NBCUniversal Media Group is the television and streaming arm of NBCUniversal , and the direct descendant and successor of the former division NBCUniversal Television Group , which existed from 2004 to 2019.
104-487: NBC Owned Television Stations (formerly NBC Local Media and NBC Television Stations Division ( TVSD )) is the division of NBCUniversal Owned TV Stations ( NBCUniversal ), a subsidiary of Comcast that oversees the NBC owned-and-operated television stations , Cozi TV network, LXTV and Skycastle Entertainment, its in-house marketing and promotion company. NBCUniversal's Telemundo owned-and-operated stations are held in
208-668: A local news sharing service starting with their Philadelphia stations after testing since the summer of 2008. Footage will be made available to other local media. On July 29, 2009, NBC Local Integrated Media replaced the standard station extension websites with city centric websites using nbc city .com web addresses. In February 2010, the NBC stations launched a new website, theFeast.com, a restaurant news, blog and aggregate critic feature. Additional vertical websites were also launched including The Goods and The 20. Stations are encouraged by Local Media to develop their own specialized websites. The 20
312-747: A 20% interest in New World for $ 500 million. New World was approached by Fox in part due to the group's expanding presence in several primary and secondary markets of NFC teams. New World, meanwhile, was concerned about the effect that the network's loss of NFC rights to Fox would have on both CBS, which was near the bottom of the network ratings at the time, and on the group's CBS-affiliated stations. The stations that became Fox affiliates had to acquire or produce additional programming to fill their broadcast days, as Fox programmed significantly fewer hours of network content (prime time programming for two hours on Monday through Saturdays and three hours on Sundays,
416-579: A Nonstop subchannel and beyond to other markets. An NBC executive indicated that the independent formatted Nonstop channels were doing well but needed separate 24/7 programming. The Network will have daytime retro reruns and evening lifestyle shows. Local stations will be able to pre-empt the national programming. By July 2012, NBC was also considering renaming the Network to "Bob TV" or some other name. With Comcast purchasing controlling interest from GE of NBCUniversal in 2011, NBC stations were required by
520-557: A UHF station) also did not switch as Fox was already affiliated with a VHF station in the San Diego market, Tijuana , Baja California , Mexico -based XETV-TV (channel 6). Both KNSD and WVTM retained their NBC affiliations, although in 1995 its contract was renewed for ten years. New World planned to sell all three stations as well, in order to comply with the FCC's twelve-station ownership limit. In November 1994, New World sold WSBK-TV to
624-556: A bidding war to acquire WTVJ , the then-CBS affiliate in Miami. NBC had been unhappy with its longtime affiliate WSVN for heavily preempting the network's daytime lineup. However, both WTVJ's and WSVN's respective affiliation contracts with CBS and NBC did not expire until December 31, 1988. As a result, NBC faced the prospect of having to run WTVJ as a CBS affiliate for over a year. This did not sit well with either NBC or CBS, and both approached WSVN's parent Sunbeam Television about ending
728-632: A company partially related to Argyle Television Holdings II, which merged with Hearst Broadcasting to form Hearst-Argyle Television in 1997 – acquiring its four stations: CBS affiliates KTBC-TV (channel 7) in Austin, Texas , and KDFW-TV (channel 4) in Dallas ; NBC affiliate WVTM-TV (channel 13) in Birmingham, Alabama ; and ABC affiliate KTVI (channel 2) in St. Louis . Then, New World acquired four of
832-708: A controlling interest in KXAS to NBC, and NBC contributed KNSD to the resulting partnership. Owing to their controlling stake in the partnership, NBC took operational control of both stations. In February 2013, LIN pulled out of the joint venture with NBCUniversal as part of a corporate reorganization, giving NBC full ownership of KXAS and KNSD. LIN paid NBC around $ 100 million to allow for the transaction. The stations remain under this name for FCC licensing purposes, along with WYCN-LD. NBCUniversal Media Group#NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations In 2006, NBCUniversal sold four stations from its smallest markets. In November 2007,
936-400: A corporate reorganization, giving NBCUniversal 100% ownership of the venture's two stations, KNSD and KXAS-TV . In July 2013, NBCOTS and Telemundo's owned-and-operated station group were brought together under a newly formed division called NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations , headed by NBC TV Station president Valari Staab, and NECN was transferred into NBC Stations. In 2014, WKAQ ,
1040-412: A dedicated Hispanic sports production unit, was also announced by Chairman Joe Uva and Chairman Mark Lazarus of NBC Sports Group. On October 12, 2015, NBCUniversal Hispanic Group was renamed NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises with Cesar Conde taking over as chairman from Joe Uva. Conde was already chairman of NBCUniversal International Enterprises. Uva would continue to oversee the move of NBC Deportes to
1144-583: A different financial arrangement and promotion commitments. Gold affiliation agreement is a longer broader partnership in local online media and mobile digital TV with the network representing the gold affiliates in cable and satellite retransmission consent negotiations with the network sharing in the carriage revenue. A NBClocal.com livestyle website would be a part of the silver package. By July 2009, GE has been registering NBC market .com domains (like NBCIndianapolis.com) in markets where NBC stations are not NBC owned. NBC Affiliates Board chair Mike Fiorile indicated
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#17327916623661248-554: A form of reverse compensation , instead of the then-normal mode of networks paying their affiliates. Rather than give in to NBC's demands, Young decided not to renew KRON's affiliation contract, which was set to expire at the beginning of 2002. KNTV then approached NBC with a proposal to pay $ 37 million annually to become the network's affiliate. NBC would then buy KNTV outright in December 2001 just before KRON's affiliation ended. In 2004, Vivendi Universal Entertainment (a division of
