Jeff Immelt

Was Olbermann Ready to Quit if a Truce Was Called? - Posted August 7, 2009
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz fills in more of the gaps about the FNC/MSNBC agreement to tone down personal attacks on the cable networks' hosts and their parent companies' executives. Kurtz provides more details on the discussions, first reported by TVNewser, between FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes and GE chairman... [TVNewser]

Was Olbermann Ready to Quit if a Truce Was Called? - Posted August 7, 2009
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz fills in more of the gaps about the FNC/MSNBC agreement to tone down personal attacks on the cable networks' hosts and their parent companies' executives. Kurtz provides more details on the discussions, first reported by TVNewser, between FNC founder and chairman Roger Ailes and GE chairman... [TVNewser]

Keith Olbermann Getting it from All Sides - Posted August 6, 2009
Even though he didn't mention him by name -- he would never mention him by name -- Bill O'Reilly's blasting of GE chairman Jeff Immelt last night was, by corporate and competitive extension, a shot at Keith Olbermann. And these days, Olbermann is taking plenty of heat from all sides. There's this... [TVNewser]

Keith Olbermann Getting it from All Sides - Posted August 6, 2009
Even though he didn't mention him by name -- he would never mention him by name -- Bill O'Reilly's blasting of GE chairman Jeff Immelt last night was, by corporate and competitive extension, a shot at Keith Olbermann. And these days, Olbermann is taking plenty of heat from all sides. There's this... [TVNewser]

Bill O'Reilly Goes After GE and NBC News - Posted August 5, 2009
Well, if there is a cease-fire between News Corp. and GE or FNC and MSNBC it has now collapsed. In his talking points tonight, Bill O'Reilly went after General Electric Chairman Jeff Immelt as well as NBC News. It is O'Reilly's first mention of GE and NBC since Friday's NYTimes report... [TVNewser]

Bill O'Reilly Goes After GE and NBC News - Posted August 5, 2009
Well, if there is a cease-fire between News Corp. and GE or FNC and MSNBC it has now collapsed. In his talking points tonight, Bill O'Reilly went after General Electric Chairman Jeff Immelt as well as NBC News. It is O'Reilly's first mention of GE and NBC since Friday's NYTimes report... [TVNewser]

Bill O'Reilly Goes After GE and NBC News - Posted August 5, 2009
Well, if there is a cease-fire between News Corp. and GE or FNC and MSNBC it has now collapsed. In his talking points tonight, Bill O'Reilly went after General Electric Chairman Jeff Immelt as well as NBC News. It is O'Reilly's first mention of GE and NBC since Friday's NYTimes report... [TVNewser]

FNC vs. MSNBC: Immelt and Ailes Meet; Agree to End Personal Attacks. Source: "Zucker Prolonged the Assault on Immelt for Another Year" - Posted August 3, 2009
Exclusive: TVNewser has learned talks of a cease-fire between Fox News and MSNBC, reported in both the Los Angeles Times and New York Times Friday afternoon, actually began in early 2008 and directly involved two network executives who once worked together at NBC - Roger Ailes and Jeff Zucker. We've also... [TVNewser]

FNC vs. MSNBC: Immelt and Ailes Meet; Agree to End Personal Attacks. Source: "Zucker Prolonged the Assault on Immelt for Another Year" - Posted August 3, 2009
Exclusive: TVNewser has learned talks of a cease-fire between Fox News and MSNBC, reported in both the Los Angeles Times and New York Times Friday afternoon, actually began in early 2008 and directly involved two network executives who once worked together at NBC - Roger Ailes and Jeff Zucker. We've also... [TVNewser]

MSNBC, CNBC Hot Topic at GE Shareholder Meeting - Posted April 22, 2009
THR's Paul Bond reports things got "testy" at today's GE shareholder meeting. When it came time for shareholders to question CEO Jeff Immelt many wanted to ask about MSNBC and CNBC. First up was a woman asking about a reported meeting in which Immelt and NBC Uni CEO Jeff Zucker supposedly told... [TVNewser]

MSNBC, CNBC Hot Topic at GE Shareholder Meeting - Posted April 22, 2009
THR's Paul Bond reports things got "testy" at today's GE shareholder meeting. When it came time for shareholders to question CEO Jeff Immelt many wanted to ask about MSNBC and CNBC. First up was a woman asking about a reported meeting in which Immelt and NBC Uni CEO Jeff Zucker supposedly told... [TVNewser]

