It took just half a TV season for the challenges NBC Universal now faces as owner of both a major production studio and a broadcast network to play out in prime time. Fox’s medical drama “House,” a production of NBC…
Asks Public’s Help Spotting Abuses
By Lee Alan HillSpecial to TelevisionWeek When the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences decided to recognize leaders of Spanish-language TV with honorary trustee awards, it called upon Raul Mateu, senior VP and head of the Latin American Division…
When Kevin Reilly was negotiating with NBC in 2004 for the job of president of entertainment the merger with Universal “was in the long-shot category,” he said, but as it turned out, the creation later that year of NBC Universal…
Barton Seeks to Limit Allowance
By Jennifer PendletonSpecial to TelevisionWeek Ray Rodriguez is president and chief operating officer of Univision Communications, parent of the United States’ fast-growing Spanish-language television network, the broadcast challenger that has ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC looking into their rearview mirrors…
Combining NBC’s relatively nascent syndication operation with Universal’s prolific syndication arm was among the most challenging integrations NBC encountered after acquiring Vivendi-Universal’s U.S. entertainment assets last year. The move meant putting together two companies whose corporate cultures, creative strengths and…
Kids leader Nickelodeon last week said it has substantially completed its upfront sales.Its key rival, Cartoon Network, completed its upfront sales weeks ago, but Nickelodeon Senior VP of Ad Sales Jim Perry maintained that “patience paid off.”Mr. Perry said that…
By Minerva CantoSpecial to TelevisionWeek She has been a popular presence on Spanish-language television in the United States for decades, starring in soap operas, hosting variety shows and singing. Now Verónica Castro, one of the most popular performers in Mexico…
Cross-Platform Strategy’s Impact on Networks Remains Unclear