Bob Wright
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The "Other" CNBC 20th Anniversary Party - Posted May 16, 2009
Former NBCU Chairman Bob Wright and former CNBC anchor Felicia Taylor at a CNBC Anniversary party coordinated by some of the channel's original employees.
This afternoon about 200 CNBC originals gathered in Times Square for their own 20th Anniversary party - one that did not include the people currently running the NBC... [TVNewser]
In The Trades: Remakes, Retreads, Rewards - Posted February 27, 2007
Remaking a Hong Kong movie paid off once, so Oscar-winning writer William Monahan will do it again, adapting Confessions of Pain for Warners. Leonardo DiCaprio will star and produce under his Appian Way company.
The CW offers Hell on Earth as a pilot from CBS Paramount. A mean girl gets hit by... [FishBowlLA]
In The Trades: Remakes, Retreads, Rewards - Posted February 27, 2007
Remaking a Hong Kong movie paid off once, so Oscar-winning writer William Monahan will do it again, adapting Confessions of Pain for Warners. Leonardo DiCaprio will star and produce under his Appian Way company.
The CW offers Hell on Earth as a pilot from CBS Paramount. A mean girl gets hit by... [FishBowlLA]
Ex-NBC CEO Wright On NBCU Spinoff: It Wouldn't Surprise Me - Posted February 21, 2007
Two (relative) bombshells from Tim Arango's interview with outgoing NBC Universal CEO Bob Wright in next month's issue of Fortune:
Early next year Time Warner can separate its cable business from its content businesses without incurring a large tax liability an event, he says, that could spur efforts to combine NBC... [FishBowlNY]
GE CEO On New York Post NBCU Sale Story: 'Made-Up Stupid Drivel' - Posted February 8, 2007
Media quote of the day number two, via Fortune:
"That was more or less made-up stupid drivel," says General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt about a story in Wednesday's New York Post, which speculates that he is considering a sale or spin-off of NBC Universal.
The "more or less" part is intriguing,... [FishBowlNY]
'NBCU 2.0': Wright's Move Gets Zucker Made - Posted February 5, 2007
Jack wouldnt've, but it appears Bob just did.
Former GE CEO Jack Welch in last week's New York magazine:
If NBC isn't doing so well, why is Jeff Zucker still in his job?
JACK: 'Cause I'm retired. [Pause.] And I think they've got a little turnaround going on now. Heroes. And Sunday Night Football... [FishBowlNY]
Taking Out The Trash, 12.29.06 - Posted December 29, 2006
We are seeing a surge in voting...an hour and a half left...
Instapundit reports that while many journos don't like the recent subpoenas issues by the army, some "seem to confuse" their ethical issues with political ones.
Riehl World View claims that the "AP and E&P have teamed up to perpetuate... [FishBowlDC]




