All NBC Universal articles – Page 42
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NewsFiver to tempt a younger audience with US shows
Fiver has acquired a hat-trick of US shows, including the recent reboot of Knight Rider, as part of a drive to attract a younger audience to the digital channel.
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NewsNBCU hires O’Donoghue for international growth
NBC Universal has hired Hat Trick co-founder Denise O’Donoghue to spearhead its international production strategy and forge fresh partnerships with the indie sector.
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NewsHulu courts broadcasters for 2010 launch
US web-TV service Hulu is unlikely to launch until 2010, according to sources close to the video-on-demand platform.
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NewsSky leads the pack to buy VMTV’s portfolio
BSkyB is the clear favourite to land the Virgin Media Television channel portfolio as the sale process moves towards its conclusion.
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CommentUK VoD: competition or chaos?
Will Kangaroo, Canvas and Hulu be too much choice for consumers?
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CommentDeal or no deal? I’m a bit lost
Virgin’s UKTV indecision is muddying the Worldwide/C4 waters
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NewsBen Silverman to leave NBC Universal for new venture
Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Movie Studios, is to step down after more than two years in the role and form a new production venture.
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NewsSci Fi buys Warehouse 13
Sci Fi UK has picked up supernatural investigation drama Warehouse 13, which premiered in the US this week.
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CommentIf you build it, will they come?
Online success takes more than just having a site - you need users too.
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NewsSci-Fi acquires US fantasy drama
Sci-Fi channel has snapped up the UK, pay-TV rights to ABC Studio’s Legend of the Seeker, a fantasy drama series executive produced by Spider-Man director Sam Raimi.
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NewsAirey: content providers "staring into abyss"
Dawn Airey has warned that if British broadcasters fail to build mutually beneficial partnerships “the creators and providers of UK content are not so much looking at a perfect storm as staring into the abyss.”
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Web unlikely to offset TV ad losses
Revenue from US broadcasters’ web strategies will still be failing to offset the decline in traditional TV advertising by 2013, a report has warned.
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NewsNBC plans to ditch Hallmark UK brand
NBC Universal is working on plans to replace Hallmark Channel in the UK with Universal Channel as part of a shake-up of its portfolio.
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NewsEndemol pitches Seinfeld marriage format for UK
Endemol will pitch Jerry Seinfeld devised show The Marriage Ref to UK broadcasters after picking up the global rights to the new format.
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The Broadcast InterviewNick Southgate, Shed Media
The Shed Media boss talks to Robert Shepherd about ‘flying’ on both sides of the Atlantic, working with a US television legend and whether a management buyout is still on the cards.
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NewsReally picks up Momma’s Boys dating series
UKTV lifestyle channel Really has acquired the multichannel rights to a US reality series from Ryan Seacrest Productions.
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NewsNBC swaps around channels on EPG
NBC Universal Global Networks is to move around some of its digital channels on Sky’s EPG, moving Hallmark next to Sci Fi.
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FeaturesMark Lawrence, NBC Universal
Director of global programme acquisitions, NBC Universal Global Networks
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NewsBSkyB bids for Virgin Media
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB is understood to have made a bid for a package of seven digital television channels owned by Virgin Media, apparently offering around 60% more than other interested bidders.
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NewsShed lands Seinfeld for landmark commission
Shed Media has landed the contract for its US arm to produce an NBC Universal show devised and executive produced by comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld.