Katherine Pope's sudden exit from her post as president of Universal Media Studios has prompted shock, bordering on anger, among many members of Hollywood's creative community. Agents and producers described Ms. Pope as a strong creative force within NBC and predicted her depature will have a...
NBC is looking to unleash the power within Tony Robbins , signing the self-help guru to front a new reality show. Tony Robbins The network is keeping a tight lid on details, but an NBC insider confirmed that the network has ordered a pilot presentation for the project. Casting on the show has already...
The latest buzz on NBC reality chief Craig Plestis has the executive possibly headed to sister company Universal Media Studios. NBC has maintained a strict silence regarding Mr. Plestis since word first surfaced on blogger Nikki Finke's Web site that NBC was considering replacing Mr. Plestis with...
NBC reality chief Craig Plestis could soon be leaving the network, with BBC executive Paul Telegdy in talks to jump to the Peacock. While a source close to Mr. Plestis flatly denied a report that Mr. Plestis was on his way out, other people inside NBC familiar with the situation confirmed that Mr. Plestis...
NBC has picked up its summer reality competition series “America’s Got Talent” for a fourth season. The show, featuring judges David Hasselhoff, Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan and host Jerry Springer, has been averaging 13 million viewers in its third season this summer, up 16% from last year’s average...