CBS will give CSI fans the chance to "investigate" what goes on behind the scenes of one of the network's most successful shows in a new nine-part Web series, Anatomy of a TV Hit: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The Webisodes will feature interviews from

Television giant CBS Corp. offered a rosy outlook for its fiscal year, predicting that a bounty of political advertising dollars would flow to its local TV and radio stations as part of the already contentious presidential race. "We're looking forward to

Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- CBS Corp. , owner of the broadcast network and the Showtime cable channel, is in talks to produce an original program for Netflix Inc. , Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said. “We are talking to Netflix about a potential deal t

Good day, everyone, and welcome to the CBS Corporation Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Release Teleconference. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I'll turn the call over to the Executive Vice President of Investor Relations, Mr. Adam Townsend. Pl

The CBS Corporation on Wednesday reported a 31 percent rise in profits for the fourth quarter of 2011 despite a dip in advertising sales. For the fourth quarter, CBS’s total profits were $370 million, or 55 cents a share, up from $283 million, or 41 cent

CBS 4Q earnings top views, but sales fall short By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer By RYAN NAKASHIMA Updated: 2012-02-15T22:03:58Z More News LOS ANGELES -- Broadcasting giant CBS Corp. said Wednesday that its earnings rose 31 percent in the final quart

Profits at CBS surged 17 percent to $384 million in the fourth quarter of 2011, capping off a year in which its net income nearly doubled, according to its earnings report on Wednesday. The strong earnings report, which included a new corporate record fo

Shares of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) are trading down nearly 3 percent in Wednesday's after-hours session following quarterly results. Sales were $3.78 billion for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with $3.90 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010 an

CBS reported higher earnings despite lower revenues and a flat ad market. Net revenue rose to $370 million, or 55 cents a share, from $283 million, or 41 cents a share, a year ago despite a drop in revenue to $3.78 billion from $$3.9 billion. Advertising

CBS is in talks to produce an original series for Netflix as it expands its content business, moving beyond selling the streaming service its old series. CBS chief exec Leslie Moonves didn't provide details of the new show. But the Eye's willingness to p

CBS reported a 31 percent fourth-quarter rise in net income to $370 million compared with $283 million a year ago, though revenue dropped 3 percent to $3.8 billion. The company said the revenue fall was due to tough comparisons, given that last year's fo

CBS is offering fans a new web-only program, Anatomy of a TV Hit: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which puts the incredibly popular series under the microscope of a behind-the-scenes documentary. It includes interviews with the likes of executive produce

CSI's Executive Producers, Cast Members, Writers and Technical Wizards Provide Unique Insight Into the Creation of the Procedural Phenomenon February 10, 2012 - CBS today debuted ANATOMY OF A TV HIT: CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, a series of nine origi

David Stapf dislikes interviews, and photo shoots don't exactly put him at ease. Can you blame him? The CBS TV Studios president spent the first 14 years of his career staying out of the press as a publicist, first at Embassy and then at Lorimar and Warn

Leslie Moonves had a one-word answer when asked if he thought "NCIS" would become a long-lived ratings hit: "No." "It became the little engine that could," says Moonves, CBS' president and CEO. "What has stunned me is how the show has grown into year sev

Broadcasting has a rich history in the United States, going back to the 1920’s. Back then, the Congress Cigar Company of Philadelphia made a cigar called the “La Palina”, and their young advertising director was looking for a new way to market the cigar

The Daily Dose: It was supposed to be a two-week trial at best, but the fight between the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and Dick Clark Productions over who controls TV rights to the Golden Globes will enter its third week on Monday. The judge in the benc

Philip Berk, the current chairman and former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and a key witness in the organization's legal battle against Dick Clark Productions over who controls the television rights to the Golden Globes said in court Thu

You've heard of Smash, right? That new NBC musical drama premiering Monday at 10 p.m.? Well, of course you have: Since the first on-air promo debuted November 6, the Peacock has been pounding Smash into our collective consciousness by every means possibl