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NEWS ABOUT: Leslie Moonves

Leslie Moonves stories: 12 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 NBC, CBS 
 At Odds on 
 How to Survive 

Zucker trumpets new model; Moonves aims for hit shows

Jun 22, 09 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s oldest TV broadcasters see very different roads ahead as they navigate today’s world of splintering audiences, Advertising Age reports. NBC is carving a new path, dropping five hours of potential scripted shows a week for a nightly Jay Leno show, and banking on its cable channels. CBS,... More »

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entertainment • television • media • NBC • CBS • cable TV • Jeff Zucker • Leslie Moonves • network • TV ratings

Local TV Stations Could Go Off the Air

Networks consider jumping straight
to cable

Feb 10, 09 1:53 PM CST
(Newser) - For decades, local TV stations ruled the airwaves and were treated with deference by the likes of ABC, CBS, and NBC, which needed them to reach their audiences. But as the recession has pummeled advertising revenue, most have been forced to make drastic cuts, and the networks are contemplating doing... More »

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television • NBC • CBS • advertising • cable TV • Jeff Zucker • Leslie Moonves • broadcasting • local TV stations • network television

CBS 'Comfort Food' Wins Over Younger Viewers

Though all networks see viewership dip, Eye boasts much smaller slide

Nov 3, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - CBS isn’t supposed to jockey for the much-coveted 18-to-49-year-old demographic—it’s supposed to be the network of cop shows starring 50-year-olds. But it’s creaming its rivals during the fall TV season, the New York Times reports, and exec Les Moonves has a theory: “comfort food.”... More »

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television • CBS • Leslie Moonves • network

Want to Oust Couric? Show Her the Money

Firing underperforming Evening News anchor would cost CBS $40M

Jul 28, 08 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric is keeping her CBS Evening News gig because it would be too expensive to fire her, sources tell the New York Post. Couric has a “pay or play” clause that would force the network to fork over $40 million if it replaces her. “The contract... More »

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Katie Couric • CBS • Leslie Moonves • CBS Evening News

Opinion

So Long Katie; Don't Let the Door Hit You

Couric traded perky for automaton, but needed 'Michael Moore's DNA'

May 20, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric’s unhappy tenure as CBS Evening News anchor will soon end, and not a moment too soon for Nancy Franklin of the New Yorker. Couric seemed likely to succeed at the start, but she wound up ditching the qualities people liked in her and becoming a... More »

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media • Katie Couric • Leslie Moonves • network television • news anchor • television news • CBS Evening News

CBS Shells Out $1.8B
to Buy CNET

Network gives shareholders huge premium

May 15, 08 8:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - CBS has agreed to buy CNET for $1.8 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports. The merger comes just as CNET was facing a full-scale shareholder revolt. Now, those investors are getting $11.50 a share, a price the stock hasn’t touched in two years and a 45%... More »

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Internet • CBS • investors • mergers and acquisitions • Leslie Moonves • hedge fund • CNET

 Couric Gets Vote of Confidence 

Anchor's not going anywhere, CBS boss Moonves tells news staffers

Apr 18, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric will anchor the CBS Evening News for a long time to come, the network's CEO told staffers today, TVNewser reports. Les Moonves dropped in on the daily news meeting to dispel recent rumors that Couric is not long for the newscast, which sits at the bottom of the... More »

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Katie Couric • CBS • Leslie Moonves • TV ratings • news anchor • CBS Evening News • network news

Trouble at
CBS Runs
Wide and Deep

Evening News
turmoil is last thing
Moonves needs

Apr 14, 08 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - With trouble plaguing most divisions of CBS, last week's flap over Katie Couric's contract was just one of the countless items on Les Moonves' to-do list, the New York Times reports. Ad sales are down industry-wide, Fox is on the tail of the prime-time division and gaining fast, and the... More »

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Katie Couric • CBS • Leslie Moonves • earnings reports • Fox • CBS News

Claims Chucked in Rather's Suit Against CBS

$70M action can go forward, but without charges against execs

Apr 10, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge dismissed today some claims of fraud, breach of good faith, and fair dealing in a lawsuit filed against CBS top brass by former anchor Dan Rather, Variety reports. The $70 million suit charges CBS made Rather a scapegoat in the firestorm following revelations “Sixty Minutes” used dubious... More »

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Dan Rather • National Guard • Leslie Moonves • Sumner Redstone • lawsuit • 60 Minutes • CBS Evening News • Andrew Heyward

Writers' Strike Deals Strong Dose of Reality

If no deal comes soon, expect more dancing, survivors, idols on TV

Dec 9, 07 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Reality will likely strike primetime TV with a vengeance if stalled talks between screen scribes and networks don't kick into gear, the New York Times reports. With most popular dramas on hiatus for lack of scripts, reality shows are about to explode onto the airwaves—and they may well stick... More »

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television • reality TV • NBC • CBS • ABC • Leslie Moonves • Fox • Writers Guild of America • Hollywood writers' strike

Bitter Rather Wants CBS to Pay

Determined to stick it to ex-bosses in court

Sep 21, 07 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three years after the dust settled around CBS' firing of Dan Rather, the former anchor is quite content to fan the flames around his career low point—all in the name of revenge. Rather, 75, tells the Washington Post that he filed his $70 million suit against the network he... More »

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CBS • White House • Dan Rather • Leslie Moonves • scapegoat • George W. Bush

Rather's 'Tart' Comment makes CBS Chief Sour

Former anchor called sexiist for remarks on Katie Couric.

Jun 12, 07 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - CBS chief Leslie Moonves returned fire on Dan Rather today, calling his criticism of Katie Couric "sexist."  In a telephone interview with MSNBC Monday, Rather had accused his unsuccessful successor of taking the nightly news and "dumbing it down, tarting it up." Rather cited Couric... More »

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television • Katie Couric • CBS • Dan Rather • news • Leslie Moonves

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