"The Olympics can serve as an important validator of the NBC-Comcast merger, " he said.
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The show has recently been snapped up by US network NBC - with Robinson in place to host the American version.
Hardly the jab at NBC--or, more specifically, NBC rival executive Ben Silverman--the press corps had hoped for, but a fine question nonetheless.
Though Gaspin claims the 10 p.m. move had not yet proven a wrong decision for NBC -"It was working financially, " he argued.
In order to do that, General Electric -- which owns NBC -- had to interrupt transmission of NBC's Newschannel feed to its television affiliates.
For customers who live within the designed area of each market, DIRECTV will deliver HD programming from the primary broadcast networks - ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC - where available.
Her persistence led to on-air sports jobs at CNN and NBC -- where she covered high-profile events including the Olympics, baseball's World Series and the Wimbledon tennis championship.
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When I arrived in U.S. at that time, the three major networks -- ABC, CBS and NBC -- started Saturday morning shows on a very large scale for children.
At one time during the 1980s, Clark had shows running on all three main US networks - ABC, CBS and NBC - and he ranked among Forbes 400 wealthiest Americans.
Also coming back to prime time--via NBC--is Isaiah Washington.
A. and stints as a media analyst at CIBC and a digital buyer at NBC--he told his fantasy buddies that he could no longer play for cash thanks to the NFL's strict gambling rules.
YouTube, the most visited site according to video use, is free, as is the core part of Hulu, the Dow Jones and NBC-owned website that streams content from the major networks, along with participating cable partners.
Comcast ( CMCSA - news - people )-NBC Universal tie-up would produce a credible ESPN rival care of NBC's NFL package and Comcast's regional sports networks and Versus, most analysts aren't concerned given ESPN's brand, long-term contracts and financial wherewithal.
She began her career as an associate producer and news writer at the then-NBC affiliate WBZ-TV in Boston.
More intriguingly, however, Jung sits on the board of General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ), which owns 80% of NBC Universal--that could help ease the slap fight between Apple and NBC over online video sales (a point blog Valleywag first pointed out).
More intriguingly, however, Jung sits on the board of General Electric, which owns 80% of NBC Universal--that could help ease the slap fight between Apple and NBC over online video sales (a point blog Valleywag first pointed out).
So far, the major television news networks in New York - NBC, ABC and CBS - have all had one confirmed case of anthrax each, while the first report and only death was in the Florida offices of newspaper publishers American Media.
Wolf even gave props to General Electric-owned NBC's short-lived serial Kidnapped, a format he's previously said he doesn't believe in.
While Hollywood focuses on the writers' strike, this former math teacher has a different obsession: keeping the flailing NBC sci-fi yarn Journeyman on the air.
According to our latest NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll, 37 percent of Americans said they would be pleased if the health care law were found unconstitutional.
Wolf even gave props to General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people )-owned NBC's short-lived serial Kidnapped, a format he's previously said he doesn't believe in.
Sixteen months into his stint as entertainment chief at the General Electric-owned NBC, the 38-year-old agent-turned-producer-turned-network honcho has yet to lift the once top-rated broadcast network out of the ratings basement.
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Among total viewers, the NBC host-turned-industry pinata has managed to top Letterman, along with every other late night talk show host, when you look at the first six weeks of the TV season.
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According to an NBC News - Wall Street Journal poll, 39 percent of Americans believe that the situation in Iraq has improved over the last six months and only 16 percent believe it has gotten worse.
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"I remember when I did 'Daddio, '" he said, referring to the short-lived NBC sitcom about a stay-at-home father that ran in 2000.
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Reporters Lilia Rodriguez Luciano and Jeffrey Burnside - named alongside NBC in the complaint - were fired after details of the edited audio recordings first emerged.
As overall television viewership declines, the morning news shows, General Electric-owned NBC's Today and Walt Disney-owned ABC's Good Morning America, have become key revenue drivers for the networks.
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