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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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Bravo is getting into the scripted drama business with two new projects: 'Blueprint' and '30 Under 30.' At Bravo's upfront presentation in New York Tuesday monring network general manager Frances Berwick said "Blueprint" is about a gay/stright duo in the architechture and...
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Miss USA is going green to kick off NBC Universal’s Earth Week. NBC Universal has been able to generate tens of millions of dollars worth of sponsorship revenue during its Green Is Universal Earth Week in the spring and Green Week programming stunts in the fall. The Earth Week promotion is the company...
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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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The long legal battle over “Project Runway” came to a surprising end as producer Harvey Weinstein agreed to pay NBC Universal to move the award-winning show to Lifetime. The agreement clears the way for the sixth season of the show, which was shot during New York’s Fashion Week in February, to return...
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NBC Universal, the Weinstein Co. and Lifetime have settled their dispute over “Project Runway,” the companies announced today. According to a statement released today, the Weinstein Co. will pay NBC Universal to move “Runway” from Bravo to Lifetime. “All of the parties are pleased with the outcome,”...
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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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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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Handing a procedural win to NBC Universal in the case over “Project Runway,” a federal judge on Tuesday rejected Lifetime’s attempt to move the dispute out of state court. NBC Universal had sued to keep “Project Runway’s” production company, Weinstein Co., from moving the show to the Lifetime cable channel...
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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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Lifetime filed a new lawsuit in federal court as it seeks to unfreeze “Project Runway,” a series it acquired but is now enjoined from airing by a state court order. "This is the next step in our dispute with NBCU over the rights to ‘Project Runway,’” the cable channel said in a statement. “ We filed...