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Analysis: Ben Silverman–What Went Wrong at NBC, What He Hopes Will Go Right With Barry Diller

By Michael Learmonth  AdAge.com Ben Silverman is out after a two-year stint as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, where he attempted to revive the fourth-place network with a mix of reality shows and nostalgia, like a failed remake of "Knight Rider."…

Silverman and NBC: Not a Silver Slipper Fit. ANALYSIS: Is Silverman a Better Fit With Diller?

Ben Silverman is calling his new collaboration with Barry Diller "Reveille meets BBDO," referring both to Silverman’s own former entreprenuerial entertainment company and the famous ad agency. What went wrong at NBC? Will this new venture work? Click here for…

Sometimes a Great (Funny) Notion: The Official Info on the Ben Silverman/Barry Diller Project

Soon after NBCU announced that NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman was leaving, Barry Diller’s company, IAC, put out a release of its own about the new venture–Notion–that will see Diller and Silverman collaborating. Here’s that annoucement: IAC (Nasdaq: IACI –…

Some Insight into Jeff Gaspin, the Big Winner in Today’s Shake-up at NBC

Sometimes in this business one is prescient. Other times one gets lucky. In this case, our erstwhile TV editor, Joe Adalian, was both. So we now present, from just 4 months ago, Joe’s major, in depth, interview with Jeff Gaspin….

Ben Silverman Leaving NBC, Entertainment Co-Chairman Marc Graboff Becomes Network Ent. Chairman, Reporting to Jeff Gaspin

NBC made official what’s been rumored for months: that Ben Silverman is leaving. He’ll be joining Barry Diller in a new-media venture. Silverman leaves two years and one month after he arrived at the Peacock Network. Said one top TV…

Cox’s $1 Billion Bet to Get Into Crowded, Established Mobile Phone Arena May Be Gutsiest Biz Decision of the Year

The decision by Cox Communications, the nation’s third biggest cable operator, to spend $1 billion to get into the mobile phone business is either brilliant or quixotic, Multichannel News reports. Among those skeptical about the deal is well-known analyst Craig…

Home Grown TV: Wedding Couple Grooves Down the Aisle, Rakes In YouTube Gold

A recently married Minnesota couple threw the traditional wedding entrance out the window and it’s gone hysterically viral. Jillian Peterson and Kevin Heinz had their entire bridal party enter their wedding ceremony dancing to the  tune of Chris Brown’s hit "Forever."…

BBC Ends Plan for Internet TV Service

The BBC and two other TV network partners officially ended their attempt to establish a commercial Internet TV service for the U.K, dubbed Project Kangaroo, the Wall Street Journal reports. The technology was sold to Arqiva Ltd., which will need…

FCC Expected to Send Engineers to Examine Continuing Digital TV Reception Problems

The Federal Communications Comission is expected to dispatch engineers to some markets, including New York and Chicago, for a more in-depth examination of what is causing ongoing DTV reception problems, B&C reports. Some two to three dozen stations continue to…

Business Users Force Twitter to Change Direction; Company Now Sees Way to Make Money

Twitter, the latest new media rage, has decided to market itself as a communications network instead of a social network, Reuters reports. "We started out by creating this very simple status updating system. And that’s not what Twitter is. It…