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The CW Close To Switching Up Streaming Rights In New Netflix Deal
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 7:59am | 306After five years of working with both Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Hulu, the CW (CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)) looks like it is choosing a side. Following negotiations with both streamers, the CW (through its parent company CBS) is expected to announce the network will only have a deal with...
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The CW Looks To Superheroes And Established Properties To Save The Day
Friday, May 20, 2016 - 7:27am | 262Remember a few years ago when the CW (CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), parent company) had just said good-bye to "Smallville," and its slate was superhero-less for the first time ever? Things certainly have changed. For the first time in network history, the CW will enter the fall with four superhero...
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CBS Shakes Up Schedule; Set To Add 6 New Fall Series
Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 11:41am | 266Traditionally, the most stable network of the all major broadcasters is CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), but when its executive team changes gears, they go full tilt. On Wednesday, CBS revealed its new fall schedule, which will feature six new series. The biggest change, however, is CBS is going back...
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CBS Settles Bubble Show Status As Upfront Nears
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 10:34am | 337While all eyes this week are on network's new fall schedules, investors aren't quite able to forget about the series being bumped to clear room for newcomers. After all, a number of these shows were at one time presented as the "next big thing" themselves…some as recently as last year. Of all the...
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Networks Prepare For Upfronts By Wielding Axes On 'Black Thursday'
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 12:12pm | 361It was a bloody, bloody day for the major networks, as TV executives began making their hardest decisions of the year. While investors and analysts expected the moves, it is still always jarring to see so many shows dismissed so quickly. In fact, four of the five major networks made at least one...
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CBS Reportedly Discussing 'Supergirl' Move To CW
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 5:30am | 294CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) entered the super-hero game last year with the launch of "Supergirl," but that journey could be short-lived. Reports started circulating on Monday that CBS was in talks to shift "Supergirl" to The CW, which has already successfully launched "...
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CBS, CW Superhero Crossover Nets Big Ratings For 'Supergirl'
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 7:38am | 349Recently, CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) revealed 11 of its biggest shows were being given early renewals for the upcoming fall season, but many noticed a few glaring omissions…namely its entire freshman class. CBS head Leslie "Les" Moonves previously went on record stating he expected the vast...
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The CW Doubles Down On Current Programming By Renewing Entire Roster For Next Season
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 12:24pm | 379The CW (CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)) has always marched to the beat of its own drum, which has become even more apparent the last few years. On Friday, in a move very reminiscent of last year, The CW renewed its entire lineup of series. Eleven programs in total were...
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The CW Reveals Spring Lineup; Adds 'Containment' And 'Reign' To Roster
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 9:45am | 296While sister-network CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) revealed (most) of its spring lineup months ago, the CW is just now making its final tweaks. On Thursday, the network pulled back the curtain on its back-half schedule, which includes a new series that could draw attention. The CW shocked media...
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CBS, CW Combine Forces To Help Bolster Network's Superhero Series
Friday, February 5, 2016 - 9:44am | 397Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s DC-connected TV universe is about to get bigger. Supergirl And The Flash Unite CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) revealed Wednesday this March, fans will see a crossover between its network's "Supergirl" series and The CW's "The Flash." The move marks the first time any of...
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Warner And DC Comics' Six Dynamite Moves Leading Up To 'Batman Vs. Superman'
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 2:25pm | 704While Warner Brothers' (NYSE: TWX) Man of Steel cost around $225 million to make, made $291 million domestically, and pulled in just under $663 million globally, it wasn't bulletproof when it came to the polarizing attitudes it stirred in critics (holding a 56 percent approval rating on Rotten...