New NBC Entertainment President Angela Bromstad said Thursday that the network won't let the economy—or the pending loss of five hours of prime-time real estate to Jay Leno—affect its development process. "We're not going to cut back our development spending," Ms. Bromstad...
NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Marc Graboff on Monday said NBC’s executive massacre is an attempt “to right-size and realign our organization.” “We’re eliminating layers of bureaucracy and we’re eliminating multiple layers of executives,” he added. The company today officially announced several executive...
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NBC has issued a statement confirming the appointments of Angela Bromstad and Paul Telegdy to new positions overseeing scripted and unscripted programming, respectively, at the network and studio levels. The combination of operations at NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios is expected to result...
NBC's midseason drama "The Philanthropist" is going global, shifting production to London and South Africa via the network's recently launched international arm. In addition, NBC has confirmed the long-rumored casting of James Purefoy ("Rome") in the title role of globetrotting...