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At our NewTeeVee Live conference today, Om kicked off his fireside chat with Quincy Smith, CEO of CBS Interactive, saying: “This is the official exit interview of Quincy Smith leaving CBS interactive. Somebody better take some notes.” OK, here goes! While Smith didn’t give us much […] Read more »

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Comcast Working on IPTV and Video Convergence Project; “Excalibur” will reportedly be a “services overlay” that puts IP services into a common provision and management system. (Cable Digital News) Taboola Partners with Brightcove; Taboola to provide video recommendation and ad engine to Brightcove clients. (release) SeaChange […] Read more »

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In less than a month, when we host our third-annual NewTeeVee Live conference, I will have the pleasure of interviewing Quincy Smith, chief executive of CBS Interactive, onstage. It will be a freewheeling interview about everything from his company’s TV.com to Hulu to TV Everywhere. Smith […] Read more »

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Updated: God, it is starting to get really really depressing! After the big cuts at Yahoo yesterday, today the Silicon Valley was rocked by job cuts at CBS Interactive and its CNET division. CBS had acquired CNET in May 2008 for close to $1.8 billion. My […] Read more »

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CBS will reportedly announce a new video player tomorrow, featuring a raft of new features including new ad targeting, content sharing and augmented social capabilities. AdAge writes that the player will use a content and advertising engine CBS picked up in its acquisition of Last.fm. The […] Read more »

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Everyone’s weighed in on CBS’ $1.8 billion acquisition of CNET, but no one’s really talking about how the deal impacts their web video efforts. Liz thinks CBS is hipper than CNET when it comes to web video, but how will the two companies join forces? We […] Read more »

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Well JANA Partners may not have been happy with the direction being taken over at CNet Networks, but CBS has given the company its $1.8 billion stamp of approval. Taken at face value, it might seem like a crazy deal, but in fact it’s a calculated, smart and well thought-out move. Continue Reading Read more »

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[qi:014] In these irrational times, let me attempt to offer a rational explanation for why CBS bought DotSpotter. Unlike Matthew Ingram, I have actually heard of DotSpotter, and wrote about them a while ago, so I know a couple of things about this company. First, they […] Read more »

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