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- CBS was first in the switch 1963 shortly followed by NBC.
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The origins of CBS date back to January 27, 1927, with the creation of the United Independent Broadcasters network in Chicago by New York City talent agent Arthur Judson. The fledgling network soon needed additional investors, and the Columbia Phonograph Company, manufacturers of Columbia Records, rescued it in April 1927.
Feb 16, 2022 · A hint at this name change came in March 2021, when the streaming service CBS All Access changed its name to Paramount+.
In 1974, CBS dropped its full name and became known simply as CBS, Inc. The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1995 and eventually adopted the name of the company it had bought to become CBS Corporation. In 2000, CBS came under the control of Viacom, which coincidentally had begun as a spin-off of CBS in 1971.
Sep 24, 2021 · Cronkite began broadcasting on CBS for the CBS Nightly News in 1962 as Douglas Edwards’ replacement. By 1967, Cronkite brought CBS to be the ratings leader in nightly news broadcasts, beating out NBC for the first time.
It began in 1928 as the Columbia Broadcasting System, a small radio network directed by William S. Paley. By offering programming free to affiliated stations in return for their agreement to broadcast sponsored shows, Paley built the network from 22 stations to 114 in 10 years.
Jul 2, 2012 · CBS didn’t become corporate when Viacom acquired it. The Columbia Broadcasting System was a corporation when Paley—already a wealthy man; his family was in the cigar business—bought it, in 1928.
Feb 15, 2022 · Company Town. ViacomCBS is renamed Paramount in a nod to its past and streaming future. The rebranding comes two years after Chairwoman Shari Redstone formed ViacomCBS by reuniting her late...
