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Vol. 19, #962, Nov. 1, 2018 Dick Wien, Editor 212-975-5607 rwien@cbs.com
CBS CORPORATION
AUGUST - NOVEMBER 2018
JOSEPH IANNIELLO NAMED PRESIDENT AND ACTING CEO, CBS CORPORATION;
KEY COMPANY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED
On Sept. 9, CBS Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer, Joseph Ianniello, was named President and Acting
Chief Executive Officer while the CBS Board of Directors conducts a search for a permanent successor. In this
role, Ianniello oversees all operations of the Company, including the CBS Television Network, Showtime
Networks, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), CBS
Television Studios, CBS Studios International, CBS Television Distribution, CBS Interactive, CBS Films, CBS
Television Stations and Simon & Schuster. As COO since 2013, Ianniello was responsible for establishing and
executing strategy across all of the Corporation’s businesses. In addition, he oversaw the monetization of the
Company’s content across platforms, including retransmission consent fees and reverse compensation from affiliates, as well
as the licensing of CBS content for digital streaming and broadband services. He has helped lead CBS to be the #1 media
stock among its peers for three of the last five years. Recently, he led the Company’s acquisition of Network Ten in Australia
and the split-off of CBS Radio through a transaction with Entercom. In addition, he led the conversion of CBS Outdoor into a
real-estate investment trust, marking a first for an outdoor advertising business and ultimately leading to the split-off of CBS
Outdoor from CBS in 2014. For more information, go to https://bit.ly/2NufDRe
Ianniello has announced the following appointments to CBS Management:
David Nevins has been named Chief Creative Officer, CBS Corporation, and also promoted to Chairman of
Showtime Networks Inc., and will remain as Showtime Networks’ Chief Executive Officer. In his new role
Nevins will be responsible for oversight of programming, marketing and research across CBS Television
Studios, the CBS Television Network’s Entertainment division, Showtime Networks and, in conjunction with
CBS Interactive, programming for CBS All Access. He will also oversee CBS’ interest in The CW, the joint ven-
ture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment. Julie McNamara (CBS All Access), David
Stapf (CBS Television Studios), Kelly Kahl (CBS Entertainment), George Schweitzer (Marketing) and Radha Subramanyam
(Research) will continue in their leadership roles in these respective areas.
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CBS CORPORATION AND NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS ANNOUNCE RESOLUTION OF GOVERNANCE
DISPUTES AND TRANSITION TO NEW LEADERSHIP
On Sept. 9, CBS Corporation announced a settlement agreement with National Amusements, Inc. (“NAI”),
members of the CBS Board of Directors, and related parties. Under the terms of the settlement, which have
been approved by the Boards of Directors of CBS and NAI, the parties agreed to dismiss their pending litiga-
tion in Delaware. The full Board of CBS (following the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee of the Board) has
unanimously rescinded the previously announced Class A share dividend, and NAI has amended the Bylaws to undo the previ-
ous amendments that it adopted following filing of the Delaware litigation. Concurrently with the settlement, it was announced
that Leslie Moonves would depart as CBS Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. In addition,
NAI confirmed that it has no plans to propose a merger of CBS and Viacom and has agreed that it will make no such proposal
for at least two years after the date of the settlement. NAI reaffirmed that it will give good faith consideration to any business
combination transaction or other strategic alternative that the independent directors believe are in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders.For more information, go to https://bit.ly/2NufDRe
(KEY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS, continued from page 1)
Christina Spade has been appointed to the position of CBS Corporation’s Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, overseeing all financial operations of CBS Corporation including treasury, tax, accounting,
internal audit, information security and real estate. She has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Strategy for Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI) since February 2013, responsible for all financial matters
relating to Showtime Networks’ businesses. Previously, she was Senior Vice President, Affiliate Finance and
Business Operations for Showtime Networks Inc., where she led the financial and business operations’ manage-
ment of distribution revenue and sales, marketing and creative expenses for SNI.
Armando Nuñez has been named to the newly created position of President and Chief Executive Officer for
the CBS Global Distribution Group and Chief Content Licensing Officer for the CBS Corporation – a move that
streamlines CBS’ content licensing, domestic syndication and international distribution in one division. In his
new role, Nuñez will assume oversight of the Company’s content licensing to domestic and international distrib-
ution partners across all platforms: cable, broadcast television and on-demand services. He will be responsible
for a growing portfolio of CBS-owned original content that airs on the CBS Television Network, The CW, CBS All
Access, SHOWTIME and non-CBS platforms, as well as a library of more than 10,000 episodes of programming. Nuñez will
also continue as head of CBS Studios International, whose varied businesses include worldwide distribution and format sales
for content from all CBS Corporation programming areas. In addition, Nunez will also re-assume leadership of CBS Television
Distribution, which produces and distributes seven of the top 10 first-run shows in syndication. Previously, Nuñez led a com-
bined CBS domestic syndication and international distribution group from 2012-2016. For the past two years, he has focused
on CBS’ rapidly expanding international business, one of the biggest growth engines for the Company.
Laurie Rosenfield has been appointed CBS’ Chief People Officer, a newly created position in which she will
be tasked with enhancing the Company’s most important asset, its people. In addition, she will be working
closely with Ianniello in leading the Company’s ongoing commitment to strengthening its culture. Rosenfield will
oversee the management of certain human resources functions for the Company, including oversight of learn-
ing and development; executive search; talent acquisition; and the day-to-day human resources “generalist”
responsibilities with each business unit. Rosenfield joined CBS in May 2018 as Senior Vice President, People
Development, Human Resources.
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(KEY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS, continued from page 2)
Dana McClintock has been named CBS’ Chief Communications Officer, playing an increasingly important
role as CBS continues to position itself as a global multiplatform premium content company. In his new posi-
tion, McClintock will have oversight of the communications group that incorporates public relations, media
relations and corporate and internal communications functions for all divisions of the Company. A 25-year
CBS veteran, McClintock previously served as the Company’s Executive Vice President of Communications.
He succeeds Gil Schwartz, who recently announced he would be retiring Nov. 1.
