NBCUniversal to Sell A&E Networks Stake for $3.03 Billion
[Hollywood Reporter] Comcast’s NBCUniversal will sell its 15.8 percent stake in A&E Networks for $3.025 billion to lead shareholders Disney and Hearst, the company said in a regulatory filing...
View ArticleSteve Harvey to Host NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 1
Steve Harvey, the renowned comedian and talk show host, is hosting next month’s NAACP Image Awards, according to Associated Press. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said...
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White Media Masquerading as Black
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, released his long awaited report last week called the Growth and Opportunity Project. It is...
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New Gadget Frees Mobile TV From Blocky Attachment
RYAN NAKASHIMA, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new gadget lets you watch TV on your phone or tablet without a blocky attachment. Audiovox’s “mobiletv” gizmo allows you to pick up free TV...
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Ruben Studdard Could Be The Biggest Loser
by Michael McGee Special to the NNPA from The Dallas Examiner Singer Ruben Studdard joins cast of The Biggest Loser. NBC In the decade since Ruben Studdard won the top prize on American Idol, he has...
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NBC’s Tom Brokaw Diagnosed with Cancer
Tom Brokaw LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Veteran TV newsman Tom Brokaw has been diagnosed with cancer, NBC News said Tuesday. The Mayo Clinic discovered last summer that Brokaw...
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Lance Gross Navigates Danger and Opportunity in New Series ‘Crisis’
NBC releases New Drama starring Actor Lance Gross by Princess Manasseh Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel Lance Gross plays rookie Secret Service Agent Marcus Finely who won’t quit until...
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NBC Chief Says Traditional TV Season Outdated
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s boss says the traditional television season that begins in September and ends in May is an outdated practice that the network is moving beyond. NBC Universal CEO Steve Burke said...
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Rebounding NBC Adding 12 New Series Next Season
In this photo provided by NBC, Katherine Heigl portrays CIA agent Charleston Tucker in NBC’s new series, “State of Affairs.” (AP Photo/NBC, Michael Parmelee) LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK...
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NBC Series Has Joke About School Massacres
Actress Debra Messing attends the NBC Network 2014 Upfront presentation at the Javits Center on Monday, May 12, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — School...
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Halle Berry’s ‘Extant’ Leads in TV Ratings
This file image released by CBS shows Halle Berry in a scene from the series “Extant.” The limited run series, in which Berry plays an astronaut who mysteriously returns from a solo space mission...
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‘Biggest Loser’ Alum Damien Gurganious Dies at 38
Damien Durganious (Courtesy: NBC) (Wellington Daily News) – Damien Gurganious, who competed on Season 7 of The Biggest Loser, died Nov. 24, Us Weekly reports. He was 38. Gurganious, who celebrated...
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Brian Williams Scandal Prompts Frantic Efforts at NBC to Curb Rising Damage
(New York Times) – Hours before Brian Williams took the anchor’s chair for the nightly newscast on Feb. 4, a sense of dread began to spread through the Rockefeller Plaza offices of NBC News. The...
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NBC Reveals ‘The Wiz’ as Next Live TV Musical Special
Elizabeth Wagmeister, VARIETY MAGAZINE NEW YORK (VARIETY)—NBC will ease on down the road for its next live musical television event. “The Wiz” will take center stage on Thursday, Dec. 3, the net...
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Lester Holt Draws More Viewers to NBC’s ‘Nightly News’
This Sept. 16, 2012 photo released by NBC shows Lester Holt on the set of “Today” in New York. (Charles Sykes/AP Photo) (New York Times) – So far, so good for Lester Holt and NBC. Mr. Holt won in...
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Report: NBC is Investing $250 Million in BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed (AP Photo/Hal Horowitz/Invision) (Business Insider) – NBCUniversal is reportedly investing $250 million in BuzzFeed at a $1.5 billion valuation, according to Re/code’s Kara Swisher and Peter...
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Uzo Aduba, Amber Riley Join ‘The Wiz Live!’ Ensemble
Amber Riley UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (UPI) - Uzo Aduba and Amber Riley have joined the ensemble of The Wiz Live!, NBC announced. Orange is the New Black Emmy winner Aduba is to play Glinda, the Good...
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Holt Maintains NBC’s Lead in News Ratings
This Sept. 16, 2012 photo released by NBC shows Lester Holt on the set of “Today” in New York. (Charles Sykes/AP Photo) DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two months into the transition...
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‘The Carmichael Show': A Look at the New Program and What’s Happening with...
‘The Carmichael Show’ stars Loretta Devine (l.), Jerrod Carmichael (center), and Amber West (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (Christian Science Monitor) – This spring, NBC, home of such classic comedies as...
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Ben Carson’s Claim That ‘Taqiyya’ Encourages Muslims ‘to Lie to Achieve Your...
In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings, File) “Taqiyya is a component of Shia that allows, and even encourages you...
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