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GDGT Reportedly To Be Acquired By CNET
CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS) subsidiary CNET.com is reportedly in acquisition talks for GDGT.com. GDGT.com was founded by Peter Rojas and Ryan Block. Talks between the CNET and GDGT started two years ago, but a deal fell through. Now the two companies are at it again.
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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Interviewed On 60 Minutes About New Book [VIDEO]
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen was interviewed on 60 Minutes about his new book “Idea Man.” In Idea Man, Allen was very transparent about his relationship with Bill Gates during the start of Microsoft. Allen was highly critical of Gates’ management style. Around the 6:40 minute mark, you will see Gates getting into strong arguments with Microsoft employees. However Allen admitted that Gates was still fair as long as you convinced him that you knew what you were talking about. [BusinessInsider]
Categories 60 Minutes, Bill Gates, CBS, CBS Corp, CBS Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Paul Allen
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CBS Acquires Clicker and Names Jim Lanzon As President Of CBS Interactive
CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS) has bought a TV guide service for Internet video called Clicker. Clicker CEO Jim Lanzone will be named President of CBS Interactive. The details of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition price was rumored to be between $50-$100 million.
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Julian Assange Interviewed On 60 Minutes [VIDEOS]
This past weekend, CBS aired an episode of 60 Minutes where Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was interviewed. In the video, Assange compared himself to one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He said that his actions should be protected by the First Amendment. The U.S. Justice Department and the Pentagon is processing a criminal investigation against Wikileaks and Assange. Check out the videos below:
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Categories 60 Minutes, CBS, CBS Corp, CBS Corporation, Julian Assange, Wikileaks.org
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Kelly Oxford and Jessica Alba Working On CBS Pilot Inspired By A Twitter Feed
The Twitter feed of Kelly Oxford has inspired a TV pilot based on her life as a parent. CBS has picked up the pilot and the working title for the half-hour sitcom is “The Mother of All Something.” Actress Jessica Alba and Jhoni Marchinko will be producers of the show.
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Categories CBS, CBS Corp, CBS Corporation, Jessica Alba, Jhoni Marchinko, Kelly Oxford, Twitter
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CBS Interactive President Neil Ashe Steps Down From The Company
CBS Interactive President Neil Ashe is stepping down from the company. Although it is uncertain who will be replacing Ashe, it is believed to be Zander Lurie. Lurie is currently the SVP of strategic development at CBS. Ashe was the CEO of CNET when the company was acquired by CBS.
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Categories CBS, CBS Corp, CBS Corporation, CNET, CNET Networks Inc, Neil Ashe, Zander Lurie
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ABC, CBS, and NBC Not Allowing TV Shows To Appear On Google TV
ABC, CBS, and NBC stated that they are not going to allow full length episodes of their shows on Google TV. However they will allow promotional clips when browsing with Google TV. Google TV lets you access the web browser and YouTube from your TV screen.
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Categories ABC, CBS, CBS Corp, CBS Corporation, Google, Google TV, Hulu, NBC, NBC Universal, The Walt Disney Company
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@shhdontellsteve Twitter Account Gets TV Deal
CBS has signed up another Twitter account for a TV deal. The first show was called S#*! My Dad Says. The next Twitter-inspired TV show is for the account @shhdontellsteve. The @shhdontellsteve account has over 13,000 followers.
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Behind The Scences Of Twitter-Inspired Show S#*! My Dad Says [VIDEO]
CBS has released a behind the scenes video of the Twitter-inspired TV show “S#*T My Dad Says.” A lot of the content will be from Justin Halpern’s Twitter account (@shitmydadsays). Check out the video below and let us know what you think in the comments.
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CBS Signs Twitter Profile-Inspired Show “$#*! My Dad Says” For A Season
CBS Corporation has signed up the show “$#*! My Dad Says” for the fall season. The show is based on Justin Halpern’s Twitter profile account @shitmydadsays. Other titles that CBS considered was “Shat My Dad Says” and “Bleep My Dad Says.” The show will star Ryan Devlin as the young lead based on Halpern. William Shatner will star as Halpern’s father in the show. James Burrows directed the pilot. [Hollywood Reporter]
Categories CBS, CBS Corp, CBS Corporation, James Burrows, Justin Halpern, Ryan Devlin, Twitter, William Shatner
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