CBS Interactive
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| Type | Subsidiary of CBS Corporation |
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| Founded | Unknown |
| Headquarters |  235 Second Street, San Francisco, California, United States |
| Key people | Quincy Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Neil Ashe, president |
| Industry | Online Media |
| Revenue | $92.0 million (CNET, 2006) |
| Employees | 2,080 (CNET, 2006) |
| Website | CBS Interactive.com |
CBS Interactive (formerly CBS Digital Media Group) is an American company and is the division of the CBS Corporation which has responsibility for programming and ad sales for BNET.com, CBS.com, CBS Mobile.com, CBS News.com, CBS Radio.com, CBSSports.com, CHOW.com, CNET Networks, CWTV.com, GameSpot.com, Last.fm, MaxPreps.com, metacritic.com, movietome.com, mp3.com, MySimon.com, NCAA.com, Search.com, TechRepublic, TheInsider.com, TV.com, UrbanBaby.com, VersionTracker.com and ZDNet.com. It is headed by former Allen & Co investment banker Quincy Smith.
CBS Interactive coordinates with CBS Network Sales to bring together ad sales operations, as well as the Corporation's television, sports, and news groups, who will continue to be involved in program development.
On May 30, 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for £140m (US$280m).[1]
On June 30, 2008, CNET Networks' operations were merged into CBS Interactive, including Metacritic, GameSpot, TV.com and Movietome.[2]
CBS Interactive is organized into several associated units:
Tech and News: CBS News.com, CNET.com, News.com, VersionTracker.com, CNETContentSolutions.com
Business: BNET, CBS MoneyWatch, SmartPlanet, TechRepublic, ZDNet
Entertainment: CBS.com, CBS Mobile.com, CWTV.com, TheInsider.com, TV.com
Games, Music and Lifestyle: CBS Radio.com, CHOW.com, GameSpot.com, Last.fm, metacritic.com, movietome.com, mp3.com, MySimon.com, Search.com, UrbanBaby.com
Sports: CBSSports.com, MaxPreps.com, NCAA.com,
[edit] References
- ^ BBC NEWS | Technology | Music site Last.fm bought by CBS
- ^ "CBS CORPORATION COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CNET NETWORKS; MERGES OPERATIONS INTO NEW, EXPANDED CBS INTERACTIVE BUSINESS UNIT". CBS Corporation. 2008-06-30. http://www.cbscorporation.com/news/prdetails.php?id=3503. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
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