Leslie Moonves
Leslie Moonves
Leslie Roy Moonvesis Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth6 October 1949
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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Everybody Hates Chris. It's a notable show, so probably a likely survivor.
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We have CBS.com, we have our stuff on iTunes. We feel the wave of the future is getting as much distribution as we can. We feel that we should be nonexclusive and get our content out there.
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We realize that if we live in a world that depends totally on CBS.com, we'd be dead.
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CBS Vision is a strategic way for us to get ahead of all the new technologies and challenges that are facing our industry, and to share our knowledge and these opportunities with our clients and partners.
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CBS is very pleased to have forged this partnership with Mitsubishi that will give American television viewers their first sustained exposure to high-definition television, ... This agreement, which allows us to present the majority of our primetime lineup in the highest definition television format, represents the most significant step any network has taken in HDTV and further establishes CBS' leadership in the transition to digital broadcasting.
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CBS is the largest out-of-home advertising company in the U.S.
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NBC has been the market leader for a long time. They didn't replenish their programming...and it gave us an opportunity and we took advantage of that opportunity.
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Seasoned broadcasters who are at once respected, charismatic and known throughout this country and beyond are increasingly important in this fragmented media landscape.
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Everybody's basically putting their toe in the water. We're all aware how hugely significant this is going to become both culturally and financially in the next couple of years.
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The bar is very high. You're going to have to be very good to get on our network.
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There are plenty of people who are willing to pay $2.6 million for 30 seconds on the Super Bowl and hundreds of thousands of dollars for 'American Idol.' There will be advertising dollars on the Internet. We're there as well. We win either way.
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With this move, our news division takes yet another giant leap forward. Katie is one of the best in the business. ... Seasoned broadcasters who are at once respected, charismatic and known throughout this country and beyond are increasingly important in this fragmented media landscape.
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By the same token, I think news has more and more of a pro bono aspect to all the networks. When we do our election coverages throughout this coming year, it's not a money-maker for us. It is more of a public service situation.
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I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don't like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma.