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Comcast May Buy Controlling Stake Of NBC Universal
Hey, are you ready for Comcast to take more control over your entertainment? Then great news for you! Yesterday a rumor leaked that the cable giant is negotiating to buy 51% of NBC Universal, which includes the movie studio Universal, Universal theme parks, the NBC network, and shows like 30 Rock and SNL. More » -
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Worst Company In America: eBay VS GE
An internet auction giant, payment processor and ticket broker? Or the parent company of CNBC, retail store card giant, maker of light bulbs and appliances... No, we don't mean the Sheinhardt Wig Company...
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Watch Consumerist's Own Ben Popken On The NBC Nightly News
Here's a little media whoring for ya. Consumerist's Ben Popken was interviewed on the NBC Nightly News this evening. We were hoping Brian Williams would say the word "Consumerist" so we could somehow capture it and make it our ringtone, but alas. Not to be.
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cable wars
NBC Stations Will Ditch Time Warner Cable Unless They See Some Cash
Cable companies compensate most of the channels they offer, sharing a portion of the money they get from subscribers with the individual stations— but apparently Time Warner Cable doesn't share the wealth with broadcast networks —- and Austin, TX NBC affiliate KXAN is having none of it. They want some money! More » -
NBC and General Mills are planning on launching a "Biggest Loser" line of food this fall. The idea of someone sitting at home watching that show while munching a "Biggest Loser" energy bar is deeply depressing. [Entertainment Marketing Letter]
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NBC Cuts A Deal With Netflix
NBC has but a deal with Netflix that will let its users stream episodes of "Heroes" the day after they air. The deal will also provide access to past seasons of NBC shows, says a Netflix press release. More » -
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NBC Teaches Personal Finance Lessons On "30 Rock"
NBC is taking the "workplace comedy" concept to new levels of realism, by including a couple of scenes about a major character's lack of a savings plan in this week's "30 Rock" episode. After being awarded a $10,000 "GE Followship Award" for being such a great follower, Tina Fey's character stuns her boss by revealing she doesn't have a 401(k)—or, apparently, even a savings account. More » -
clip wars
NBC Pulls Content From YouTube
NBC said yesterday that it was pulling its content from YouTube in favor of its own video site, "Hulu." More » -
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NBC Announces Free "Downloads" Of TV Shows
NBC has announced that it will "permit" customers to download its shows for free. The downloads will expire after a week and become unplayable, according to the NYT. More » -
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NBC Will Not Renew iTunes Contract
The New York Times is reporting that NBC will not renew its contract to provide content to Apple's iTunes service. A spokesperson from NBC confirmed the decision after an anonymous source leaked it to the Times but did not comment on why NBC was dropping iTunes. More » -
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NBC Lawyer: Copyright Infringement Is A More Important Law Enforcement Priority Than Fraud, Burglary And Bank-Robbing
Meet NBC/Universal general counsel Rick Cotton. He told a press conference that,"Our law enforcement resources are seriously misaligned. If you add up all the various kinds of property crimes in this country, everything from theft, to fraud, to burglary, bank-robbing, all of it, it costs the country $16 billion a year. But intellectual property crime runs to hundreds of billions [of dollars] a year."
Cotton is the Chairman of something called the Coalition Against Counterfieting and Piracy and is "spearheading" a new effort by the MPAA and and the RIAA called, "Campaign to Protect America." More » -
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BREAKING: NBC and FOX Announce "You Tube Killer" Featuring Full Episodes of Popular Shows
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that NBC and FOX have joined forces to produce an on-line video site meant to rival YouTube. From the WSJ: More » -
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Home Depot's Contractors Instructed to Intentionally Inflate Estimates, Charge For Items Not Installed
KNBC in Los Angeles is investigating a nationwide epidemic of fraud being perpetrated by Home Depot. Is it that bad? Yeah, it's that bad. From KNBC: More » -
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NBC Hates HeadOn
"It may be the most annoying commercial on television. It's repetitive, it's simplistic, it's production values are beyond cheap, it's insultingly basic and worse yet, it is still higher brow than NBC's target demographic." More »
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