nytimes.com - 27 days ago
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General Electric and the cable giant Comcast have moved closer to a deal giving control of NBC Universal to Comcast, and a formal announcement could be made sometime next week, people briefed on the talks said Sunday. After a series of meetings last week, the two companies reached a tentative ...
thewrap.com - 10/29/2009
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thewrap.com —
NBC is close to giving "Chuck" a big
thumbs up. The network will likely order as many...
as six additional episodes of the comedic spy adventure, two industry insiders familiar with the situation told TheWrap. The extra episodes would be on top of the 13 ...
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Exclusive: NBC Wants More 'Chuck'
hollywoodreporter.com - 10/29/2009
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hollywoodreporter.com —
NBC has good news for one Monday series
and bad news for another. The network has ordered...
six more episodes of dramedy "Chuck" and has opted not to pick up additional episodes from "Trauma" beyond the freshman drama's original 13-episode order. The ...
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NBC: More 'Chuck,' no more 'Trauma'
hollywoodreporter.com - 19 days ago
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hollywoodreporter.com —
NEW YORK -- General Electric Co. and Comcast
Corp. have agreed on a valuation of around $30...
billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal and Comcast, ironing out what has been a key obstacle in talks so far, a source familiar with the matter ...
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GE, Comcast agree on NBCU valuation
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Speed Read for Monday, November 2
Media Decoder —
Highlights from media coverage in today’s New York Times: 1. Comcast inches closer to a deal for NBC Universal . 2. “Southland” is moving to TN T, another sign of the growing influence of cable. 3. “Charge for web access? I quit !” 4. The Obama administration and news organizations r each a tentative deal on protections for journalists and their sources. 5. The Evening Standard wins the free newspaper war in London. 6. The family of a folk singer killed by coyotes makes an unusual request . 7. Embarrassed by ...
Scandal and Death Spell Showbiz Success for Letterman and Michael Jackson
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... ] • The NBC/Universal drama is on the brink of resolution. Comcast is said to have reached a tentative agreement to buy the studio and network, with an announcement expected at any time. [ NY Times ] • ...
Comcast Getting Closer to NBCU Deal
mediabistro.com: TVNewser —
... The NY Times reports that Comcast is getting closer to a deal with GE for control of NBC Universal. According to individuals that have been briefed on the discussions, the deal could be reached as early as next week: ...
Tuesday's "David is now your lawyer" news
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TNT acquires Southland
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Comcast may own NBC soon
TV Squad —
According to the New York Times, Comcast is set to own NBC Universal and all channels that are part of it as early as next week.
This could change the entire television landscape and pretty much give us less of a selection in terms of entertainment. The rumor is that Comcast is going to keep the cable channels, then sell the NBC network. News Corporation expressed interest in the property, but the Comcast talks progressed along far enough to eliminate other potential buyers. It could be argued that having MSNBC partially owned by the same owners of Fox News is a bit of a conflict of interest.
Who would step forward to buy NBC network? ...
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marketnewslive.blogspot.com 10/4/2009 — Today, the Associated Press reported that Comcast (CMCSA) and GE (GE) are in talks about Comcast acquiring up to a 51 percent share in NBC Universal. GE has faced a hard year, with NBC Universal's profit plummeting and GE Capital's losses to contend with.
Co-Chief of NBC Entertainment Departing
nytimes.com 7/27/2009 — Ben Silverman, the co-chairman of NBC Universal Entertainment, is leaving the company to start up a new venture in partnership with Barry Diller ’s media and Internet company, IAC. The news was announced by IAC and Mr. Silverman Monday morning. At the ...
NBC Universal Profit Off 6%
tvweek.com 1/23/2009 — Profits at General Electric's NBC Universal unit fell 6% to $865 million, as a strong performance at the company’s cable networks was offset by problems at its broadcast stations, the company reported Friday.
NBC Universal revenues dropped to 3% to ...
NBC Cancels "Southland" Before It Even Premieres
feedproxy.google.com 10/9/2009 — It seems that with each passing day NBC falls more and more under the control of the dark side. That is if you consider reality and non-scripted television the dark side, as I do. NBC has announced that their sophmore cop series Southland will be canceled…without airing a single ...
GE, Comcast agree on NBCU valuation
hollywoodreporter.com 19 days ago — NEW YORK -- General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp. have agreed on a valuation of around $30 billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal and Comcast, ironing out what has been a key obstacle in talks so far, a source familiar with the matter ...
NBC axes 'Southland' before its second season premiere
latimesblogs.latimes.com 10/9/2009 — NBC has pulled the plug on John Wells' "Southland."
The move comes just two weeks before the gritty cop drama was set to premiere in its new Friday at 9 p.m. time period. Now, in its place NBC will schedule the less expensive news ...
For NBC Universal, All Bon Jovi All the Time
mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com 10/15/2009 — Over the next two months, Jon Bon Jovi, whose new album "The Circle" will be released Nov. 10, will be seen exclusively on programs on networks owned by NBC Universal.
Make Me a Supermodel 2: Meet the New Models
realityexploits.com 1/16/2009 — One of the fresh, new reality series on Bravo last year was the very cool, Make Me a Supermodel . I don’t know about you, but anything that lets me watch and drool over hottie Tyson Beckford is worth the watch, no matter what. But the show had ...
A Debate About Whether Leno's Show Is Good for NBC
nytimes.com 10/12/2009 — Two weeks into a new season, the talk of television is the Leno effect and whether it is hazardous to NBC ’s health. It is not just a question of how the new “ Jay Leno Show” itself is faring in the ratings, but also what the show’s occupation of ...
Josh Heald sets up projects at NBC, Fox —
Hollywood Reporter 10/29/2009
Hot feature comedy writer Josh Heald, who has two films opening next year, is dabbling in television, teaming with Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun and Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope for half-hour projects at NBC and Fox, respectively.
USA, ESPN share cable spoils —
Hollywood Reporter 26 days ago
While USA Network last week returned to its customary perch atop the cable ratings heap, averaging 3.5 million viewers in prime, the NBC Universal network couldn't hold off ESPN in the core demos.
Wall Street wary of Comcast —
Variety.com - TV News 24 days ago
TV News: Cable giant may fork over $4-6 billion to GE -- Comcast posted solid third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, but many on Wall Street remain unimpressed by the prospect of the cable giant buying a majority stake in NBC Universal, even as that ...
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