MSNBC, CNBC Hot Topic at GE Shareholder Meeting - Posted April 22, 2009
THR's Paul Bond reports things got "testy" at today's GE shareholder meeting. When it came time for shareholders to question CEO Jeff Immelt many wanted to ask about MSNBC and CNBC. First up was a woman asking about a reported meeting in which Immelt and NBC Uni CEO Jeff Zucker supposedly told... [TVNewser]

CNBC Dinner: To Quell "Obama-Bashing" or Celebrate "Outstanding Coverage"? - Posted April 16, 2009
The New York Post reports on a "top-secret meeting" recently at 30 Rock between GE CEO Jeff Immelt, NBCU President Jeff Zucker and "the top suits and some of the on-air talent at CNBC." "There was a long discussion about whether CNBC has become too conservative and is beating up on Obama... [TVNewser]

Party Pics: Meet the FT DC - Posted February 18, 2009
The Financial Times hosted GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt at the Halcyon House in Georgetown last evening. Edward Luce, Tammy Haddad, Chris and Kathleen Matthews, Bob Woodward, Luke Russert, Margaret Carlson, Peter Cherukuri, Eleanor Clift and Charlie Cooke were all in attendance.... [FishBowlDC]

Party Pics: Meet the FT DC - Posted February 18, 2009
The Financial Times hosted GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt at the Halcyon House in Georgetown last evening. Edward Luce, Tammy Haddad, Chris and Kathleen Matthews, Bob Woodward, Luke Russert, Margaret Carlson, Peter Cherukuri, Eleanor Clift and Charlie Cooke were all in attendance.... [FishBowlDC]

Glick Predicts NBC Will Be Sold In 2009 - Posted January 7, 2009
FBN's Alexis Glick is profiled by delight! Magazine. She describes her love of sports, gives the things to watch for economically and tells who her "current role model" is (her husband). But she also makes some prediction for 2009. And one relates to her former employer, NBC: NBC will get sold to Google... [TVNewser]

Immelt and NBC Want More Media -- While It's Cheap - Posted November 17, 2008
General Electric, which owns NBC Universal among other media entities, wants to find more media buys, GE chief executive Jeff Immelt told the Financial Times via Hollywood Wiretap. Immelt said the company had the resources to capitalize on bargains as it wades through the current economic downturn. The comments are a sign... [FishBowlLA]

O'Reilly "Almost Sick" Over MSNBC Chyron - Posted August 30, 2008
A chyron appearing on MSNBC yesterday afternoon around 4:15pmET had Bill O'Reilly fired up last night. The chyron read, "How many houses does Palin add to the Republican ticket?" and teased a segment about Palin's finances (apparently it's one house and two properties). Calling it, "One of the most outrageous things that I've... [TVNewser]

VSA's Jeff Walker Uses His Ecomagination - Posted January 19, 2008
So all this talk about sustainability here at Compostmodern is great, but what about those evil gigantor corporations that Alex Steffen showed slides of in his presentation? You know, like, say, um...General Electric? VSA Partners' Jeff Walker (who we are not related to, but did share a cab with last night)... [UnBeige]

The Ticker: Cowan, Bancrofts & GE - Posted July 23, 2007
>A week after having already reported for the Today Show, Nightly News and MSNBC, NBC made it official this morning: "Lee Cowan has been named NBC News correspondent, effective immediately." Cowan, who comes to NBC from CBS, will be based in Chicago. >Richard Perez-Pena writes about the "stark choices" facing the Bancroft... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Cowan, Bancrofts & GE - Posted July 23, 2007
>A week after having already reported for the Today Show, Nightly News and MSNBC, NBC made it official this morning: "Lee Cowan has been named NBC News correspondent, effective immediately." Cowan, who comes to NBC from CBS, will be based in Chicago. >Richard Perez-Pena writes about the "stark choices" facing the Bancroft... [TVNewser]

GE Chief Pulls Plug On Paris, Brian Williams Helps - Posted June 25, 2007
Late last week, it appeared NBC locked up Paris Hilton to a $1 million deal. But sources tell The New York Post that General Electric CEO & Chairman Jeff Immelt personally pulled the plug. "This is the latest in a series of p.r. debacles for NBC - Imus and the... [TVNewser]

GE Chief Pulls Plug On Paris, Brian Williams Helps - Posted June 25, 2007
Late last week, it appeared NBC locked up Paris Hilton to a $1 million deal. But sources tell The New York Post that General Electric CEO & Chairman Jeff Immelt personally pulled the plug. "This is the latest in a series of p.r. debacles for NBC - Imus and the... [TVNewser]

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]