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Yahoo To Let CBS Run Internet Radio Business

Yahoo's plate is more than full at the moment; between battling Google, losing its CEO, and facing takeover rumors, figurative food is piled to the ceiling.  It makes some sense, then, that responsibility for Yahoo Music's Launchcast Radio is getting largely handed to CBS.

YouTube Finallly Looks to Full-Length TV Episodes

YouTube has finally gotten to the point where they are going to start offering full-length episodes of TV shows, presumably to compete directly with Hulu and its ilk.

Netflix Strikes Deal With CBS, Disney

Online movie rental service Netflix said today that it has signed agreements with the CBS Television Network and Disney-ABC Television Group that will allow current season episodes of a number of TV shows to be streamed at Netflix.

CBS Orders YouTube To Pull McCain "Lipstick" Ad

CBS News has forced YouTube to remove an online ad by John McCain's campaign that the network described as "misleading" in its use of Katie Couric.The ad titled "Lipstick" says that Barack Obama implied McCain running mate Sarah Palin of being a lipstick-wearing pig. At the end of the ad it features a quote from Couric that laments the "continued and accepted role of sexism in American life." Couric at the time was referring to Democratic Primary coverage of Senator Hillary Clinton.

Journalist/Blogger Leroy Sievers Passes Away

Leroy Sievers passed away on Friday. He won quite a few awards for his journalism and news production efforts over the years, working with NPR, CBS, and ABC.

CBS Storms Into Mobile Weather Alerts

Severe weather details for hurricanes and other conditions in near real-time form the eye of the latest CBS digital initiative.

AOL Launches New Radio Offering

AOL has launched a new version of its AOL radio that features a redesigned online player, along with 150 CBS Radio stations.The new player is powered by CBS Radio, and allows users to skip songs, add unlimited channel presets and share streams with AIM users.

CBS And Yahoo Partner On Online Video

CBS said today it has reached a deal with Yahoo to distribute its online videos on Yahoo in order to increase the reach of its television shows.Yahoo will join the CBS Audience Network, which includes partners AOL, Microsoft, CNET, Joost, Bebo and Veoh.

CBS Launches Ad Network For College Sports

CBS has launched CBS College Sports Media, a vertical advertising network that will serve ads for CBSSports.com, NCAA.com and around 215 official college athletics sites.The ad network will focus on the male demographic between the ages of 18-49. CBS said the new ad network would have reached 10 million unique visitors in March, during the popular March Madness basketball tournament.

CBS Acquiring CNET For $1.8 Billion

Yesterday afternoon, CNET's stock closed at a price of $7.95 per share.  This morning, CBS announced its plan to acquire CNET for $11.50 per share, or about $1.8 billion overall.