CBS/Google: Analysts Say Radio Ad Deal Is Imminent

CITING EXPECTATIONS THAT A MAJOR ad sales agreement with Google is imminent, securities firm Merrill Lynch reaffirmed its 'buy' rating for CBS stock. In a report issued by lead broadcast analyst Jessica Reif Cohen and her equities research team, the Wall Street firm said a CBS/Google deal would likely be 'wide-ranging' and would include both advertising and content components. 'Although no deal was announced, we believe that the companies continue to negotiate terms of an agreement,' wrote Cohen, referring to CBS chief Leslie Moonves keynote Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The sticking points could revolve around control of advertising sales and the size of a revenue guarantee that Google would pay to CBS for being able to monetize its television content through YouTube and other Google sites.' Read more..

I like big charts and I cannot lie

I've always been a big fan of charts, tables and other ways of analyzing and visualizing data. On my own blog I will often plot things just to get a handle on them. Even here I've posted some analyses that I've done of the data that the Reader team has on hand. It's therefore no surprise that my favorite blog of 2006 is Data Mining. Read more.

Looking for the Next Google

In brand-new offices with a still-empty game room and enough space to triple their staff of nearly 30, a trio of entrepreneurs is leading an Internet start-up with an improbable mission: to out- Google Google. Read more.

Googled! How the web giant is cashing in on the news

Google's share price went through the $500 (£259) barrier last week. It was $84 when the company was floated 27 months ago. Not bad if you happen to have held Google stock for the past two years. Read more.

Yahoo insider dishes the dirt

A top manager complains of ‘paralysis’ but the bigger problem is that Google is better at making money. Read more.

Microsoft vs Google Heats Up

I know, a predictable (almost tabloid-y) blog headline. But in this case, there really is some interesting back and forth going on between Microsoft and Google currently - especially with regards to office software. Read more.

Playing catch-up with Google

At Ask.com, Steve Berkowitz didn't have enough resources to take on Google. Now, at Microsoft, he has plenty of money, but still has a lot of work to do. Read more.