1352-847: A major investor in 1994 and purchased the company outright in 1997; the alliance with Murdoch, specifically through a group affiliation agreement with New World reached between the two companies in May 1994, helped to cement the Fox network as the fourth major U.S. television network . Although effectively defunct, it continues to exist as holding companies within the Fox Corporation corporate structure along with various regional subsidiaries (e.g. " New World Communications of Tampa "). New World Pictures's co-founder Gene Corman died at his home in Beverly Hills, California , on September 28, 2020, at
1456-449: A multi-year affiliation agreement in which New World would switch most of its television stations to the network beginning that fall. The deal would include most of the stations that New World was in the midst of acquiring from Argyle and Citicasters, with all of the affected stations joining Fox after existing affiliation contracts with their then-current network partners concluded. In exchange, Fox parent News Corporation agreed to purchase
1560-712: A new division, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, with New England Cable News being transferred into NBC TV Stations. With Ted Harbert departing as head of NBC Broadcasting in September 2016, Mark Lazarus (as chairman of NBC Broadcasting and Sports) added this group to his responsibility over NBC Sports Group . In January 2019, NBCUniversal was reorganized to make way for their streaming service . Lazarus added NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group and NBCUniversal News Group to his portfolio, now as chairman of NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News (except for NBC Entertainment). In an April 2020 reorganization, Lazarus
1664-525: A newly formed production company founded by a consortium of former New World executives (Trans-Atlantic was sold to Lakeshore Entertainment in 1996). Highgate Pictures and Learning Corporation of America were shut down in 1990. On October 7, 1991, New World sold much of its "network" television assets to Sony Pictures Entertainment , who used these assets to relaunch TriStar Television . Some television programs produced by New World such as Santa Barbara and The Wonder Years would remain in production by
1768-478: A part of NBCUniversal's cable portfolio as well as Telemundo . NBCUniversal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media was organized in 2006 in the wake of Comcast's NBCUniversal takeover and was headed by Lauren Zalaznick. Their cable channels were transferred to NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment & Cable Studios in 2013 while Telemundo and Mun2 were moved to a new division called NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content. The move also created
1872-630: A preference on behalf of local stations that the local station should own its own brand in the market. Local Newser indicated that this might be attempt by NBC to compete with their local affiliates despite pointing out the NBC local program as a part of its top tier affiliation plans. On October 24, 2012, NBC Owned Television Stations announced it will relaunch the NBC Nonstop network as Cozi TV , which will feature classic television shows, films and original programming. In July 2013, NBCU placed NBC TV Stations and Telemundo 's O&Os stations into
1976-696: A push for NBC to create and distribute future reality TV shows. However, late night programming was removed from Teledgy's portfolio, which also included annual specials. On September 24, 2018, Bob Greenblatt left NBC Entertainment's chairman position and was replaced by George Cheeks and Paul Telegdy. With the reorganization of NBCUniversal in January 2019, Jeff Shell (currently chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group) added NBC Entertainment, Telemundo Enterprises and many international channels to his portfolio, now as chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment. In October 2019, NBCUniversal Content Studios
2080-409: A result of Comcast's takeover of Sky . On October 1, Sky Vision officially merged with NBCUniversal Global Distribution. NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group , formerly NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment & Cable Studios , is the division of NBCUniversal that oversees all of the conglomerate's non-sports & non-news cable television channels. In July 2008, Universal Cable Productions
2184-596: A secondary Tampa affiliate in Sarasota -based WWSB ). The concurrent purchases of WBRC and WGHP posed issues as, at the time, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) only allowed a single company to own a maximum of 12 television stations nationwide (the Argyle and Citicasters purchases, combined with the seven stations it earlier acquired from SCI Television, would have given New World
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#17327916623662288-517: A station. Three New World stations were excluded from the Fox affiliation deal. In Boston, where New World owned WSBK-TV, Fox was already affiliated with WFXT (channel 25). WVTM was exempted in Birmingham, as, in the summer of 1995, New World sold WBRC as well as WGHP to Fox Television Stations , with WBRC switching to Fox after its affiliation contract with ABC expired on August 31, 1996. KNSD (also
2392-645: A three-way transaction between Westinghouse, CBS, and NBC in 1995. Westinghouse's Philadelphia station KYW-TV switched from NBC to CBS. CBS traded its previous Philadelphia station, WCAU-TV , to NBC in return for KCNC in Denver and KUTV in Salt Lake City, while KUSA and KSL-TV affiliated with NBC. The swap in Philadelphia was delayed when CBS discovered it would face a massive capital gains tax bill if it sold WCAU to NBC outright. In 1996, NBC bought
2496-511: A total of 15 stations) and in the case of Birmingham, New World could not keep WBRC and WVTM in any event, as the FCC forbade common ownership of two television stations in the same market . As a result, following the completion of the Citicasters station purchases in late March 1995, New World placed WBRC and WGHP in a blind trust and sought buyers for both stations. The biggest deal involving New World Communications would aid in changing
2600-512: Is a station holding division with two groups, NBC Owned Television Stations and Telemundo Station Group . In July 2013, NBC Owned Television Stations and Telemundo's O&Os stations merged to form a new division, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations under NBC TV Station president Valari Staab. NBC Responds/Telemundo Responde units were launched by NBCU Stations in 2014 with a central Consumer Investigative Center based in Dallas. Center and
