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Weather Channel Sale Could Come in 2 Days: Sources
By Jui Chakravorty Das NEW YORK (Reuters) - Landmark Communications could announce the sale of the Weather Channel to a group made up of NBC Universal, Blackstone Group LP BX and Bain Capital in the next day or two, sources briefed on the...
iTune, youTune, Almost allTune for iTune...Including News Corp.
NBC Universal's pulled its shows from iTunes over pricing disputes (NBC's demands would require iTunes to sell individual programs for $4.99, not $1.99), but Fox parent News Corp. isn't following suit -- despite wanting more control over pricing. Speculation is that Universal backed out because it expected its upcoming online distribution channel Hulu (a...
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Sterling Vineyards 6th Annual Sterling Silver Screen Series
Universal Outdoor Movie Nights Benefit Charities NAPA, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Vineyards, the landmark Napa Valley winery, announced the sixth annual outdoor summer screen series to benefit the Stars & Vines Fund with the Community Foundation of the Napa Valley. Assisted by the generosity of...
Wavexpress to Provide Internet Video Download Service for NBC's Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games
Free Service to Allow Media Center Users the Ability to Download Content During NBC's Coverage of the Beijing Olympics, August 8-24, 2008 NEW YORK -- Wavexpress, a provider of broadband media technology and services, majority-owned by Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX), has been selected by NBC Universal, Inc.,...
NBC to use Wavexpress to provide Olympic coverage via internet video
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-C1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NBC Universal Inc, a US broadcaster, and Wavexpress, a provider of broadband media services majority owned by Wave Systems Corp (Nasdaq: WAVX), announced on 23 June that Wavexpress will provide a service to allow computer users to view NBC's coverage of the...
NBC to use Wavexpress to provide Olympic coverage via internet video
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-23 June 2008-NBC to use Wavexpress to provide Olympic coverage via internet videoC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com NBC Universal Inc, a US broadcaster, and Wavexpress, a provider of broadband media services majority owned by Wave Systems Corp (Nasdaq: WAVX), announced on 23 June that Wavexpress will provide a...
Cablevision's Rainbow Media Completes Acquisition of Sundance Channel
BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, the programming subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC), today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Sundance Channel from General Electric Company's (NYSE: GE) NBC Universal, CBS Corporation's (NYSE: CBS) Showtime Networks, and entities controlled by Robert Redford. This follows the...
Featured Speakers from NBC Universal Research, Mr. Youth, Unilever, To Address Generational Communications 2008: X + Y = Boomers?
NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Speakers from leading organizations at the forefront of the communications industry will gather to discuss future trends in emerging youth markets at Generational Communications 2008, a half day conference sponsored by the Business Development Institute and PR Newswire to be held on June...
NBC Sports & World Championship Sports Network Partner to Launch Universal Sports
Universal Sports Creates Multiplatform, Year-Round Destination for Athletes and Olympic Sports Fans Live US Olympic Trials Programming This Week is First Step in New Partnership NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES -- NBC Sports, a division of NBC Universal, and World Championship Sports Network have joined forces...
Sony Pictures Entertainment and Crackle Join Pioneering User-Generated Content Coalition
Technology/Entertainment Industry Collaboration Allows Growth Of Consumer Video Market While Respecting Content Creators CULVER CITY, Calif., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Entertainment and its online video network, Crackle, have become the latest of the world's leading Internet and media companies to support a set of collaborative...
U.S. Open lands in prime time
SAN DIEGO - This year, the U.S. Open will be televised in prime time. Because the Open is on the West Coast, making for an extra three hours of daylight, the U.S. Golf Association and NBC decided to take the national championship to millions more viewers in the evening on...
Research and Markets: Available Now: General Electric - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c94243) has announced the addition of "General Electric - IT Sales Opportunities - 2008" to their offering. General Electric GE is a diversified technology, media and financial services company. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and...
Forget the Concession Speech - Hillary Holds Onto the Dream of Returning to The White House!!!
MINI MOVIE CHANNELTM PREMIERES ITS SECOND FAMOUS FACE PRODUCTIONS ORIGINAL SHORT 'WELCOME BACK, CLINTON' BROADCASTING EXCLUSIVELY AT http://www.MiniMovie.com ALSO, MINI MOVIE CHANNELTM ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF GERMAN TV OUTLET DAS VIERTE FROM NBC UNIVERSAL LOS ANGELES, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mini Movie Channel, a multi-platform...
GE/NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund and GMT Communications Partners Agree to Majority Buyout of Bigpoint
Majority Stake in Leading Global Developer and Provider of Online Browser Games to Be Acquired in EU70M Deal NEW YORK -- The Peacock Equity Fund, the joint venture between GE Commercial Finance's Media, Communications & Entertainment business, and NBC Universal, together with GMT Communications Partners ("GMT"), the leading...
Jeffs and Their Mutts
Time Warner and GE could be the marrying kind. It’s a hotly rumored corporate dalliance—that of CEOs Jeff Bewkes of Time Warner and Jeff Immelt of GE, parent of NBC Universal. No doubt their forefathers, the Warner brothers and Thomas Edison, are rolling in their graves. Back in...
XM Teams Up with NBC for 'Nashville Star Radio'
Exclusive Weekly XM Show to Feature Interviews with Contestants and Judges, Live Performances, Behind-the-Scenes Stories and More Beginning June 12 The Sixth Season of 'Nashville Star' Will Premiere on NBC June 9 (9-11 p.m. ET) NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- "Nashville Star...
A&E Television Networks Chooses NeuStar's UltraDNS Services to Support its Growing Media Portfolio
Leading Managed Services Provider to Deliver DNS Infrastructure to A&E NetworkR, The History ChannelR, and The Biography ChannelR STERLING, Va., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeuStar, Inc. today announced that Arts & Entertainment Television Networks AETN, an award-winning international media company, has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS...
AT&T Takes the Stage as the Official Wireless Sponsor of 'Nashville Star'
Premiering on NBC June 9, 'Nashville Star' Invites Fans to Text in Their Votes for Music Favorites SAN ANTONIO and BURBANK, Calif., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. and NBC Universal announced today that AT&T will be the official wireless sponsor this season for the popular...
ExtendMedia Moderates Panel on the Content, Platforms and Technologies Emerging From Broadband Technology at Advertising 2.0 New York
ExtendMediaCorporation , a provider of digital content services software, willmoderate a panel at Advertising 2.0 New York with experts from BlackArrow,Hulu, Joost, Mediaedge, MediaVest and NBC Universal Digital Media titled"Strategic Relationships: Broadband, TV and Advertising - New Content, NewPlatforms, New Technologies" on Thursday, June 5. Chief Marketing Officer Chris Gardner...
JetBlue signs deals with Hollywood studios and the Broadway Channel for in-flight entertainment
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) has entered into multi-year agreements with six major Hollywood studios to launch a new premium in-flight movie channel offering. JetBlue Features will make available six first-run movie titles each month from studios including Disney, FOX, NBC Universal,...
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