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CBS corporation to pick up CNET Networks, Inc.

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2008-05-15 09:16:07 by Enrico S. in Xbox 360
...CNET Networks, Inc. If this pushes through, then CBS will become one of the top ten internet companies in the United States Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer for CBS Corporation announced that the company will be making a cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares at US 11.50. That's an equity value of US 1.8...
 
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CBS corporation to pick up CNET Networks, Inc.

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2008-05-15 09:16:07 by Enrico S. in PSP Updates
...CNET Networks, Inc. If this pushes through, then CBS will become one of the top ten internet companies in the United States Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer for CBS Corporation announced that the company will be making a cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares at US 11.50. That's an equity value of US 1.8...
 
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CBS corporation to pick up CNET Networks, Inc.

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2008-05-15 09:16:07 by Enrico S. in Nintendo DS
...CNET Networks, Inc. If this pushes through, then CBS will become one of the top ten internet companies in the United States Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer for CBS Corporation announced that the company will be making a cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares at US 11.50. That's an equity value of US 1.8...
 
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CBS Buys GameSpot Parent CNET

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2008-05-15 10:54:51 by Earnest Cavalli in Wired: Game|Life
...CNET for $1.8 billion, according to a press release earlier today There are very few opportunities to acquire a profitable, growing, well-managed Internet company like CNET Networks," said CBS CEO Leslie Moonves. "CBS stands for premium content and unparalleled reach, and CNET Networks will add a tremendous platform to extend our...
 
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CNET Networks takeover sought

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2008-01-08 00:00:00 by Ross Miller in Joystiq
...CNET Networks, whose various websites including Gamespot , GameFAQs and Metacritic, looks to be in the midst of a takeover. A group of investors, led by Jana Partners LLC and claiming a collective 21.3 percent stake in the company, are currently trying to use their leverage to nominate seven new directors, according to Bloomberg . (Note: This...
 
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CBS buys CNET for 1.8 billion, Cashwh0re lives!

2008-05-15 07:58:00 by Destructoid.com in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...CNET for 1.8 billion dollars. Fancy! It comes with more than fries and a soda though -- in a great example of bang for your buck, CBS gets all sites that fall under the CBS umbrella, including CNET news.com, UrbanBaby, Search.com, BNET, MySimon, CHOW,TechRepublic and - you guessed it - Gamespot What does CNET think about all this? Here's a...
 
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Poetic justice: CNET executive who fired Gerstmann will soon be jobless

2008-04-04 15:05:00 by Destructoid.com in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...CNETs firing of eleven-year veteran GameSpot editor Jeff Gerstmann , the games industry has been forever changed by it. But Im pleased to be able to bring you an uplifting update on this sad story. Josh Larson, VP of games at GameSpots parent company, CNET and the guy who was Gerstmanns boss when he was fired will be laid off next week as a...
 
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CBS to buy GameSpot, rest of CNet for $1.8b in cash

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2008-05-15 00:00:00 by James Ransom-Wiley in Joystiq
...CNet and its spawn GameSpot in a deal that's expected to close in the third quarter pending shareholder and regulatory approval. The acquisition values the company at $11.50 per share, a 45% premium over CNet's closing stock price on Wednesday, reports the Associated Press . Sheesh! Well, CBS, you've just been robbed "welcome to the...
 
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CBS CNet Buyout: It's All About The Gamers

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2008-05-16 01:10:49 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...CNet is part of growing trend involving companies trying to reach gamers. Its all about demographics In the case of CBS-Cnet, the so-called synergies lie in core demographics. By the very nature of Cnets tech focus, its audience features the increasingly hard-to-reach 18-to-34-year-old men who preferGrand Theft Auto IVandIndiana Jonesto TV...
 
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CNET sees PS3 beating Wii ... in 2012

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