All NBC Universal articles – Page 46
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NewsLiving TV imports US talent show Top Chef
Living TV has picked up the basic cable rights to the first season of culinary talent search Top Cheffrom NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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NewsZucker to take reins at NBC Universal
Long-time heir apparent Jeff Zucker will this week be officially named as the new chief executive of NBC Universal, the fifth largest media group in the world, replacing Bob Wright.
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NewsBBC shows could appear on YouTube
The BBC is in talks with Google about making some of its programming available on online video site YouTube.
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NewsNBC orders The IT Crowd pilot
US network NBC has given the go-ahead for a pilot episode of Talkback Thames' Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd.
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NewsSony offers new releases to UK VoD customers
Sony Pictures Television International has become the latest major producer to enter the burgeoning UK video-on-demand market.
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NewsHallmark/ITV in joint rights deals
Hallmark Channel owner Sparrowhawk Entertainment has picked up four drama series from the LA Screenings, two of which have been acquired in partnership with ITV and one with the BBC.
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NewsSloan and Sweeney headline Mipcom speaker line-up
MGM chairman and CEO Harry Sloan and Disney's Anne Sweeney are among the high profile US keynote speakers lined up for this October's Mipcom programme market in Cannes .
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Sky One wins exclusivity with new FBI drama
Sky One has picked up exclusive UK rights to 20th Century Fox Television Distribution's drama series Standoff.
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NewsITV makes first LA Screenings buys
ITV's new director of acquisitions, Jay Kandola, has made her first purchases from the LA Screenings, picking up a US drama for each of its three digital channels but no new series for ITV1.
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Reveille in talks to sell UK shows
Reveille, producer of the US versions of The Officeand Betty the Ugly, is in discussions with UK producers about representing both their unscripted and scripted productions.
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La screenings - Wanted: the next US hit.
The US networks offer plenty of quality shows, but standouts are in short supply. Dan Wootton asks what UK buyers will bid for.
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NewsWanted: the next US hit
The US networks offer plenty of quality shows, but standouts are in short supply. What will the UK buyers bid for?
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NewsBlogcast: Dan Wootton gossips from the LA Screenings
Promisingly, the packaged clips from Betty the Uglyscored the biggest laughs of the night- But, despite the positive response, UK buyers were not left convinced. One went so far as to predict the series would be 'dead within a few episodes'. Ouch.
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NewsUS Upfronts: NBC drops Joey and Teachers
Struggling US broadcaster NBC has confirmed it is to drop Five sitcom Joeyand the US version of Teachersfrom its schedules while unveiling a drama laden schedule for 2006-07 to advertisers in New York at the upfront presentations.
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NewsUS Upfronts: US version of Teachers faces axe
The US version of Teacherslooks set to be axed by the NBC network this week, with the six episodes that have already been produced unlikely to air in the UK.
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NewsTeachers fails to make the grade in US
The US version of Teachershas failed to make the grade after two weeks of lacklustre ratings and a mauling from American critics.
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NewsSony calls for indie status
Major US studios including Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) and NBC Universal are lobbying Ofcom to change the rules about broadcasters owning independent production companies in the UK.
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NewsUniversal launches film download service
US studio Universal Pictures has announced it will launch the world's first download-to-own movie service in the UK next month, with TV programmes also set to become part of the offering.
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NBC launches US version of Teachers
After months of development, US broadcast network NBC launches the American version of Teachersnext Tuesday (28 March) at 9.30pm. The 30-minute traditional sitcom - produced by NBC Universal Television Studios - is based on the hour-long Tiger Aspect comedy drama of the same name, which ...
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UK Eureka rights secured by Sky One
Sky One has secured a deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution for the UK basic and free TV rights to sci-fi drama series Eureka. The 13 x 60-minute series is