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Posted Thursday 8/06/20 at 1:13PM EDT
NBC Entertainment chairman Paul Telegdy is out after accusations of fostering a toxic workplace culture
Telegdy, who became NBC Entertainment chairman after years of overseeing NBC's reality TV and late-night shows, will exit NBC as...
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Posted Thursday 7/30/20 at 2:16PM EDT
Peacock hits 10 million subscribers after two weeks
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts says the NBC Universal streaming service's debut has “exceeded our high expectations.
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30 Rock: A One-Time Special exposed everything that's wrong with TV right now
The one-hour reunion special that also served to promote NBC Universal programming and the launch of the Peacock streaming service...
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Posted Friday 7/17/20 at 1:35PM EDT
With limited available viewership, 30 Rock reunion delivers a small audience
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Posted Friday 7/17/20 at 1:28AM EDT
30 Rock's reunion special to promote NBC Universal couldn't overcome the stink of it all
"Hoping we’re either as dumb as we look or not as smart as we seem, NBCUniversal tried to pawn off...
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Posted Thursday 7/16/20 at 6:38PM EDT
Tina Fey: "The world of 30 Rock always blended commerce and comedy"
“When NBC asked us to write if we could write a reunion episode, to pinch hit for the upfronts this...
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Posted Thursday 7/16/20 at 1:44AM EDT
Peacock's launch feels underwhelming: Is streaming fatigue to blame?
"The streaming apocalypse has long been foretold, and with Peacock’s launch, it feels like we’ve reached its apotheosis," says Laura...
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Posted Wednesday 7/15/20 at 9:17PM EDT
30 Rock's reunion special will serve as a "commercial for commercials"
Throughout 30 Rock's run, the NBC comedy mocked brands while taking their product placement money, from Snapple to Verizon to...
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Posted Wednesday 7/15/20 at 12:25AM EDT
Peacock launches with the advantage of having a free tier
The NBC Universal streaming service debuts Wednesday with a "not-so-secret ingredient" in the streaming wars: a free tier that gives...
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Posted Tuesday 7/14/20 at 1:28PM EDT
Many NBC stations won't air the 30 Rock reunion special Thursday because they think it's too much of a Peacock promotion
Gray Television, Hearst, Nexstar, Tegna, and Sinclair Broadcast Group -- which represent about half of NBC affiliates -- are pre-empting...
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Pulling 30 Rock's blackface episodes is a bad idea: "NBC is muddying the historical record"
NBC yanking four episodes of 30 Rock featuring blackface amounts to "cleaning up the record of two influential creators who...
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30 Rock episodes featuring blackface are being pulled at Tina Fey's request
NBC Universal, 30 Rock creator Tina Fey and her producing partner Robert Carlock have requested four episodes featuring blackface be...
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Posted Friday 6/19/20 at 4:18AM EDT
TV assistants have felt the brunt of pandemic cost-cutting
Overworked assistants have seen their pay drop from "a third or nearly a half, thanks to an array of pressures...
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30 Rock is returning to NBC next month for a remote special promoting NBC Universal
The July 16 hourlong commercial-free 30 Rock reunion special will double as an upfront event for NBC Universal properties, and...
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Posted Monday 5/04/20 at 1:57PM EDT
NBC announces restructuring: NBC News chairman Andy Lack to exit
Lack, who since 2015 has led NBC News through the Brian Williams, Matt Lauer and Ronan Farrow/Harvey Weinstein scandals, will...