NBC Extends Olympic Deal Into Unknown

NBC Universal will pay $7.75 billion for the media rights to the six Olympic Games from 2022 to 2032, holding on to what has become a cherished property.



Advertising: Courting Video Advertisers With Infinite (and Growing) Air Time

The 2014 NewFronts, presentations for buyers of online advertising, offer an expanded calendar of events reflecting the rapid growth of the field.



A Makeover at Universal Studios Hollywood Aims at Disney

After years of semi-neglect by previous owners, the California theme park is getting a $1.6 billion overhaul as Comcast tries to broaden its appeal.



A Makeover of Universal Studios Hollywood Aims to Catch Up to Disney

After years of semi-neglect by previous owners, the California theme park is getting a $1.6 billion overhaul as Comcast tries to broaden its appeal.



Robert Slater, 70, Journalist Covering Israel and Author

Mr. Slater covered Israel for Time for two tumultuous decades and wrote more than two dozen books.

    

Advertising: Clean & Clear Videos Dare Not Speak Blemish’s Name

Johnson & Johnson’s new campaign for the skin-care product Clean & Clear uses nonactors and focuses on girls who pursue expectation-defying passions.

    

Sandy Hook Gunman’s Father Says He Wishes His Son Had Never Been Born

Peter Lanza, whose son Adam committed the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., spoke about his son’s mental health in an article in The New Yorker.

    



Top Official Can’t Rule on Cable Merger

The Justice Department official, William Baer, represented NBCUniversal during its takeover by Comcast and is therefore forbidden from considering the merger.

    



Advertising: Banana Republic Ads With Real-Life Unions Include a Gay Couple

Banana Republic will present Nate Berkus with his fiancé, Jeremiah Brent, as one of the stylish pairs who are together in real life.

    



AT&T Becomes First Major Advertiser to Protest Russia’s Antigay Law

The company says it stands against a measure outlawing “homosexual propaganda” that has led to protests aimed at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

    



Advertising: A Media Services Agency Rides the Health and Wellness Wave

Horizon Media is starting a unit to plan and buy all kinds of media for health and wellness companies.

    



The Media Equation: Marrying Companies and Content

The New York-based company Contently has developed a roster of writers and journalists for hire and a software application that helps companies tell their own stories.

    



Riding the Hashtag in Social Media Marketing

Gary Vaynerchuk, a social media marketer, pounces on any trend — tweeted or otherwise — in his quest to sell, sell, sell.

    



Advertising: At Ad Conference, Ron Burgundy and ‘Infobesity’

Some highlights from the conference of the Association of National Advertisers in Phoenix.

    



Advertising: Marketers Chase Evolving Consumer

Speakers at an annual conference said the pace and scope of technological and societal changes required what one called a “constant reinvention” of the marketing process.

    



N.F.L. Television Pioneer to Step Down Next Year

Steve Bornstein, who secured coverage of N.F.L. games for ESPN and helped establish the NFL Network, will step down in the spring of 2014.

    

Wendi Murdoch Hires a New Lawyer, Suggesting a Divorce May Turn Messy

A month after Rupert Murdoch surprised his wife with divorce papers, Wendi Murdoch has hired a lawyer with a track record of representing women separating from powerful men.

    

A Double Dose of Harry Potter Planned for Universal Theme Parks

Already a star at the Islands of Adventure park, a Potter-themed area will be being added to the adjacent Universal Studios Florida in 2014.

    

Advertising: GE Capital Puts on a Lending Roadshow

A six-month bus tour, along with a Web site sponsored by Slate.com, is meant to promote lending to midsize businesses.

    

Comcast Posts 17% Increase in Net Income

The earnings were partly the result of higher cable bills for 72 percent of Comcast’s subscribers.