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Report: What Vivendi’s Board Did Yesterday About Selling Its Stake in NBC Universal

In what was clearly the most-watched board of director’s meeting by media watchers in quite some time, the board of director’s of Vivendi met yesterday, with observers hoping it would decide whether or not to sell its 20 percent stake…

Report: Redstone’s National Amusements Selling $1 Billion in Viacom and CBS Shares

Despite summer denials to the contrary, Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements plans to sell nearly $1 billion worth of shares in Viacom and CBS to pay down debt, the New York Times reports. Some $500 million in debt is due at…

NATPE Leaving Las Vegas

NATPE is leaving Las Vegas, where in 2010 it will have been holding its annual programming marketplace for the last eight years, reports B&C. In 2011, it is will head to Miami’s South Beach hotels, the Fontainebleau and adjacent Eden Roc….

Which Are the Top TV Show Web Sites?

Cable shows rule in the Web site wars. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hitwise has determined that the top four Web sites linked to television shows are Nickelodeon’s "SpongeBob SquarePants," Comedy Central’s "South Park," Bravo’s "Real Housewives of Atlanta" and…

Proposed Joint Venture for NBCU Would Let GE Unwind Its Stake Over Several Years; News Corp. and Liberty Media Also Interested in the Company

The proposed GE and Comcast Corp. joint venture for NBC Universal would give GE the chance to reduce its stake over the course of seven years, with Comcast committing extra money, reports the Associated Press, citing “a person close to…

Comcast Likely to Keep Zucker and His Team if it Gains Control of NBCU

If Comcast Corp. gets control of NBC Universal, it is leaning toward keeping on president and chief executive Jeff Zucker and his team, Bloomberg reports, citing “three people with knowledge of the situation.” The companies declined to comment. Any possible…

Forbes Report: Comcast’s Rivals Who Are Also Interested in NBCU (Hint: The Winds Are Blowing Strong Off the Rocky Mountains)

Forbes has come up with its list of who–besides Comcast–might mount a bid for NBC Universal. Confirming our own TVWeek speculation, Forbes thinks it’s likely that Liberty Media, led by Denver-area based John Malone, will make a bid. And, like…

Web Site Polls 500,000 Men to Find Most Influential Man of the Year. Last Year It Was Obama. This Year It’s a Fictional TV Character. Bet You’ll Never Guess Which One

Every year AskMen.com, polls its readers to find the most influential man of the year. The idea, according to the Web site, is to list the "men who had the greatest impact on how other men behave, dress, buy and…

Advanced Post-Season Baseball for Web and Mobile Video

Once upon a time, if you wanted to keep up with the baseball playoffs you had to carry a transistor radio, but now with the new Postseason.TVs, a Web and mobile video product, you can — for example — watch…

What Will Be Jeff Zucker’s Future at a Comcast-Controlled NBCU?

The Hollywood Reporter dissects how NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker could fare if General Electric and Comcast come together in a deal for the media company. The Reporter says Zucker has “much to lose” given the last three years, when…