Where to be and what to watch ...(Calendar)

Broadcasting & Cable;  March 21, 2005 ;     540 words ......Jane Pauley's syndicated talk show may have been terminated by NBC Uni, demonstrating how hard it is to get traction with new syndicated...series Kojak (9 p.m. ET). In bit of corporate synergissimo, NBC Uni--which owns USA and the original Kojak series but not B&...

MEXICO, COSTA RICA SEEK TV COOPERATION

Xinhua English Newswire;  July 18, 1998 ;     67 words ......two weeks ago, the leading Mexican firm, Televisa, is also seeking to open its TV network in this Central American country. Rene Picado, manager and owner of the main Costa Rican TV station Channel 7, is now in Mexico to seek an alliance with Televisa. Picado...

No D'Works, NBC/Uni.(VIDBITS)(DreamWorks L.L.C.)(NBC Universal )(Brief...

Video Business;  October 3, 2005 ;     109 words ...DreamWorks has killed talks to be acquired by NBC Universal for now. DreamWorks backed out of the deal after Universal was unwilling to agree to the studio's $1 billion asking price as well as other terms, according to published reports. The two sides began negotiating in July and had been

NBC Uni embraces P2P.(NBC Universal Inc. to offer downloads of its...

Video Business;  November 21, 2005 ;     108 words ...* NBC Universal will offer downloads of its films early next year through Wurld Media's peer-to-peer Internet service Peer Impact, marking the first time a studio has made its films legally available through a P2P network. P2P networks allow users to share files, and the studios have fought to shut

Cable Key to NBC-Uni Deal; In Unusual Structure, Jeffrey Zucker to Oversee...

TelevisionWeek;  October 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Jay Sherman and John Motavalli The definitive merger agreement that General Electric's NBC and French conglomerate Vivendi Universal are expected to sign this week, combining NBC's broadcast and cable networks with Vivendi Universal Entertainment, is expected to create a show business

ON-DEMAND TO DRIVE NBC UNI PROSPERITY.(Deals)(a discussion of NBC's...

TelevisionWeek;  October 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Diane Mermigas NBC's low-cost entry into the high-stakes big media game comes with some risk, the full breadth of which won't be known for about three years-or the amount of time in which the General Electric subsidiary has the likely choice of buying out Vivendi, its minority French-based

DIGITAL TV ARRIVES.

Caribbean Update;  March 1, 1997 ;     120 words ......TV could capture 35,000 homes over the next 10 years, says sales supervisor Rodolfo Huertas. But Cable Tica general manager Rene Picado says marketing studies point to a potential of 8,000 homes for Direct TV. Monthly fees for Direct TV and cable are about equal...

TV Audience Estimates for President Ford's Funeral Daytime & Primetime...

PR Newswire;  January 4, 2007 ;     115 words ......PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, January 2, 2007, 8 networks -- ABC, CBS, NBC, UNI, CNN, CNBC, FOX News Channel and MSNBC -- telecast President...Networks Rating Share # of Homes # of Viewers 2+ ABC, CBS, NBC, UNI* CNN, CNBC, FOX NEWS, MSNBC 11.3 36 12,632,000 15,028,000...

TV Audience Estimates for President Ford's Funeral Daytime & Primetime...

U.S. Newswire;  January 4, 2007 ;     117 words ......PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, January 2, 2007,8 networks -- ABC, CBS, NBC, UNI, CNN, CNBC, FOX News Channel and MSNBC --telecast President...Networks Rating Share # of Homes # of Viewers 2+ ABC, CBS, NBC, UNI* CNN, CNBC, FOX NEWS, MSNBC 11.3 36 12,632,000 15,028,000...

Writers Aren't Laughing When the Joke's on Them

The Washington Post;  March 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......already got the promo up on NBC.com. And yesterday it was making its way around the blogosphere -- but not in a good way: "Has NBC Uni's Jeff Zucker Lost His Mind?" Nikki Finke asked rhetorically on her Deadline Hollywood blog. "NBC President Mocks Writers, Strike...

Yahoo gossip site outdrawing established website

The Hindustan Times;  September 22, 2007 ;     259 words ......the sites have fundamental differences. OMG! aggregates its news from the Associated Press, Reuters and "Access," which an NBC Uni executive described as its "premier" partner, while TMZ has its own team of reporters, who have broken many of the more lascivious...

NBC loads up iTunes: 11 shows available online.(NBC Universal Inc., Apple...

Daily Variety;  December 7, 2005 ;     527 words ......NBC deal expands Apple's TV offering to 300 episodes of 16 different series and Zucker said that number will expand quickly as NBC Uni fills the iTunes pipe with new shows. You are going to see a series of announcements in the coming weeks, he said. NBC's talks...

Hispanic TV networks' rivalry heats up

Oakland Tribune;  May 22, 2004 ;     691 words ......it is not tracked separately by Wall Street. Joyce said Univision shares seem to have been held back during the past week as NBC Uni executives have touted their merged firm's content power. Telemundo's NBC ties will, for example, allow it unique access to...

USA Network, Debra Messing, Designer Lauren Merkin and Renowned...

PR Newswire;  September 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ......and blockbuster theatrical films. The #1 network in basic cable, USA Network is seen in nearly 94 million U.S. homes. The USA Network Web site is located at http://www.usanetwork.com/. Characters Welcome. USA Network is a program service of NBC Uni

Where to be and what to watch ...(B&C WEEK)

Broadcasting & Cable;  May 2, 2005 ;     565 words ......matters, planting the seed in their minds that, five years from now, they might be working for you. Friday, May 6 In a bit of NBC Uni synergissimo, Today co-host and avid golfer Matt Lauer hosts USA Network's The Good Life (7 p.m. ET), which will gaze into the...