2704-564: Is for the top special interest articles and the Goods is a group buying website launched in May. In late 2010 and early 2011, eight more NBC O&O stations adopted the Nonstop digital subchannel format including the three California as one network. Each stations' Nonstop subchannel has eight hours of local programming along with core programming from affiliated production companies, LXTV : Talk Stoop , First Look and Open House. In Summer 2011,
2808-611: Is the only NBC-owned station that does not have its own 4 p.m. news; however, it added a 4:30 p.m. newscast in September 2022. On January 7, 2016, NBCOTS announced that it would launch an NBC-owned station in Boston , NBC Boston, on January 1, 2017, replacing affiliate WHDH . It was originally rumored that NBC would air primary on a WNEU channel, however on November 1, it was announced that NBC would use Boston-area translator WBTS-LD (acquired from WNEU's former operator ZGS Communications ), with WNEU airing NBC Boston on its DT2 channel for
2912-440: Is the worldwide television production/distribution arm of NBCUniversal, syndicating NBCUni's programs across the globe. Universal Worldwide Television was formed in 1997 as a result of the break-up of UIP Pay TV . Prior to NUIT's formation, for several years MGM International Television Distribution handled worldwide distribution of shows from NBCUniversal. MCA TV International handled syndication of MCA TV's programs outside of
3016-504: The Big Three broadcast television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) and therefore had higher value with advertisers (compared to its predominately UHF affiliate body, the vast majority of which were independent stations before joining the network), in an effort to bolster the network's newly acquired package of NFL game telecasts. Shortly after the Citicasters acquisition announcement, on May 23, 1994, New World Communications and Fox reached
3120-570: The Federal Communications Commission to develop partnership agreements with nonprofit news organizations. TheFeast website was transferred to NBCU affiliate DailyCandy.com in November. In December, four NBC stations indicated their non-profit news partners with the partnership modeled after KNSD and Voice of San Diego's preexisting one. With the success of the NECN advertising partnership in April 2012,
3224-528: The Fox Broadcasting Company agreed to a multi-year, multi-station affiliation deal with New World Communications , resulting in most of New World's stations switching to Fox. This set off the 1994–1996 United States broadcast TV realignment , a chain of affiliation changes across the country and other multi-station affiliation deals for the next couple of years. In Philadelphia, Westinghouse Broadcasting 's affiliate deal with CBS resulted in
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3328-679: The NBC News , CNBC and MSNBC units, that was created on July 19, 2012, under chairwoman Pat Fili-Krushel. In April 2015, Andrew Lack took over as CEO of the group, with CNBC being moved to a direct unit reporting to NBCUniversal CEO. Lack was appointed to fix the division after flagging ratings and the Brian Williams embellishment scandal. In February 2017, the group purchased a 25% stake in Euronews for $ 30 million to increase its international reach. NBC News president Deborah Turness
3432-779: The New Hampshire side of the DMA. After the FCC's 2016 spectrum auction , NBCOTS purchased the former WYCN-CD license which now had channel-sharing rights with WGBX yielding strong coverage in the Boston market, then reshuffled programming across NBCOTS and Telemundo Station Group assets in eastern New England, leaving NBC programming on the new WBTS-CD and returning the WNEU and WYCN-LD licenses primarily to Spanish-language programming. Stations are listed in alphabetical order by state and city of license . Station Venture Holdings, LLC
3536-480: The Paramount Stations Group subsidiary of Viacom for $ 100 million. Later that year, Brandon Tartikoff , who helped NBC out of its ratings doldrums in the 1980s in his former role as President of Entertainment at NBC, joined New World Communications in an executive position; concurrently, New World acquired Tartikoff's production company Moving Target Productions. New World also acquired
3640-621: The United States ; New World Television , a production unit focusing on television programs (the first television programs produced by the unit were the soap opera Santa Barbara and the made-for-TV movie Playing With Fire ); and New World Video , which would handle home video distribution of films produced mainly by New World Pictures. It would eventually see success of its video division in its first few months of its operation. In May 1986, New World acquired post-production facility Lions Gate Studios for $ 4.4 million. That November
3744-441: The 1970s – returned to the company as its new CEO. Later that year Thompson left the company to form his own firm. On February 21, 1984, New World Pictures added 3 new pictures in order to expect to produce a minimum of 14 releases per year, and had plans to start their own regional network. In 1984, the company created three new divisions: New World International , which would handle distribution of New World's productions outside
3848-923: The Cleveland stations on June 19, 1965. Instead of restoring the previous WNBK and WTAM identities, the stations' new call letters became WKYC-AM-FM-TV, mostly as a nod to Westinghouse's stewardship of the stations. NBC would later sell off the WKYC radio stations in 1972, 51 percent of WKYC-TV in 1990, and then the remaining 49 percent in 1999. With the FCC encouraging the networks to expand their owned-and-operated holdings to include UHF stations , NBC purchased WBUF in Buffalo, New York, in 1955 and WKNB (now WVIT ) in New Britain, Connecticut, in 1956. The network then renamed WKNB to WNBC (for New Britain, Connecticut) in 1957. But with UHF being not viable for broadcasting at
3952-668: The French company Vivendi Universal , now Vivendi), decided to sell an 80% stake to NBC's parent company, General Electric. The sale and resulting merger formed NBC Universal . The new company was 80% owned by GE, and 20% owned by Vivendi. The television divisions of NBC and Universal Television were combined to form NBC Universal Television . In 2006, NBC Universal sold four of its smaller-market owned-and-operated stations (WVTM, WNCN, WCMH, and WJAR) to Media General . In November 2007, TVSD changed its name to NBC Local Media. In March 2008, Local Media decided to focus on growing websites and
