International Business News - CBS http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Journal Communications Inc. says it has completed its acquisition of KWBA-TV, a CW Network affiliate serving the Tucson, Arizona market. The Journal Broadcast Group already owns an ABC affiliate in the Tucson market along with four radio stations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/journal-communications-acquires-arizona-tv-station.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:12:21 EDT The last baseball all-star game at Yankee Stadium and the most-watched midsummer classic since 2002--at least through the first nine innings--helped Fox to a TV ratings victory. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/mlb-all-star-game-leads-fox-to-ratings-win.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:35:25 EDT Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 14-20. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/list-of-top-20-prime-time-shows-in-nielsen-ratings.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:34:08 EDT Among the most notorious on-screen gaffes ever, Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" on CBS during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show drew a $550,000 indecency fine from the Federal Communications Commission. Now a federal appeals court has thrown it out. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95593-jackson-tmberlake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/court-tosses-fcc-wardrobe-malfunction-fine.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/court-tosses-fcc-wardrobe-malfunction-fine.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:23:42 EDT Excerpts from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in CBS Corp. v. FCC: ___ http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/excerpts-from-wardrobe-malfunction-ruling-case.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:10:19 EDT Among the most notorious on-screen gaffes ever, Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" on CBS during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show drew a $550,000 indecency fine from the Federal Communications Commission. Now a federal appeals court has thrown it out. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/court-tosses-fcc-wardrobe-malfunction-fine.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:16:52 EDT Job insecurity may be widespread in the media but Katie Couric still has no need to worry, her boss says. Rumors that Couric will be replaced on the "CBS Evening News" after the presidential election or inauguration are untrue, CBS News President Sean McManus told a Television Critics Association meeting Friday, reiterating earlier assurances. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/93740-cbs-news-couric.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/courics-anchor-job-safe-her-cbs-news-boss-says.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/courics-anchor-job-safe-her-cbs-news-boss-says.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:00:05 EDT It looked like something out of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." And sure enough, it was. State police said Wednesday that they solved a mysterious eastern New Mexico shooting death that was similar to a shooting depicted in a 2003 "CSI" episode. In both cases a revolver was found tied to balloons in an apparent effort to make the weapon float away. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/police-n-m-suicide-was-similar-to-csi-episode.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:54:46 EDT Jimmy Kimmel can joke about how his late-night job might be affected when Jay Leno becomes a free agent--at least when his ABC boss and hundreds of reporters are around. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/kimmel-abc-get-laughs-out-of-lenos-future-gig.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:07:22 EDT The president of Newsweek Inc., Greg Osberg, will leave the magazine in the fall to pursue other opportunities, the magazine said Wednesday. Osberg "oversaw the tremendous growth of Newsweek.com and took a liking to the digital sector," Newsweek said in a statement. "He has been a leader expanding the site's reach and visibility and we will miss him." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/newsweek-president-greg-osberg-resigns.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:05:36 EDT Google Inc. said Wednesday that it will partner with filmmaker Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. to share revenue from ads that Google places on YouTube clips from the studio's movies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/lions-gate-to-share-ad-revenue-on-clips-on-youtube.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:09:35 EDT Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 7-13. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/list-of-top-20-shows-in-prime-time-nielsen-ratings.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:57:33 EDT CBS got a paw up on its competition with the debut of "Greatest American Dog" helping the network to a midsummer ratings victory. The new competition was the sixth-most popular show on prime-time television last week, with 9.5 million viewers, Nielsen Media Research reported Tuesday. There was no measurement of canine interest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/cbs-going-to-the-dogs-and-winning-ratings.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:56:47 EDT Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 7-13. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/list-of-top-20-shows-in-prime-time-nielsen-ratings.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:13:15 EDT CBS got a paw up on its competition with the debut of "Greatest American Dog" helping the network to a midsummer ratings victory. The new competition was the sixth-most popular show on prime-time television last week, with 9.5 million viewers, Nielsen Media Research reported Tuesday. There was no measurement of canine interest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/cbs-going-to-the-dogs-and-winning-ratings.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:11:53 EDT CBS News has appealed a ruling by a military appellate court that ordered a judge to review unaired footage of an interview given by a Marine squad leader from Connecticut charged in the killings of 24 Iraqis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/cbs-news-files-appeal-over-marine-interview.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:09:49 EDT CBS Corp.'s pay-TV subsidiary, Showtime Networks Inc., said Monday it has agreed to exclusively distribute movies made by The Weinstein Co. for seven years starting with films released theatrically in 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/showtime-inks-pay-tv-deal-with-weinsteins.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:13:22 EDT Billy Packer is out after 27 years as the lead college basketball analyst for CBS, making way for Clark Kellogg. Kellogg has done game and studio analysis for CBS for 16 years. He will partner with Jim Nantz on his first Final Four in April. Packer did 34 consecutive Final Fours. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/packer-out-kellogg-in-as-cbs-lead-announcer.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:34:20 EDT You wouldn't necessarily know it from last week, but Nielsen Media Research says TV viewership is on the rise. The company said Tuesday that the average American watched 127 1/4 hours of television in May, or the equivalent of more than five full days. That's up from 121 hours and 48 minutes in May 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/nielsen-tv-viewing-up-overall-but-not-last-week.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:58:59 EDT Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for June 30-July 6. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/top-20-prime-time-shows-in-nielsen-ratings.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:57:49 EDT