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- NBCU's Digital VP Kanaujia Leaving For Entrepreneurial Life; Digital Strategy Going Ahead?
- NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), which is in the midst of talks to combine with the content assets of Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), may need to do a serious rethink of its digital talent at the corp level. They haven’t replaced George Kliavkoff, the chief digital officer who left the company...
- External links 2009-10-06
- Vivendi Could Ignite Discounted Spin-Off or Sale of NBC Universal
- This could be the year Vivendi unloads its 20 percent stake in NBC Universal. But even if it finally exercises that option in November, NBCU's parent GE isn't unlikely to unload part or all of the unit for at least a year, according to my sources. Should...
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Big Media Earnings: Just Getting By or Getting On?
- Quite a few Big Media players are likely to join the chorus of public companies whose latest quarterly earnings results have matched or beat analyst forecasts. But don't be fooled -- they're really just getting by. Fully three-quarters of all public companies that have so far met...
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
- Time Warner and Comcast to launch VoD services – Rumour
- Cable TV providers Comcast and Time Warner Cable are reportedly in talks with a number of major cable TV networks about launching online video on demand VoD services. The cable operators have recently met with programme owners including Time Warner,...
- Articles 2009-02-20
- Industry Moves: Universal's Digital Platforms SVP Jeremy Laws To Leave His Post
- Universal Pictures Digital Platforms SVP Jeremy Laws told friends by email that his last day at the company is Friday. Laws said he has no immediate plans for what he is doing next, and it is unclear if Laws' departure is part of the NBC's company goal of cutting...
- External links 2008-12-17
- Going Home, Drugs And Prostitution Or Redemption: Sprint Viewers To Decide Outcome Of Telemundo Show
- Viewers of Telemundo's soap opera, "Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso" ("Without Breasts There is No Paradise) who are also Sprint (NYSE: S) subscribers, will be the first to help decide the fate of lead character Catalina in an attempt to "get the audience more engaged," Telemundo digital media and...
- External links 2008-12-01
- Vivendi Stake Sale in NBCU Hinges on Price, Timing
- By Jui Chakravorty and Dominique VidalonNEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - Talks on the sale of Vivendi SA's VIV NBC Universal NBCU stake to General Electric Co GE hinge on when Vivendi would get paid as well as how much, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.The two sides are up...
- News items 2009-11-20
- Malone, Murdoch Kick NBCU's Tires; GE's Immelt Talks IPO, Partner
- As luck would have it, the News Corp (NYSE: NWS). and Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) annual meetings both took place in New York today—the same day that GE CEO Jeff Immelt once again was talking IPO or partner for NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) during an earnings call. Both companies...
- External links 2009-10-16
- Former Orchard CEO Scholl To Head Local Platforms For NBC Universal
- A week after exiting digital music label The Orchard as president and CEO, Greg Scholl is joining NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) as president of Local Media Platforms. NBCU has been ramping up its local online offerings for the past year. The competition has been looking to get more local...
- External links 2009-10-14
- Risks in Buying NBC Universal Include Broken Peacock Network
- The escalating risks associated with buying NBC Universal or any traditional media conglomerate -- which includes declining TV stations and broadcast networks -- is why Comcast will likely settle for a 51 percent stake in the company, for now. Corporate parent...
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
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- The Latest iVillage Revamp: Can NBCU Get It Right This Time?
- Just over two years since its last major revamp, NBC Universal’s iVillage is promising to be more topical, more focused and more user-generated. Although the full redo isn’t being unveiled until this Wednesday, as the NYT reports, the site has been sporting a new logo and lighter, less cluttered...
- External links 2009-09-07
- Report: Comcast, GE agree to NBCU valuation
- Comcast and General Electric are inching closer to a deal on NBC Universal, agreeing to value the property at $30 billion, reports Reuters. At stake is a deal that would give the cable company a 51 percent stake in NBCU. The value of NBCU has been at issue, and...
- News items 2009-11-10
- Vivendi Snaps Up More Of France's Canal+ As NBCU Price Talks Continue
- Vivendi (EPA: VIV) may not be able be able to agree a price to offload its 20 percent stake in the NBCU JV—but at home, the French multimedia group has no doubts about plans to grow its domestic TV empire.On Monday the company announced a deal to buy the...
- External links 2009-11-24
- GE, Vivendi Differ on NBCU Valuation: Report
- PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric GE and Vivendi VIV are at least $1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the Financial Times said, dampening hopes of a swift sale. Analysts believe that after Vivendi's recent costly acquisition of Brazil's GVT (GVTT3), a...
- News items 2009-11-20
- NBCU vision clouded by past.(NBC Universal )
- NBC Universal is slashing costs, cutting jobs and looking for cheaper programs as it reacts to weaker prospects for its broadcast network. That's reality. But NBCU TV chief Jeff Zucker seems fuzzy about the more crucial part of "NBCU 2.0'': reto NBC Universal is slashing costs,...
- Research articles 2006-10-30
- AT&T Cutting 12,000 Jobs; NBCU Layoffs Hit Ad Sales
- AT&T (NYSE: T) is shedding 12,000 jobs, or 4 percent of its workforce as it seeks to rein in costs in the face of the worsening economy. With most of the cuts occurring this month, the carrier expects to take a $600 million charge on severance payments and other...
- External links 2008-12-04
- NBCU Layoffs Target 30 in Ad Sales
- The weakening ad market has NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) taking the cleaver to 30 ad sales positions, AdAge reports, citing unidentified sources. The layoffs are part of a $500 million cost savings plan outlined by Jeff Zucker, NBCU president and CEO, in October. While other TV companies are expected...
- External links 2008-12-04
- Industry Moves: NBCU's Feher Leaves To Head Conviva
- Darren Feher, CTO of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) since 2003, will get to head his own show as CEO of Conviva—the company NBCU picked earlier this year to provide a platform for managing online video distribution. The move has not been formally announced; Feher posted the news on Facebook....
- External links 2009-09-03
- Rubicon Project Lands $9 Million Third Round Led By NBCU
- NBC Universal’s Peacock Fund led a $9 million third round for online ad inventory manager The Rubicon Project. Peacock provided $6 million, with the rest provided by existing backers Clearstone Venture Partners and Mayfield Fund. With this round, Los Angeles-based Rubicon has raised $42 million since launching two years...
- External links 2009-09-22
- More on Comcast-NBCU Deal Talks: Spinoff and Majority Stake Ideas Floated
- Lots of going back and forth since the first report last night about Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) in talks to buy NBC Universal (NYSE: GE). CNBC’s Dan Faber is now reporting that GE would spin off NBCU into a new company that would be “merged with the content assets of...
- External links 2009-10-01
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