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CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, the Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network and the flagship property of the CBS Entertainment Group division of Paramount Skydance. It is one of Paramount Skydance's three flagship subsidiaries, along with partial namesake Paramount Pictures and MTV. Founded in 1927, headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City and being part of the "Big Three" television networks, CBS has major production facilities and operations at the CBS Broadcast Center and One Astor Plaza (both also in that city) and Television City and the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles. It is sometimes referred to as the Eye Network, after the company's trademark symbol of an eye (which has been in use since October 20, 1951), and also the Tiffany Network, which alludes to the perceived high quality of its programming during the tenure of William S. Paley (and can also refer to some of CBS's first demonstrations of color television, which were held in the former Tiffany and Company Building in New York City in 1950).

Infobox

Type
Radio and television broadcaster
Country
United States
Broadcast area
Worldwide
Affiliates
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Headquarters
CBS Building, CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, United States
Language
English
Picture format
1080i HDTV
Owner
Paramount Skydance
Parent
CBS Entertainment Group
Key people
mw- George Cheeks (President and CEO, CBS Entertainment Group) Amy Reisenbach (President, CBS Entertainment) Bari Weiss (Editor-in-chief, CBS News) David Berson (President and CEO, CBS Sports)
Sister channels
List BET BET Her CBS Sports Network CMT CMT Music Comedy Central FLiX Logo TV MTV MTV2 MTV Classic MTV Live MTV Tres MTVU Nickelodeon Nick Jr. TeenNick NickMusic NickToons Paramount Network Pop TV Showtime Smithsonian Channel The Movie Channel TV Land VH1
Founded
January 27, 1927; 98 years ago (1927-01-27)
Launched
Radio: September 18, 1927; 98 years ago (1927-09-18)Television: July 1, 1941; 84 years ago (1941-07-01)
Founder
Arthur JudsonWilliam S. Paley
Former names
United Independent Broadcasters, Inc. (1927)Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System (1927–28)Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (1928–74)CBS, Inc. (1974–97)
Website
cbs.com
Affiliated Streaming Service(s)
Paramount Pluto TV
DirecTV Stream
Channel 390 (CBS HD East)Channel 391 (CBS HD West)
Service(s)
DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu Live TV, Paramount , YouTube TV

Tables

· Presidents of CBS Entertainment
Arthur Judson
1927
1927–1928
Arthur Judson
Executive
Arthur Judson
Term
1927–1928
William S. Paley
1928
1928–1946
William S. Paley
Executive
William S. Paley
Term
1928–1946
Frank Stanton
1946
1946–1971
Frank Stanton
Executive
Frank Stanton
Term
1946–1971
Louis Cowan
1957
1957–1959
Louis Cowan
Executive
Louis Cowan
Term
1957–1959
James Thomas Aubrey
1959
1959–1965
James Thomas Aubrey
Executive
James Thomas Aubrey
Term
1959–1965
Michael Dann
1963
1963–1970
Michael Dann
Executive
Michael Dann
Term
1963–1970
Fred Silverman
1970
1970–1975
Fred Silverman
Executive
Fred Silverman
Term
1970–1975
Arthur R. Taylor
1972
1972–1976
Arthur R. Taylor
Executive
Arthur R. Taylor
Term
1972–1976
John Backe
1976
1976–1980
John Backe
Executive
John Backe
Term
1976–1980
B. Donald Grant
1980
1980–1987
B. Donald Grant
Executive
B. Donald Grant
Term
1980–1987
Kim LeMasters
1987
1987–1990
Kim LeMasters
Executive
Kim LeMasters
Term
1987–1990
Jeff Sagansky
1990
1990–1994
Jeff Sagansky
Executive
Jeff Sagansky
Term
1990–1994
Peter Tortorici
1994
1994–1995
Peter Tortorici
Executive
Peter Tortorici
Term
1994–1995
Leslie Moonves
1995
1995–1998
Leslie Moonves
Executive
Leslie Moonves
Term
1995–1998
Nancy Tellem
1998
1998–2004
Nancy Tellem
Executive
Nancy Tellem
Term
1998–2004
Nina Tassler
2004
2004–2015
Nina Tassler
Executive
Nina Tassler
Term
2004–2015
Glenn Geller
2015
2015–2017
Glenn Geller
Executive
Glenn Geller
Term
2015–2017
Kelly Kahl
2017
2017–2022
Kelly Kahl
Executive
Kelly Kahl
Term
2017–2022
Amy Reisenbach
Amy Reisenbach
Executive
Amy Reisenbach
Term
2022–present
Executive
Term
Arthur Judson
1927–1928
William S. Paley
1928–1946
Frank Stanton
1946–1971
Louis Cowan
1957–1959
James Thomas Aubrey
1959–1965
Michael Dann
1963–1970
Fred Silverman
1970–1975
Arthur R. Taylor
1972–1976
John Backe
1976–1980
B. Donald Grant
1980–1987
Kim LeMasters
1987–1990
Jeff Sagansky
1990–1994
Peter Tortorici
1994–1995
Leslie Moonves
1995–1998
Nancy Tellem
1998–2004
Nina Tassler
2004–2015
Glenn Geller
2015–2017
Kelly Kahl
2017–2022
Amy Reisenbach
2022–present

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