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NBC Scraps Plan for Huge Los Angeles News Facility - Posted January 4, 2012
NBCUniversal has decided to kill an ambitious plan to develop an office development and news production facility in the Universal City section of Los Angeles. According to a recently released ... [TVSpy]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Fox News, Food Network, EPIX - Posted October 6, 2011
This week, Fox News is looking for an assignment editor, while the Food Network and Cooking Channel are searching for a ... [FishbowlNY]

WOR Enhances Its Partnership With NBC News - Posted October 6, 2011
Anyone tuning to WOR 710 recently thinking they're hearing an influx of NBC-related programming would be right! NBC News and WOR Radio have joined forces in a broadcasting partnership. NBC News will be the dominant provider of international and national news for the talk radio station. As part of the arrangement, WOR... [FishbowlNY]

NBCU Breakfast: SJP, Andy Cohen, and Keeping It Real When Marketing to Moms - Posted October 4, 2011
[caption id="attachment_28163" align="alignleft" width="368" caption="Bravo's Andy Cohen, Sarah Jessica Parker, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell (who moderated the panel discussion), and Lauren Zalaznick, chairman, Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media at NBCUniversal Photo by: Jason DeCrow/NBCUniversal"]... [PRNewser]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: NBC News, Fox News, ESPN - Posted September 29, 2011
This week, NBC News is looking for a cross-media marketing manager, while Fox News is on the hunt for a ... [TVNewser]

How NBC News Stays Transparent on Twitter - Posted August 22, 2011
[caption id="attachment_6271" align="alignleft" width="151" caption="Ryan Osborn"][/caption] On Twitter, it's not uncommon to see a small logo in the lower, righthand corner of a user's avatar. The move is designed to promote transparency, so that tweeps know immediately what organization that tweeter is associated with. Almost all... [SocialTimes.com]

News Reader App Pulse Adds msnbc.com Content - Posted July 13, 2011
Pulse, an app that delivers news content to mobile phones and tablets including Android devices, the iPhone, and the iPad, will add fare from msnbc.com under terms of an agreement between the two parties, announced Wednesday. Content from msnbc.com including its NBC News: Decision 2012 election coverage, top headlines,... [SocialTimes.com]

African-American News Sites theGrio, NewsOne Join Forces - Posted July 11, 2011
NBC News' theGrio and Interactive One's NewsOne will coordinate and share editorial content under terms of an agreement between the parent companies of the two African-Americ... [TVNewser]

WFUV Awards Lifetime Achievement to Longtime NBC Nightly News Anchor Tom Brokaw - Posted May 2, 2011
Last night, Tom Brokaw, now 71 and a special correspondent for NBC News, was on the phone reliving some of the past 10 years since 9/11 as part of the network's coverage announcing the death of Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama Bin Laden. It was jus... [FishbowlNY]

NBC News VP Mark Lukasiewicz Touts The Royal Wedding by NBC News App - Posted April 25, 2011
NBC News vice president of specials and digital media Mark Lukasiewicz touted the network's The Royal Wedding by NBC News app, as well as Twitter account @RoyalWedding, in... [TVNewser]

GetGlue Teams Up with MSNBC and TLC for Royal Wedding - Posted April 25, 2011
GetGlue has two dates for Friday's Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, as the entertainment-based sticker-a... [SocialTimes.com]

NBC News Seeks Social Media Intern Via Social Media - Posted March 25, 2011
NBC News is accepting applications for its summer social media intern position through April 15. And it's accepting applications via Twitter. According to ... [PRNewser]

Evening News Ratings: Week of March 14 - Posted March 22, 2011
A busy news week sent Americans to their TVs for the network evening newscasts, but the beginning of Daylight Saving Time has taken a hit on TV watching. The 6:30p-7p Households using television (HUT) level was down -7% week-to-week, while the People Using Television (PUT) levels among A25-54 viewers was down... [TVNewser]

Ken Strickland upped to Deputy Bureau Chief at NBC News Washington - Posted March 11, 2011
Ken Strickland, a veteran of NBC News' Washington bureau, was named deputy bureau chief today by Antoine Sanfuentes, bureau chief in D.C. Strickland joined NBC in 1995 as an associate producer for "Dateline NBC." He was named White House producer in 1997 and later was NBC's producer on Capitol Hill. Before joining... [TVNewser]

Tucker Carlson: 'I personally think most nightly news programs are terrible.' - Posted March 9, 2011
Who does Tucker Carlson think will be the GOP nominee in 2012? Here's a hint: he isn't on Fox News's payroll. In part III of our MediaBeat interview Carlson gives his take on the GOP field as well as on where Americans get their news during election season. "I personally... [TVNewser]

