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The 8 best new architecture projects in L.A. for 2024
3 weeks, 1 day ago

The 8 best new architecture projects in L.A. for 2024

LA Times  

It’s been a weird year, right? That’s changed now that the program has moved to the new Mullin Transportation Design Center, located inside a former 1940s supersonic wind tunnel on the school’s grittier South Campus. NBCUniversal Campus Lever Architecture and Field Operations Lever Architecture’s solution for NBCUniversal includes a new Commons building that serves as a hub for the campus. …

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10 options from Santa’s big bag of Christmas TV programming
4 weeks ago

10 options from Santa’s big bag of Christmas TV programming

Associated Press  

Hollywood cranks out holiday programming as fast as toys are made in Santa’s workshop with broadcast networks, cable channels and streaming services offering seasonal specials. This year’s options include three sequels to the 2023 Hallmark Channel hit “Christmas on Cherry Lane,” a docuseries following what happens when a letter to Santa is dropped in the mail, and the stop-motion classic …

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NBCUniversal: Why MSNBC and CNBC might be going away forever.
1 month ago

NBCUniversal: Why MSNBC and CNBC might be going away forever.

Slate  

On Tuesday, the notorious telecommunications firm Comcast confirmed that it would follow through on a dramatic proposal it made to investors last month: to officially sell off almost all of its cable TV properties in a $7 billion deal. Anchors at CNBC—which has undergone multiple layoff rounds over the past year—made grim jokes about the situation on air Wednesday as …

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What the Comcast cable network spinoff means for MSNBC and NBC News
1 month ago

What the Comcast cable network spinoff means for MSNBC and NBC News

LA Times  

When NBC launched MSNBC in 1996, the network was marketed with the slogan “It’s Time to Get Connected,” a line that acknowledged the emergence of the internet as a game-changing force in the media. Brian Williams and Lester Holt both spent hundreds of hours handling breaking news coverage on cable before they were promoted to the anchor chair at “NBC …

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Comcast’s cable networks spinoff raises questions about future of the TV business
1 month ago

Comcast’s cable networks spinoff raises questions about future of the TV business

CNN  

New York CNN — Comcast just jump-started a new season of major change across the television industry. Mike Cavanagh, Comcast’s president, said in an internal memo Wednesday that the tax-free transaction, which will take about a year to complete, “positions both SpinCo and NBCUniversal to play offense in a changing media landscape.” Differing views about Comcast offloading its cable channels …

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Comcast considers spinning off cable channels like MSNBC. But analysts have doubts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Comcast considers spinning off cable channels like MSNBC. But analysts have doubts

LA Times  

NBCUniversal parent Comcast Corp. is considering spinning off its cable networks into a separate company as the media giant continues to grapple with massive changes in the overall linear television business. Folding the cable networks into their own company owned by Comcast shareholders could “position them to take advantage of opportunities in the changing media landscape and create value for …

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‘The Californians’ and 44 more ‘SNL’ sketches L.A. Times readers love
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘The Californians’ and 44 more ‘SNL’ sketches L.A. Times readers love

LA Times  

After asking celebrities from the world of film and television about their all-time favorite “Saturday Night Live” sketches, we decided to open the question to you, our readers. — Jennifer Bell, 48, Long Beach ‘Bass-O-Matic’ Dan Aykroyd revives his 1976 “Bass-O-Matic” sketch for “SNL’s” 40th anniversary special in 2015. — Allison Cook, 73, Los Angeles “Bab’s Uvula” : This first-season …

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Groundbreaking police drama 'Homicide: Life on the Street' is finally streaming
4 months ago

Groundbreaking police drama 'Homicide: Life on the Street' is finally streaming

NPR  

Groundbreaking police drama 'Homicide: Life on the Street' is finally streaming toggle caption NBCUniversal If you were too young to watch NBC’s groundbreaking police drama, Homicide: Life on the Street when it first debuted in 1993, you may wonder why there’s still so much fuss about the show more than three decades later. “We could never understand why they,” adds …

