Steve Burke

At CPJ Gala, Dan Rather Criticizes Corporate Media, While Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Promises Journalistic Independence For NBC News - Posted November 23, 2011
Last night the Committee to Protect Journalists held its annual gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. The bulk of the event was to honor journalists who risked their lives to cover the news, and along the way a few well-known faces showed ... [TVNewser]

NBC News Gives Brian Williams Newsmagazine 'Rock Center' a Three-Year Commitment - Posted September 21, 2011
TV Guide's Stephen Battaglio checks in on NBC News' upcoming newsmagazine "Rock Center with Brian Williams." Along the ... [TVNewser]

Vanity Fair Releases its Annual New Establishment List - Posted September 1, 2011
Vanity Fair has an updated New Establishment list debuting in today's October issue, so we thought we'd share some of it with you. Once again, Mark Zuckerberg grabs the top spot in a gathering of 50 "buccaneering visionaries, engineering prodigies, and entrepreneu... [FishbowlNY]

KNBC's Commitment to Diversity Questioned Following Demotions of Hispanic Talent - Posted August 12, 2011
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has sent a letter to Los Angeles NBC O&O KNBC and its corporate parent Comcast expressing concern over an alarming number o... [TVSpy]

Don Browne Retiring from NBCU/Telemundo - Posted April 12, 2011
A day after longtime NBCUniversal executive Paula Madison announced her retirement, another longtime local and network news topper is retiring. ... [TVSpy]

The NY Post's Phil Griffin Story-Line By Line - Posted February 23, 2011
The New York Post's Page Six ran a very brief item about MSNBC's Phil Griffin. It would be a juicy item, were it... [TVNewser]

NBC and the Olympics, Continued - Posted February 18, 2011
When we last checked on NBC and the Olympics, the ge... [SportsNewser]

NBC Has a New Logo - Posted January 27, 2011
TVNewser has confirmed that this is the new NBC corporate logo. The network will keep the peacock, but this was on display at today's ... [PRNewser]

Burke on Olbermann: 'This Was a Decision Made By NBC News Management, Steve Capus and Phil Griffin' - Posted January 27, 2011
[caption id="attachment_50496" align="alignright" width="307" caption="(l-r) Williams, Ralph Roberts, Burke"][/caption] At noon today, NBC Universal (now called, apparently NBCUniversal) held a town hall meeting in the "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" studio, where new CEO ... [TVNewser]

Is This NBC Universal's New Logo? (Update: Yes It is!) - Posted January 27, 2011
A handful of tipsters at NBC Universal tell TVNewser that at the town hall meeting being held later today by new CEO ... [TVNewser]

Is This NBC Universal's New Logo? - Posted January 27, 2011
A handful of tipsters at NBC Universal tell TVNewser that at the town hall meeting being held later today by new CEO ... [FishbowlNY]

How important is the NFL to NBC? 'I shudder to think about NBC without it' - Posted January 24, 2011
This morning at the NATPE conference in Miami Beach, outgoing NBCU CEO Jeff Zucker was asked about what the NFL means to NBC. Questioned by ... [SportsNewser]

Steve Burke breaks bread with his (soon-to-be) new NBC News employees - Posted January 20, 2011
NBC News and MSNBC anchors filled New York City's Gotham Hall this afternoon for the annual upfront presentation -- a luncheon put on by the NBC News sales team to entice advertisers and agencies to keep NBC News and MSNBC top of mind when they are spending ad dollars. NBC News... [FishbowlNY]

Steve Burke breaks bread with his (soon-to-be) new NBC News employees - Posted January 20, 2011
NBC News and MSNBC anchors filled New York City's Gotham Hall this afternoon for the annual upfront presentation -- a luncheon put on by the NBC News sales team to entice advertisers and agencies to keep NBC News and MSNBC top of mind when they are spending ad dollars. NBC News... [TVNewser]

Brian Williams to Interview Steve Burke in Comcast-NBCU Town Hall All-Staff Meeting - Posted January 19, 2011
TVNewser hears that "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams will interview the new CEO of NBC Universal, Steve Burke, (pictured right) in a company town-hall meeting n... [TVNewser]

Will NBC Retain the Olympic Games? - Posted December 16, 2010
Bidding for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic rights begins next year and Mediapost's David Goetzl... [SportsNewser]

Why Was MSNBC President Phil Griffin Not Included in the Comcast/NBCU Executive Memo? - Posted November 18, 2010
After Comcast announced its new senior executive structure for NBC Universal, some inside NBC News and MSNBC have been asking why MSNBC president ... [TVNewser]

Steve Capus, Mark Hoffman to Remain in Place Once Comcast Completes NBC Universal Acquisition - Posted November 18, 2010
Comcast has officially announced the senior leadership team for the new company that will be formed when it completes its acquisition of NBC Universal. For the news divisions the changes appear to be minimal, with both NBC News president Steve Capus... [TVNewser]

As FCC and DOJ Speed Up Comcast-NBCU Review, Questions of What the New Bosses Have in Store - Posted November 15, 2010
The FCC and Department of Justice are speeding up their respective reviews of the proposed Comcast-NBC Universal merger, the Wall Street Journal reports. The goal is to close the deal by the end of the year, albeit w... [TVNewser]

Arianna Huffington thinks Roger Ailes is one of the most powerful people in media - Posted November 13, 2010
Arianna Huffington told Forbes magazine what her idea of being powerful ... [TVNewser]

Comcast 'Not in Any Way Involved' in Keith Olbermann Suspension Decision - Posted November 8, 2010
Comcast, which is attempting to acquire a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric, says it was "not in any way involved" with the decision to suspend Keith Olbermann last week. When news of the suspension first broke on Friday, Comcast was... [TVNewser]

NBCU CEO Jeff Zucker's Departure: How the Business Networks Covered It - Posted September 24, 2010
Bloomberg, CNBC and Fox Business Network all covered the announcement that NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker would step down once Comcast completed its acquisition of the company. Two of the networks delivered particularly interesting coverage: CNBC and FBN. CNBC reported the news at... [TVNewser]

Jeff Zucker to Leave NBCU Once Comcast Closes Deal - Posted September 24, 2010
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker has confirmed that he will leave the company once Comcast closes its deal to acquire it. "It has not been an easy or simple decision," Zucker told NBC universal employees in a memo this morning. "I have spent my entire adult li... [TVNewser]

CBS, Comcast Cut 10-Year Retrans Deal - Posted August 2, 2010
CBS and Comcast have inked a 10-year retransmission consent agreement. The deal includes expanded distribution for CBS College Sports Network, carriage of The Smithsonian Channel and the full suite of Showtime Networks, as well as--most significantly-- new retransmission consent fees for the CBS television stations. Terms of the agreement were not ... [TVNewser]

Brian Williams on Comcast Deal: 'So This is My Fault' - Posted December 4, 2009
The LATimes' Joe Flint has a brief readout on Jeff Zucker's town hall meeting yesterday at 30 Rock with his soon-to-be new bosses from Comcast: the Roberts -- father and son -- Comcast COO Steve Burke, to... [TVNewser]

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]