Les Moonves

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...

Les Moonves Gives CBS Newsroom A Pep Talk: Katie's Not Going Anywhere

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 04.26.2008 | Media


%meta(topic:01016000;ap_topic:general entertainment;subtopic:tv;%) NEW YORK (AP) _ CBS Corp. Chairman Leslie Moonves paid a surprise visit to the CBS...

Dan Rather On Les Moonves, The "Evening News," And Who Should Replace Katie When (Not If) She Goes

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.23.2008 | Media


Yesterday, I spoke to former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather about the recent travails of the current anchor of that program, namely Katie Couric...

Les Moonves' Big Haul: Bumps Salary To $37M While CBS Ratings, Stock Price Flounder

Huffington Post | Posted 04.22.2008 | Media


With all the hubbub around CBS News of late — speculation over whether Katie Couric will resign the anchor's chair before her contract expires, ...

CBS Chief Les Moonves: Somebody Please Kill That American Idol "Monster"

The Hollywood Reporter | James Hibberd and Paul J. Gough | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


With CBS close to losing the total viewers race for the first time in five years, CEO Leslie Moonves called Fox's ratings hit "American Idol" a "monst...

NE Patriot's Kraft, CBS Team Up For Themed Restaurant

Boston Globe | Jenn Abelson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


It's "I Love Lucy" meets Kobe beef burgers in a sleek restaurant just a few yards from Gillette Stadium. That's the premise of a new concept, known a...

CBS Chief Les Moonves: We Don't Want 60-Plus Year Old Men

Portfolio.com | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


You know all those viewers that CBS has lost since putting Katie Couric on Evening News? CBS didn't want 'em anyway! That's how CBS chief Les Moonves...

Nice Try, CBS, But Rather's Lawsuit Has Merit

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


There may be plenty of contested stuff in Dan Rather's complaint, but he more than makes a sufficient prima facie case to warrant proceeding with the lawsuit.

CBS Profits And TV Income Up

TV Week | Michael Greppi | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


CBS Corp. boosted profit 8.3% to $343.3 million as growth at its publishing and billboard businesses overcame weakness at its radio unit. The televisi...

Moonves: CBS Is Just Ducky, Despite Absence Of New Hits

New York Times | BILL CARTER, GERALDINE FABRIKANT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Last spring, Leslie Moonves, chief executive of the CBS Corporation, delivered what several executives there described as a strong message to his prog...

Moonves Locks In Four-Year Deal At CBS

Variety | MICHAEL LEARMONTH, MICHAEL LEARMONTH, JOSEF ADALIAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


CBS Corp. has struck a new long-term employment contract with prexy and CEO Leslie Moonves that will keep him at the helm of the Eye through 2011. Pa...

Moonves On Couric: "I'm Still Extremely Happy That We Made The Move"

Boston Herald | Jessica Heslam | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Even though she's wallowing in third place in the ratings a year after her much-touted arrival, CBS titan Leslie Moonves defended Katie Couric yesterd...

Moonves: CBS To Stay Out Of iTunes Pricing Battle

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


CBS Corp does not plan to fight Apple Inc over the pricing of television shows sold on the iTunes online media store, CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves ...