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NBC has issued a statement confirming the appointments of Angela Bromstad and Paul Telegdy to new positions overseeing scripted and unscripted programming, respectively, at the network and studio levels. The combination of operations at NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios…
One of the advertising industry’s most experienced forecasters, Bob Coen of Magna, sees spending declines ahead for most forms of media in the U.S. There will be no Summer Olympics or major political campaign spending in 2009, Mr. Coen said…
Internet television technology provider Brightcove formed an industry group today with some of the biggest ad agencies, ad networks, online measurement firms and Web portals to provide access to training, support, technology and co-marketing opportunities in online video. Dubbed the…
Katherine Pope’s sudden exit from her post as president of Universal Media Studios has prompted shock, bordering on anger, among many members of Hollywood’s creative community. Agents and producers described Ms. Pope as a strong creative force within NBC and…
No sooner was David Gregory named the new moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning than the competition began, albeit graciously and with good humor. “I wish him the best but not the very best. He knows exactly how…
Actress Beverly Garland, who played Fred MacMurray’s wife on “My Three Sons,” has died, the Associated Press reports. She was 82. Garland died Friday at her Hollywood Hills home after a long illness, the AP said. In her 50-year career,…
NBC News made it official Sunday: David Gregory will be the moderator who will intone “If it’s Sunday, it’s ‘Meet the Press,’” effective immediately. Thus ended months of internal discussion and jockeying and gut checks and what-ifs at NBC News,…
Oprah Winfrey topped the Hollywood Reporter’s list of the 100 most powerful women in entertainment, the newspaper says. After Winfrey, who was No. 6 on the list a year ago, Disney Media’s Anne Sweeney, Sony’s Amy Pascal, CBS’ Nancy Tellem…
“Saturday Night Live” will be adapted into a still-unnamed late-night comedy show that will begin airing in Spain next year, Daily Variety reports. Sogecable broadcaster Cuatro and Spanish television producer Grupo Globomedia are developing the series, which will include comics…
The Screen Actors Guild is likely to set its strike authorization schedule at a “town hall meeting” for members on Monday, Dec. 8, in Hollywood, Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports. Members will get an update on talks with the studio as…