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NBC Universal profit jumps 10%, helped by 'Mamma Mia' - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 53 days 3 hours 52 minutes ago
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- NBC Universal's third-quarter profit grew 10%, lifted by strong results at its cable-entertainment and news networks, as well as theatrical films from Universal Pictures, General Electric said Friday.
Young Broadcasting Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 15 days 2 hours 44 minutes ago
Young Broadcasting Inc. (“YBI” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:YBTVA) today announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. KRON-TV, the Company’s San Francisco MyNetwork affiliate, has been reported as a discontinued operation held for sale in this release. As a result, KRON-TV’s sales, operating expenses and incomes are excluded from comments below.
Teletrax Announces Multi-Year Contract Renewal With The NBC Agency [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 211 days 8 hours 1 minute ago
HOLLYWOOD, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Teletrax, the global broadcast intelligence company, today announced a multi-year contract renewal with The NBC Agency, a division of NBC Universal, Inc. Teletrax is a majority-owned subsidiary of Medialink Worldwide Incorporated
TVNEWSDAY - Apple Ends Beef with NBC Over iTunes
TVNEWSDAY | 84 days 5 hours 57 minutes ago
The deal announced Tuesday by Apple CEO Steve Jobs represents a victory for Apple and an about-face for NBC, which yanked its programs from iTunes in August 2007 after complaining about Apple's inflexibility in determining the prices of the TV shows it sells.
Missing Lenk Motorsports Gears Up for the Baja 1000 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 25 days 10 hours 31 minutes ago
In an effort to beat their sixth-place class win in 2007, the Missing Lenk Motorsports off-road racing team will again set their sights on winning the prestigious Baja 1000 on November 20, 2008, the sport’s most challenging desert races.
UNITY Mourns the Loss of Tim Russert [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 171 days 20 hours 37 minutes ago
MCLEAN, Va., June 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. mourns the loss of Tim Russert, a leading U.S. political correspondent and host of the NBC television network's long-running "Meet the Press" talk show. He died June 13 at the age of 58.
NBC Universal CEO: We can handle writers' strike into 2008
MarketWatch | 365 days 6 hours 42 minutes ago
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TV Guide Network Teams Up With NBC Universal to Promote NBC's Coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a Winning Line-Up of Special Programming and Extensive TV Listings [Press Release]
Business Wire | 130 days 13 hours 28 minutes ago
TV Guide Network, a premier entertainment network available in more than 83 million homes nationwide, today announced an agreement with NBC Universal to promote NBC’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a line-up of programming and extensive on-screen television listings. TV Guide Network’s programming will include a one-hour television special SUMMER GAMES SUPERSTARS previewing the Beijing Olympic Games as well as NBC’s coverage of the Games, as well as daily update segments in TV Gui...
Apple Updates iPod Lineup, Makes Peace With NBC
Wall Street Journal, The | 84 days 3 hours 55 minutes ago
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs took the wraps off a revamped line of iPods on Tuesday and trumpeted a truce with NBC Universal that means the TV network will begin selling programs again on iTunes.
Young Broadcasting Inc. Receives NASDAQ Notice of Non-Compliance [Press Release]
Business Wire | 179 days 4 hours 16 minutes ago
Young Broadcasting Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that on June 3, 2008, the Company received a notice of non-compliance from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market (the “Staff”) stating that the Company had not regained compliance with the minimum $15 million market value of publicly-held shares requirement for continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule 4450(b)(3) (the “Rule”). As a result, the Company’s securities are subject to delisting. This notice follows ...
Helen Karas to Join ION Media Networks as Senior VP of Network Sales [Press Release]
Business Wire | 498 days 8 hours 1 minute ago
ION Media Networks, Inc.(AMEX:ION) today announced that Helen C.Karas has been named Senior Vice President of Network Sales.In this position, which will be based in New York, Ms.Karas will play a significant role in helping the company achieve its revenue growth initiatives by working closely with ION Television's advertising clients.
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Helen Karas to Join ION Media Networks as Senior VP of Network Sales [Press Release]
Business Wire | 497 days 5 hours 31 minutes ago
ION Media Networks, Inc.(AMEX:ION) today announced that Helen C.Karas has been named Senior Vice President of Network Sales.In this position, which will be based in New York, Ms.Karas will play a significant role in helping the company achieve its revenue growth initiatives by working closely with ION Television's advertising clients.
MGM Takes 'American Gladiators' Online, on Tour, and Into Animation [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 323 days 8 hours ago
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) will launch a full promotional campaign for the studio's runaway primetime reality hit show "American Gladiators" highlighted by several new multimedia initiatives. MGM is turning "American Gladiators" into a multimedia extravaganza by launching the following:
Letter: FCC shouldn't rush to approve use of unlicensed devices
NAB SmartBrief | 210 days 20 hours 31 minutes ago
...according to this letter to The Wall Street Journal from John Eck, who sits on the NAB TV Board of Directors and is president of NBC Television Network and Media Works. "Until...companies] can solve the interference problem...
Young Broadcasting Inc. to Sell KRON-TV in San Francisco [Press Release]
Business Wire | 327 days 8 hours ago
Young Broadcasting Inc.(YBI) (NASDAQ-YBTVA) today announced that it has retained prominent financial advisors Moelis & Company to conduct a process leading to the sale of the company's largest station, KRON-TV, based in San Francisco, California.
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Company Overview
| Company: | The NBC Television Network |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Television Cable, Pay & Broadcast Networks |
| Website: | http://www.nbc.com |
This company is hoping TV viewers will share in a little water cooler talk at The Office with a group of Heroes. The flagship broadcast network of media conglomerate NBC Universal, NBC Television Network operates the #4 broadcast network NBC, which reaches millions of viewers through more than 230 affiliate stations including 14 that are company-owned or -operated. Its schedule anchored by such shows as The Office, Heroes, and doctor drama ER. The Peacock network operates as part of NBC Television Group alongside TV production unit Universal Media Studios and Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo. NBC Universal is is 80%-owned by General Electric; French telecom operator Vivendi owns the rest.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 0 () |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | 0.0 () |
| 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 |