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#warphotography

Scenes from The Tonight Show's Final Wreckage

Most of Conan O'Brien's staff turned in their badges and Blackberries this weekend, and employee Aaron Bleyart documented the scorched earth affair. No, seriously, the place has been razed. NBC's preferred renovation appears to be explosives. [BAM]

02/08/10

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By Maureen O'Connor

#rant

Peacock-Killer Jeff Zucker Must Go

Many years ago, NBC decided that the guy who came up with the idea of doing concerts on The Today Show would make a great network head. Now they are in last place. Except in jokes, where they are first. More »

01/13/10

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By Pareene

#ripoffs

NBC Universal's Version of the Payday Loan Scam for Freelancers

Yesterday we told you about Time Inc.'s freelancer scam—the company will pay you quickly, but it'll cost you up to 4%. Today, another tipster has clued us in to NBC Universal's version, which is even worse. More »

12/04/09

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By John Cook

#traderoundup

Bow Before the Comcast-NBC Universal Megalith

Actually save it for when the deal actually goes through. But that time has moved closer now that Comcast announced a $30 billion deal to take over NBC Universal from GE. The next big question: Are regulators going to flip? More »

12/04/09

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By Adrian Chen

#comcast

When Philadelphia Devoured Hollywood

The official announcement today that Comcast will take over NBC/Universal marks the greatest counter-revolutionary change in show business history with flyover country now postioned to put its stamp on Hollywood, rather than vice-versa. More »

12/03/09

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By Richard Rushfield

#christmasshopping

Comcast Buys a Bunch of Awesome Cable Networks and Some Broadcast Thing Called 'NBC'

GE and Comcast officially announced that this morning that they've come to terms on a deal over NBC Universal. It's really, really complicated, but the upshot is that Jeff Zucker still has a job for some reason. More »

12/03/09

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By John Cook

#traderoundup

Comcast, NBC Will Combine to Form Unstoppable Voltron of Entertainment

Are you ready to be entertained by a behemoth? General Electric is on the brink of selling NBC Universal to Comcast—a deal that will create one of the nation's largest entertainment companies and make everyone the same everywhere. More »

12/01/09

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By Adrian Chen

#traderoundup

Scandal and Death Spell Showbiz Success for Letterman and Michael Jackson

Somewhere out there in Hollywood, there are a few dozen people who made bets that "scandal was never the way to win over audiences" kicking themselves, hard. More »

11/02/09

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By Richard Rushfield

#mogulsinwait

The Peter Chernin-Comcast Conspiracy Is Revealed

For the past few months Hollywood's favorite two guessing games have been: Who's going to take over NBC/Universal and what's going to happen to ex-Fox chief Peter Chernin? Well, yesterday the two games collided in a paradigm-exploding pile-up. More »

10/20/09

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By Richard Rushfield

#traderoundup

Floundering Hollywood Wants to Plant One on Chris Pine

Firings, sell-offs, suicide stories and Joe Pesci's leftovers; It's a bummer of a day for everyone in Hollywood who is not locked into the role of James T. Kirk. More »

10/14/09

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By Richard Rushfield

#mediatitans

Oh, Fun: Rupert Murdoch's Supposedly Interested in Buying NBC Universal

Bill O'Reilly, call your office: Citing CNBC, Reuters says Rupert Murdoch is interested in buying a piece of NBC Universal, which could lead to a major embarrassment when O'Reilly draws Keith Olbermann in the corporate Secret Santa program. More »

10/13/09

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By John Cook

#shakeups

Universal Tries New Spin

Ever-struggling Universal, which produced the horrible Bruno and Land of the Lost, will replace its two co-chairmen to save itself. But don't worry, says President Ron Meyer, "We are not in any chaotic state." If you say so. [NYT]

10/06/09

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By Andrew Belonsky

#deals

What Would a Comcast Purchase of NBC Universal Mean?

Everyone's talking about The Wrap's report last night that cable giant Comcast is in talks to buy NBC Universal. We don't know if it's true or not, but one thing's for certain: If it is, Tina Fey is screwed. More »

10/01/09

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By John Cook

#traderoundup

As Vivendi Fiddles, Hollywood Awaits Big Shake-Up (or Shake-Down)

Nothing that excites Hollywood more than the thought of a studio changing hands; the implications spilling down over a generation of executives and deals might be completely incomprehensible from this distance, but they are darn exciting. More »

09/17/09

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By Richard Rushfield

#feuds

O'Reilly Does His Best To Revive NBC Feud

Those Fox News folk were on a roll tonight. First there was Glenn Beck's "poor me" soliloquy. And then Bill O'Reilly went on to break the ceasefire between his network and NBC. And totally called out NBC honcho Jeff Zucker. More »

08/27/09

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By Andrew Belonsky

#failures

Most-Watched Super Bowl Ever Is a Disaster for NBC Universal

04/17/09

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#howthingswork

NBC's Embarrassing Gold Mine

04/12/09

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#feuds

Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer Have Posses

03/18/09

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#television

SyFy is the New Sci-Fi

03/16/09

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#television

Julia Allison to Air on Most Obscure Channel Possible

Relentless egoblogger Julia Allison took a break from hurling ladyparts labels at bloggers to inform us of breaking news: Her videoblog, TMIweekly, has been picked up by NBC's New York Nonstop. How appropriate! More »

03/09/09

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By Owen Thomas

#fashion