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NBC’s Go On Will Not Network cancels Matthew Perry sitcom

The ax continues to fall at NBC, which over the last several hours has severed ties with three of the four freshman comedies that were still in contention for a…

May 10, 2013, 4:50 PM EDT

Report: NBC News Sets Sights on Deborah Turness Appointment would make ITV News vet the first female U.S. network news chief

ITV News editor Deborah Turness is on the verge of becoming president of NBC News, which would make her the first woman to helm a network TV division in the…

May 10, 2013, 1:48 PM EDT

NBC News Turns Big Flipboard Presence Into Ad Sales GE promos launch on the mobile app

About a year ago, NBC News established an account on Flipboard—the increasingly popular magazine-formatted, social mobile app—and has since grown its presence to a whopping 1.3 million monthly active readers.…

April 15, 2013, 7:01 AM EDT

NBC News Digital Names Yahoo's Hillary Frey as Editorial Director NBCNews.com to boost original content

NBCNews.com has made nearly a dozen new hires to bolster the news site, including Yahoo News editor in chief (and former Adweek managing editor) Hillary Frey as editorial director, The…

March 18, 2013, 4:48 PM EDT

Microsoft Rolls Out Windows 8 Ads Four unique in-app ad treatments for brands like Jeep, Paramount, Delta

Microsoft’s goals with Windows 8 and its Surface tablet are nothing if not lofty. The company wants to reboot computing, provide a serious challenge to Apple and, oh, revolutionize digital…

February 12, 2013, 6:29 PM EST

Steve Capus Out at NBC News 'New direction' for longtime division president

NBC News president Steve Capus on Friday announced that he is leaving the network. In a memo issued to staffers, Capus said that while it is “an extremely difficult decision to…

February 1, 2013, 1:51 PM EST

Microsoft Finally Splits With NBC NBC launches NBCNews.com, MSNBC site to follow in 2013

NBC News announced late Sunday evening that the organization has acquired full control of MSNBC.com, ending a joint venture between NBC and Microsoft. Adweek had first reported that divorce talks…

July 16, 2012, 12:05 PM EDT

Savannah Guthrie Named Co-Anchor of NBC’s 'Today' Show Announcement made a day after Ann Curry steps down

NBC on Friday made it official, announcing it has tapped Savannah Guthrie as the new co-anchor of the Today show. The confirmation comes just one day after Ann Curry made…

June 29, 2012, 3:21 PM EDT

NBCU Exploring Buyback of MSNBC.com Executives looking to push more of cable voice onto the Web

Chris Matthews must be getting that tingling feeling down his leg again. He and his colleagues may soon have a giant news site to call their own. That’s because NBCUniversal is…

May 24, 2012, 3:40 PM EDT

NBC News Hires Chelsea Clinton Will contribute to 'Making a Difference' series

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton will be joining NBC News as a full-time special correspondent, The New York Times reported today. According to NBC News president Steve Capus, Clinton will work…

November 14, 2011, 10:53 AM EST

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