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Joe Peyronnin | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


Joe Peyronnin

Yesterday, Don Hewitt was remembered as a true pioneer of broadcast news in a touching ceremony at the Rose Hall in New York's Time Warner Center.

Julie Chen, Les Moonves Welcome Baby Charlie

Posted 09.24.2009 | Media


There's a new baby in the CBS family. "Early Show" anchor and "Big Brother" host Julie Chen and CBS CEO Les Moonves welcomed baby Charlie at 9:40 AM ...

Dan Rather Sues Les Moonves, Andrew Heyward To Reinstate Them As Defendants

Reuters | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media


Former TV news anchor Dan Rather sued CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward on Monday in a bid to have them ...

Rahm Emanuel Called Media CEOs Personally To Lobby For Obama Airtime

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 09.03.2009 | Media


Rather than calling ABC, the White House chief of staff phoned Bob Iger, chief executive of parent company Disney. Instead of contacting NBC, Emanuel ...

Walter Cronkite PHOTOS: The Legendary Newsman Out In NY

Huffington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | New York


Legendary newsman, Walter Cronkite, passed away this Friday. The former CBS anchorman was a staple in the New York media world. Photographer Patrick ...

Sun Valley Media Conference Photos: Mogulmania Day 1! (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


The annual Allen & Company summer media conference kicked off in Sun Valley, Idaho Tuesday night and by Wednesday morning the attendees were decked ou...

News Corp, CBS In Harsh Sun Valley Spotlight

Reuters | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


NEW YORK/SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - News Corp's Rupert Murdoch and CBS Corp's Leslie Moonves will likely be under a harsh spotlight at this year's ...

Gigi Levangie Grazer: Les Moonves "Is My Muse," Inspired Latest Mogul Affair Novel

WWD | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media


In [Gigi Levangie Grazer's] new novel, "Queen Takes King"...a woman has to figure out what to do when she learns on Page Six that her husband of 25 ye...

Les Moonves: Ad Market Stabilizing, Things Will Get Better Soon

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 07.11.2009 | Media

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Speaking at the company's annual shareholder meeting, Moonves pointed out that the stock has already doubled from a low point hit earlier in the year....

Gitmo Detainees Transferred to 'Big Brother'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.22.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

The deal drew praise from Senate Democrats, who had earlier blocked the closing of the detention camp, and from CBS executives, who had been desperately searching for something to spice up their fall schedule.

CBS Chief Moonves Earned $32M In 2008

Los Angeles Times | Joe Flint | Posted 05.26.2009 | Media


Moonves' overall compensation, including stock and option awards, for 2008 was valued at about $32 million, compared with $36.8 million in 2007, accor...

Vanity Fair's Tribeca Film Festival Opening Party: Bono, Kanye, Salman, De Niro & More (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.22.2009 | Entertainment


The Tribeca Film Festival begins Wednesday night with the premiere of Woody Allen's new film "Whatever Works," and Tuesday Vanity Fair held its annual...

Julie Chen Pregnant With First Child (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.22.2009 | Media


"Early Show" co-host Julie Chen announced this morning that she and husband CBS President/CEO Les Moonves are expecting their first child in October. ...

CBS Chief: CNN Merger "Unmanageable," "Not In The Cards"

Broadcasting & Cable | Claire Atkinson | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media


CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves ruled out a merger of the company's news operations with Time Warner's CNN. Speaking at the Deutsche Bank media and te...

Les Moonves & Julie Chen's Portrait Painted By Margaret Perenchio

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.22.2009 | Media


A New York Times story on celebrities' portraits reveals that CBS CEO Les Moonves and his wife, "Early Show" anchor and "Big Brother" host Julie Chen ...

Five Reasons NBC's Leno Move Is Brilliant

Lee Stranahan | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment


Lee Stranahan

Moving Leno to Conan's early lead-in will create a stronger Conan Tonight Show by allowing him the breathing room to adjust to the earlier time slot and build his own audience.

Les Moonves: CSI Will Crush Leno At 10PM

AP | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — CBS Corp. Chief Executive Leslie Moonves challenged Jay Leno to a ratings duel when the late-night talk show host moves his NBC show ...

CBS Posts $12.5B Loss

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 11.30.2008 | Media


CBS Corp. posted a massive third-quarter loss on Thursday after taking a $14.12 billion charge to write down the value of media assets on its books. ...

Kids In Expensive Clothes: The CW Finds Secret To Success

New York Times | Posted 11.25.2008 | Entertainment


CW, the part-time television network that a year ago looked like much less than the sum of the two mini-networks from which it emerged, is offering a ...

Les Moonves Defends Katie Couric: "She's Great...I Was Extremely Proud" During Conventions

Broadcasting & Cable | Marisa Guthrie | Posted 10.11.2008 | Media


CBS president and CEO Leslie Moonves said he is "proud" of the performance of Katie Couric at the conventions and reiterated his inclination to give t...

Dan Rather Trial: Les Moonves, Andrew Heyward Scheduled To Testify, Sumner Redstone Also Expected

New York Times | Jacques Steinberg | Posted 07.25.2008 | Media


The chief executive of CBS and the former president of CBS News have agreed to answer questions from lawyers for Dan Rather, who has accused the netwo...

TV Upfronts, CNET, and the Facebook, MySpace and Google Data Wars

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 05.27.2008 | Media


Jerry Weinstein

The US Attorney's Office is using a Terms of Service violation as a way to prosecute. Think of that precedent. How many of us read ToS agreements anyway?

Meta! Chuck Lorre Makes Hilarious WSJ Article About His Vanity Cards Even More Hilarious With A Vanity Card About The WSJ

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.23.2008 | Media


Yesterday's Wall Street Journal's featured a hilarious front-page article about "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" exec producer Chuck Lor...

CBS Chief Moonves Bolstered By Profits And Redstone Praise

Financial Times | Joshua Chaffin | Posted 05.07.2008 | Business


Leslie Moonves appeared to solidify his position as chief executive of CBS on Tuesday, after Sumner Redstone, chairman, saluted him following a 14 per...

Performance Does Not Match Pay At Viacom

Los Angeles Times | Meg James | Posted 04.27.2008 | Business


All chief executives are not equal in media mogul Sumner Redstone's empire, at least when it comes to what they are paid. Viacom Chief Executive Phil...