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OMVC to Launch Mobile DTV at CES 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 14 hours 35 minutes ago
Today's consumers are in motion, and they want their favorite broadcast TV to come right along with them. Improved picture quality, coupled with expanded programming choices and local content, can now be distributed on a new-media platform – mobile. Mobile DTV will extend broadcast-quality simulcast TV to next-generation mobile and portable devices, not to mention the limitless interactivity and application opportunities. With mobile DTV, consumers never have to miss a minute.
The Paley Center for Media and Springboard Enterprises Announce the Companies to be Showcased at the ALLTHINGSMEDIA Venture Capital Forum [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 76 days 16 hours 34 minutes ago
...Venture Group; The Carlyle Group, LLC; CBS, Inc.; Google, Inc.; Hachette Filipacchi Media; Hearst Interactive Media; NBC Universal, Inc.; Time Warner, Inc.; The Walt Disney Company...
Time Warner, Viacom Reach Deal on Fees
Wall Street Journal, The | 6 days 20 hours 26 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Time Warner Cable Inc. Thursday said it reached an agreement with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees shortly after midnight, averting the prospect of having its subscribers deprived of popular networks such as Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon.Viacom had publicly threatened to pull its networks off Time Warner Cable's system on New Year's Eve in a bid to win higher payments from the cable giant in its negotiation over carriage fees.
A New Dawn in Home Entertainment for Everyone Begins Nov. 19 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 50 days 22 hours 5 minutes ago
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In 1954, the introduction of color TV heralded the dawn of a new era in entertainment. On Nov. 19, more than 50 years after that dramatic shift, a new era in home entertainment begins with the New Xbox Experience, as millions of Xbox 360 consoles will transform in an instant through the power of software. A bold new future begins now, where high-definition (HD) entertainment is delivered in an instant, the best games share the stage with t...
Digital Watermarking Alliance Appoints New Officers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 71 days 14 hours 31 minutes ago
...monetization platform. -- Earlier this year Teletrax announced a multi-year contract renewal with the NBC Agency, a division of NBC Universal Inc., to electronically monitor and analyze affiliate stations' usage of its on-air television show...
Prepare for the Evolution: New Xbox Experience to Invite Everyone in on Nov. 19 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 23 hours 5 minutes ago
TOKYO, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Get ready. The evolution is coming. Microsoft Corp. today announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 that the New Xbox Experience, a transformation in home entertainment, will launch on Wednesday, Nov. 19. On that day, millions of Xbox 360 owners worldwide will experience a completely new Xbox 360 that is fun, social and simple to use -- and puts more entertainment at their fingertips than any other device connected to the TV.
Sugar Inc. Launches ShopStyle Sale Alerts, Helps Consumers Spread Dollar Further This Holiday Season [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 48 days 13 hours 3 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- With consumers feeling the economic pinch in their wallets, Sugar Inc. (
Sugar Inc. Launches ShopSense Program, Helps Bloggers Monetize Sites [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 57 days 13 hours 3 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Sugar Inc. (
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Broadgate Private Equity SmartBrief | 336 days 21 hours 35 minutes ago
...of National Broadcasting Co. and chairman and CEO of NBC Universal Inc. Arsenal Capital Partners has added Larry Resnick...president of corporate development at Symyx Technologies Inc. Stuart Armstrong has been named as senior adviser...
New Internet-ready TVs put heat on cable firms
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 1 day 19 hours 41 minutes ago
The Internet has proven it can handle television, but is TV prepared to handle the Internet?
New Internet-ready TVs put heat on cable firms
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 2 days 33 minutes ago
The Internet has proven it can handle television, but is TV prepared to handle the Internet?
Ex-NBC Universal Exec Sentenced To More Than 1 Yr In Prison
Wall Street Journal, The | 27 days 6 hours 6 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The former treasurer at General Electric Co.'s (GE) NBC Universal Inc. was sentenced to a year-and-a-day in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty in May to participating in a scheme to embezzle more than $1 million from the media company. In a statement, the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan said Jung, who worked for NBC Universal for about 12 years, was sentenced at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska in Manhattan.
Well-Pedigreed Attorneys Take the Outsource Route
Los Angeles Business Journal | 5 days 6 hours ago
When Hilton Hotels Corp. needed to fill Glenna Shen's position during the attorney's maternity leave, the Beverly Hills company asked Axiom Legal Solutions Inc. to send a substitute.
NBC mulls Japan broadcast satellite channel: report
Yahoo! | 27 days 6 hours 8 minutes ago
NBC Universal Inc may apply for broadcast rights in Japan when the Ministry of Communications starts accepting applications next March and allots licenses around June, the Nikkei financial daily reported, without citing sources. News, Headlines and Latest Stories on Yahoo! News
OMVC Applauds Adoption of ATSC Mobile DTV Candidate Standard [Press Release]
Business Wire | 37 days 12 hours ago
The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), an alliance of broadcasters whose mission is to accelerate the development of mobile digital television in the United States, today congratulated the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), for approval of the Mobile DTV specification as a Candidate Standard. The Mobile Candidate DTV Standard allows broadcasters to extend digital broadcast-quality TV to consumers on the go, providing them access to more high quality programming choices, including ...
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Company Overview
| Company: | NBC Universal, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Media |
| Website: | http://www.nbcuni.com |
This company's plumage spreads across TV, film, and the Internet. NBC Universal is a leading media conglomerate anchored by its flagship broadcast network NBC, with 230 affiliate stations, and more than 25 owned and operated television stations. It also operates such cable channels as Bravo, USA Network, Oxygen, and 24-hour news channel MSNBC, as well as Spanish-language network Telemundo. In Hollywood, NBC Universal owns film studio Universal Studios, including its Universal Parks & Resorts theme park unit. The company's online operations include iVillage and a 50% stake in video site Hulu. Industrial giant General Electric owns 80% of NBC Universal; French utility operator Vivendi owns the rest.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 15,416 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -4.8 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 () |
| Number of Employees | 0 (0) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.0 (0) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |