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CBS Corporation
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019-6188
United States - Map
Phone: 212-975-4321
Web Site: http://www.cbscorporation.com
DETAILS
Index Membership: S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector: Services
Industry: Broadcasting - TV
Full Time Employees: 25,920
BUSINESS SUMMARY
CBS Corporation operates as a mass media company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in five segments: Television, Radio, Outdoor, Interactive, and Publishing. The Television segment operates through CBS Television comprising CBS Television Networks, the 30 owned broadcast television stations; CBS Paramount Network Television and CBS Television Distribution, the television production and syndication operations; Showtime Network, a premium subscription television program service; and CBS College Sports Network, the cable network and online digital media business to college athletics. The Radio segment operates through CBS radio, which owns and operates 137 radio stations in the United States. Its programs include rock, oldies, all-news, talk, adult contemporary, urban, and sports and country. The Outdoor segment displays advertising on media, including billboards, transit shelters, buses, rail systems, mall kiosks, stadium signage, and in retail stores. It provides its services to entertainment, media, automotive, beverage, financial, real estate, retail, healthcare, telecommunications, restaurants, health and beauty aids, hotels, and professional services. The Interactive segment operates an online content network for information and entertainment with a portfolio of brands, including CNET, CBS.com, CBSSports.com, GameSpot, TV.com, Last.fm, and BNET. The Publishing segment publishes and distributes adult and children's consumer books in printed, audio, and digital formats under the Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, Scribner, Atria Books, Simon Spotlight Entertainment, Free Press, Simon Spotlight, Aladdin Paperbacks, and Books for Young Readers imprints. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.