CBS buys music network Last.fm

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed May 30, 2007 10:26 AM EDT

Article Source: ZDNet

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CBS on Wednesday said it has paid $280 million in cash for music social network Last.fm.

CBS said in a statement that the online service has more than 15 million active users in more than 200 countries and would fit well with its plans to attract younger viewers and transform it from a content company to an audience company.

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