http://www.wikio.com/search=Neil Ashe Wikio - Neil Ashe http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62649091 newVideoPlayer("/del_conte_early.flv", 494, 369,""); Never mind corporate meatballs like Neil Ashe and Quincy Smith — how's perky CNET correspondent Natali Del Conte faring in the wake of CBS... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:40:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62649091 2008-07-01T19:40:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62592853 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:22:04 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62592853 2008-07-01T12:22:04Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62575237 CBS announced on Monday it completed its $1.8bn acquisition of CNET Networks, publisher of many Web sites including CNET.co.uk Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:33:02 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62575237 feedback@cnet.co.uk (Dawn Kawamoto) 2008-07-01T09:33:02Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62535909 CBS announced Monday it completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of CNET Networks, publisher of many Web sites including CNET News.com, setting the stage for expanding its CBS Interactive division into five categories. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:43:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62535909 edit@zdnet.com.au (Dawn Kawamoto) 2008-06-30T23:43:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62536067 CBS has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of CNET Networks, and has merged the company into a new and expanded CBS Interactive business unit, Radio Ink. ComScore ranks the new unit as the... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:06:37 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62536067 2008-06-30T22:06:37Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62524922 CBS completes acquisition of CNET Network CBS has confirmed that they have now completed the acquisition of news media network CNET. The deal was worth around USD 1.8 billion. With this CBS has now expanded their CBS Interactive division into five categories. It now has destinations for technology, entertainment, sports, news, and business. Neil Ashe, CEO of CNET Networks becomes [...] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:53:22 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62524922 2008-06-30T21:53:22Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62524074 Quincy Smith will serve as CEO and Neil Ashe will serve as president at CBS Interactive in the wake of the now-completed acquisition of CNET by CBS. And those are just the juicy meatballs atop a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:20:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62524074 2008-06-30T21:20:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62517011 There is coverage all over the web on the CBS closing the CNET deal. Quincy Smith Named Chief Executive Officer and Neil Ashe Named President of CBS Interactive. · CBS Interactive Becomes the 8th Largest Web Network Worldwide; · Top Five Premium Content Ad-Supported Network; · The Number One Technology Network Led by CNET.com; · [...] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:34:48 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62517011 2008-06-30T20:34:48Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62537051 CBS closed its acquisition of CNET today, adding the tech news network to its expanding list of digital brands, including CBSSports.com, CBS.com, GameSpot, TV.com, BNET, and Last.fm. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:29:28 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62537051 2008-06-30T20:29:28Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62509781 CBS announces it has closed its acquisition of CNET Networks, in a move to expand the media company's CBS Interactive division. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:21:01 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62509781 2008-06-30T19:21:01Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62511688 Now that the merger is complete, it's time for CBS Interactive ( NYSE: CBS ) to get onto the business of "changing the world," in the words of newly named division President Neil Ashe. As we wrote earlier, the unit is dividing into specific verticals. Among them: News & Technology, headed by CNET ( NSDQ: CNET ) vet Joe Gillespie ; Entertainment, which will be lead by Stephen Colvin and Anthony Soohoo ; Sports, headed by Jason Kint ; International, led by Adam Power ; and Business, lead by Greg Mason . Ashe and CBS Interactive CEO Quincy Smith explained the strategy during an interview soon after the announcement: Cross-promotion : Smith: "You're going to see a lot more promotion and cross-marketing of CBS brands, as well as the CBS interactive personalities: (for example) Natali Del Conte on the Early Show… It's gotta work both ways, as you known given the demographics of the CBS Corporation, it's really found eyeballs online right now." (Basically: CBS viewers are older and CNET users are younger, so there isn't much overlap.) Another example offered by Smith: Moblogic recently featured 60 Minutes, prompting some eyebrow raising. In that particular case, the notion was to go out and use the online presence and find new eyeballs." As for whether experiments like that will actually yield fruit, Smith acknowledged that it's still an "early day," but that the success of the NCAA streaming online was a testament to how TV could promote new internet services. -- Integration : By all accounts, the merger process has gone quickly and smoothly. Ashe: "As you know this deal has closed exceptionally quickly… you'll continue to see announcements and word from us over the next several months. Integration couldn't be going better." As for employee retention, Ashe assured that CNET employees are jazzed about the deal, while Smith touched on the executives listed above, and explained: everyone's role just got bigger . -- The domains : When I asked how soon we'd see the domain News.com change from just being a tech news site, Smith deadpanned: " News is just going to be a showcase for CBS Network Evening News ." I'll admit to not picking up the joke as soon as it was said, and both Ashe and Smith got a quick laugh but assuring that it would be nothing of the sort. Smith: "With News.com you really have a chance to blow things up. (but) I want to be sensitive to the fact that News.com is the pre-eminent place for tech news to date. We don't want to disturb that. We want to learn what they've done in technology and make sure that if we go into more categories like sports, gossip