Silverman will join NBC Universal television president Marc Graboff as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio in an attempt to revive the struggling network.
The NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution division is responsible for the distribution of NBC Universal product to all forms of television within the U.S. and Canada.
Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.
To date, his cable group accounts for about 40% of NBC Universal's revenue, compared to NBC's 5%.
Acquisitions include French media conglomerate Vivendi Universal, which GE folded into its NBC Universal unit, along with diagnostic imaging company Amersham and natural gas systems supplier Vector Gray.
Corp took control of NBC Universal and combined its former Versus cable network with the NBC sports properties at the start of the year.
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.
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).
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).
The multi-year deal kicks off next week and continues the relationship between Netflix and NBC Universal.
Ownership of NBC Universal is split between GE (which holds 80%) and Vivendi, a French conglomerate.
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has worked with NBC Universal Archives and Collections on securing the exhibits.
The company has shed divisions such as NBC Universal and is shrinking its banking operations.
It is part of a partnership with NBC Universal, Sony Pictures, and Warner Brothers.
According to a study released today by NBC Universal, Parker is spot on.
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"The creation of NBC Universal will strengthen and safeguard our US assets, " he said.
Vivendi shareholders will retain a 20% stake in the new company, to be called NBC Universal.
Comcast now owns 51% of NBC Universal, with the balance owned by General Electric with 49%.
The show, wholly owned by NBC Universal, is set in what remains of St.
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Its shares dropped sharply as rumours of the NBC Universal deal spread, and have not yet recovered.
Unlike much of the competition, including NBC Universal, the company lacks a stable of fee-generating basic cable networks.
"It was working at acceptable levels financially, " NBC Universal Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin told reporters on Sunday.
For the first time in Emmy history, NBC Universal incorporated a social media platform, Twitter, into the show.
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"A strike will happen at everyone's peril, " the NBC Universal chief told a breakfast of industry insiders last week.
News Corp. and General Electric 's NBC Universal finally have a name for their joint-venture online video network: Hulu.
It was the first double-digit profit growth at NBC Universal in three years.
"A strike will happen at everyone's peril, " the NBC Universal chief told a breakfast of industry insiders earlier this week.
As one of the architects of Hulu, an online video service, NBC Universal has been deeply involved in these experiments.
Comcast is primarily a cable company, but its recent purchase of NBC Universal has generated a large content ownership facet.
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Partners providing high-quality and HD content for the service include CBS, Fox, MTV Networks, NBC Universal, Paramount and Warner Bros.
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