Mad M.A.S.H.: CBS Buys CNET

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Margaret Kane/CNET: CBS to buy CNET Networks

CBS has agreed to acquire CNET Networks in a deal valued at $1.8 billion, the companies said Thursday. .. The purchase price comes to $11.50 per share, representing a 44 percent premium over Wednesday's closing price of $7.95. CNET has been involved in a fight over control of its board with Jana Partners.

(Rumor has it the image represents JANA's last supper with the Board.)

CNET P.A. Announcer: Attention. Attention, newsroom. Corporal Judson has informed the colonel's office that three cases of Amphetamine Sulfate are unaccounted for again. This is the third occurance of this type in the last month. It must stop by order of Colonel Blake Sr.'s office, CNET News, Inc.. [Dialogue ripped off and modified from M.A.S.H. (1970)]

Congrats to the CNET/CBS team for jumping over the, um, hedge.