NBC is hoping the massive publicity for "Britain's Got Talent" superstar Susan Boyle will help turn "America's Got Talent" into a bigger hit—possibly by having her appear on the U.S. show. "America's Got Talent" has established a major following over the last...
NBC is teaming up with self-help guru Tony Robbins and "Biggest Loser" producer Reveille for a reality show that aims to radically transform the lives of participants—in most cases without surgery, million-dollar prizes or drill sergeant-like personal trainers. The network has greenlit...
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 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...
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...