women’s events still experience strong viewership.
Paramount Global will simulcast its MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on broadcast network CBS this year, the company announced on Thursday.
The investigation against a CBS-owned station for airing a “60 Minutes” segment was closed by FCC Chairman Carr’s predecessor, only to be re-opened weeks later.
A television station in Miami will become the sixth owned by Paramount Global to debut a mixed augmented reality-virtual reality studio.
The plan is expected to cost between $20 and $30 less than Fubo’s current base programming package, and include access to major broadcast and sports-inclusive networks.
NFL and college football programming, plus other live events, helped lift traditional TV’s share of viewership over streaming’s lead in January.
Paramount and Google have reached a new agreement that keeps channels like CBS and Comedy Central on YouTube TV for a while longer.