4056-512: The Monday through Saturday children's block Fox Kids , and an hour of late night programming on Saturdays) than its three established major network competitors; on top of that, most of the New World stations (with KTVI later becoming the lone exception) declined to carry the Fox Kids block. The time vacated by news programs, daytime shows and children's programs from each station's former network
4160-621: The NBC Owned Television Stations changed its name to NBC Local Media. In March 2008, Local Media decided to focus on growing websites and the top ten market stations, placing WTVJ in Miami and WVIT in Hartford up for sale. LXTV was acquired in January 2008 by NBC Local Media followed in March by the purchased of Skycastle Entertainment, Local Media's former outside sales and marketing firm. After NBC Weather Plus
4264-603: The NBC Sports Group facility in Stamford, Connecticut . In a January 2019 NBCUniversal reorganization, Telemundo Enterprises was placed under Jeff Shell, the chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment. In a May 2020 reorganization, the division was placed under NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. At that time it was announced Conde would move over to head up NBCUniversal News Group as chairman. Universal Studio Group , formerly NBCUniversal Content Studios ,
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4368-640: The NBCUniversal Boston Media Center, a regional headquarters in Needham Crossing office park, bringing together the cluster from Newton and the NBC Sports Boston cable channel from Burlington together. Opened in January 2020, the center also came equip with a podcast production studio as mainstream media starts pushing into the podcast industry. In 2017, NBC announced that it was hiring people for KNSD with
4472-641: The Telemundo-owned station in San Juan, Puerto Rico , began airing a simulcast of New York City sister station WNBC on one of its digital sub-channels with the branding of NBC Puerto Rico , making WKAQ also a de facto NBC-owned station (under NBCUniversal's corporate structure, WKAQ remains as part of the Telemundo-owned stations group instead of NBCOTS). With four NBC-owned stations already airing 4 p.m. newscasts, WNBC , KNBC , WTVJ , and WVIT also added 4 p.m. newscasts in May 2016. As of 2020, KNTV
4576-537: The United States, but throughout 1987, MCA TV International, alongside Paramount International Television had inked an agreement with Chinese Central Television to offer 100 drama hours, which represented, was the largest license to date, and making it the two Hollywood studios to provide suppliers for Chinese TV, supplanting the previous CBS pact in 1984. In April 2019, it was announced that Sky Vision would be folded into NBCUniversal Global Distribution, as
4680-544: The acquisitions of Cannell Entertainment and entertainment magazine Premiere . In May 1996, New World sold WVTM and KNSD to NBC Television Stations for $ 425 million. On July 17, 1996, Fox parent News Corporation announced that it would acquire the remainder of New World Communications for $ 2.48 billion in stock. When the merger with News Corporation was finalized on January 22, 1997, New World's television production and distribution arms folded into 20th Century Fox Television and 20th Television , respectively and
4784-467: The age of 93. New World Pictures's founder Roger Corman died at his home in Santa Monica, California , on May 9, 2024, at the age of 98. Founded on July 8, 1970, New World Pictures, Ltd. was co-founded by B-movie director Roger Corman and his brother Gene , following their departure from American International Pictures (AIP). As the last remaining national low-budget film distributor at
4888-436: The bidding war for KRON. NBC was seen as the frontrunner, but it was outbid at the last minute by Young Broadcasting . NBC president and chief executive officer Bob Wright had previously warned that if NBC did not succeed in buying KRON, it would require any prospective buyer to uphold specific terms if it wanted to retain the NBC affiliation. After Young won the bidding, NBC demanded yearly payments of $ 10 million from Young,
4992-680: The broadcasting holdings of The Outlet Company , bringing WCMH in Columbus, Ohio, WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island, and WNCN in Goldsboro, North Carolina into the fold. NBC also made a 1996 deal with New World to acquire KNSD in San Diego and WVTM-TV in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1997, NBC and LIN Television Corporation formed Station Venture Holdings with LIN's KXAS in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and NBC's KNSD. As part of
5096-528: The channel. Comcast plans to fold Fearnet into its existing horror- and thriller-focused network Chiller (owned by the company's NBCUniversal Cable unit), although some of Fearnet's programming may be moved to Syfy . Hammer ordered a reorganization that creates the Entertainment Networks group with Chiller , Cloo , Syfy , and USA Network by transferring two Syfy executives out and placing USA Network president Chris McCumber in charge of
5200-597: The company acquired the Marvel Entertainment Group (MEG), the corporate parent of Marvel Comics from the liquidated Cadence Industries . In July 1967, William "Bill" Deneen left Encyclopædia Britannica Films to start up the Learning Corporation of America , a rival company with Columbia Pictures . It would quickly become one of EBF's biggest rivals in the 16mm field. During his past decade with EBF, William Deneen's specialty
5304-439: The company started to sell national advertising on behalf of affiliated cable channel, New England Cable News (NECN). In June, Local Media's new president. Valari Staab. renamed the company to NBC Owned Television Stations (NBCOTS). On November 3, 2011, NBCOTS announced that its seven local Nonstop subchannels would become a single national network, Nonstop Network. The Network will also add its stations that currently do not have
