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Zucker in Charge.(Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal)(Interview)
By Ben Grossman NBCU's new chief on the media giant's future NBC Universal President/CEO Jeff Zucker got the last laugh. As the network's primetime dominance was eroding over the past few...
Tags: company, Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal Inc., network, TV
Research articles 2007-02-12
NBC's Teflon man; Zucker consolidates power even as ratings slide.(News)(National Broadcasting Company Inc. NBC Entertainment)(opinions about replacing Jeff Zucker)(the works done by him for the company development)
Byline: Matthew Flamm over the last year or so, NBC Universal Television President Jeff Zucker has replaced the heads of two cable networks and the executive producer at the Today show. He is also reported to be pushing out NBC News President Neal ...
Tags: Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal Inc., entertainment, TV
Research articles 2005-08-01
Zucker calls bluff.(NBC Universal Inc. moves Las Vegas television show to friday)(Jeff Zucker)(Brief Article)
When Gary Scott Thompson, creator of NBC's Monday-night drama Las Vegas, urged NBC Universal TV Group CEO Jeff Zucker to take another run at revitalizing Friday prime time, he wasn't volunteering to lead the charge. "I think the networks ...
Tags: Thompson, Jeff Zucker, network, NBC Universal Inc., TV
Research articles 2006-02-06
CSI: Miami: TV's most wanted; at confab, several network program chiefs say CBS spinoff tops their lust list. (Top of the Week).(Brief Article)
It took NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker about one-half second to name the non-NBC show he most covets: CBS's CSI: Miami, the only new show on network prime time virtually guaranteed to become a hit. It took NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker...
Tags: Jeff Zucker, network, TV
Research articles 2002-09-09
A closer look at must-see TV: NBC's frugal Thursday-night lineup is a modest success.(Money Talks)(National Broadcasting Company)
Depending on their attitude toward NBC, TV executives are either lamenting or gloating over Jeff Zucker's fall as the king of Thursday night. Burbank and Madison Avenue are chattering about the network's slip after a 17-year reign as the Nielsens c Depending on their...
Tags: TV, NBC Universal Inc., Jeff Zucker, broadcasting
Research articles 2004-11-29
'Apprentice', Stewart-style.(Fast Track)(television programs)
Once Martha Stewart is out of jail, NBC will launch The Apprentice: Martha Stewart in prime time in the same format it uses for the Donald Trump version of the NBC hit. NBC Universal TV Group President Jeff Zucker, executive producer Mark Burnett a ...
Tags: Martha Stewart, NBC Universal Inc., Jeff Zucker, Apprentice, TV
Research articles 2005-02-07
Fox Reality Sneak Attack; Demo Win in 'Craziest Sweeps' Ever Gives Fox Season Momentum.(TV Currents)
Byline: Leslie Ryan When NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker told TV critics at the press tour in January that ``Dateline'' would do a one-hour special on pop star Michael Jackson's changing face, everybody laughed and thought he was joking. Byline: Leslie...
Tags: Fox, NBC Universal Inc., Jeff Zucker, sweep, ABC Inc., entertainment, Michael Jackson, network, TV
Research articles 2003-03-03
The repurposeful new NBC.(Fast Track)(the combined NBC and Universal would produce television shows for all six broadcast networks and NBC's cable networks)(Brief Article)
A combined NBC and UNIVERSAL would make TV shows for all six broadcast networks, as well as NBC's own cable nets, said NBC Entertainment President JEFF ZUCKER at the Hollywood Radio & Television Society's annual luncheon last week with the broa A combined NBC...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., Jeff Zucker, network, cable, cable network, TV
Research articles 2003-09-22
How summer got so hot. (Cover Story).(network television summer programming trends)(Statistical Data Included)
Time was, summer was a dumping ground for repeats and failed pilots. For four consecutive years, though, the season has spawned at least one new hit show for broadcast network TV. Programmers now actually plan for summer. In fact, over the...
Tags: network, NBC Universal Inc., American Idol, Fox, Jeff Zucker, network television, TV
Research articles 2002-07-22

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TV Networks' No-Pilot Strategy Crashes and Burns
Not much is sacred in the way broadcast TV operates anymore. So last year, when network bigs such as Les Moonves of CBS and NBC's Jeff Zucker and Ben Silverman, came out pooh-poohing the benefits of pilots -- those test versions of prospective new series -- it seemed like just...
