David Faber
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Eyes on Nov. 16 for Comcast-NBCU Deal - Posted 1 day, 8 hours ago
•CNBC's David Faber reports on the impending acquisition of his network's parent company. "General Electric and Comcast are now expected to announce a deal over GE's NBC Universal unit on Nov. 16, not next week as originally thought," Faber writes on CNBC.com. GE will shed 51% of NBC Universal to Comcast... [TVNewser]
Faber's Reporting on NBCU/Comcast: "The Willingness of GE to Consider Shedding NBCU, of Course, Of Great Significance" - Posted October 1, 2009
Once again CNBC's David Faber is finding himself reporting on the future of his parent company. The latest news, details of which were first revealed last night on TheWrap.com, is that Comcast would take a controlling interest, 51%, in NBCU while GE would hold 49%. Faber's 2:30pmET report is below:
• Earlier:... [TVNewser]
The Ticker: 60 @ 42, Jacko, Walmart... - Posted September 23, 2009
> On the 42nd season premiere of "60 Minutes" this Sunday, an exclusive interview with the general in charge of the war in Afghanistan, a report on efforts to find money to repay the victims of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff and a feature on the still lively earnings of dead... [TVNewser]
The Ticker: 60 @ 42, Jacko, Walmart... - Posted September 23, 2009
> On the 42nd season premiere of "60 Minutes" this Sunday, an exclusive interview with the general in charge of the war in Afghanistan, a report on efforts to find money to repay the victims of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff and a feature on the still lively earnings of dead... [TVNewser]
CNBC Reports On Parent Company's Fate - Posted September 17, 2009
You may have seen the reports in the Wall Street Journal and in Broadcasting & Cable today about NBC Universal, specifically the 20% not owned by General Electric. When NBC bought the theme parks and TV & film studios from Vivendi in 2003 the French company kept 20% of the merged... [TVNewser]
Cronkite To Be Honored At New York Press Club Annual Conference - Posted September 10, 2009
The New York Press Club is set to convene it's 17th annual conference at NYU's Kimmel Center later this month.
The gathering, themed "Hard News in Hard Times," will see late news legend Walter Cronkite inducted into the organization's hall of fame and WCBS courts reporter Irene Cornell honored with a... [FishBowlNY]
Is This CNBC or a Barnes & Noble? - Posted June 23, 2009
CNBC's David Faber has a new book coming out today, and CNBC wants you to know about it. There is a movie-sized poster in the background of Faber's live shots this morning and three copies of the book are propped-up in the foreground. He's even got his colleagues on Wall Street... [TVNewser]
"Cards" Draws Viewers - Posted February 14, 2009
Thursday's premiere of the CNBC documentary "House of Cards," averaged 272,000 in the A25-54 demo — CNBC's second best premiere of an original primetime documentary after "Marijuana Inc.," which averaged 696,000 in that demo. Which means more than twice as many young viewers wanted to know about the business of marijuana,... [TVNewser]
CNBC Documentary Uncovers "The Greatest Financial Collapse Since the Great Depression" - Posted February 10, 2009
CNBC's David Faber hosts, "House of Cards" a two-hour documentary premiering Thursday night at 8pmET and MidnightET.
Faber bypasses the "pundits and commentators" and gathers the personal stories of home buyers, mortgage brokers, investment bankers and investors who are experiencing what CNBC calls "the painful story of the greatest financial crisis since... [TVNewser]
At Least Someone's Benefiting From Bernie Madoff - Posted December 19, 2008
The premiere of CNBC's "Scam of the Century? Bernie Madoff & The $50 Billion Heist" last night brought in 670,000 Total Viewers and 243,000 viewers in the A25-54 demo making it CNBC's highest rated documentary premiere telecast ever in both measurements.
The special was anchored by CNBC's David Faber and included reporting... [TVNewser]
CNBC's "Scam" Special - Posted December 17, 2008
CNBC will air a live special tomorrow related to the Bernie Madoff scandal. "Scam of the Century?" premieres at 9pmET.
David Faber anchors the special, with reporting from Charlie Gasparino, Carl Quintanilla, Melissa Lee, Mary Thompson and Scott Cohn, among others.
According to CNBC.com's web site for the show, the program "delves into... [TVNewser]
Zucker on Layoffs: "I Think We've Taken the Necessary Steps" - Posted December 8, 2008
CNBC's David Faber sat down with NBU president Jeff Zucker this morning at the UBS Media & Communications conference at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Much of the conversation focused on the advertising downturn and how it's affecting NBC Universal and other media companies. But Faber did ask about... [TVNewser]
CNBC Puts Economy First For Election Night - Posted November 4, 2008
We stopped in to CNBC Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ this afternoon as crews prepare to cover tonight's election returns.
We chatted with CNBC anchor Erin Burnett as she prepped for Street Signs. Correspondent Hampton Pearson is up from Washington, DC and John Harwood will be on hand tonight as well.... [TVNewser]
CNBC Live Tonight - Posted October 12, 2008
CNBC has added two hours of live programming tonight. David Faber and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera will anchor, "Is Your Money Safe?," from 9-11pET. The network will then pick up live CNBC Asia coverage at 11pmET.
• Earlier: Overtime, Again, For the Biz Channels...... [TVNewser]
Red Eyes For Biz Nets As Wall Street Sees Red - Posted September 14, 2008
In what has been described tonight as, "a day that will force us to review the total financial system of America," on CNBC and "one day in American business that has not been seen in years" on FBN, Wall Street is bracing for what could be a brutal Monday. CNBC was... [TVNewser]
Red Eyes For Biz Nets As Wall Street Sees Red - Posted September 14, 2008
In what has been described tonight as, "a day that will force us to review the total financial system of America," on CNBC and "one day in American business that has not been seen in years" on FBN, Wall Street is bracing for what could be a brutal Monday. CNBC was... [TVNewser]
The Ticker: Claman, Bartiromo, Abdul... - Posted August 4, 2008
> FBN anchor Liz Claman has obtained an, "unpublished manuscript," for a Bear Stearns tell-all book. Unlike the Vanity Fair account, an insider tells us the book only mentions CNBC in the context of David Faber's now-famous interview on March 12...and currently has Faber's name spelled wrong. > Another weekend,... [TVNewser]
The Ticker: Claman, Bartiromo, Abdul... - Posted August 4, 2008
> FBN anchor Liz Claman has obtained an, "unpublished manuscript," for a Bear Stearns tell-all book. Unlike the Vanity Fair account, an insider tells us the book only mentions CNBC in the context of David Faber's now-famous interview on March 12...and currently has Faber's name spelled wrong. > Another weekend,... [TVNewser]