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#17327916623665408-1098: The company until their cancellations in 1993; New World would not return to producing programs for the major broadcast television networks until early 1995. On February 17, 1993, Perelman purchased SCI Television from George Gillett , acquiring the company's seven television stations: CBS affiliates WAGA-TV (channel 5) in Atlanta , WJBK-TV (channel 2) in Detroit , WJW-TV (channel 8) in Cleveland , WITI-TV (channel 6) in Milwaukee and WTVT (channel 13) in Tampa ; NBC affiliate KNSD (channel 39) in San Diego ; and independent station WSBK-TV (channel 38) in Boston . SCI had undergone several corporate restructurings following its 1987 purchase by Gillett Communications from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (which, in turn, had acquired
5512-415: The corporate-level position of executive vice president in charge of digital ventures for Zalaznick, taking the digital networks with her. Lauren Zalaznick was appointed to head this division as executive vice president after her previous division was split into two, with most units being merged into NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment & Cable Studios and becoming NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group and
5616-571: The deal, LIN sold a controlling interest in KXAS to NBC, and NBC contributed KNSD to the resulting partnership. In the San Francisco Bay Area, NBC had long sought to buy its affiliate KRON from the deYoung family, publishers of the San Francisco Chronicle , but the deYoungs turned down NBC's offers each time. In 1999, the deYoung family announced the liquidation of their assets, and thus the network jumped into
5720-606: The division and the Comcast Sports Group extended the partnership nationwide with four additional markets where there are both a Comcast SportsNet channel and an NBC-owned station ( New England , Mid-Atlantic , Northwest , and Philadelphia ). On October 24, 2012, NBCOTS announced it will relaunch the NBC Nonstop network as Cozi TV , which will feature classic TV shows, movies and, original programming. In February 2013, LIN Media pulled out of its Station Venture Operations joint venture with NBCUniversal as part of
5824-500: The division was placed under NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. Transferred to NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content Transferred to NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group: NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises , formerly NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content & NBCUniversal Hispanic Group , is the Hispanic culture outlet company and division of NBCUniversal . NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content
5928-607: The face of American broadcasting. In the wake of Fox 's landmark $ 1.58-billion deal with the National Football League (NFL) on December 17, 1993, which awarded it the television rights to the National Football Conference (NFC) beginning with the league's 1994 season , the network began seeking agreements with various station groups such as SF Broadcasting to affiliate with VHF stations that had established histories as affiliates of
6032-534: The filmmaking careers of Jonathan Demme ( Caged Heat , Crazy Mama ), Jonathan Kaplan ( White Line Fever ), Ron Howard ( Grand Theft Auto ), Paul Bartel ( Death Race 2000 ) and Joe Dante ( Piranha ), all of whom made some of their early films as interns for the company. New World also released foreign films from acclaimed directors such as Ingmar Bergman ( Cries and Whispers , Autumn Sonata ), Federico Fellini ( Amarcord ) and Akira Kurosawa ( Dersu Uzala ). The distribution of such films
6136-497: The former New World television stations were transferred into its Fox Television Stations subsidiary, turning the former group's twelve Fox affiliates into owned-and-operated stations of the network, joining WGHP and WBRC. The New World Animation and Marvel Films Animation libraries were acquired by Saban Entertainment and Fox Kids Worldwide (in turn acquired by Disney through its 2001 purchase of Fox Family Worldwide) following News Corporation's acquisition of New World. As part of
6240-419: The group as president. Transferred Syfy executives include the executive vice president of original content, who moved to the post of executive vice president of scripted content under the chief content officer of NBCU Cable, and the president of Syfy and Chiller , who moved to president of strategy and commercial growth at NBCU Cable. Sprout was also added to Lifestyle Network. On September 9, 2017, Sprout
6344-462: The group by Perelman in the summer of 1993. In 1993, New World Entertainment purchased ownership stakes in syndication distributor Genesis Entertainment through Four Star Television and made a direct purchase of infomercial production company, Guthy-Renker . With the asset expansion, the company changed its name to New World Communications . The company expanded its broadcasting holdings in May 1994 with its purchase of Argyle Television –
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#17327916623666448-472: The intention of launching a new Telemundo O&O station in San Diego, replacing Tijuana, Mexico -licensed station XHAS-TDT (whose affiliation expired at the end of June 2017). The new Telemundo affiliate, branded as "Telemundo 20", launched on July 1 on KNSD's digital 39.20 subchannel. Additionally, KNSD launched TeleXitos , a Spanish equivalent to Cozi TV , on channel 39.21 the same day. On September 12, 2017, NBCUniversal acquired KUAN-LD from NRJ TV, LLC,
6552-495: The latter case, New World decided against buying WTSP, as WTVT had the higher viewership of the two stations and market-wide signal coverage (WTSP's analog signal did not adequately cover southern sections of the Tampa–St. Petersburg market, as its transmitter was short-spaced to avoid interfering with the signal of Miami ABC affiliate WPLG , as both stations broadcast on VHF channel 10; because of this reason, ABC has long maintained
6656-454: The most expensive looking school films of the era, despite being made very economically. In 1987, New World acquired educational film company Learning Corporation of America and independent film studio Highgate Pictures . By this time New World Pictures changed its name to New World Entertainment to better reflect its range of subsidiaries besides the film studio, including its purchase of Marvel Comics , and partner Harry Sloan said that
6760-419: The name change would have the revised banner "more accurately reflects the business the company is in". Also that year New World almost purchased two toy companies, Kenner Parker Toys and Mattel , but both planned acquisitions never materialized (although Tonka would acquire Kenner in 1987). Around this time, New World faced a major financial slump and the company began restructuring itself. This began with
