CBS Radio

CBS Radio to Stream Station Feeds to U.S. Last.fm Users

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 1, 2008 - 8:44am.

New York - CBS Radio (NYSE: CBS) announced on Tuesday that it will provide streaming of all of its 140 radio stations on Last.fm, the social music service it purchased for $280 million last May.

CBS Radio Strikes Deal to Power AOL Radio

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 7, 2008 - 11:13am.

New York - CBS Corp.'s (NYSE: CBS) CBS Radio announced on Friday an agreement with Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) AOL, to power AOL Radio and drive advertising sales for the service's more than 200 streams, in addition to its own more than 150 radio station streams and custom channels.

CBS Radio, Clear Channel to Support iTunes Tagging on HD Radios

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 2, 2007 - 12:48pm.

Columbia, Md. - IBiquity Digital, the developer of HD Radio technology that lets broadcasters transmit a digital, multicast signal alongside their analog signals, on Tuesday announced that major broadcast groups CBS Radio, Clear Channel, Cumulus, Cox, Entercom and Greater Media are installing iTunes Tagging technology that lets HD Radio owners flag songs they hear on the air for later purchase at the online store. Consumer electronics firms JBL and Polk Audio are set to release the first HD Radio receivers that support iTunes Tagging during the holiday shopping season.

AT&T blue room Adds TV Access to Concert Webcasts

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2007 - 4:31pm.

San Antonio, Texas - AT&T announced on Tuesday that its AT&T blue room service -- which offers live concert webcasts -- plans to launch a 24-hour streaming radio channel, and also make its concert webcasts available on televisions to subscribers of AT&T TV services U-verse and Homezone. The company partnered with CBS Radio to produce the "Festival channel." Beginning on Wednesday, U-verse and Homezone subscribers will have on-demand access to AT&T blue room concert archives.

TargetSpot Raises Funds for Self-Serve Streaming Ad Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 24, 2007 - 10:27am.

New York - TargetSpot, a provider of ad serving technology and a marketplace for advertisers and Internet broadcasters, announced on Tuesday that it has received investments from Union Square Ventures, CBS Radio and Oddcast, and named co-founder Doug Perlson as its CEO.

CBS Radio Picks Vibes Media for Mobile Marketing Services

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 7, 2006 - 1:12pm.
Chicago - CBS Radio announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with mobile marketing firm Vibes Media to launch its text-message and mobile content marketing programs at 25 CBS Radio stations in New York, Los Angeles and 16 other U.S. markets.

CBS Radio to Settle Lawsuit Against Howard Stern, Court Clerk Says

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 25, 2006 - 6:38am.
New York - CBS Radio has settled its lawsuit against Howard Stern, in which it alleged the shock jock improperly used his last months on terrestrial radio to promote his jump to satellite radio, Reuters reported.

CBS Radio, MSpot to Stream Stations to Sprint Mobile Phones

Authored by dmw on May 1, 2006 - 7:08pm.
New York - CBS Radio announced on Monday that it partnered with mobile entertainment distributor mSpot to make three of its sports stations available to Sprint wireless subscribers. Mobile streaming of CBS Radio's WFAN-AM (New York), WSCR-AM (Chicago) and WIP-AM (Philadelphia) will now be accessible through mSpot Sports.

NY Times: CBS Radio and XM Satellite Considering Content-Sharing Deal

Authored by dmw on April 21, 2006 - 4:02pm.
New York – The New York Times reports that CBS Radio and XM Satellite Radio are discussing a possible deal that would split Opie and Anthony, the foul-mouthed talk show team that has been a top talent on XM for the last 18 months, between satellite and terrestrial stations. According to executives at the two companies, the deal under consideration would provide that for three hours each weekday, the duo would do a cleaner version of their show for both the CBS and XM audiences, which would be produced in the Midtown Manhattan studios of WFNY (92.3 FM), a CBS station. Then, they would produce an additional two hours, unrestrained, of the show at the XM studios exclusively for the XM audience. As part of the deal, the two would be allowed to use the end of the CBS show to plug the XM program. Opie and Anthony would replace David Lee Roth, who has struggled with low ratings since being tapped by CBS to replace Howard Stern when he left for Sirius earlier this year. The deal is being watched closely by radio executives and analysts, who are speculating that the deal may be an indication of more content-sharing deals between terrestrial and satellite radio to come.