Cbs Corp. yesterday said its net income grew 80 percent in the first quarter, as revenue surged on digital licensing deals for its TV shows and overseas sales of reruns.

Net profit rose to $363 million, or 54 cents a share, from $202 million, or 29 cents a share, a year ago.

New York-based CBS has sold older shows for online distribution on Netflix and Amazon and garnered new fees from cable and satellite TV companies for the right to carry the signals of CBS TV stations.