EX-23.1 5 d540128dex231.htm EX-23.1 EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report dated February 16, 2018, except with respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements insofar as it relates to the change in the manner in which the company accounts for net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost discussed in Note 15, as to which the date is November 2, 2018, relating to the consolidated financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in CBS Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 2, 2018. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

November 7, 2018