6864-499: The nation. DVD releases for most programs owned by the group are handled by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment through Studio Distribution Services, while certain titles are licensed to other companies such as Shout! Studios , Kino Lorber , and Mill Creek Entertainment. NBCUniversal Global Distribution , also known as NBCUniversal International Television or NBCUniversal International Television Distribution (formerly Universal Worldwide Television and MCA TV International )
6968-421: The network's Spanish-language broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX . NBCUniversal Hispanic Group rolled out 1,000 hours of new programming for its two channels at Upfronts in May 2015. They also launched CultureFirst, an advertising initiative that helps advertisers create a full plan to reach out to Latinos, and co-programming opportunities that allows advertisers to promote content across NBC channels. NBC Deportes,
7072-423: The owner of KSCI , for $ 650,000; the sale was completed on December 21, 2017. Concurrently, KUAN entered into a channel-sharing agreement with KNSD. This was done with the separate KUAN-LD transmitter ending service, and 39.20 and 39.21 becoming identified with KUAN-LD instead and re-numbered to KUAN's channel 48. On September 23, 2019, the station group launched its LX digital news brand for original content. LX
7176-580: The poor economic conditions at the time, the WTVJ sale was canceled. WVIT also remained unsold. LXTV was acquired in January 2008 by Local Media followed in March by the purchase of Skycastle Entertainment, Local Media's former outside sales and marketing firm. After NBC Weather Plus was shut down in late 2008, WNBC launched a replacement programming of local information, news and livestyle as NBC New York Nonstop in March 2009 using LXTV programs. In January 2009, Local Media and Fox Television Stations set up
7280-522: The remaining interest in Genesis Entertainment, which expanded upon New World's production assets into television distribution (Genesis has subsequently renamed New World-Genesis Distribution following the closure of the purchase). After New World took over Moving Target Productions, the production company was renamed to MT2 Services. In 1995, Stone Stanley Productions was signed an exclusive agreement with New World Entertainment. 1995 saw
7384-557: The rest becoming NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content and taking the digital networks and the Integrated Media group with her, including Women At NBCU, Hispanics At NBCU and the NBCU Digital Council. In September 2014, Zalaznick left NBCUniversal and executive VP Cesar Conde took over most of the division. NBCUniversal Consumer Products, headed by Russell Hampton, and Fandango, headed by Paul Yanover ,
7488-492: The roles outside of its first direct-to-consumer services: Patricia Parra Hadden as senior vice president for marketing and Ben McLean for business affairs/development, content licensing, operations and strategy. In October 2015, Digital Enterprises announced Seeso , a comedy-oriented over-the-top subscription VOD channel, which became a private beta in December and launched in January launch. However, Digital Enterprises closed down Seeso in late 2017. Maggie McLean Suniewick
7592-686: The sale of Marvel Entertainment Group to Andrews Group (run by financier Ronald Perelman ) on January 6, 1989; Marvel Productions was excluded from the sale. After a failed bid by Giancarlo Parretti 's Pathe Communications , New World was sold to the Andrews Group in April 1989; Perelman indicated that, while New World's television operations would continue, their motion picture and home video activity would be cut back, if not scrapped entirely. The bulk of its film and home video holdings were sold in January 1990 to Trans-Atlantic Pictures,
7696-981: The separate Telemundo Station Group . The NBC television network's owned-and-operated television stations group was initially formed by as "NBC Television Stations Division (TVSD)". WNBT (now known as WNBC ) in New York City, the oldest continuously operating commercial television station in the United States, first came on the air on July 1, 1941. NBC then established four other owned-and-operated stations: WNBW (now WRC-TV ) in Washington, D.C. in 1947, WNBQ (now WMAQ-TV ) in Chicago and WNBK (now WKYC ) in Cleveland in 1948, and KNBH (now KNBC ) in Los Angeles in 1949. In May 1955, NBC agreed to trade WNBK and WTAM-AM-FM to Westinghouse in return for KYW radio and WPTZ television in Philadelphia. Although Cleveland
7800-662: The six television stations owned by Citicasters : ABC affiliates WBRC-TV (channel 6) in Birmingham and WGHP-TV (channel 8) in High Point, North Carolina ; NBC affiliate WDAF-TV (channel 4) in Kansas City, Missouri ; and CBS affiliate KSAZ-TV (channel 10) in Phoenix . Citicasters retained ownership of ABC affiliates WKRC-TV (channel 12) in Cincinnati, Ohio , and WTSP (channel 10) in St. Petersburg, Florida ; in
7904-621: The station's NBC affiliation contract early. However, Sunbeam balked because they did not want to lose NBC's strong lineup of sports programming that year, including the 1988 Summer Olympics . In the aftermath, WTVJ became an NBC owned-and-operated television station, CBS took over ownership of WCIX (now WFOR-TV ), and WSVN took over the Fox affiliation from WCIX. Also in 1987, General Electric transferred both KCNC-TV and WTVJ from General Electric Property Management to NBC itself, becoming an owned-and-operated TV station. In 1994, NBC took over majority control of KUTV in Salt Lake City. That same year,
8008-401: The stations' former parent Storer Communications in 1985). Earlier in the decade, the group – then known as GCI Broadcast Services, Inc. – had restructured after defaulting on some of its financing agreements. Eventually, the renamed, SCI ran into severe financial problems and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late 1992. SCI was folded into New World, following the completion of its purchase of
8112-478: The time (due to the fact that most television sets of the time were not equipped with UHF tuners), NBC shut down WBUF in 1958 and then sold the New Britain station in 1959. NBC would then re-purchase the station in New Britain, the present-day WVIT, in 1997. General Electric bought NBC in 1986, resulting in GE's station in Denver, KCNC-TV , becoming part of NBC's owned-and-operated stations group. One year later, NBC won