Adam Townsend has been named to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI). Townsend replaces Christina Spade, who now serves as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Corporation (see above). In his new role, Townsend will be
responsible for all financial matters relating to Showtime Networks’ businesses, including oversight of finance,
strategy and information systems for the network’s divisions, which encompasses budgeting, planning, fore-
casting and accounting of all the business segments within SNI. Townsend will also serve as one of SNI’s pri-
mary liaisons to CBS Corporation. Townsend previously served as CBS Corporation’s Executive Vice
President, Investor Relations.
And... Silicon Valley entrepreneur, technologist and global media leader Philip Wiser has been named CBS’
Chief Technology Officer, overseeing technology strategy and development across CBS Corporation’s entire
business portfolio. The holder of 13 patents, Phil is known for his pioneering work in the online digital music,
premium content and OTT industries. As the Global Chief Technology Officer at Hearst for the last six years,
Phil’s experience also spans traditional media, including cable networks like ESPN and A&E, over 30 broad-
cast television stations, and several major newspapers, including the San Francisco Chronicle. Before joining
Hearst, Phil was Chairman and President of Sezmi Corporation, a technology company focused on global
internet television, which he co-founded in 2006.
STRAUSS ZELNICK ELECTED INTERIM CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CBS CORPORATION
On Oct. 21, CBS announced the appointment of Strauss Zelnick as Interim Chairman of the Board of Directors, CBS
Corporation. He replaces Richard Parsons who resigned from the CBS Board, including the Interim Chairmanship of the
Board, for health-related reasons. Zelnick is a widely respected media industry leader who has held management roles in
all forms of entertainment, including recorded music at BMG Entertainment, motion pictures and television programming at
20th Century Fox and international television distribution at Columbia Pictures. In 2001 he founded the media-focused pri-
vate equity firm ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital), and he currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., one of the world’s largest interactive entertainment companies.
For more information, go to https://bit.ly/2q4c86J
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CBS RETAINS EXPERT ADVISOR TO HELP DIRECT $20 MILLION TO ORGANIZATIONS
THAT SUPPORT ELIMINATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
On Oct. 5, CBS Corporation announced that it had retained the firm RALLY, an issue-driven expert
advisory and communications firm, to consult on the disbursement of a pledged $20 million to organiza-
tions dedicated to fostering safe and equitable work environments and eliminating sexual harassment in
the workplace. CBS plans to announce the recipients of the grant funds by Dec. 14. The Company previously stated that it
will make contributions in the aggregate amount of $20 million to one or more charitable organizations that support safety
and equity for women in the workplace.
series developed by Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan
CBS ALL ACCESS
(“Rick and Morty”). The series will be produced by CBS
GROWTH DRIVE CONTINUES
Eye Animation Productions, CBS Television Studios’ new
l At the animation arm; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry
CBS press Entertainment.
tour, Marc DeBevoise, President and Chief Operating
Officer, CBS Interactive, reported CBS’ higher target for l CBS Sports will stream Super Bowl LIII across more
2022 of eight million CBS All Access subscribers. platforms than ever, with coverage available non-authenti-
cated online at CBSSports.com and on the CBS Sports
l On Oct. 31 Network 10 and CBS announced that app for connected TV devices, tablets and now mobile
CBS All Access will launch in Australia this December. phones as part of an expanded agreement with the NFL
10 All Access will offer more than 7,000 commercial-free announced earlier this year. CBS Sports’ broadcast cover-
episodes across platforms at launch. This will include the age of Super Bowl LIII will also be available to stream live
debut of three exciting CBS All Access original series in via the CBS All Access subscription service. ... Sports’
Australia – TELL ME A STORY, ONE DOLLAR and coverage of the entire 2018 SEC on CBS football schedule
STRANGE ANGEL -- as well as the first season of THE will stream live via the CBS All Access subscription service,
GOOD FIGHT. At launch, 10 All Access will also be with additional coverage on CBSSports.com and the CBS
giving Australian fans access to new CBS primetime Sports app.
series months before they air on Network 10, including
the highly anticipated new series HAPPY TOGETHER as And... On Oct. 18, CBS All Access launched on VIZIO
well as new seasons of current hits like MACGYVER. In SmartCast TVs. ... Jordan Peele (“Get Out”) will host and
addition, 10 All Access’ library will include current shows, narrate the upcoming CBS All Access THE TWILIGHT
past seasons and classic TV hits from Network 10 and ZONE series, the modern reimagining of the original host-
CBS. 10 All Access will join 10’s existing linear broadcast ed by Rod Serling. ... On August 30, CBS All Access’
channels 10, 10 Boss and 10 Peach; live streaming and original series ONE DOLLAR became available on
catch-up player 10 Play; and news and entertainment Thursdays, exclusively for subscribers in Canada, mirroring
site 10 Daily. the series’ roll-out in the U.S. launch. ... CBS All Access
announced on Sept. 24, a new original straight-to-series
l At the New York Comic-Con, STAR TREK: DIS- order for WHY WOMEN KILL from Marc Cherry
COVERY executive producer Alex Kurtzman reported (“Desperate Housewives”). The series is the first order
that the highly anticipated second season of the series between Imagine Television Studios and CBS Television
will launch Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, exclusively on CBS Studios through their co-financing partnership. ... Ahead of
All Access in the United States. Following premiere night, the premiere of MURPHY BROWN on Sept. 13, a selec-
all new episodes of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY’s 13- tion of classic MURPHY BROWN episodes began stream-
episode long second season will be available on-demand ing on CBS All Access. ... All eight episodes of the second
weekly on Thursdays. ... STAR TREK: SHORT TREKS, season of the original comedy series NO ACTIVITY will be
four stand-alone short stories, began rolling out on CBS available to stream beginning Thursday, Nov. 22. NO
All Access on Thursday, Oct. 4. ... On Oct. 25, CBS All ACTIVITY’s second season debut marks the first time CBS
Access announced a two-season order for STAR TREK: All Access has released an entire season of an original
LOWER DECKS, a new half-hour animated comedy series at once.
