CBS Interactive has promoted Sarah Cain to vice president of communications. Ms. Cain, who was previously director of communications, will be responsible for the communications function for CBS Interactive, which includes BNET, CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, CBS.com and CBSSports.com. She will serve as the...
CBS hired former Yahoo! executive Jennifer Vescio to help lead business-development efforts at its rapidly growing CBS Interactive division. Vescio, who will be vice president of business development of CBS Interactive’s global business, will try to grow sales from CBS News’ Web site as well as CNET...
TV.com has posted major Web-traffic increases after its partnership with CBS Interactive ushered in new content—particularly premium video—to the site. Nielsen VideoCensus information for the month of January finds that TV.com more than tripled unique monthly users over the month before. Streams rose...
ABCNews.com saw its number of unique visitors increase 24% in January to 22.1 million from the previous month. Driven by coverage of the presidential inauguration, ABCNews.com page views increased 14% to 214.1 million, while video views were up 50% from the same time last year. Also driving traffic to...
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CBS Interactive and Head & Shoulders have teamed to produce the original Web series “Heckle U.” Tom Arnold and Owen Benjamin star in the 10-part Web series, premiering Feb. 9 on CBS.com and TV.com. Three episodes will be released during the first week, with one episode debuting each week thereafter...
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Having a sponsor attached to a Web series doesn’t mean it automatically will receive a production green light, but it definitely helps build the case for a program, CBS Interactive executive Anthony Soohoo said during a panel at NATPE today. Mr. Soohoo, along with Mark Grossan, producer with Laughcorp...
The CBS-owned television-centric Web site TV.com is set to announce it will be carrying content from the company’s broadcast network as well as TV partners including PBS, Showtime, Endemol and Sony—in other words, lots of professionally produced content that also is seen on the television. Starting to...
CBS Interactive is expanding its original Web production with the scripted show "Novel Adventures," slated to launch online in early November, the network announced today. Automaker Saturn will sponsor the series from creator Jonathan Prince, whose credits include “The Cleaner” and “Cane.”...
Traditional media companies are chasing Web hits just like the digital studios that have pioneered the genre. With ad dollars continuing to pour into online video, Hollywood is eager for a chunk of that market. Most estimates say consumers watch 10 billion videos online each month. Forrester Research...
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CBS Interactive is expanding its online offerings of classic TV series available on the CBS Audience Network. Among the additions are the first seasons of “Beauty and the Beast” and “Have Gun—Will Travel” and the first two seasons of “Dynasty.” The new additions will be distributed across CBS Audience...