8216-646: The time, New World quickly became one of the most successful independent companies in the nation. Corman hoped to continue AIP's formula at New World, making low-budget films by new talent and distributing them internationally. However, it started out with only ten domestic offices, and one each in Canada and the United Kingdom ; its films were distributed regionally by other companies. New World initially made exploitation films such as The Student Nurses and other small-scale productions. Corman helped launch
8320-407: The top ten market stations, placing WTVJ in Miami and WVIT in Hartford up for sale. Post-Newsweek Stations agreed to buy WTVJ, which would have created a duopoly between WTVJ and Post-Newsweek-owned WPLG . However, FCC ownership rules prohibited the ownership of two of the four highest-rated television stations in a single market in terms of overall audience share. With the lack of FCC approval and
8424-532: The units investigate consumer rip off with the intent of getting money back for the complainant. By 2019, 18 stations were operating a Responds team with two more started up in 2019 (WTMO Orlando and KTDO El Paso) and 2 more planned in 2020. With the January 7, 2016, announcement of the new owned and operated NBC Boston station was that the new station would be cluster with the other Boston outlets, New England Cable News and WNEU (Telemundo Boston) under their president Mike St. Peter. In March 2016, NBCU announced
8528-436: Was a joint venture between NBC and LIN Television Corporation that operated two NBC-affiliated television stations, KNSD and KXAS-TV . These stations under the joint venture were still considered owned-and-operated stations, as NBC held a majority stake in the venture. WBTS-LD (now Telemundo station WYCN-LD ) was added to this venture in November 2016 as the licensee for that station. The venture began in 1997 when LIN sold
8632-553: Was a top-10 television and radio market at the time, NBC had long wanted to "trade up" its holdings to a larger market. Also, Philadelphia was the largest market in which it did not own a station. The swap became official on January 22, 1956, as NBC moved its operations (including much of its Cleveland staff) to Philadelphia, with WPTZ becoming WRCV-TV. Westinghouse took over the WNBK/WTAM operation and changed its call letters to KYW-AM-FM-TV on February 13, 1956. NBC re-assumed control of
8736-492: Was appointed to lead international operations, with Noah Oppenheim, who oversaw Today , replacing her at NBC News. Euronews, integrated with NBC News, would be renamed Euronews NBC and be headed up by Turness. New World Pictures New World Pictures (also known as New World Entertainment and New World Communications Group, Inc. ) was North America ’s independent production , distribution , and (in its final years as an autonomous entity) multimedia company . It
8840-483: Was assigned the lead with Fuzzy Door for TV with NBCU outlets including the Peacock streaming service and outside outlet. Vice-chairman Cheeks in mid-January 2020 leaves the studio. It is announced that Pearlena Igbowke unveiled the group. A new overall deal with Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions company has been signed more recently. NBCUniversal News Group is the news division of NBCUniversal, composed of
8944-567: Was conceived by Corman in an effort to disassociate New World as an exhibitor of exploitation films. In 1983, Corman sold New World to Larry Kupin, Harry E. Sloan and Larry A. Thompson for $ 16.5 million; the three new owners decided to take the company public . Corman retained the film library, while New World acquired home video rights to the releases. In 1984, Robert Rehme – who formerly served as chief executive officer of Avco Embassy Pictures and Universal Pictures and had previously worked for New World as its vice president of sales in
9048-534: Was filled by additional syndicated programming and, in particular, local newscasts. The deal as a whole (as well as a second affiliation agreement that was struck one month after the New World deal through the purchase of four stations by a joint venture with Savoy Pictures ) caused a domino effect that resulted in various individual and group affiliation deals involving all four networks (primarily CBS, Fox, and ABC) affecting television stations in more than 70 media markets ; in most of those areas, New World did not own
9152-613: Was formed in October 2019, with Bonnie Hammer (formerly a chairman of NBCU Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises ) as chairwoman and George Cheeks (co-chairman of NBC Entertainment) as vice chairman. This new unit consists of Universal Television , Universal Content Productions , and Universal International Studios. Cheeks would also retain NBC's late night programming. The Content Studios made its first overall deal worth nine-figure with Seth MacFarlane 's Fuzzy Door production company in January 2020. Universal Content Productions
9256-407: Was formed to house Universal Television and NBC's late night programming, with Cheeks joining from NBC Entertainment. In an April 2020 reorganization, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming was formed with NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News with the addition of NBC Entertainment, Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises and Telemundo Enterprises. NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
9360-490: Was founded in 1970 by Roger Corman and Gene Corman as New World Pictures, Ltd. , a producer and distributor of motion pictures , eventually expanding into television production in 1984. New World eventually expanded into broadcasting with the acquisition of seven television stations in 1993, with the broadcasting unit expanding through additional purchases made during 1994. 20th Century Fox (then solely-owned by News Corporation ), controlled by Rupert Murdoch , became
9464-484: Was geography films, being owner of an independent film company since 1950 that was distributing through EBF until they absorbed his company and made him vice president. Among his most famous in-depth looks of everyday life overseas were a series on Japan , Hungary and Communism and a trio shot on Samuel Bronston 's sets of Fall of the Roman Empire , including Claudius: Boy of Ancient Rome . These were certainly
