Top 5 Media Stocks To Own Right Now

Top 5 Media Stocks To Own Right Now: CBS Corporation(CBS)

CBS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mass media company in the United States and internationally. The company?s Entertainment segment distributes a schedule of news and public affairs broadcasts, sports, and entertainment programming; produces, acquires, and distributes programming, including series, specials, news, and public affairs; produces and distributes theatrical motion pictures across various genres; and operates online content networks for information and entertainment. Its Cable Networks segment owns and operates multiplexed channels that offers subscription program services, including recently released theatrical feature films, original series, documentaries, boxing, mixed martial arts and other sports-related programming, and special events; and CBS College Sports Network, a 24-hour cable program service related to college sports. This segment also owns and manages Smithsonian Networks, which operates Smithsonian Channel, a basic cab le service in the United States. The company?s Publishing segment publishes and distributes adult and children?s consumer books in printed, audio, and digital formats. Its Local Broadcasting segment owns 29 broadcast television stations; owns and operates 130 radio stations in 28 U.S. markets and related online properties; and owns local Websites that combine television and radio local media brands online to provide the latest news, traffic, weather, and sports information, as well as local discounts, directories, and reviews. The company?s Outdoor segment sells advertising space on various media, including billboards, transit shelters and other street furniture, buses, rail systems, mall kiosks, stadium signage, and in retail stores. CBS Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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  More recently, the CBS broadcast network was blacked out for about 12 hours in some major markets due to a separate dispute between Dish and CBS Corporation (CBS).

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  Nathaniel E. Bell/APA scene from Netflix's "House of Cards," starring Kevin Spacey and Jackie Sharp. NEW YORK -- Americans are turning away from live TV on the tube and tuning in to streaming services, a Nielsen report says. That's bad news for cable and satellite TV providers. Americans are increasingly watching TV shows and movies on Netflix (NFLX), Hulu, Amazon.com (AMZN) streaming and other services. CBS (CBS) and HBO (TWX) have announced standalone streaming services as well. About 45 percent of Americans stream television shows at least once a month, according to research firm eMarketer. That number is expected to increase to 53 percent or 175 million people by 2018, it says. According to the Nielsen report, which came out Wednesday, the average daily time spent watching live TV fell 12 minutes in the third quarter to four hours and 32 minutes. That means it dropped nearly 4 percent to 141 hours a month. Meanwhile, time spent watching streaming services jumped 60 percent to nearly 11 hours each month. That's still a small amount compared with live TV, but it is growing quickly. "Content is still king, but consumers are shaping their own content-discovery experience, and the evolving media landscape has not lessened consumer demand for quality, professionally produced content," Dounia Turrill, senior vice president of insights at Nielsen, said in a statement. "What has changed is the number and reliability of new media available to viewers." Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. More from The Associated Press
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  Getty Images For a lot of people, the end of the year is a time of celebration. Not just because of the holidays and family - but also for the big end-of-the-year bonus that gets paid out for all the work you've done over the last 12 months. More than half of all employers give out a year-end bonus that might be monetary in nature or come in the form of other benefits like gifts cards or employee gift registries. Monetary bonuses can differ in appearance too from direct paycheck compensation to 401(k) contributions. Some people refer to this type of bonus as a Christmas bonus. While bonuses have experienced a downward trend over the last few years due to the recession, the average bonus was about 1.3 months of salary in 2013, according to JobsDB.com. Wall Street Takes the Cake for Year-End Bonuses It's no secret that the biggest year-end bonuses go to those who work on Wall Street. These bonuses can run from a few thousand for a secretary to millions for higher-level management. In 2013, the average Wall Street bonus rose 15 percent to $164,530, according to The New York Times. That's still tame compared to the biggest bonuses paid out to Wall Street executives. The top three bonuses of 2013 - paid to Michael Farrell, Ian Cumming and Leslie Moonves - alone added up to around $84 million, according to Forbes. Farrell's bonus was earned on only a partial year of work. $29 million -– Michael Farrell, former CEO of Annaly Capital Management $27.5 million -– Ian Cumming, CEO of Leucadia National Corp. $27.5 million -– Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS (CBS) While we can safely assume these people have a huge tax bill at the end of the year, you might be surprised to know that - whether you received one hundred thousand dollars or just a few hundred bucks - the tax rate on bonuses remains the same for most. How Your Bonus Gets Taxed The first thing you'll probably notice when receiving a bonus check is how much gets taken! out in t! axes. It's not

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