Sports Business: TV Networks Bank on Future of M.L.S.

Everything aligned for Major League Soccer to make deals with ESPN, Fox and Univision worth $90 million annually from 2015 to 2022.

TV Sports: NBC’s Olympic TV Deal Accounts for Advances in Technology

If an amazing technology, with enormous profit potential, breaks through in 2028, the International Olympic Committee would not reopen talks to seek additional money from NBC.

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.



Comcast Reports Strong Earnings as Cable TV Subscribers Hold Steady

The cable operator’s quarterly report could bolster its fight to acquire Time Warner Cable.



Oxygen Shifts Focus to Millennial Viewers

The channel announced plans to appeal more to a younger generation with series that reflect multiculturalism.



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.



NBC Sports Hires ‘G.M.A.’ News Anchor

Josh Elliott ends a three-year run as the ABC program’s news anchor during which the show defeated its NBC-owned rival, “Today,” amid fierce competition.

    



Advertising: NBCUniversal to Combine ‘Upfront’ Presentations for Its Cable Channels

For the big television industry event called upfront week, NBCUniversal will borrow a page from the playbook of its parent, Comcast, and bundle together its cable channels.

    

‘Tonight’ Show Returns to New York After Nearly 42 Years

The studio where Jimmy Fallon will hold court is the same one that Johnny Carson reigned over before he left for California in May 1972, and that Jack Paar filled before him.

    



NBC’s News Unit Teams With Video Start-Up NowThis News

Working with the start-up is the latest part of NBC’s investment in keeping pace with the new ways that people consume news.

    



New Venture for AllThingsD Journalists

The ReCode site was started by Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher after they parted ways with News Corporation and The Wall Street Journal.

    



Advertising: Recalling TV’s Golden Age, Stars Pitch Products Tied to Their Shows

Commercials featuring cast members of shows were common when advertisers and agencies owned the programs they sponsored, but the concept is now enjoying something of a comeback.

    



Ex-Journal Tech Writers Are Close to Deal With NBCUniversal

Kara Swisher and Walter Mossberg, founders of AllThingsD, have been looking for a new partner after leaving The Wall Street Journal this year.

    



NBCUniversal Takes Full Ownership of Sprout Cable Network

The company, which a year ago owned 40 percent of the network, said it had bought out two partners, PBS and HIT Television Ventures.

    



Big Executive Moves Within Hispanic Media

Fusion, the new network that is a joint venture of Disney and Univision, named a chief, and Telemundo said its president, Emilio Romano, was stepping down.

    



Zalaznick, Once a Programming Force at NBCUniversal, Is Leaving

The announcement wasn’t a surprise within the company. Promoted because of her work at Bravo, she had recently lost a corporate power struggle, executives said.

    



Live Commercials Coming to ‘Late Night’

The advertisements for Lexus will run during Jimmy Fallon’s taped talk show. A comedy troupe will come up with the commercials based on audience suggestions.

    



A Befuddling Game Show Slides, Despite ‘Synergies’

A strategy known as “symphony” — in which NBC liberally salts its broadcasts with promotions — seems to have had little effect in drawing viewers to “The Million Second Quiz.”

    



Cesar Conde of Univision Leaves for NBCUniversal

Mr. Conde, who has been the president of Univision’s networks division since 2009, is joining a rival, the parent of Telemundo.