MORE STREAMING NEWS
On Sept. 6, CBS Sports HQ, the 24/7 streaming sports news network available for free across
digital platforms, debuted its new show dedicated to sports wagering: “SportsLine.” The show is
hosted by Nick Kostos and features former oddsmaker Todd Fuhrman and SportsLine experts
Hank Goldberg, Kenny White, Micah Roberts and Kelly Stewart, as well as additional CBS
Sports Digital writers and analysts. ...On Oct. 31, CBS announced the launch of ET Live, a free
24/7 direct-to-consumer streaming network dedicated to all things entertainment. Developed in
close collaboration between CBS Interactive and CBS Television Distribution’s top-rated
entertainment newsmagazine ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, ET Live expands the ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT brand
beyond television with live coverage of the day’s top stories. ... To help prepare fantasy players on one of the biggest
draft days heading into the season, CBS Sports HQ streamed a live fantasy football telethon on Labor Day powered by
Dodge. ... In August, CBS Sports began offering voice-enabled fantasy football advice for the Google Assistant based
on CBS Sports Fantasy expert rankings and SportsLine data and projections. In addition, CBS Sports now offers com-
pletely personalized advice for CBS Sports fantasy players on the Google Assistant.
On Oct. 25, CBSN, the 24/7 streaming news service from CBS News and CBS Interactive became
available on Hulu with live TV, making it possible to watch CBSN’s live, anchored news coverage
through the premium streaming service. CBSN joins Hulu with live TV as part of a previously announced agreement with
CBS Corporation that brought CBS, America’s most-watched broadcast network, and its popular sports and entertain-
ment channels, including CBS Sports Network and POP, to Hulu with live TV. ... On August 1, CBS Television Stations
and CBS Interactive announced plans to launch CBSN Local, a portfolio of 24/7 direct-to-consumer services that will
stream anchored news coverage and live breaking news events from major markets served by CBS owned stations.
CBSN Local services will be available through CBSN on CBSNews.com and the CBS News apps for mobile and con-
nected TV devices, and through CBS Television Stations’ websites and mobile apps. The CBSN Local services will first
launch in the New York City market in partnership with WCBS and independent sister station WLNY in the fourth quarter
of 2018. The rollout will continue with KCBS and KCAL (Los Angeles) followed by other major markets. The CBSN
Local services will be ad-supported networks across all platforms. They will complement CBS’ other streaming services,
CBSN and CBS Sports HQ, and will ultimately be included as live channels on CBS All Access in their respective mar-
kets. For more information, go to http://bit.ly/2O1jbHa
PGA GOLF THROUGH 2030
In October, CBS, the PGA of America and ESPN reached an
historic and comprehensive 11-year multimedia agreement for
the television, digital and OTT rights to the PGA with wall-to-
wall, live, full-field, 72-hole coverage of the PGA Championship, beginning in 2020. The agreement runs through 2030 and
will extend CBS Sports’ relationship with the PGA to 40 consecutive years and 47 overall at the conclusion of this agree-
ment. CBS, ESPN and ESPN+ will combine to deliver more than 175 cumulative hours of live coverage from the first tee
shot to the final putt across broadcast, cable and digital platforms. The PGA of America will retain the rights to PGA.com
and produce the web and mobile app experiences fans have come to expect in Major Championship golf. The new sched-
ule also enables CBS, ESPN and the PGA of America to effectively promote important “grow-the-game” initiatives to a
larger and more engaged audience.
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ENTERTAINMENT:
5NETWORK 10
Network 10 has retired its TEN logo and channel name and will now be known as Network 10 across
all assets with a new logo, color scheme, and tone of voice. ONE has also been rebranded to become
10 Boss, targeting women and men over 40 with programming driven by bold, confident characters,
while ELEVEN has become 10 Peach, targeting 16-to-39-year-olds looking for feel-good, escapist
entertainment.
On Sept. 3, Network 10 and the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) announced a landmark media rights partnership for the
Melbourne Cup Carnival. The $100 million five-year agreement, effective from 2019 to 2023, is the biggest in the history of
the VRC and one of the biggest in horse-racing globally. It entitles Network 10 to broadcast live the four days of the Melbourne
Cup Carnival via a suite of media rights, including free-to-air TV, internet, social media, mobile, OTT (over-the-top) and HbbTV
(hybrid broadcast broadband TV) within Australia. Network 10 has also agreed to terms with Racing.com to provide live cover-
age of all races across the Melbourne Cup Carnival on its channels and the Racing.com app.
In Additional News From Down Under.... Network 10 has recently appointed two senior sales leaders as it draws closer
to completing its sales leadership structure. Grant Madigan will lead the 10 Exchange team as Head of Commerce and Sales
Operations. 10 Exchange is a specialist sales team responsible for revenue analytics, traffic, technology and data insights.
Madigan, who has over 20 years experience in sales, re-joins 10 from MCN, where he has spent the last three years in senior
trading roles, most recently as Head of Trading. Nisar Malik has been appointed Sport Sales Director and will report to 10’s
soon-to-be announced National Sales Director. Malik re-joins Network 10 from the Australian Radio Network (ARN) where he
was Agency Sales Director. Prior to ARN, he worked in a number ofsenior sales roles across the media industry including at
Nine Entertainment Co., Southern Cross Austereo and eight years at Network 10. The appointments of Malik and Madigan fol-
low the announcements of Damon Jackson as Melbourne Sales Director, Angela Neville as Brisbane Sales Director,
Cameron Mudge as Adelaide Sales Director and Paul Townsend as Perth Sales Director. Earlier this year, Network 10 also
announced the appointments of Tamar Hovagimian as Head of 10 Effect, 10’s commercial sponsorship team, and Michael
Stanford as Head of Ten Imagine, Ten’s strategy and creative hub.
And... Network 10 has launched phase two of its “Always On” nationwide consumer marketing campaign, promoting its latest
lineup of shows which will be premiering throughout October. ..... After six seasons, THE BACHELOR AUSTRALIA has broken
audience records across platforms as the most-watched BACHELOR season ever. .... This season of AUSTRALIAN SUR-
VIVOR was the biggest of any Australian series of the show, with total audience up 4% on season one, which held the previous
record. On social media, Twitter total impressions were up 24% year to year. ... Network 10 recently won the “Large Company
Turnaround of the Year Award” at the TMA Australia Turnaround Awards.
