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CBS

American  

abbreviation

Trademark.
  1. Columbia Broadcasting System: a television and radio network.


CBS British  

abbreviation

  1. Columbia Broadcasting System

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The chaos at CBS has given pause to people at CNN.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Suits against Paramount, owner of the CBS news channel, and ABC News resulted in payouts of $16m apiece.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

CNN and CBS News, soon to be joined under a common parent company, have a combined nightly audience of five million, half a Joe Rogan podcast audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The company owns CBS News, children’s channel Nickelodeon and Channel 5, one of the largest over-the-air television broadcasters in the United Kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Comments included protests that, despite what CBS claimed, there had NOT been four announcements to inform listeners that the broadcast was a radio drama.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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