Tags: Catharine P. Taylor, CBS Corp., Home Entertainment, NBC Universal Inc., Network, Personal Technology, Tv & Home Theater, TV Networks, TVs
Blog posts 2008-12-02
Survivor: Burbank: who, if anyone, will NBC vote out of a job if this fall season bombs like last year's?(Jeff Zucker and Kevin Reilly, National Broadcasting Company Inc. NBC Entertainment)
With the start of the fall season looming, the chief topic of speculation in the TV community is not Martha Stewart's post-incarceration prospects or what's inside that tunnel they found on the last episode of Lost. No, the big mystery that has ne ...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., Jeff Zucker, network, entertainment, job
Research articles 2005-08-29
Comcast Eats GE, NBC Owned By Cable Provider [Comcast]
Comcast has sucked GE into a new venture that's 51% owned by Comcast, 49% owned by GE. But all you might care about is that Comcast now has controlling power of all NBC Universal properties, which include: NBC, Hulu, USA, Bravo, Syfy, E!, Versus, CNBC, MSNBC, Universal Pictures movie studio,...
Tags: Comcast Corp., General Electric Co.
News items 2009-12-03
What Will Comcast Give Up to Get the NBC Deal Through Washington? Place Your Bets… [MediaMemo]
Comcast's deal to buy half of NBC Universal from GE, first reported in late September, is now official, and the two companies are holding three conferences calls this morning to talk about it. But there won't be much either company can say that hasn't already made it into the press...
Tags: Comcast Corp., General Electric Co.
News items 2009-12-03
Editorial: Blame for NBC lies with Zucker.(Viewpoint)(Editorial)
Jeff Zucker, president of the NBC Universal Television Group, managed the unprecedented: He took NBC from first to fourth. Mr. Zucker is network TV's biggest loser, and he's running out of time. Jeff Zucker, president of the NBC Universal Television Group, managed the unprecedented:...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., Jeff Zucker
Research articles 2005-06-27
Comcast-NBCU: The Winners, Losers and Unknowns
With Comcast's acquisition of NBCU finally official this morning (technically, it's not an acquisition, but rather the creation of a JV in which Comcast holds 51% and GE 49%, until GE inevitably begins unwinding its position), it's time to take assess the winners, losers and unknowns from...
Tags: Comcast Corp.
News items 2009-12-03
@ UBS Media Week: Zucker: 'Safety First'?Cutting Back On M&A Activity In Digital, International
Last week, NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) cut some 500 jobs as part of CEO Jeff Zucker's campaign to slash $500 million from operating costs for 2009. Today Zucker made it clear that his pragmatic approach applies to spending in the M&A side. While others talk about possible opportunities, Zucker...
Tags: Opportunity, M&A, UBS AG, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Companies, NBC Universal, VC+M&A, Conferences, Media Week, Staci D. Kramer, General Electric Co.
External links 2008-12-08
NBC's Zucker Sees Media Battle Waged on Two Fronts
Not to compare lost revenues to lost lives, but being in the media business these days has similarities to fighting wars simultaneously in Iraq and Afghanistan. That's the analogy that can be made from comments that NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker made yesterday at a panel on "The Future of...
Tags: Catharine P. Taylor, Finance, Home Entertainment, Media, NBC Universal Inc., Operational Accounting, Personal Technology, Revenue, Tv & Home Theater, TVs
Blog posts 2009-02-05
Road to the Upfront: NBC.(NBC Universal Inc.'s advertising and program rankings)
Upfront hosts: Jeff Zucker, president, NBC Universal TV Group; Kevin Reilly, entertainment president Upfront hosts: Jeff Zucker, president, NBC Universal TV Group; Kevin Reilly, entertainment president
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., Jeff Zucker, advertisement
Research articles 2005-04-11
Peacock preps for a new exec lineup.(National Broadcasting Company Inc., Anne Sweeney, Marc Graboff, Jeff Gaspin)(Brief article)
The coronation of Jeff Zucker will be followed by a modest reorganization of NBC's TV hierarchy, promising new responsibilities for several key execs. Zucker likely won't replace himself immediately as head of NBC Universal Television. There will be no one exec...
Tags: National Broadcasting Company Inc., NBC Universal Inc.
Research articles 2007-02-05
Comcast-NBC: Media Buyers Hope Combo Can Accelerate Targeted TV Ads, Fix Broken Broadcast Model
Media buyers are enthused about the implications of a combined Comcast and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), which is a good thing since 23 percent of the revenues of the new entity will come from advertising. The stakes are particularly high for Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), which has been frustrated by...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., Advertisement, Comcast Corp., TV, Media Buyer, Broadcast Model, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Advertising, Media & Publishing, Broadcast, Cable & Telecom, David Kaplan
External links 2009-12-03
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