Aug
28
Fandango Acquires a Rival in Movie Tickets
Posted in: UncategorizedThe online ticket seller bought the company that runs Hollywood Movie Money, which helps studios promote DVD and Blu-ray releases with free tickets.
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Aug
16
NBC Is Set to Showcase Elite Soccer
Posted in: UncategorizedNBC Universal on Saturday begins the first season of its three-year, $250 million deal to carry games from England’s Premier League.
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Aug
11
NBC Buying Web Service to Stream Phone Video
Posted in: UncategorizedNBC News’s acquisition of Stringwire will allow it to stream live video from the cellphones of witnesses to events into its control rooms in New York.
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Aug
06
NBC Taps Seacrest to Host ‘The Million Second Quiz’
Posted in: UncategorizedThe interactive game show is taking over nearly two weeks of NBC’s schedule in September.
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Aug
01
Comcast and CBS Post Strong Results, Aided by Web
Posted in: UncategorizedComcast surpassed analysts’ earnings projections while CBS Corporation reported its highest quarterly profits ever.
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Jul
31
Comcast Profit Jumps 28.6% on Growth of Broadband
Posted in: UncategorizedComcast’s second-quarter earnings rose to $1.7 billion, exceeding analysts’ estimates, helped by the continued growth of the company’s broadband Internet and business products.
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Jul
13
Hulu Owners Call Off Sale, Instead Pledging to Invest to Take On Rivals
Posted in: UncategorizedThe streaming-video Web site had been seeking bids for months. The owners — 21st Century Fox, the Walt Disney Company and NBCUniversal — instead decided not to sell.
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Jul
09
Returning to Daytime TV, Vieira Will Host Talk Show
Posted in: UncategorizedMeredith Vieira, former host on “The View” and “Today,” will begin her syndicated show in fall 2014 for NBCUniversal.
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Jun
12
‘Steve Harvey’ Talk Show Gains an Extension
Posted in: UncategorizedThe show, which had its debut in September, will remain on television through at least 2016 thanks to a series of deals announced by NBCUniversal.
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May
20
Disney, NBCUniversal and Paramount Plan Bold Studio Expansions
Posted in: UncategorizedGiven the more generous subsidies offered in other states and countries, major studios including NBCUniversal, Paramount and Disney all have large-scale, long-term expansion plans.
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May
17
Advertising: Clips, Quips and Snips: A Wrap-Up of Upfronts
Posted in: UncategorizedA look back at what television executives offered Madison Avenue for the 2013-14 season.
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May
10
NBC Adds 3 More Shows, Including an Updated ‘Ironside’
Posted in: UncategorizedThe other shows are a comedy, “Undateable,” and a spinoff of “Chicago Fire.”
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May
04
Alaskan Media Battle Pits KTUU and Cable Rival
Posted in: UncategorizedA telecommunications company’s bid to offer TV content raises questions about fairness and monopoly.
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May
01
Comcast Posts 17% Increase in Net Income
Posted in: UncategorizedThe earnings were partly the result of higher cable bills for 72 percent of Comcast’s subscribers.
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