we start getting smarter about (getting into new verticals) in a major way." As for some of the other domains, like TV.com, Radio.com, expect to see new things there quickly. -- M&A and gaps : The company has made a big point of claiming that there was a lot of complementary assets, though there are still some gaps. Ashe listed a few: "There are others where we could do more. We could do more in autos; we could do more in health ." Not surprisingly, they wouldn't comment specifically on whether this means more acquisitions, but Smith described the the assets as " great platform on which to build more growth." Now, if CBS Interactive does go out and more more deals—and officially they're not saying that's what they're going to do—then that asset doesn't have to hang out in no-mans land, which has been something of an issue for assets like Wallstrip and Last.fm. There will be a doorstep to discover it. Ashe explained the growth model: "Quincy and the team did it successfully with the Last.fm acquisition and you can see the opportunity to do more and more on that" Smith: " Neil is being kind on Last.fm … but now it has definitely reached the stage where it's all about turning into a real business. What better way to do it than to latch up with its best cousin in Gamespot." Check out the best business jobs in digital media. Go here for paidContent.org Job Board. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:06:50 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62511688 2008-06-30T19:06:50Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62506021 Acknowledging the growing role of digital media within their organizations, both CBS and NBC announced promotions for some of their top digital execs today. But digital isn’t moving anything or anyone else out the door yet; in both instances, the moves created new, formerly unfilled titles. Quincy Smith, president of CBS Interactive since November 2006, will [...] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:43:12 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62506021 2008-06-30T17:43:12Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62496643 CBS announced the closing of its acquisition of CNET today. The deal, first announced last month, will bring CNET under the control of Quincy Smith’s CBS Interactive division. Smith’s email to all CNET employees is below: From: “Smith, Quincy” Date: June 30, 2008 9:52:41 AM PDT Cc: “Ashe, Neil” , “Moonves, Leslie” Subject: A Message from Quincy and [...] Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:21:45 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62496643 2008-06-30T17:21:45Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62503783 CBS completed its acquisition of CNET and chief executive Les Moonves named Quincy Smith, the dealmaker who pushed the acquisition, as CEO of the expanded digital unit. Former CNET CEO Neil Ashe becomes president of CBS Interactive, reporting to Smith ( SAI 100 #8 ). After the acquisition, CBS says it's now the 8th-largest Web network in terms of unduplicated unique visitors, according to ComScore. The digital group will be organized into five vertical categories. How is CBS integrating its $1.8 billion acquisition ? Per CBS's release : Technology: CNET.com is the number one Web site in the computer and consumer electronics category, reaching more than 18 million people every month with daily premium content offerings. From the latest product reviews to breaking news from the digital world, as well as video and program downloads, CNET.com has become the leading destination for people looking to navigate today's digital world. Entertainment: Representing the third largest online entertainment group on the web, the collective reach of CBS Interactive's entertainment portfolio will now exceed 24 million users each month, and include many of the leading brands on the web today, including: TV.com, CBS.com, The CBS Audience Network, theInsider.com, GameSpot.com, Last.fm, and CHOW.com, among others. These are among the most visited entertainment destinations on the web today, each with their own identity and audience profile, and they continue to grow in users and time spent visiting. This past year, for instance, CBS.com market share grew a category-leading 41 percent. Combined with the power of America's most watched network - CBS Television - CBS Interactive offers unparalleled consumer reach online and offline. Sports: CBS Interactive is a leader in athletic coverage, from sites devoted to professional sports to the largest collection of collegiate brands. Among its top destinations are CBSSports.com, CBSCollegeSports.com, NCAA.com, and MaxPreps.com, representing one of the digital world's largest sports footprints. Working with its leading broadcast and radio properties, CBS offers the unique opportunity to reach a wide group of people who are passionate about sports across the internet, television and radio. News: Two of the strongest news sites in their own right, CBSNews.com, a leader in world news, and CNET News.com, the leader in technology news, combine to create the sixth largest property in the Current Events/Global News category. From breaking news and international reports to coverage of business, politics and technology, the combination of these two destinations gives users a global perspective they cannot find anywhere else. Business: Eighteen million users each month have come to rely on CBS Interactive's business properties, which include BNET.com, the cornerstone of the business category, and leading sites like ZDNet and TechRepublic. Collectively, these assets are among the fastest growing destinations in the expanding business category and offer users the latest and most insightful business coverage, with unique perspectives on management and technology. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:20:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62503783 2008-06-30T17:20:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Neil+Ashe?rinfoid=62493819 CBS ( NYSE: CBS ) has announced a reorg of its interactive unit, after completing the big acquisition deal of CNET: the newly expanded and integrated CBS Interactive division will have Quincy Smith as its CEO, and Neil Ashe, the former CEO of CNET ( NSDQ: CNET ), as its president. The newly expanded business unit will have five vertical categories: -- Technology, with CNET.com as the anchor property -- Entertainment, with TV.com and CBS.com as the main sites in it -- Sports, with CBSSports, NCAA.com and others in it -- News, with News.com and CBSNews.com in it -- Business, with ZDNet, BNET and TechRepublic in it, all former CNET properties More details in release here , and more to come later. 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