UPDATED, 7:22 PM: Showtime has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against it, Billions creator Andrew Ross Sorkin and others by a Wall Street performance coach who claims to be the inspiration for a key character on the drama series. Read the document here. Denise Shull, who wrote the 2012 nonfiction book Mark…

David Nevins wore his multiple hats as CBS chief creative officer at TCA this week, making an appearance during the CBS and CBS All Access portion of the press tour in addition to hanging out with talent and producers from shows on Showtime where he remains CEO. While CBS is getting his attention at the moment with…

As other media companies talk up their plans for yet-to-launch streaming services, CBS chief creative officer David Nevins touted the rapid growth of CBS All Access and promised deeper investments in the coming year. “They have a ton of content coming next year,” Nevins said in his inaugural appearance today at the…

CBS is sending Chief Creative Officer David Nevins to represent the company at a high-profile annual media conference organized by investment bank UBS. The conference, now in its 45th year, is scheduled for December 3 and 4, with Nevins (who is also chairman and CEO of Showtime) speaking on the afternoon of the second…

The CBS corporate anthem featured many familiar notes, but the executive chorus performing it was dramatically different on the company’s first conference call with Wall Street analysts since the exit of Les Moonves. Acting CEO Joe Ianniello was joined by two newly minted colleagues from the C-suite: Chief Creative…

As Joe Ianniello prepares to make his inaugural appearance as CBS Corp’s interim CEO tomorrow on the company’s quarterly earnings call, the search for a permanent leader has intensified, both internally and externally. While the former longtime COO is seen as a viable contender, the media company’s newly constituted…

Showtime has named CBS corporate finance and investor relations executive Adam Townsend as CFO, replacing Christina Spade, who is moving to CBS Corp as its new CFO. The move was announced by David Nevins, the premium network’s chairman and CEO, who was given a promotion yesterday to Chief Creative Officer of CBS Corp…

CBS interim CEO Joe Ianniello is assembling an executive team that complements his strengths. In a rapid series of appointments, he’s racing to stabilize the scandal-shocked media company and perhaps cement his place at the top. The decision to elevate Showtime boss David Nevins to chief creative officer addressed one…

In summer 2015, CBS was facing a rare Entertainment President opening when Nina Tassler informed her longtime boss, CBS Corp CEO Les Moonves, of her intention to leave. Moonves reached out to one of the star executives within the company, then-Showtime president David Nevins, who was not interested. Instead, Nevins…

Christina Spade, Showtime’s chief financial officer, has been named EVP and Chief Financial Officer at CBS Corp., the latest move from president and interim CEO Joe Ianniello in restructuring the company’s exec suite after the departure of longtime CEO Les Moonves. The news was unveiled Thursday at the same time…

David Nevins has been named CBS’ new chief creative officer, with broad oversight of programming across CBS Television Studios, the CBS Television Network’s entertainment division, Showtime and programming for CBS All Access. The well-regarded executive also has been promoted to chairman of Showtime Networks Inc., and…

As CBS undergoes a sweeping corporate restructuring, Showtime Networks CEO David Nevins appears poised for an expanded role at the media company, according to people familiar with the matter. The Showtime executive is well-regarded within the company as someone who has launched a number of critically acclaimed…