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• Giants-Cowboys a large draw for NBC

  January 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 The New York Giants’ victory over the Dallas Cowboys earned the highest overnight rating in the six-year history of Sunday night football on NBC. According to data released Monday by …

• Super Bowl to be streamed online, to mobile phones

  December 20, 2011 in Sports The biggest draw in television is going mobile. The Super Bowl will be streamed online and to phones in the U.S. for the first time, the NFL said today. NBC’s …

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  September 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Slice By Paul Turner

• TV Notes: NBC to bring back reality hit, ‘Fear Factor’

  June 5, 2011 in Features on Page D7 NBC is reviving “Fear Factor,” the reality show that boasted challenges ranging from daring to gross. “Fear Factor” aired on NBC from 2001 to 2006 with host Joe Rogan. The …

• O’Brien will leave with $32 million

  January 22, 2010 in Business on Page A12 LOS ANGELES – Ending his brief reign as host of one of television’s longest-running shows, Conan O’Brien on Thursday finalized a rich severance deal with NBC that releases the comedian …

• One-time NBC whiz kid is behind the Leno flip-flop

  January 14, 2010 in Business on Page A8 LOS ANGELES – Jeff Zucker was a fearless news producer and fast-rising entertainment executive who was just 41 when he became head of NBC Universal. But in the last few …

• O’Brien refuses to be pushed back

  January 13, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Conan O’Brien is prepared to walk. Relegated again to second-string status, comedian O’Brien on Tuesday refused to go along with NBC’s plans to push his show back …

• Comcast strikes deal to buy NBC Universal

  December 4, 2009 in Business on Page A16 HOLLYWOOD – In a momentous shift in the balance of power of the entertainment industry, cable television giant Comcast Corp. on Thursday made it official by announcing that it was …

• U-Hi graduate joins TV hunt for criminals

  July 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Roger Carstens was at his desk at the Center for a New American Security about a year ago when a friend called with a proposal: Would he like to be …

• NBC announces season renewals

  January 20, 2009 in Features on Page C4 NBC is renewing Tina Fey’s “30 Rock” for the 2009-10 season, along with “The Office” and “The Biggest Loser.” The network also announced that it has set a premiere date …

• Broadband in Beijing

  August 3, 2008 in Business on Page E6 The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which start this Friday, will feature the most extensive use of online media of any Olympics to date. In 2004, there were some video highlights …

• Thousands want chance at $1 million

  April 2, 2008 in City on Page B1 Hoping to win big, thousands of gamblers flocked to Northern Quest Casino on Tuesday. They were gaming for a chance at $1 million, but not at the slots or high-stakes …