In 1965, the CBS' Baseball Game of the Week literally became the Yankees Game of the Week because the network purchased the baseball team and aired numerous Yankees contests.
CBS bought 80% of the Yankees after the 1964 season for $11.2 million.
In 1972, CBS Broadcasting Inc. owned the New York Yankees.
CBS bought the Yankees after the 1964 season and sold to George Steinbrenner prior to the 1973 season. The Yankees record in the 8 seasons CBS owned them was 636-649 with their best season coming in 1970 when they went 93-69 and finished 2nd in the AL East.
In 1973, George Steinbrenner purchased the Yankees from CBS Broadcasting Inc.
Yes, they did. CBS owned the Yankees from August 13, 1964 up until January 3, 1973, when George Steinbrenner and E. Michael Burke purchased them.
Dan Topping, Del Webb and Larry MacPhail became the owners of the New York Yankees in January 1945. Larry MacPhail sold his share of the team in 1947 to Topping and Webb. CBS bought the Yankees during the 1964 season.
No, she left CBS New York about 3 years ago, destination unknown.
Some of the most popular New York Yankees blogs can be found at a number of different sites on the internet. These would include those found on the ESPN and CBS websites.
CBS owned the New York Yankees between 1964 and 1973. Prior to their ownership, the team belonged to Jacob Ruppert and TH Hudson.
Dan Topping and Del Webb bought the New York Yankees from the estate of Jake Ruppert for $2.8 million dollars. Within a year's time they were able to sell their shares of the New York Yankees to the TV network of CBS for $14 million.
CBS games is owned by the CBS Corporation. Many of the games on the website are spin offs of popular TV shows from the corporations network of channels including CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Sports.
George Steinbrenner owned the New York Yankees from 1973-2010. On November 20, 2008, MLB owners approved the teams shift of control from George to his sons, Hal and Hank Steinbrenner.These were the previous team owners:CBS Broadcasting Inc. - (1964-1973)Dan Topping, Del Webb, and Larry MacPhail (1945-1964)Jacob Ruppert - (1922-1945)Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu Huston - (1915-1922)William S. Devery and Frank J. Farrell - (1903-1915)CBS bought the New York franchise from Dan Topping and Del Webb in 1964. George Steinbrenner bought the Yankees from CBS.