CBS and Online Video/

CBS and Online Video/

CBS Corporation (CBS Corp.) is a mass media company with operations in Entertainment, Cable Networks, Publishing, Local Broadcasting and Outdoor segments. The Entertainment segment consists of the CBS Television Network, CBS Television Studios, CBS Studios International, CBS Television Distribution, CBS Films and CBS Interactive. The Cable Networks segment consists of Showtime Networks and CBS College Sports Network. The Publishing segment consists of Simon & Schuster, which publishes and distributes consumer books under imprints, such as Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books, Scribner and Free Press. The Local Broadcasting segment consists of CBS Television Stations and CBS Radio. The Outdoor segment displays advertising on media, including billboards, transit shelters, buses, rail systems (in-car, station platforms and terminals), mall kiosks, retail stores and stadium signage principally through CBS Outdoor.
CBS’s major broadcast competitors were NBC ABC and Fox, all of which were parts of highly diversified companies.
NBC Universal was 80% owned by General Electric (20% by Vivendi) and accounted for about 10% of GE's 2006 revenues of $16.2 billion. NEC Universal operated the NEC Television Network, a number of broadcast television stations, cable channels (e.g. USA, Bravo, CNBC, SciFi,MSNBC), and theme parks. It also engaged in the production and distribution of programming for television and movies.1