Staci D. Kramer
Aug 3, 2011 10:25 AM
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) has had some success with NBCUniversal programming since it took control early this year—taking credit for greenlighting Suits and Necessary Roughness on USA is pushing it, helping The Voice to a win has merit. But so far the real added value in NBC’s content comes from outside:…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 19, 2011 1:13 PM
This past Monday Dick Ebersol jovially tossed mini footballs to agency execs in the New York Hilton ballroom for the first upfront since Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) took over NBCUniversal. Today he’s out after contract negotiations failed, according to various reports we have confirmed with a person close to the situation.…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 23, 2010 6:00 AM
For all the fuss over Steve Burke laying out the planned structure for a post-approval Comcast-NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), you’d think this was something new. It’s not.
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David Kaplan
Nov 12, 2010 6:30 PM
As he prepares to step in the CEO shoes being vacated by NBC (NYSE: GE) Universal’s Jeff Zucker, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) COO Steve Burke will be making his first adjustments in the executive lineup at NBCU next week, the WSJ reports, citing unidentified sources. The changes will have a number…
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Staci D. Kramer
Sep 26, 2010 2:16 PM
Confirming the obvious, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and GE announced this afternoon that Comcast COO Steve Burke will succeed Jeff Zucker as CEO of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) following the merger. The companies also said there will be no further structural or personnel announcements until the timeline and process for closing…
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Multichannel
Apr 11, 2010 4:12 PM
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) COO Steve Burke, who will assume responsibility for running the Philadelphia MSO’s vast content assets after its NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) joint venture passes regulatory muster later this year, got a Hollywood-style salary increase in 2009, with his total compensation rising 50% to $33.9 million from $22.6…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jan 22, 2010 8:09 AM
A major shakeup in the cable world as Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) brings in an outsider to run its vast cable operations and Charter (NSDQ: CHTR) loses its CEO. Neil Smit trades up by millions of subscribers from Charter Communications, where he has been CEO since 2005, to be president of…
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Staci D. Kramer
Oct 12, 2009 10:30 PM
The sound of ticking as Vivendi SA (EPA: VIV) decides whether or not to sell its 20 percent stake in *NBC Universal* during this year’s window is getting as loud as the clock in the crocodile that haunts Captain Hook. The volume this time around (the French company has the…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 19, 2008 11:00 PM
The partner of the Clearwire-Sprint (NYSE: S) JV when it comes to The Cable Show buzz: cable advertising consortium Project Canoe, which comes with more hype—and hope—right now than details. Simply put, Project Canoe is cable’s latest effort to bring to its networks the kind of measurements and capabilities that…
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