SOLID START TO TELEVISION SEASON over the broadcast competition. Colbert and Corden
continue to be creative powerhouses who generate
l CBS is once again #1 in viewers after new shows for other platforms, including “Carpool
winning the last 10 years in a row. CBS is Karaoke” on Apple, “Drop the Mic” on TBS, and OUR
projected to finish this broadcast season as CARTOON PRESIDENT on SHOWTIME.
the most-watched network —and that’s
without the Super Bowl. l To date, CBS has picked up four of its owned new
series for the full season -- FBI, GOD FRIENDED ME,
l Overall, CBS owns 80% of its primetime schedule, MAGNUM P.I, and THE NEIGHBORHOOD. To date,
including five of the Network’s six new shows. FBI is CBS’ most-watched new series with over 12.5
million viewers, as well as the #2 new show of the sea-
l In late night, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN son. GOD FRIENDED ME is Sunday’s #1 scripted
COLBERT and THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES
CORDEN (both owned by CBS) are widening their lead (Continued on page 7)
6THE CW AND POP CBS AND HEARST TELEVISION ANNOUNCE
NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT RENEWALS
Continuing to bulk up its slate of original
summer programming, The CW Network On August 29,
has acquired the British action drama BUL- CBS Corporation
LETPROOF from Sky Vision and ordered and Hearst
second seasons of the legal drama BURDEN OF TRUTH, Television announced a multi-year deal that renews station
starring Kristin Kreuk, and the fantasy-adventure series affiliation on agreements for Hearst Television’s CBS-affiliated
THE OUTPOST; all are set to air in summer 2019. The CW owned and operated stations WLKY-TV in Louisville, Ky., and
has also ordered new seasons of the hit magic series PENN KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa. Both stations are #1 in prime-
& TELLER: FOOL US and MASTERS OF ILLUSION, as well time and total-day in their respective markets. Combined,
as the classic improv comedy WHOSE LINE IS IT ANY- these two stations serve over 1 million households.
WAY? for summer 2019. Premiere dates and times will be
announced later.
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The CW announced that the 24th annual Critics’ Choice
series, averaging 10 million viewers and improving its
Awards will air LIVE on The CW Network on Sunday, Jan.
time period +8% in viewers over last season. MAG-
13, 2019 (7:00-10:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT). The show
NUM P.I. reaches almost nine million viewers each
will continue its combined film and television awards format,
week, improving the Monday 9:00-10:00 PM hour by
honoring the finest in both cinematic and televised/streaming
nearly +50% over last season. THE NEIGHBOR-
achievement, and it will take place once again at the Barker
HOOD is averaging over eight million viewers each
Hangar in Santa Monica.
week, and improves the 8:00-8:30 PM time period by
+14% over last season’s “Kevin Can Wait.” (Source:
Keep An Eye Out For... CLIQUE, a
NTI, though Oct. 28)
six-part seductive drama from the cre-
ators of the British TV hit “Skins.” The
l Beyond the fall, of CBS’ 10 midseason series,
series follows childhood best friends
eight are owned outright, including the scripted
Georgia (Aisling Franciosi, “Game of Thrones”) and Holly
drama THE RED LINE from mega-executive produc-
(Synnove Karlsen, “Medici: The Magnificent”) as they
ers Greg Berlanti and Ava Duvernay, starring
embark on the so-called best years of their lives at a univer-
Noah Wyle. In addition, “A Million Little Things” from
sity. CLIQUE also stars Louise Brearley (“Sherlock”).
CBS Television Studios just received a full-season
CLIQUE will premiere on Wednesday, v. 7, 10:00 PM,
pickup at ABC.
ET/9:00 PM, CT, with two back-to-back episodes.
l CBS Television Studios has 42 series on CBS
Series creator Laura Chinn (“The Mick”) stars alongside Laci
and CBS All Access for the 2018-2019 season.
Mosley (“The Wedding Year”), Melanie Field (“Heathers”)
Among them are the new dramas MAGNUM P.I.,
and Patty Guggenheim (“Splitting Up Together,” “LA to
THE CODE, FBI (co-production with Universal
Vegas”) in Pop TV’s newest scripted comedy, FLORIDA
Television) and GOD FRIENDED ME and THE RED
GIRLS. Inspired by Chinn’s real life growing up on the West
LINE (co-productions with Warner Bros. Television),
Coast of Florida, the 10-episode series follows four women
as well as the comedies FAM, HAPPY TOGETHER
who are forced to confront their stagnant lives when their
and THE NEIGHBORHOOD, plus STAR TREK: DIS-
only ambitious friend moves away to follow her dreams.
COVERY, THE GOOD FIGHT, THE TWILIGHT
FLORIDA GIRLS began production early October.
ZONE, NO ACTIVITY, STRANGE ANGEL and ONE
DOLLAR for CBS All Access. In addition, CBS
Television Studios is producing or co-producing 22
shows for other platforms/channels.
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(Continued on page 8)CBS CHINA HANDS
In September, Larry Liding (photo at left, on
far right), CBS Executive Vice President,
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, par-
ticipated in a panel at an intellectual property
conference in Beijing, China. Liding manages
the CBS business in China.
Also in September, Rebecca Borden, SVP &
Associate General Counsel at CBS, spoke to
Westinghouse licensees at the recent 4th
annual Westinghouse China summit in
Nanjing, China. Rebecca oversees the protection effort for all of CBS’ intellectual properties, and is on the executive leader-
ship council for CBS China. In this session, Rebecca discussed legal successes for the Westinghouse brand over the past few
years.
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l CBS has secured the U.S. format rights for the
smash U.K. and international reality series “Love
In Other Network News....
Island” from ITV Studios and Motion Content Group,
with the new series to be produced by ITV
l For the 2017-20 18 TV calendar year, THE LATE
Entertainment.
SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT beat “The Tonight
Show” in viewers by +47%. With 7-day lift, THE LATE
And... On August 5, CBS hosted its annual summer
SHOW improved its advantage over “Tonight” in view-
Television Critics Association Press Tour in Beverly
ers to +1.20m after leading by +630,000 live plus same
Hills, Calif. The tour was attended by more than 200
day. THE LATE SHOW also tied “The Tonight Show” in
representatives of the nation’s television, radio and
A18-49 with 7-day lift. ... Season-to-date (most cur-
online media.
rent), LATE SHOW (3.40m) leads “The Tonight Show”
(2.35m) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (2.01m) by more
than one million viewers and is tied with “The Tonight
SPORTS
Show” for the top spot in both adults 25-54 (0.7) and
adults 18-49 (0.5). (Source: NTI)
l Through the first eight
weeks of the 2018 season,
l The August 20 CBS
THE NFL ON CBS is aver-
primetime special CAR-
aging 15.8 million viewers, +3%
POOL KARAOKE:
higher than a year ago. (Source NTI)
WHEN CORDEN MET
MCCARTNEY LIVE
l Through nine weeks of the 2018
FROM LIVERPOOL, fea-
college football season, CBS’ SEC
turing never-before-seen
games are averaging 4.8 million view-
footage from the “Paul
ers, +26% vs. last year. The 2018 SEC ON CBS col-
McCartney Carpool
lege football schedule marks CBS’ 18th consecutive
Karaoke” segment on
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN, was
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the most-viewed LATE LATE SHOW clip ever on
Facebook, and it garnered 136M views in total
(Facebook + YouTube). 8CBS ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR A LARGE-SCALE “CBS EXPERIENCES” LAUNCHES
TELEVISION AND FILM PRODUCTION FACILITY WITH TWO EVENTS IN NEW YORK CITY
NEAR TORONTO
l The first CBS
CBS has announced plans to establish “CBS Stages Experiences event, “AN
Canada,” a multi-use production facility near Toronto that EVENING with CBS SUN-
will include six soundstages, production offices, support DAY MORNING LIVE” hosted by Jane Pauley, was held at
facilities and auxiliary services for large-scale television Town Hall in New York City on Oct. 1. It featured the show’s
and film production. The new facility will provide additional correspondents in conversation with top newsmakers from
production space for CBS Television Studios’ expanding the worlds of entertainment, fashion, the arts, science, tech-
roster of television programming across broadcast, cable nology, politics and culture.
and streaming platforms. Currently, the Studio produces 63
series, including top-rated series for the CBS Television A second CBS Experiences event, CBS SPORTS FRIDAY
Network, critically acclaimed shows for The CW, marquee NIGHT TAILGATE, will launch on Friday night, Nov. 9, at
premium series for the CBS All Access streaming service, the PlayStation Theater in New York City. The event, the
and a growing roster of programming for networks and first sports CBS Experience, will feature, among other
platforms outside of CBS. For more information, go to things, entertaining and engaging sessions with CBS
http://bit.ly/2Q5hKbE Sports’ James Brown, Phil Simms, Bill Cowher, Boomer
Esiason and Nate Burleson. Additionally, CBS Sports
Fantasy Football Today experts Dave Richard, Jamey
Eisenberg and Heath Cummings will be podcasting.
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season providing national coverage of Southeastern
Conference football. ... CBS Sports Network’s 2018 women’s NCAA Tournaments and appearances from
college football schedule features top teams and the nation’s most recognizable and successful pro-
games from the American Athletic Conference, grams across both CBS and CBS Sports Network.
Conference USA, Mid-American Conference and CBS Sports’ coverage will be available to stream live
Mountain West Conference. Once again, CBS will via the CBS All Access subscription service, with addi-
serve as home of Service Academy football, televising tional coverage on CBSSports.com and CBS Sports
six Army games, seven Navy games and seven Air HQ.
Force games. Plus, CBS Sports Network will televise
the Conference USA Championship Game on l On Oct. 1, CBS Sports Fantasy launched a per-
Saturday, Dec. 1, marking the first time the Network sonalized fantasy football “General Manager” for the
will air any conference championship in football. Google Assistant, marking a first-of-its-kind virtual
assistant integration for fantasy sports.
l CBS Sports enters its 38th consecutive season
broadcasting college basketball starting on Saturday, l On Sept. 6, CBS Sports HQ,
Dec. 8. The 2018-2019 college basketball season fea- the 24/7 streaming sports news
tures the deepest and strongest roster of teams and network available for free across
matchups ever assembled across broadcast and cable. digital platforms, debuted its new
The schedule showcases all of the 2018 Final Four show dedicated to sports wagering, “SportsLine.”
teams, 12 total automatic bids to the men’s and
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9ECOMEDIA
With multiple active campaigns and excited returning clients, Givewith
continues to grow as the new social impact technology company from
CBS EcoMedia founder Paul Polizzotto. Recently, over 50 global and national nonprofit organiza-
tions have joined its network with new members including Mercy Corps, City Year, Rise Against
Hunger, National Council on Aging, Nurse-Family Partnership, Groundwork UK and Street
Games. The company was also featured at a number of sessions during the United Nations General Assembly in September,
including events with the United Nations Population Fund and the Media for Social Impact summit, which incorporated a
unique Givewith experience to support Oxfam USA. Through Givewith’s campaigns, clients are joining forces with high-impact
nonprofits to create positive impacts such as greater access to STEM programs for girls, housing support for families in need,
access to clean cooking technology to reduce harmful effects on health and the environment, and much more.
And... CBS EcoMedia continued to demonstrate that social impact is a powerful tool for business, activating dozens of non-
profit programs and millions of project dollars for the fall and early winter. Using its innovative model to support communities in
need across the country, the division recently paired advertisers with nonprofit Meals on Wheels to address wildfire damage in
California and Team Rubicon to deliver disaster relief in places like North Carolina. KIA expanded a multi-year collaboration
with EcoMedia’s longstanding partner FirstBook, distributing thousands of books to underserved students, while Mattress
Firm teamed up with Ticket to Dream Foundation to ensure students in foster care began the school year with backpacks full
of school supplies and access to after-school programming.
(SPORTS, continued from page 9) midterm elections. The
series kicked off on
And... CBS has announced that the new global talent Monday, August 13, with
competition THE WORLD’S BEST will premiere imme- a look at a new poll that
diately following SUPER BOWL LIII on Sunday, Feb. 3, captured the political
2019 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT; time is thoughts of women ages 18-35.
approximate after post-game coverage). As previously
announced, James Corden, Emmy Award-winning host l On Sunday, Oct. 21, 60 MINUTES drew its
of THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN, largest audience since last March 25, attracting 14.1
hosts THE WORLD’S BEST and serves as executive million viewers to land at #2 on Nielsen’s top 10 list.
producer for this one-of-a-kind talent competition series The CBS newsmagazine also drew a top 10 audience
featuring elite acts from around the world. Golden in the key demos of adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
Globe Award winner Drew Barrymore, Emmy Award The broadcast, which was Sunday’s #1 non-sports
winner RuPaul Charles and Grammy Award winner program in viewers and demos, has been in the top
Faith Hill serve as the three American judges. 10 in viewers three out of five times this season. ...
48 HOURS continues as Saturday’s #1 non-sports
program with viewers. (Source: NTI)
NEWS
l CBS News has won seven
l As part of their previously Television, Radio & Digital
announced collaboration, CBS News Association Edward R.
THIS MORNING and Refinery29, Murrow awards, the most for a
the leading digital media and network. Four of the awards were
entertainment company for young women, mounted for CBS News Radio, and three were for television
“M(Y) Vote,” a three-part series of reports and editorial work, including awards for Overall Excellence in
coverage across platforms that explores the potential (Continued on page 11)
impact of young women (ages 18-35) on the upcoming
10(NEWS, continued from page 10) CBS TELEVISION STUDIOS
Journalism won by each division. ... l Golden Globe Award and
CBS News took six awards at the Emmy Award-nominated
39th News & Documentary Emmys writer/producers Robert and
on Oct. 1, more than any other broad- Michelle King, co-creators of THE GOOD FIGHT on
cast network. 60 MINUTES received CBS All Access, as well as the previous CBS hit “The
more than any other broadcast news Good Wife,” have renewed their overall production pact
program with four statuettes, while through their King Size Productions banner with CBS
CBS THIS MORNING was the only broadcast network Television Studios for an additional three years.
morning show to win. CBS SUNDAY MORNING also
won an Emmy.
CBS TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION
And...
l CBS Television Distribution’s
l CBS News correspondent Bianna Golodryga has new talk show, FACE THE TRUTH,
joined CBS THIS MORNING as a co-host with Gayle premiered on Sept. 10, as the high-
King, Norah O’Donnell and John Dickerson. ... est-rated new syndicated show to
Award-winning CBS News correspondents Michelle launch this fall. Led by actress/producer Vivica A. Fox,
Miller and Dana Jacobson have joined Anthony each episode features real people presenting their
Mason as permanent co-hosts on CBS THIS MORN- problems big and small to a diverse panel of hosts, in
ING: SATURDAY. Jacobson and Miller will continue to search of solutions.
report for all CBS News platforms and broadcasts. ...
The team at 48 HOURS produced a second season of l ETonline.com, the digital home of
the summer series 48 HOURS: NCIS and were ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, launched
behind the primetime production of WHISTLEBLOW- “ET Style” in early September, a new
ER. .... CBS News and YouGov have completed section dedicated to fashion, beauty and
four polls in the Battleground Tracker series, which lifestyle topics.
takes a close look at political races in key states. ... In
September, John Dickerson travelled to London and l JEOPARDY! is celebrating its 35th season with a
had the only interview with British Prime Minister new tournament - the Jeopardy! All-Star Games. For
Theresa May ahead of the U.N. General Assembly. .. the first time ever, 18 returning champions will play
On Sept. 13, Norah O'Donnell had a rare, two-part together as teams. Team Captains each chose two
interview with FBI director Christopher Wray. ... On team members during a draft on Facebook Live in
Sept. 18, Gayle King secured the first, exclusive September. The Jeopardy! All-Star Games tournament
interview with Elizabeth Smart following announce- will air from Feb. 20 to March 5, 2019.
ment that her captor would be released. ... Also on
Sept. 18. CBS THIS MORNING launched “School
Matters” an on-going series featuring extended stories CBS STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL
and investigations on education. Over the course of
l CBS Studios International and
nine months, CBS THIS MORNING will go inside
the U.K.’s Channel 4 announced on
America’s schools to find out what matters most to
Sept. 27 an exclusive, multi-year
students, teachers and parents.
licensing agreement for titles from
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CONSUMER PRODUCTS
CBS’ new fall slate, along with extending the rights to In October, CBS Consumer Products launched James
further seasons of the CBS All Access drama THE T. Kirk Straight Reserve Bourbon, the newest product in
GOOD FIGHT and a roster of contemporary and classic a line of spirits with licensee Silver Screen Bottling
television series. Later this year, U.K. audiences will Company at New York Comic Con. The reserve bourbon
have the opportunity to see the much anticipated joins the James T. Kirk Straight Bourbon Whiskey and
reimagining of the fantasy drama CHARMED on E4, Ten-Forward Vodka, the first two products in the line.
which will be as fierce and funny as the original, show-
casing the power of sisterhood. Also included in the To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original
agreement is HAPPY TOGETHER, a comedy starring “Charmed” series, CBS Consumer Products is launching
Damon Wayans Jr. which will premiere on E4. In addi- a Charmed subscription box, “Charmed: Box of
tion, the deal extends Channel 4’s rights to GOOD Shadows,” as well as an official “Charmed” Amazon
FIGHT, which will return to More4 and has been very shop in October.
successful for the broadcaster. Plus the new agreement
will see Channel 4 licensing some of television’s most In IDW’s new comic book miniseries, “Star Trek: The Q
iconic series from CBS’ extensive library. Conflict,” the crews of four Star Trek incarnations, “The
Original Series,” “The Next Generation,” “Deep Space
l On Oct. 3, CBS Studios International and HBO Nine” and “Voyager,” will be pitted against one another
ESPAÑA announced an exclusive licensing agreement for the first time ever. The comic books will be released
for the SVOD rights to the much anticipated reimagining in six parts, beginning in January 2019.
of the fantasy drama CHARMED starring Melonie Diaz,
Sarah Jeffery and Madeleine Mantock. This is the first On Sept. 26, Eaglemoss Hero Collector announced
major licensing agreement for the two companies in the “Star Trek Shipyards: Starfleet Ships 2151-2293,” the
España. The CW Network premiered CHARMED in the first volume in the new “Star Trek Shipyards” series, the
U.S. on Oct. 14, with HBO ESPAÑA broadcasting the definitive visual encyclopedia to each and every ship
series in Spain day-and-date. CHARMED is from CBS that’s ever appeared in any corner of the storied “Star
Television Studios in association with Propagate Trek” universe, either on television or in theaters.
Content. ... Also on Oct. 3, CBS Studios International
announced licensing agreements with Turner
International in Spain for the new Dick Wolf-produced CABLE
drama FBI and the new comedy HAPPY TOGETHER.
