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The Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the network in 1994, renaming its legal name to the current CBS Broadcasting Inc. two years later, and in 1997 adopted the name of the company it had acquired to become CBS Corporation.
- List of Programs Broadcast by CBS
CBS Evening News (1941) Face the Nation (1954) 60 Minutes...
- CBS Daytime
CBS Daytime is a division within CBS that is responsible for...
- List of CBS Television Affiliates (By U.S. State)
CBS is an American broadcast television network owned and...
- CBS Entertainment Group
CBS Music Publishing – sold to SBK Entertainment World in...
- History of CBS
However, in 1995 the Westinghouse Electric Corporation...
- Children's Programming on CBS
In 1998, CBS began contracting other companies to provide...
- CBS (Disambiguation)
CBS, formerly Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American...
- Sean McManus
Sean James McManus (born February 16, 1955) is the chairman...
- List of CBS Television Affiliates (Table)
The CBS television network is a television network based in...
- List of Programs Broadcast by CBS
The first incarnation of Viacom was created in 1952 as the television syndication division of CBS and was spun off in 1971. However, in 1999, Viacom acquired its former parent, by this time also named CBS Corporation, formerly Westinghouse Electric.
Feb 9, 2018 · Origins. The history of the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) began in 1927 when talent agent Arthur Judson, unable to obtain work for any of his clients on the radio programs carried by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), established his own network, United Independent Broadcasters.
While CBS did return to supremacy, it was achieved under a different corporate structure. In 2000 CBS was acquired by Sumner Redstone's media giant Viacom Inc. for $45 billion. Under Viacom, CBS's cable networks and radio holdings were transferred to other Viacom divisions.
Jun 26, 2013 · In 1999, Viacom acquired its former parent CBS Corporation. In January 2006, Viacom was split into two entities: CBS Corporation, the former’s corporate successor and the spun-off Viacom company. In 2019, CBS Corporation and Viacom reunited into one single company known as ViacomCBS.
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.
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