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Before deciding to put Jay Leno in prime time, NBC offered its 8 p.m. timeslot to Oprah Winfrey. NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said that the notion of Oprah having a nightly show in prime time wasn’t a new idea. NBC talked to Ms. Winfrey about two years ago, Mr. Zucker said. She passed but said she might...
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It’s time again for TelevisionWeek ’s list of the 10 Most Powerful in TV News. This year’s report card comes at an awkward time: Election-year performances can’t be ignored, and yet they already seem a distant memory, as the industry is roiled by the same economic turmoil as the rest of the nation. While...
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A state tax credit that brought television production in New York City to a record high last year has run out of money, threatening jobs in the one sector of the city’s economy that had been expected to thrive during the recession. Already television production studios are holding back on plans to shoot...
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NBC said it has sold out the remaining commercials in Sunday’s Super Bowl and has generated a record $206 million in advertising revenue for the championship game. For all of Super Sunday, NBC has garnered $261 million in revenue, the network said. “These advertising milestones show the power of the...
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When Jeff Zucker took over NBC Entertainment in 2000, he was all about supersizing. Now the buzzword is “right-sizing” for Mr. Zucker, who as NBC Universal chairman is in charge at a time when his broadcast network is undergoing some of the most radical changes in the history of the medium. Over the...
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Tis the season for year-end columns—and all the cliches that come with them. Including, apparently, lead sentences that begin with “‘tis the season.” Lists, of course, are always a staple of columns this time of year. Coming up with New Year’s resolutions for public figures also is popular with scribes...
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Last week’s avalanche of pink slips emanating from Viacom and NBC Universal may be the worst of it for the immediate future, but media executives will have to digest more bad news on the economic and advertising fronts before television industry workers feel much security. “I think for now, meaning over...
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Viacom Inc. is cutting about 850 jobs and NBC Universal is trimming about 500 staffers, a signal that television companies are struggling to adjust to the declining economy and slower advertising sales. Viacom said it will cut its workforce by 7% and conduct a comprehensive review of its operations....
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NBC Universal will cut almost 500 jobs, or 3% of the company’s worldwide labor budget, as part of the cost-cutting plan it announced two months ago. “This kind of message is never easy, but it is the right step to make, and the right time to make it,” NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker said...
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NBC Universal has begun cutting staff amid a faltering economy and low ratings on its broadcast network, people familiar with the matter said. So far, approximately 30 staffers in the advertising sales department have been told they are losing their jobs, said the sources, who requested anonymity. The...
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NBC Universal President Jeff Zucker is seeking company-wide cutbacks of $500 million next year, saying “it is increasingly clear that the worldwide economic slowdown will continue well into next year.” In an internal e-mail Friday, Mr. Zucker said the cuts amount to about 3% of the overall NBCU budget...