CNN, NBC air graphic 'New' Footage of 9/11 attacks, which ABC and Fox News have had for years - Posted March 9, 2011
A graphic video that was said to be never before seen footage of the 9/11 attacks made the rounds on TV and online Monday. Hundreds of websites, along with NBC News and CNN, among other outlets, aired clips from the video captured by the NYPD. Some outlets ran the video in... [TVNewser]

Egyptian Protester's Sign: 'Thank You, Facebook' - Posted February 4, 2011
NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel Tweeted the photo below of an Egyptian protester holding a sign that said, "Thank you, Facebook." There was no word on whether Engel or any of the other journalists covering the political turmoil in Egypt have discovered anyone expressing their gratitude to Friendster.... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

MSNBC Digital Network, TODAYshow.com Set Video-Streaming Marks in January - Posted February 2, 2011
NBC News' MSNBC Digital Network and TODAYshow.com reported strong showings in January in terms of video streaming. The MSNBC Digital Network tallied 161.7 million total online video ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Class of 2011 Revealed for TheGrio's 100: History Makers in the Making - Posted February 1, 2011
TheGrio kicked off Black History Month by revealing the 2011 class of TheGrio's 100: History Makers in the Making... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

NBC News Turns to User-Generated Video Content - Posted January 28, 2011
NBC News vice president of specials and digital Mark Lukasiewicz spoke with Beet.TV about the explosion in video-news viewing and what his network is doing to solicit and vet user-generated con... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

NBC Goes Green - Posted November 11, 2010
[caption id="attachment_8809" align="alignleft" width="315" caption="Photo: Lauren Kapp, NBC Universal"][/caption] NBC Universal is celebrating its an... [PRNewser]

Election 2010: NBC News, MSNBC Slate Midterm Coverage Plans - Posted October 19, 2010
NBC News and MSNBC have slated their coverage plans for the 2010 midterm elections. On the broadcast network, "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams will lead coverage during the 6:30 PM newscast ... [TVNewser]

Comcast, NBCU Tout News, Public Interest Commitments for Proposed Deal in FCC Meeting - Posted October 13, 2010
Comcast and NBC executives met with the FCC last week to tout the unified company's commitment to news and public interest programming once the acquisition of NBC Universal is completed, according to documents obtained by TVNewser. The participants in the meeting were Jordan Goldstein, senior director of reg... [TVNewser]

NBC's Martin Fletcher 'Walking Israel' - Posted September 29, 2010
NBC News correspondent Martin Fletcher has a new book out about a topic he's been reporting on for 27 years: Israel. The ceaseless struggles depicted in "Walking Israel" mimic his earlier book, "Walking the Bible," but with a distinct f... [TVNewser]

NBC News, NFL Exploring 'The Science of NFL Football' - Posted September 8, 2010
NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, and the National Science Foundation are partnering with the NFL on a 10-part video series "The Science of NFL Football." Designed to be used by teachers and educators, the video series will be available to the public at NBCLearn.com and Science360.gov. The series is... [SportsNewser]

Tom Brokaw OK After NYC Car Crash - Posted December 7, 2009
We were relieved to learn that NBC News' Tom Brokaw and his wife, Meredith, were unhurt after being involved in a three-car crash on Friday, although the driver of another car was killed. TVNewser ... [FishbowlNY]

Will Comcast Buy NBC Universal From GE? - Posted October 1, 2009
Rumors, theories and conjectures have been swirling since The Wrap reported yesterday that a deal between cable provider ... [FishbowlNY]

Covering Today's Cronkite Memorial - Posted September 9, 2009
Right now, the public memorial for Walter Cronkite is just getting started at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. TVNewser editors Chris and Kevin are on the scene and Tweetin... [FishbowlNY]

Charlie Gibson Retires, Diane Sawyer To Take Over "World News" - Posted September 2, 2009
There will be a big change at one network's evening news desk starting next year. ABC News announced today that Charles Gibson, who has anchored the news channel's "World News" nightly ... [FishbowlNY]

New Media Blog Coming To The Market? - Posted March 26, 2009
Our sister publication, FishBowlNY, has an interesting update to our Dan Abrams story, with exclusive content from Abrams and his right-hand woman Rachel... [MediaJobsDaily]

Does Rupert Murdoch Have an Obama-Shaped Hole in his Heart? - Posted November 17, 2008
Today's New York Times is speculating whether Rupert Murdoch has a soft spot for ... [FishbowlNY]

Tony Snow Tributes - Posted July 14, 2008
Earlier on FishbowlDC: "In Memoriam: Tony Snow" Join us after the jump for a round-up of remembrances of Tony Snow, who passed away on Saturday. Ed Henry, CNN ... [FishbowlDC]

TODAY Show Launches Book Club for Kids - Posted April 26, 2007
Because there can never be enough book clubs, the TODAY SHOW is launching a brand new one on April 27. "Al's Book Club for Kids," which will be hosted by weatherman Al Roker, will begin with the first of four books that kids can read throughout the summer. The book club... [GalleyCat]