The two series will premiere later in 2018 on Turner’s l In his executive session
pay TV channel, TNT. at the TCA Summer Press
Tour, David Nevins noted
l On Oct. 22, CBS Studios International announced that SHOWTIME is planning a significant ramp-up
an agreement with Working Dog Productions for the in investment in programming over the next several
exclusive, worldwide format rights to the award-winning years. He also reported that the SHOWTIME
comedy quiz show HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTEN- streaming service will be available in Hilton and
TION? (HYBPA?). Now in its sixth season, HYBPA? is Marriott hotel rooms nationwide and will soon be
broadcast on the CBS-owned Network Ten in Australia, more accessible to college students nationwide with
and is the #1 quiz show and the third-highest-rated opportunistic partnerships that will greatly expand
overall show on the network in 2018. Using the format the network’s footprint.
of a quiz show, each week the host asks five well-
known and well-informed guests, made up of comedi- (Continued on page 13)
ans, radio presenters and TV stars, questions about the
news of the week. 12CONVERSATION WITH CBS BOARD MEMBER LINDA GRIEGO
Earlier this year the CBS Corporation Diversity Council returned
to Studio 42 at the Broadcast Center for its third corporation-wide
New York event. This year the standing-room-only gathering of
employees had an opportunity to hear from CBS Corporation board
member, trailblazer and entrepreneur Linda Griego about her jour-
ney, leadership lessons, mentors and the importance of volun-
teerism. The one-hour sit-down session with Josie Thomas, CBS
Corporation, Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity and
Inclusion Officer and Diversity Council Chair, included a question
and answer session and was followed by a two-hour informational
and networking opportunity, where employees could learn firsthand
about CBS’ ongoing and wide-ranging diversity and inclusion pro-
grams, business unit activities and employee engagement initiatives, including Employee Resource Groups.
(CABLE, continued from page 12) SHOWTIME for one monthly price of $4.99. With the
addition of SHOWTIME, students have unlimited on-
l SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing demand access to thousands of hours of SHOW-
Champions have entered into a three-year boxing pro- TIME programming, as well as access to the live
gramming agreement extending their long-term partner- telecast of the network's east and west coast feeds,
ship, ensuring the network’s continued ability to deliver box-office hit movies, comedy specials, provocative
the industry’s leading programming. The agreement also documentaries and hard-hitting sports programming
calls for Premier Boxing Champions to deliver content including SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®.
for a significant expansion of live boxing programming
from SHOWTIME Sports coming in 2019. ... In 2018, l On August 6, SHOWTIME announced that the
SHOWTIME is delivering more live boxing than any ninth season of its hit comedy series SHAMELESS
other network—more than 30 presentations in total by will expand to a 14-episode order, and will air in two
the end of the year. ... SHOWTIME will produce and dis- parts – this fall and in winter 2019. The series hit its
tribute the most significant heavyweight fight in the U.S. landmark 100th episode on Sept. 30.
since 2002 – the blockbuster matchup of undefeated
champs Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury on Saturday, l On Sept. 28, SHOWTIME released a provoca-
Dec. 1, live on SHOWTIME PPV® at 9:00 PM, ET/6:00 tive first look at its new comedy series BLACK MON-
PM, PT from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. DAY, starring and executive produced by Emmy®
nominated and Golden Globe winning actor Don
l SHOWTIME was made available to more than 71 Cheadle and starring two-time Tony Award nominee
million households during a Free Preview Weekend from and Grammy® winner Andrew Rannells (“Girls”)
Friday August 31 through Monday, September 3. and Regina Hall (“Girls Trip”).
Viewers nationwide were able to sample the network’s
award-winning programming on SHOWTIME, SHOW- l On Oct. 28, SHOWTIME premiered the sixth
TIME On Demand®, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and select season of RAY DONOVAN starring Emmy and
distributors' TV Everywhere portals. Golden Globe nominee Liev Schreiber, with Oscar
winner and multiple Emmy-nominated actress Susan
l On August 29, Spotify Premium began uplevelling Sarandon and Jon Voight in his Golden Globe win-
its “Premium for Students” plan with SHOWTIME. ning role.
College students now have access to Spotify, Hulu and
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(Continued on page 14)(CABLE, continued from page 13) Also... This November, Smithsonian Channel is
partnering with CBS Veterans Network, as well as
And... SHOWTIME has announced that the eighth Charter, Comcast and Altice, on a series of
season of the drama HOMELAND will be the series’ final Veterans Month screenings in Dallas, Washington,
season. It will premiere in June 2019. ... On Nov. 3, D.C. and Bethpage, N.Y. for veterans groups, gov-
SHOWTIME will debut three-part docu-series SHUT UP ernment officials and local press. ... On Sept. 27,
AND DRIBBLE, directed by Gotham Chopra and execu- Smithsonian Channel hosted an event at Project
tive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Farmhouse in NYC to celebrate the launch of digital
Chopra. It is a powerful inside look at the changing role series BUG BITES, which explores the worldwide art
of NBA athletes through the lens of our shifting cultural of cooking and consuming insects with renowned
and political environment. The next day, SHOWTIME chefs (now streaming on Smithsonianchannel.com
will air a one-hour election night special of OUR CAR- and
TOON PRESIDENT from executive producers Stephen
Colbert, Chris Licht and RJ Fried. ... On Nov. 18,
SHOWTIME will premiere a new documentary series INTERACTIVE
from Oscar and Emmy award-winning director Alex
Gibney, ENEMIES: THE PRESIDENT, JUSTICE & THE l To honor Hispanic Heritage
FBI, providing an in-depth look into the long history of Month and celebrate its own fifth
conflict between American presidents and the FBI. ... anniversary, CNET en Español,
Also debuting on Nov. 18: ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA, a CNET’s Spanish-language site, has
seven-part limited series starring Academy Award win- released its annual list of the Top 20
ners Benicio Del Toro (“Traffic”) and Patricia Arquette Most Influential Latinos in Technology. The list high-
(“Boyhood”) and Golden Globe® nominee Paul Dano lights the critical role Hispanic men and women play
(“Love & Mercy,” “There Will Be Blood”), and executive in every technological field from telecom and con-
produced and directed by Emmy winner Ben Stiller. sumer electronics to entertainment and streaming.
ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA is based on the stranger-
than-fiction prison break in upstate New York in 2015. ...
INSIDE THE NFL, the longest-running series on cable CBS TELEVISION STATIONS
television, began its 11th consecutive season on SHOW-
TIME when it premiered on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 9:00 PM, l CBS Television Stations
ET/PT. have won a total of four 2018
regional Edward R. Murrow
l Smithsonian Channel Awards. WBZ in Boston was hon-
officially launched in August ored for Overall Excellence and Investigative
its 4K On Demand Model Reporting. KPIX in San Francisco was recognized for
with DirecTV. The channel Excellence in Video. KDKA in Pittsburgh won for
was the first linear U.S. network to offer a 4K On Feature Reporting.
Demand model to MVPDs in 2017, and has already
launched 4K content with Layer3 TV/T-Mobile, Altice l Veteran local media executive Justin Draper
USA and DISH network. Smithsonian Channel’s 4K On has been named vice president and general manag-
Demand Model offers 10 hours of 4K Ultra HD content, er of the CBS Television Stations’ Sacramento prop-
with a 20% refresh rate per quarter. ... Smithsonian erties, KOVR-TV, KMAX-TV and
Channel launched on Sony OTT platform Playstation CBSSacramento.com. A 23-year member of the
Vue in September.
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14( TELEVISION STATIONS, continued from page 14) l Simon & Schuster will
publish Whose Boat Is This
CBS Television Stations group family, Draper has Boat? Comments That
served as the financial controller at KCBS-TV and Don't Help in the Aftermath
KCAL- TV in Los Angeles since 2010. Prior to joining of a Hurricane by the staff
KCBS and KCAL, Draper also served as financial of THE LATE SHOW with
controller at WBZ-TV and WSBK-TV in Boston, STEPHEN COLBERT.
WBBM-TV in Chicago and WCCO-TV in Minneapolis- Whose Boat Is This Boat? is a picture book made
St. Paul. entirely of quotations made by President Donald
Trump in the wake of Hurricane Florence, based on a
l In August, Laurie Passman was promoted to Vice viral LATE SHOW segment. Owing to tremendous pre-
President and News Director at CBS-owned KTVT-TV publication response to the book from consumers and
(CBS 11), Dallas/Fort Worth. Passman has been the retail accounts, S&S has ordered five printings totaling
station’s assistant news director since August 2015. more than 500,000 copies. The LATE SHOW is donat-
ing 100% of its proceeds from the book to hurricane
relief, and Simon & Schuster will also be making a
PUBLISHING donation.
l On Oct. 4, Simon & Schuster l Heartland by Sarah Smarsh
announced that, as part of its fast- (Scribner) is a finalist for the 2018
growing distribution client business, it National Book Award in Nonfiction.
will open a new 300,000 square-foot In addition, two Simon & Schuster
warehouse on Jan. 22, 2019. The books made the longlist for the
move for additional capacity comes just two years awards: Heads of the Colored
after the successful 2016 expansion of Simon & People by Nafissa Thompson-
Schuster’s Riverside Distribution Facility in Delran, Spires (37 Ink/Atria) in Fiction, and
New Jersey. The Tangled Tree by David
Quammen (Simon & Schuster) in Nonfiction. Also, Aria
l In its first publication week, sales author Isabel Allende will receive the Medal for
of Simon & Schuster’s FEAR: Trump Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. The
in the White House by Bob winners will be on Nov. 14.
Woodward totaled more than
1,100,000 units -- the largest for any And... In August, following a whirlwind week of news
title in Simon & Schuster company and media appearances, Unhinged by Omarosa
history. The combined figure includes Manigault Newman jumped straight to the top of the
sales of print books, ebooks, and bestseller list. The book debuted in the #1 spot on the
audiobooks in both compact disc and digital formats. New York Times Bestseller list in the hardcover nonfic-
With robust sales continuing for weeks after publica- tion and combined print and e-book nonfiction cate-
tion, S&S is now in its 14th printing, with 1,350,000 gories. Unhinged was published simultaneously by
hardcover copies in print. Simon & Schuster Audio and Simon & Schuster UK....
Reese Witherspoon’s new book, Whiskey In A
Teacup, was released Sept. 18 to immediate #1 best-
seller status... Also reaching #1 bestsellerdom was
Jenny Han’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, the
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basis of a popular Netflix movie…Gallery Books published American Like Me: Refections on Life Between Cultures,
edited by America Ferrera, on Sept. 25. ... Children’s publishing imprint Little Simon has acquired rights to publish
two picture books based on the lyrics to classic songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The first, All You
Need Is Love, with art by New York Times bestselling illustrator Marc Rosenthal, will be published in January 2019.
... . To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the American Civil Liberties Union in 2020, Simon & Schuster will
publish an as-yet-untitled anthology to be edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon and Ayelet
Waldman. Comprised of an all-star list of authors, the original essays and stories in the collection will explore the
most significant court cases in the organization’s history.
CBS FILMS
l FIVE FEET APART, a
new romantic drama from
CBS Films, wrapped production in May. The film follows the
story of two young people who fall in love while living on bor-
rowed time. Cole Sprouse (RIVERDALE), Haley Lu
Richardson (“Split,” “Columbus”) and Moises Arias (THE
KINGS OF SUMMER, “Pitch Perfect”) lead the cast. Justin
Baldoni (“Clouds,” JANE THE VIRGIN) directed and
Academy Award-winner Cathy Schulman (“Crash,” “The
Edge Of Seventeen”) is producing it from a screenplay by
Mikki Daughtry (“The Children”) and Tobias Iaconis (“Sleep Tight”). The film is set to open nationwide on March
22, 2019.
l On Nov. 12, the latest CBS Films release, AT ETERNITY’S GATE, will be the closing night
film of the New York Film Festival. Directed and co-written by Academy Award®-nominee
Julian Schnabel (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”), AT ETERNITY’S GATE follows painter
Vincent van Gogh (Academy Award-nominee Willem Dafoe) during the final years of his life.
The film premiered to excellent reviews at the Venice Film Festival where Dafoe was awarded
Best Actor. It will open in theaters in New York and L.A. on Nov. 16 and expand to other cities
through December.
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