CBS Corporation

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mass media company public company television broadcasting company

CBS Corporation was a major American mass media conglomerate best known for owning the CBS television network and various broadcasting and entertainment assets.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
CBS Corporation canonical	54
CBS	2
CBS Corporation (post‑merger broadcasting operations)	1
CBS Media Ventures	1
Viacom Inc.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T775819 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CBS Corporation
Context triple: [Westinghouse Electric Corporation, successor, CBS Corporation]

A. Fox Corporation
Fox Corporation is a major American media company that owns the Fox broadcast network and various television stations and cable channels.
B. CBS Entertainment
CBS Entertainment is the primary programming division of the CBS television network responsible for developing and overseeing its slate of entertainment content.
C. Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System is a major American media company best known for operating cable television networks such as CNN, TBS, and TNT.
D. Paramount Global
Paramount Global is a major American media and entertainment conglomerate that owns film, television, and streaming assets including Paramount Pictures and CBS.
E. American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is a major U.S. commercial television network known for its nationwide programming in news, entertainment, and sports.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CBS Corporation
Target entity description: CBS Corporation was a major American mass media conglomerate best known for owning the CBS television network and various broadcasting and entertainment assets.

A. Fox Corporation
Fox Corporation is a major American media company that owns the Fox broadcast network and various television stations and cable channels.
B. CBS Entertainment
CBS Entertainment is the primary programming division of the CBS television network responsible for developing and overseeing its slate of entertainment content.
C. Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System is a major American media company best known for operating cable television networks such as CNN, TBS, and TNT.
D. Paramount Global
Paramount Global is a major American media and entertainment conglomerate that owns film, television, and streaming assets including Paramount Pictures and CBS.
E. American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is a major U.S. commercial television network known for its nationwide programming in news, entertainment, and sports.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mass media company ⓘ public company ⓘ television broadcasting company ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateDissolved	2019 ⓘ
foundedAs	successor to the original Viacom after 2005 split ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Manhattan, New York ⓘ linked to: Manhattan New York City ⓘ
industry	broadcasting ⓘ film production ⓘ mass media ⓘ publishing ⓘ television production ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
mergedWith	Viacom Inc. (2005–2019) in 2019 ⓘ linked to: Viacom
mergerFormed	ViacomCBS ⓘ linked to: Paramount Global
notableAsset	CBS Broadcast Center (New York production facility) ⓘ linked to: CBS Headquarters CBS Television City (production facility, Los Angeles) ⓘ linked to: CBS Television City
notableCEO	Leslie Moonves ⓘ
notableChairman	Sumner Redstone ⓘ
notableExecutive	Joseph Ianniello ⓘ
operated	book publishing business via Simon & Schuster ⓘ broadcast television network ⓘ cable television networks ⓘ radio stations (until divestiture to Entercom) ⓘ streaming media services ⓘ
owned	CBS (television network) ⓘ linked to: CBS CBS All Access (streaming service, rebranded Paramount+) ⓘ linked to: Paramount+ CBS Films ⓘ CBS Interactive ⓘ CBS News ⓘ CBS Outdoor (later Outfront Media, before spin-off) ⓘ CBS Radio (until divestiture) ⓘ linked to: CBS Radio CBS Sports ⓘ CBS Sports Network ⓘ CBS Studios International ⓘ linked to: CBS Studios CBS Television Distribution ⓘ CBS Television Stations ⓘ CBS Television Studios ⓘ linked to: CBS Studios CBSN (now CBS News Streaming Network) ⓘ linked to: CBS News CNET (via CBS Interactive) ⓘ ET Live (entertainment streaming service) ⓘ GameSpot (via CBS Interactive) ⓘ linked to: Fox Interactive Media Last.fm (via CBS Interactive) ⓘ Metacritic (via CBS Interactive) ⓘ linked to: Metacritic Pop TV (formerly TVGN, joint venture with Lionsgate) ⓘ linked to: Pop (TV network) Showtime Networks ⓘ linked to: Showtime Simon & Schuster ⓘ TV.com (via CBS Interactive) ⓘ linked to: CBS The CW (50% stake, via CBS Entertainment Group) ⓘ linked to: The CW
ownedBrand	Eye logo of CBS ⓘ
parentCompany	National Amusements (through voting control) ⓘ linked to: National Amusements, Inc.
predecessor	Viacom Inc. (original, pre-2006) ⓘ linked to: Viacom
reasonForDissolution	merger with Viacom to form ViacomCBS ⓘ
segment	Cable Networks (Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network) ⓘ linked to: CBS Sports Network Entertainment (CBS Television Network, CBS Television Studios, CBS Television Distribution) ⓘ Interactive (CBS Interactive) ⓘ Local Broadcasting (CBS Television Stations, CBS Radio) ⓘ linked to: CBS Radio Publishing (Simon & Schuster) ⓘ linked to: Simon & Schuster
successor	Paramount Global ⓘ ViacomCBS ⓘ linked to: Paramount Global
tradedAs	NYSE: CBS ⓘ NYSE: CBS.A (Class A voting shares) ⓘ