Promotion for CBS’s Head of Programming

Nina Tassler, who introduced a string of successful comedies, was named chairman of CBS Entertainment, with a contract through 2017.

    



Despite Blackout, CBS Profit and Revenue Rise

Stations in cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago were not carried by Time Warner Cable for a month in the summer during a contract dispute.

    



Bold Play by CBS Fortifies Broadcasters

CBS and its chief, Les Moonves, have given the broadcast world a shot in the arm by pushing distributors to pay broadcasters just as they do cable networks.

    



CBS Returns, Triumphant, to Cable Box

An agreement with Time Warner Cable restores CBS and its related channels, like Showtime, to millions of cable subscribers largely in three major cities, New York, Los Angeles and Dallas.

    



CBS Trumpets Deal With FiOS TV in Jab at Time Warner Cable

The deal was “reached swiftly and amicably,” said CBS’s president, Leslie Moonves, even as a stand-off with Time Warner Cable persisted.

    



CBS Renews ‘Under the Dome’ for a Second Season

The hit series, based on a Stephen King novel, will return next summer.

    

Advertising: Old-Fashioned Flattery From Fierce TV Rivals

In introducing new programs, broadcast networks and cable channels are showing a willingness to imitate their competitors’ successes.

    

CBS Acquires 50% Stake in Former TV Guide Network

The company said Tuesday that it had completed a deal to buy a half interest in TVGN, formerly the TV Guide Network.