Investments
12Portfolio Exits
4Partners & Customers
10About CBS
CBS (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a New York based mass media company focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production. On December 4, 2019, Viacom and CBS merged to form the new entity, ViacomCBS. The transaction was valued at 12B dollars.
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CBS Investments
12 Investments
CBS has made 12 investments. Their latest investment was in PatMa Productions as part of their Corporate Minority on July 7, 2019.
CBS Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/17/2019 | Corporate Minority | PatMa Productions | Yes | 1 | ||
2/10/2017 | Corporate Minority | Kapital Entertainment | Yes | 2 | ||
4/22/2013 | Corporate Minority | Syncbak | Yes | 1 | ||
3/27/2013 | Corporate Minority | |||||
5/7/2008 | Series C |
CBS Portfolio Exits
4 Portfolio Exits
CBS has 4 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was The CW Network on August 15, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/15/2022 | Corporate Majority | 15 | |||
Date | 8/15/2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Corporate Majority | |||
Companies | ||||
Valuation | ||||
Acquirer | ||||
Sources | 15 |
CBS Acquisitions
10 Acquisitions
CBS acquired 10 companies. Their latest acquisition was Pop TV on March 12, 2019.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/12/2019 | Other | $223M | Acquired - II | 2 | ||
11/16/2017 | Acq - P2P | 4 | ||||
1/13/2017 | Debt | $28.2M | Asset Sale | 2 | ||
6/29/2011 | Series B | |||||
5/9/2008 | Series D |
Date | 3/12/2019 | 11/16/2017 | 1/13/2017 | 6/29/2011 | 5/9/2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Other | Debt | Series B | Series D | |
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $223M | $28.2M | |||
Note | Acquired - II | Acq - P2P | Asset Sale | ||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 2 |
CBS Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
CBS has 10 strategic partners and customers. CBS recently partnered with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on June 6, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/2/2022 | Partner | United States | At least one thing has remained a constant for decades in the ever-changing broadcasting industry : The IBEW 's long , productive partnership with CBS . | 1 | |
2/24/2022 | Partner | United States | The NFL is leaning into streaming platforms, with more live sports close behind The NFL 's longtime relationships with CBS , Fox Sports , NBC , and ABC/ESPN/Disney are not going anywhere , and those four networks will continue to broadcast the bulk of NFL games year in and year out . | 1 | |
9/1/2021 | Licensor | United States | When the NFL announced the expanded postseason format last year , the agreement with networks included one playoff game airing on Nickelodeon as a separate broadcast from CBS . | 1 | |
8/27/2020 | Partner | ||||
7/29/2020 | Partner |
Date | 6/2/2022 | 2/24/2022 | 9/1/2021 | 8/27/2020 | 7/29/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Licensor | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | At least one thing has remained a constant for decades in the ever-changing broadcasting industry : The IBEW 's long , productive partnership with CBS . | The NFL is leaning into streaming platforms, with more live sports close behind The NFL 's longtime relationships with CBS , Fox Sports , NBC , and ABC/ESPN/Disney are not going anywhere , and those four networks will continue to broadcast the bulk of NFL games year in and year out . | When the NFL announced the expanded postseason format last year , the agreement with networks included one playoff game airing on Nickelodeon as a separate broadcast from CBS . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
CBS Team
29 Team Members
CBS has 29 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Soohoo | Dot & Bo, Trinity Ventures, Paramount, Yahoo!, AlwaysI.com, Inktomi Corporation, Bain & Company, and Apple | Founder | Current |
Name | Anthony Soohoo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Dot & Bo, Trinity Ventures, Paramount, Yahoo!, AlwaysI.com, Inktomi Corporation, Bain & Company, and Apple | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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