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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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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 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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The frequent use of Apple’s iPhone to view mobile video is spurring television networks to develop new programs, services and features for Internet-enabled cell phones, or “smartphones.” NBC Universal and MTV Networks are among the media companies that are working to capitalize on the iPhone-stoked demand...
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NBC Universal said its television shows are driving a large portion of mobile video usage for its cell phone programming. The media company reported today that NBC.com generated more than 60% of traffic to NBCU programming on mobile phones, as cell phone users watched shows such as “30 Rock” and “The...
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Public-interest groups are calling on some TV networks to quit making copyright claims that force YouTube to take down pointed videos from presidential candidates and political activists during the last weeks of the campaign. In letters today to CBS, Fox, NBC Universal, the Christian Broadcast Network...
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NBC Universal on Wednesday released new figures showing how its programming is being consumed on multiple platforms. NBC called its new metric the TAMi, or Total Audience Measurement Index. The network first sent out TAMis to show how the Olympics were viewed on multiple platforms. Now it plans to issue...
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NBC Universal is offering its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates pickup of Universal Sports, a 24/7 hi-def sports network, in the wake of terminating its Weather Plus operation. NBCU affiliate stations have been extended a first refusal offer until Dec. 1. Rollout has already begun on all O&O...
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NBC Universal’s union with Web video shop 60 Frames last week may usher in a new urgency on the part of independent Web producers to cozy up to big media. Web shows and producers increasingly say they need a big draw to break away from the pack. A celebrity, brand or deal with a company such as MySpace...
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Record ratings and double-digit growth at its cable properties helped NBC Universal beat expectations and stand out as a golden-haired child of parent company General Electric, which reported a 22% drop in net income for the third quarter. Considered an economic bellwether, GE said Friday that its net...
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Verizon Wireless is working with major TV programmers to add several new channels to its VCast video service, the company announced Wednesday. NBC Universal, Discovery Communications and Comcast’s G4 all said they are going mobile on VCast. Verizon customers will be able to watch full-length episodes...
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In the new NBC Universal-Apple deal announced today, NBC said, it obtained the pricing flexibility it has been demanding from iTunes for the last year. That’s what J.B. Perrette, president of digital distribution at NBC Universal, told TelevisionWeek during a phone interview after an Apple event in San...
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The Beijing Olympics are on pace to become the most watched Olympics ever, as the first two days of coverage on NBC Universal’s networks have drawn 114 million viewers. So far, the Beijing Olympics are outpacing the Atlanta Olympics, the most-watched Olympics ever, by 4 million viewers. On broadcast...