http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/search/SearchResults.aspx?a=1&o=DateDescending&tag=NBC&orTags=0Search results matching tag 'NBC'en-USCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/10/01/universal-pictures-in-the-dark-about-comcast-talks-with-parent-nbc-universal.aspxThu, 01 Oct 2009 17:14:54 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29986AnonymousAs if the management at Universal Pictures didn't have enough to worry about. As rumors continue to swirl about an impending executive shake-up at the Hollywood studio, Universal Studios President Ron Meyer and his team apparently had no clue that...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/10/01/jeff-zucker-tries-to-calm-the-nbc-universal-troops-but-doesn-t-show-his-cards.aspxThu, 01 Oct 2009 15:33:30 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29983AnonymousNBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker issued a companywide memo to calm down the staff in response to the news Wednesday that cable giant Comcast Corp. has had some flirtations with NBC about buying a stake. (See our previous coverage.)...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/30/comcast-wants-content-and-nbc-universal-has-it.aspxThu, 01 Oct 2009 04:04:36 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29981AnonymousThe nation’s largest cable television company, Comcast Corp., is kicking the tires of entertainment giant NBC Universal, according to people familiar with the situation. Comcast, which has almost 25 million subscribers, has been looking to expand its entertainment offerings for...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/30/leno-is-giving-tivo-a-rest.aspxWed, 30 Sep 2009 19:01:51 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29974AnonymousThe good news: More people are watching NBC live at 10 p.m. -- now that Jay Leno is in the time slot -- as opposed to recording the hour and watching it later, according to TiVo, which tracks how its...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/16/vivendi-s-levy-stays-mum-on-plans-for-nbc-universal-stake.aspxWed, 16 Sep 2009 18:55:10 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29867AnonymousVivendi Chairman and Chief Executive Jean-Bernard Levy declined to say what the French conglomerate will do with its 20% stake in General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal. "This is not something we should decide now," Levy said at the Goldman Sachs...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/15/nbc-won-t-spin-jay-leno-numbers-yet-but-it-has-some-spinning-to-do.aspxTue, 15 Sep 2009 18:42:48 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29857AnonymousLooking to avoid another premature declaration, NBC will not issue a press release today anointing Jay Leno as the new king of prime time as it did with Conan O'Brien in late night when he premiered in June. That turned...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/14/leno-s-opening-numbers-won-t-tell-the-story.aspxTue, 15 Sep 2009 00:59:28 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29848AnonymousAt 8 a.m. Tuesday, the early ratings for Jay Leno's opening-night performance will start hitting desks and the immediate Tuesday-morning quarterbacking will begin. One night of numbers, heck, one week of numbers, particularly when the competition is soft, is not...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/09/08/espn-is-thinking-olympics-and-it-s-not-just-about-going-for-the-gold.aspxTue, 08 Sep 2009 18:11:10 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29794AnonymousESPN is looking to snag the Olympics away from longtime rights holder NBC, a top executive at the cable sports behemoth told USA Today. In an interview with Mike McCarthy, John Skipper, ESPN's executive vice president of content, promised that...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/08/27/disney-hearst-nbc-strike-complex-deal-to-simplify-cable-ownership.aspxThu, 27 Aug 2009 18:19:13 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29716AnonymousWalt Disney Co., General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal and Hearst Corp. have finalized an agreement to merge several cable networks together, for now anyway. Under the terms of the agreement, A&E Television Networks (AETN), which is owned by all three...http://cs.entertainmentcareers.net/blogs/newsmain/archive/2009/08/21/cox-s-travel-channel-is-on-the-road-and-in-search-of-a-buyer.aspxFri, 21 Aug 2009 21:35:52 GMTf1d93deb-9a51-4894-b6dd-26135dd41f51:29680AnonymousWill rock and roll chef Anthony Bourdain come work in the commissary as part of a deal? That might be what some of the major media conglomerates kicking the tires of Cox Communications' Travel Channel are wondering. The auction for...