9568-560: Was named chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming with the addition of responsibility over NBC Entertainment, Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises and Telemundo Enterprises. Andrew Lack also exited as chairman of NBCUniversal News Group as he was succeeded by Cesar Conde. NBC Entertainment is NBCUniversal 's entertainment arm of the NBC television network. The division has prime time programming, business affairs, West Coast research, marketing, public relations and network scheduling. In July 2008, Universal Cable Productions
9672-472: Was named president of NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises in September 2016 when she was hired from her position as executive in charge of NBCUniversal's Symphony initiative. On June 19, 2017, Laura Lee began as executive VP of content, strategy and operations of the enterprise to oversee their recently purchased stake in Snap , Buzz and Vox Media . In a January 2019 NBCUniversal reorganization, Digital Enterprises
9776-410: Was placed under Bonnie Hammer as chairman of NBCU Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises. The Digital Enterprises group was the initial core of this group, The reorganization announcement indicated that a new streaming service would be formed in the new group. The streaming service was announced on September 17, 2019, as Peacock , which is to be launched in April 2020. In a May 2020 reorganization,
9880-716: Was renamed Wilshire Studios. Jeff Wachtel was transferred from his position as co-president of USA to head of content at Universal Cable Productions. With the resignation of E! President Suzanne Kolb in September 2014, NBCU Cable announced the formation of Lifestyle Network Group consisting of Bravo, Oxygen, E! Entertainment and Esquire Network. The Group was to be led by Frances Berwick, president of Bravo and Oxygen Media with Esquire Network president Adam Stotsky to take over as general manager of E! On April 14, 2014, Comcast purchased Lions Gate Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment's stakes in Fearnet , acquiring full ownership of
9984-719: Was renamed to Universal Kids while the Sprout brand would be used for its pre-school programming block until January 26, 2018, when the Sprout branding was removed from the block, and it was renamed Universal Kids Preschool . The group agreed to purchase a majority stake in Craftsy digital network from equity firms in May 2017. Craftsy was renamed Bluprint with Craftsy.com become its a la carte classes and Craftsy Unlimited service becoming Bluprint, while adding additional lifestyle categories. In January 2019, NBCUniversal reorganized to make way for their streaming service . Bonnie Hammer
10088-526: Was shut down in late 2008, WNBC launched a replacement programming of local information, news and lifestyle as NBC New York Nonstop in March 2009 using LXTV programs. In May 2009, NBC rolled out a tiered affiliation plan. The plan has three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Bronze is the standard existing short term affiliation, programming with ad inventory splits. With the silver plan, the affiliate and network would add working in other media: internet, wireless and video on demand areas with inventory splits,
10192-534: Was split from Universal Media Studios (UMS) and placed into NBCUniversal's NBCU Cable Entertainment Group division. The unit was placed under the direction of a management team consisting of 5 executives. In February 2013, following the acquisition of the company by Comcast , NBCUniversal merged its two cable divisions, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment & Cable Studios and NBCUniversal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media, into one unit. By April 2013, Comcast Entertainment Studios, or E! Studios,
10296-512: Was split off from Universal Media Studios and placed into NBCUniversal's NBCU Cable Entertainment division. On Monday, September 12, 2011, Universal Media Studios was renamed to Universal Television . NBC Entertainment named Paul Telegdy as president of both its alternative and reality TV group and NBC Entertainment, along the formation of Universal Television Alternative Studios by president Meredith Ahr in June 2016. These promotions are part of
10400-404: Was spun off from NBCUniversal Entertainment & Digital Networks and Integrated Media, taking Telemundo and Mun2 while most of the said unit was merged into NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group. Joe Uva was appointed as chairman of the unit starting April 3, 2013. On December 24, 2014, NBCUniversal announced that it would rebrand mun2 as NBC Universo on February 1, 2015, to coincide with
10504-406: Was to expand with live-streaming channel and multicast over-the-air network in May 2020. NBCUniversal Syndication Studios (formerly NBC Enterprises , Universal Domestic Television , Studios USA Television Distribution LLC , MCA TV and NBCUniversal Television Distribution among other distributor incarnations) is the television distribution arm of NBCUniversal that distributes programs across
10608-415: Was transferred from NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group to NBCUniversal Content Studios. Further restructuring placed the two cable networks in April 2020 under NBCU Television and Streaming. NBCUniversal Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises , also called Peacock and Digital Enterprises , is a division of NBCUniversal that holds the streaming service and their digital networks and previously held
10712-515: Was transferred to Universal Studios under its vice chairman Jeff Shell, while the Integrated Media group, headed by John Shea, was transferred to Linda Yaccarino, chairman of advertising sales and client partnerships. Evan Shapiro, the group's former pivot president, took over the unit in the new position of executive vice president at Digital Enterprises under Conde, the executive VP of NBCUniversal International Enterprises. NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises hired additional executives in preparation for
10816-479: Was transferred to the new post of chairman at Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises for NBCUniversal, while the cable group was placed under the NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News group. In early 2019, Universal Cable Productions changed its name to Universal Content Productions in order to reflect the move into digital productions. In October 2019, Universal Content Productions
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