Les Moonves

Sony CEO Michael Lynton on Hulu: 'I'm Not a Buyer'

April 30, 2013 By Sharon Waxman & Jethro Nededog 7 weeks ago

The video streaming service will have a tough time finding a new owner

  

Les Moonves on Barry Diller's Aereo: 'It's Nothing We Lose Sleep Over'

April 30, 2013 By Sharon Waxman & Tim Kenneally 7 weeks ago

During the Milken Institute conference, the CBS prez and CEO says Aereo issue is being blown out of proportion

  

Paramount's Brad Grey Wants to Build a TV Studio: Who Will He Hire to Run It?

March 28, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 11 weeks ago

Paramount chief Brad Grey wants to bring TV back to Paramount to insulate the studio from the lagging film industry

  

Grammys After-Parties: Rihanna, Gotye, Fun., Alicia Keyes at SLS, Marmont and Mozza

February 11, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 18 weeks ago

The winners celebrate, Les Moonves on "The Boss'" guitar and other top scenes from inside Grammy weekend's parties. 

  

Usher at Clive Davis Party: L.A. Reid Talked Me Out of the Name ‘Cha-Cha’ (Photos)

February 10, 2013 By Mikey Glazer 18 weeks ago

Also: How Clive Davis masters his ceremony and other things I learned at the center of the music universe.

  

Les Moonves Re-Ups With CBS Through 2017

October 15, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 35 weeks ago

Moonves' contract was set to expire in 2015

  

CBS Chief Les Moonves Wary of Making a Deal With Apple TV

August 2, 2012 By Brent Lang 45 weeks ago

"The devil is in the details," Moonves tells analysts after CBS releases its quarterly earnings

  

Nigel Lythgoe on Danny Boyle's Big Olympic Show: 'We All Lovvved That'

July 30, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 46 weeks ago

Nigel Lythgoe's compliment draws laughs as Charlie Sheen discovers he's not even the Twitter champ of FX

  

CBS' Les Moonves on Dish's Auto Hop: 'It's Illegal' (Update)

May 17, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Will network sue? "I hope it doesn't come to that, but you never know"

  

CBS Upfront Goes Big, Broad and Goofy with Hip-Hop Opera, Cupcakes and Eli Manning

May 16, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Les Moonves -- the "mack daddy behind this whole CBS phenomenon" -- and his cohorts take a self-congratulatory tone at the network's upfront

  

CBS Earnings: Sumner Redstone Says 'This Quarter Tops It All'

May 1, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

CBS revenue and income increases from a year ago in first quarter and breezes past analysts' predictions

  

Mogul Scorecard: Who Got More - and Who Got Less - in 2011 (Slideshow)

April 19, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Some CEOs had to settle for less, while others helped themselves to a bigger slice of pie -- see who's who

  

From Rupert Murdoch to Les Moonves, Media Compensation Balloons in 2011

April 19, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Despite shaky economy and poor stock performance media chief executives enjoyed healthy raises

  

Les Moonves' $69.9M Makes Him Highest-Paid Media CEO of 2011 -- So Far

April 13, 2012 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Head of most-watched network earned 21 percent more than in 2010

  

Moonves: CBS May Produce a Show for Netflix

February 15, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Les Moonves tells analysts he does not view Netflix as a competitor

  

Super Bowl Parties: 'You can smell the G6 Jet Fuel on Him'

February 5, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

Les Moonves, Jerry Bruckheimer are front-and-center for the Maxim bash, Snoop Dogg and Mark Cuban hit the pseudo beach and Katy Perry belts it out at the HD Net-DirecTV event

  

HFPA Chief Philip Berk Contradicts Les Moonves on Golden Globes Talks

February 2, 2012 By Brent Lang & Pamela Chelin 1 year ago

Philip Berk describes his meeting with Les Moonves as a cordial lunch, but CBS chief claims their Golden Globes talk was more serious

  

Golden Globes Trial: Les Moonves Says CBS Might Have Outbid NBC

January 31, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Top CBS exec was willing to pay $25 to $30 million a year for rights to the Golden Globes -- significantly more than NBC paid

  

Golden Globes Trial Exposes Dick Clark CEO's Misleading Negotiating Tactics

January 27, 2012 By Brent Lang & Pamela Chelin 1 year ago

Dick Clark Production's Mark Shapiro cops to bluffing -- former NBC exec Marc Graboff also takes the stand

  

CBS Boss Les Moonves Predicts Long Run for 'Two and a Half Men' With Ashton

November 17, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

At a Hollywood Radio & TV Society luncheon, the CBS chief talks up the sitcom's current cast and strong political campaign spending

  

CBS Q3 Profits Beat Projections, But Revenues Fall Short (Updated)

November 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

In conference call with analysts, CEO Les Moonves was bullish about the streaming business

  

Producers Guild's Milestone Award Goes to Les Moonves

October 11, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

CBS president becomes rare executive to win PGA honor

  

Weekend Bashes: Charlize and Moonves' 'Rage'-er, Dick Van Dyke in the Kitchen

October 3, 2011 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

It's Chinatown for Charlize, Les, Snoop and Wonder Woman, while Detroit's finest usher in the playoffs in West Hollywood. Photos from inside this weekend's industry parties.

  

TV Academy CEO Remembers 9/11 -- and the Emmys That Almost Weren't

September 2, 2011 By Bryce Zabel 1 year ago

Hollyblog: Since the Emmys came into existence in 1949, they had never been postponed or canceled until 2001 -- in that year it happened twice

  

Greetings From Sun Valley: The Rich and Fabulous Gather at Herb Allen's Conference

July 8, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

The world's movers and shakers gathered in Idaho this week for the annual Allen & Co. confab. Click through our gallery and feel like you were there.

  

David Letterman Duets With Steve Martin for His Corporate Overlords

May 19, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

"Late Show" host belts out a tune in ill-fated video for CBS' advertisers upfront

  
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