3 posts and columns on Joe Gillespie

CNET Boss Joe Gillespie Has Left the Building

in Media on February 18, 2010 at 12:01 pm PT

Joe Gillespie, the CBS executive who oversaw the company’s CNET and CBS News.com sites, has left the company amid a reorg. Gillespie’s old unit, the CBS Interactive News Group, has been folded into a group with the company’s “business brands,” including BNET and MoneyWatch. Greg Mason, who was running the business group, now oversees the whole thing. But CBS says it doesn’t have any other shake-ups planned for its digital division.

CBS Interactive/CNET Re-Org: The Complete Memo

in Media on December 11, 2008 at 4:37 pm PT

CBS paid $1.8 billion for CNET last summer, and today it is dealing with the consequences: A re-org and layoffs. CBS execs won’t release a total for the number of people fired, so news will be coming out in piecemeal fashion for some time. In the meantime, here’s CBS Interactive’s new corporate structure, detailed in an internal memo distributed late today.

Confirmed: CBS Interactive Restructuring After CNET Deal, Cutting Staff

in Media on December 11, 2008 at 7:46 am PT

CBS has yet to announce any cuts or restructuring after acquiring CNET this summer for $1.8 billion. That changes today.