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How the Paris Olympics spun ratings gold for NBC and Peacock
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How the Paris Olympics spun ratings gold for NBC and Peacock

LA Times  

The Paris Olympics have brought some joie de vivre to NBCUniversal. Olympics content streamed on NBC’s Peacock platform surpassed 19.1 billion minutes viewed, more than the 16.8 billion minutes watched on the service for all previous Olympics, winter and summer, combined. Team USA’s Jade Carey, from left, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, and Simone Biles celebrate after winning gold during the …

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Warner Bros. Discovery's David Zaslav's struggles extend to a lost NBA contract
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Warner Bros. Discovery's David Zaslav's struggles extend to a lost NBA contract

LA Times  

David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. “The NBA was one of the crown jewels, something that defined TNT,” Stephen Galloway, dean of Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, said. “This is a company with incredible assets — but it’s just not growing, and that’s the problem,” said Bank of America Securities media analyst Jessica Reif …

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“Roundball Rock” is back in the NBA’s new TV deal. And there’s lots more for viewers to know
4 months, 4 weeks ago

“Roundball Rock” is back in the NBA’s new TV deal. And there’s lots more for viewers to know

Associated Press  

Welcome back, “Roundball Rock.” John Tesh’s iconic theme music for NBA broadcasts on NBC is coming back when the league’s new media rights deals commence in the 2025-26 season and is one of many highlights of the 11-year agreement the league finally completed Wednesday. — will send an expanded package of games to Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Britain …

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2024 Paris Olympics viewer’s guide: NBC’s plans, Snoop Dogg, and the big ratings question
4 months, 4 weeks ago

2024 Paris Olympics viewer’s guide: NBC’s plans, Snoop Dogg, and the big ratings question

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage in the lead-up to the Paris Games. Viewers who can tune in will get at least nine hours of daytime coverage of the Paris Games’ biggest events on NBC, including live finals coverage of swimming, gymnastics and track and field. NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Paris Games can be found across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, E!, CNBC, …

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NBA announces $77 billion deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon; TNT Sports threatens to sue, per sources
4 months, 4 weeks ago

NBA announces $77 billion deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon; TNT Sports threatens to sue, per sources

New York Times  

The NBA announced new 11-year TV deals with incumbent ESPN and newcomers NBC and Amazon Prime Video, rejecting TNT Sports’ right to match, which is expected to lead to a legal battle between the network and the league, according to sources briefed on the deal. TNT Sports, according to sources briefed on the matter, has honed its sights on Amazon’s …

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Andy Cohen turned Bravo into a cable powerhouse. Now the ‘king of reality TV’ faces his own drama
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Andy Cohen turned Bravo into a cable powerhouse. Now the ‘king of reality TV’ faces his own drama

LA Times  

As a boy growing up in St. Louis, Andy Cohen was a pop culture fanatic who was obsessed with the soap opera “All My Children.” He loved the beautiful characters in the fictional town of Pine Valley, their over-the-top drama and, of course, Susan Lucci, who starred as the iconic Erica Kane. In 2006, as a programming executive at the …

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What are the legal rights of reality TV stars, really?
9 months, 1 week ago

What are the legal rights of reality TV stars, really?

BBC  

What are the legal rights of reality TV stars, really? Getty Images Andy Cohen apologised for his actions towards Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum Brandi Glanville The Real Housewives and alcohol The allegations concerning alcohol are among the least surprising for longtime reality TV fans – The Real Housewives of New York, Leah McSweeney's former show, has become especially …

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Can NBC and the Olympics get their TV ratings groove back in Paris?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Can NBC and the Olympics get their TV ratings groove back in Paris?

