Before deciding to put Jay Leno in prime time, NBC offered its 8 p.m. timeslot to Oprah Winfrey. NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said that the notion of Oprah having a nightly show in prime time wasn’t a new idea. NBC talked to Ms. Winfrey about two years ago, Mr. Zucker said. She passed but said she might...
NBC said it has sold out the remaining commercials in Sunday’s Super Bowl and has generated a record $206 million in advertising revenue for the championship game. For all of Super Sunday, NBC has garnered $261 million in revenue, the network said. “These advertising milestones show the power of the...
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...