Great interview of Mike Marquez who heads mergers and acquisitions and business development for CBS Interactive by Bambi Francisco of Vator.tv
Marquez talks about the CNET acquisitons and the range of companies CBS might want to buy.
— Andy Plesser
CBS In Acquisition Hunt for Online Video Content Businesses, Professional Preferred over UGC
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