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CBS News

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CBS News is a privately owned company headquartered in the US and is a division of CBS. Founded in 1927, the company employs approximately 2580 individuals and reported $2.3B in revenue as of 2024. It functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in providing news and information services, acting as the news and information division of CBS Corporation. It delivers content for the CBS Television Network, CBSN, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio, and CBS Mobile, primarily focused on broadcast television and radio.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1927

Headcount

2,577

Headquarters

US

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

CBS News reported on April 24, 2026, that protests greeted Donald Trump's arrival at a D.C. dinner hosted by Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, who is pursuing a $111 billion takeover of a rival media giant amid monopoly concerns. Previously, on April 23, CBS News interviewed Catholic voters in Bucks County who expressed opposition to Representative Brian Fitzpatrick's support for the war in Iran and Donald Trump's attacks on the Pope, indicating intentions to vote Fitzpatrick out. The same day, CBS News appointed Shayndi Raice from The Wall Street Journal as its new foreign editor, adding a veteran international and business journalist to its global editorial leadership team. Earlier on April 23, the CBS Evening News, anchored by Tony Dokoupil, saw its ratings plummet to less than 4 million viewers overall and fewer than 500,000 adults in the advertiser-coveted 25-to-54 demographic for the week of April 6, nearly five months into Dokoupil's tenure following an "anti-woke" makeover. Also on April 23, CBS News, citing U.S. officials familiar with intelligence reports, reported that Iran retained significant military power despite U.S. and Israeli strikes, maintaining about half of its ballistic missile stockpile and launchers by the April 8 ceasefire.

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CBS News offers 17 products in the media and telecoms services industry. CBS News's product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media, media and TV services, content rights and broadcast television and radio.

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CBS News's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split CBS News's revenue into 5 different product categories, the largest of which is thematic channel advertising. For full access to CBS News's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Apr

30th

2026

16:09

Management Changes, Corporate Restructuring, B2B Tag

Bari Weiss appoints editor viewed as pro-Israel in latest CBS News shakeup

Bari Weiss, the CBS News boss, has ousted a veteran bureau chief following tensions over coverage of the Middle East and brought in a new foreign editor who, according to sources, is more aligned with Weiss’s pro-Israel agenda.

Apr

30th

2026

01:09

Steve Hilton Leads California Gubernatorial Race as Xavier Becerra Surges

Republican candidate Steve Hilton maintains a narrow lead in the California gubernatorial race while Democrat Xavier Becerra experienced a significant surge in support, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll released on Monday, April 27, 2026. The survey of 1,479 registered voters highlights a tightening contest as candidates pivot from a televised debate held on Tuesday, April 28.

Apr

29th

2026

18:30

Management Changes, B2B Tag

‘CBS Evening News’ ratings fall to historic lows under Tony Dokoupil

“ CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil ” has fallen below 4 million viewers for the third consecutive week, reaching historic lows and raising fresh doubts about the program’s direction under CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss .

The Washington Times

Apr

29th

2026

01:04

Steve Hilton Leads California Gubernatorial Poll Following KRON4 Debate

Republican Steve Hilton emerged as the frontrunner in a CBS News/YouGov poll released Tuesday, April 28, 2026, following a televised debate in San Francisco. The survey conducted between April 23 and April 27 indicates a tightening race with no candidate holding a definitive lead before the June 2 primary.

Apr

28th

2026

18:30

California’s Largest Voting Bloc Isn’t Republican or Democrat—Should an Independent Be in the Debates?

As Republican and Democrat candidates slug it out in debates to be California’s next governor, candidates who fit into the independent category continue to be shut out. In Tuesday night’s debate hosted by CBS News, the players on the stage included two Republicans and six Democrats—and zero independents.

The Daily Signal

Apr

28th

2026

18:30

Management Changes, B2B Tag

More bad news for Bari Weiss’ CBS as viewers nosedive in latest Nielsen ratings

CBS News is stumbling under editor-in-chief Bari Weiss as both the “CBS Evening News” and “CBS Mornings” have fallen to troubling ratings lows, pointing to a deepening audience slump at the network. For the week ending April 20, “CBS Mornings,” co-hosted by Gayle King — who recently reupped with the network — drew just 1.8 million viewers, far behind NBC’s “Today” at about 3 million.

Apr

28th

2026

08:42

Elder loses entire nest egg of $300K to AI-driven crypto fraud

According to CBS News, Kyle Holder, a 73-year-old woman from New York, lost all of her $300,000 retirement savings in three months after replying to a WhatsApp message that advertised a crypto investment course. Holder got the message she didn’t ask for in December 2024, when she was recovering from an injury that had kept her from working as an occupational therapist.

Apr

28th

2026

04:04

Operational Challenges, B2B Tag

Why are more colleges at risk of closing and how could it impact students?

College enrollment has been declining over the past decade and many institutions are struggling financially. At least 16 colleges and campuses announced their closures in 2025. CBS News contributor Roland Fryer explains what it means for students.

Apr

28th

2026

02:51

CBS News poll and analysis on California voters' views of state's policies ahead of debate

Ahead of Tuesday's closely watched debate, Californians see the next governor facing a wide array of issues. Taxes A majority of California's voters want the next governor to support an added state tax on billionaires. Republicans, however, do not.

CBS Los Angeles

Apr

27th

2026

18:30

Objective News Coverage? Not on the Ellisons’ Watch!

In his late-night press conference following the assassination attempt at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ dinner, President Trump noted the relatively high rate of presidential assassinations: four out of the 45 men who’ve served as chief executive.

The American Prospect

Apr

27th

2026

17:30

Can you negotiate your debt without a lump sum payment?

(CBS NEWS) — Household budgets aren’t just being stretched thin by a mix of rising inflation, high borrowing costs and a rough economy right now. They’re being completely reshaped in real time. With credit card rates hovering above 21% on average and stubbornly high everyday expenses, many Americans are finding themselves stuck between mounting balances and limited cash flow without room in their finances to cover both.

Apr

27th

2026

16:14

Management Changes, Corporate Restructuring, B2B Tag

CBS News London Bureau Chief Claire Day To Depart

Claire Day, a 23-year veteran of CBS News who has served as London bureau chief since May, is leaving the network. The move comes as the network is planning a new leadership structure for its international coverage, with the introduction of a foreign editor role, CBS News president and executive editor Tom Cibrowski wrote in a memo to employees.

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