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First-quarter earnings fell 45% at NBC Universal, parent company General Electric announced Friday morning. While its cable networks continued to deliver double-digit growth, GE CEO Jeff Immelt said in a statement, “NBC Universal has a tougher performance overall due to a soft advertising market and...
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ESPN led the nominees for the 30th annual Sports Emmy Awards with 42 nominations, followed by NBC with 28. Fox and HBO were tied for third with 18. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will announce the winners of the Sports Emmys at a ceremony April 27 at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P...
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NBC Universal’s Jeff Gaspin, who in a former life created VH1’s landmark “Behind the Music” series, spends much of his time these days working behind the scenes. As president and chief operating officer of the Universal Television Group, Mr. Gaspin has one of the broadest portfolios in television. He...
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ABC is getting serious about offering its television programming on Hulu in exchange for an equity stake, reports PaidContent.org. The online news outlet said talks between Disney, which owns ABC, and Hulu, an NBC Universal-News Corp. joint venture, have intensified recently and center on the crown jewel...
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NBC Universal has made a first-look deal with New York’s Ars Nova as part of its Talent Diversity Initiative. Ars Nova, which fosters writing and performing talent for theater, alternative comedy, writing and music, will help NBCU find diverse talent. NBCU casting and development execs will look to the...
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NBC Universal is reteaming with Microsoft and MSN to re-create “NBCOlympics.com on MSN” for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The online destination will complement NBC’s broadcast coverage with live and on-demand video, analysis and results powered by MSN and Microsoft’s...
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NBC Universal is partnering with Sony Computer Entertainment America to offer Universal Studios Home Entertainment movies and NBC Universal television shows on the PlayStation Network. The films and TV programs will be available for purchase via download on PlayStation3 and PSP systems in the U.S. Movie...
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Tue, Mar 10 2009
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Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, The Office, NBC Universal, 30 Rock, Heroes, PlayStation, Battlestar Galactica, Eureka, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, PSP, PlayStation Network, Sony Computer Entertainment America
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Al Michaels will host the weekend and weekday daytime coverage of NBC’s coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympic from Vancouver. Mr. Michaels, who moved to NBC in 2006 as one of the announcers for “Sunday Night Football” has not worked an Olympics in 22 years. He worked his first Olympics in 1972 for NBC...
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NBC Universal Sports and Olympics Chairman *** Ebersol said he thinks bidding for TV broadcast rights on the 2014 and 2016 Olympics might not take place until the second half of the year. “I’ve gotten the clear impression over the last three to four months that the bidding is going to be delayed for...
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NBC Universal has named Maryam Banikarim senior VP for integrated sales marketing. Ms. Banikarim, previously chief marketing officer at Univision Communications, reports to Mike Pilot, president of sales and marketing for NBC Universal. Her duties will include overseeing marketing for NBCU’s women and...
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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 Universal is saying the surprise appearance of “Today” host Matt Lauer in a Super Bowl ad promoting a new movie is an outgrowth of Mr. Lauer’s cameo in the film. Mr. Lauer who interviewed President Barack Obama as part of NBC’s pre-game coverage, popped up again during the game Sunday, not in news...
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Mon, Feb 2 2009
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USA Network’s “Burn Notice” grew its ratings from last week, so much so that it drew more viewers than a rerun of “ER” on big brother broadcast network NBC Thursday night. USA officials weren't certain whether this was the first time a USA show beat NBC, the once-dominant broadcaster, in prime time...
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Never subtle in seeking promotional synergies, NBC Universal, whose NBC will broadcast the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, has its cable network USA thinking pigskin. USA’s series “Burn Notice” will feature a guest appearance by former Dallas Cowboys star Michael Irvin on Jan. 29. Mr. Irvin plays a football coach...
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News Corp.-owned 20th Century Fox Television is implementing across-the-board production cuts at all of its series, joining a growing list of companies trimming budgets in the wake of the economic downturn. All 20th producers have been told to reduce their budgets by 2%, a spokesman for the studio confirmed...