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage to get all our stories on the road to Paris 2024 delivered to your feed. The Pyeongchang Winter Games in 2018 averaged 19.8 million viewers — a new low at the time that was later shattered by the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which averaged 15.6 million viewers in prime time across NBC’s various television and digital …

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WWE’s ‘Smackdown’ moving from Fox to USA Network in new rights deal with NBCUniversal
1 year, 3 months ago

WWE’s ‘Smackdown’ moving from Fox to USA Network in new rights deal with NBCUniversal

Associated Press  

WWE’s popular television show, “Friday Night Smackdown,” will be moving from Fox to USA Network next year under a new five-year domestic media rights partnership with NBCUniversal. “Smackdown,” a weekly two-hour live program that features wrestlers such as Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Rey Mysterio and Bianca Belair, regularly performs strongly in the key 18-49 demographic. “We are excited to extend …

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Striking writers and actors throw shade over tree trimming at Universal picket line
1 year, 5 months ago

Striking writers and actors throw shade over tree trimming at Universal picket line

LA Times  

The historic strike by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA has shut down Hollywood and brought widespread uncertainty, but an unlikely flashpoint of the labor unrest has emerged over the trimming of some trees on a block in Universal City. “Our office is investigating the tree trimming that occurred outside Universal Studios where workers, writers, and actors are exercising …

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Elon Musk's Twitter hires NBCUniversal's Joe Benarroch in operations role
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk's Twitter hires NBCUniversal's Joe Benarroch in operations role

Hindustan Times  

Twitter is hiring a senior executive from NBCUniversal to join incoming Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino, the network chief tapped last month to improve the social-media company’s relations with advertisers. “I am looking forward to bringing my experience to Twitter, and to working with the entire team to build Twitter 2.0 together,” Joe Benarroch wrote. Joe Benarroch, executive vice president …

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After Linda Yaccarino, Yet Another NBCUniversal Executive Joins Twitter
1 year, 6 months ago

After Linda Yaccarino, Yet Another NBCUniversal Executive Joins Twitter

ABP News  

Joe Benarroch, a former executive at NBCUniversal, will be joining Twitter on Monday to take on a new role focused on business operations, as confirmed by Benarroch himself in an email to Reuters. Linda Yaccarino, the incoming Chief Executive of Twitter who assumed her position in May, warmly welcomed Benarroch to the company via a tweet: "Welcome to the flock, …

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‘The Office’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Downton Abbey’, and more to stream on JioCinema as part of multi-year partnership with NBCUniversal
1 year, 6 months ago

‘The Office’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Downton Abbey’, and more to stream on JioCinema as part of multi-year partnership with NBCUniversal

The Hindu  

Popular titles such as Bel-Air, The Office, Downton Abbey, Suits, Parks and Recreation and The Mindy Project are all set to stream on the JioCinema streaming platform in India as a part of a new multi-year partnership between NBCUniversal and the Viacom18’s streaming service. With the deal, titles in NBCU’s renowned content portfolio — which is fueled by production entities …

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NBCUniversal and JioCinema ink multi-year partnership
1 year, 6 months ago

NBCUniversal and JioCinema ink multi-year partnership

Live Mint  

That portfolio includes Comcast NBCUniversal’s production entities and brands, such as Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios, Universal Television Alternative Studio, Sky Studios, DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Bravo, and more. NBCU’s programming will live in a Peacock branded hub starting next month on JioCinema’s newly announced “JioCinema Premium” SVoD tier. Viewers will have access to series like Young …

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Linda Yaccarino | Twitter’s ‘velvet hammer’
1 year, 7 months ago

Linda Yaccarino | Twitter’s ‘velvet hammer’

The Hindu  

“Many of you in this room know me and you know I pride myself on my work ethic, but buddy, I met my match,” the head of advertising at media and entertainment giant NBCUniversal at the time, Linda Yaccarino, said at a marketing conference in April, referring to the Twitter owner Elon Musk while interviewing the billionaire at the event. …

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A new CEO won’t fix Twitter’s biggest problem
1 year, 7 months ago

A new CEO won’t fix Twitter’s biggest problem

CNN  

New York CNN — During his six months as Twitter’s CEO and owner, Elon Musk decimated its ad business, alienated some news publications and VIP users, and plunged the platform into a constant state of chaos. Just this week, Musk drew backlash for baselessly attacking billionaire George Soros, a frequent target for antisemitic conspiracy theories, saying the financier “hates humanity.” …

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