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unusual facts about NBC Universal



America Now TV

America Now TV ran on KWHY Channel 22 (NBC Universal/Telemundo NBC) in Los Angeles for a little over 3 years in the early 1990s and was translated and broadcast in 27 countries, thanks to a distribution deal with Peacock Films.

Appnovation

Some of Appnovation's clients include MTV, NBC Universal, Sage Software, World Wildife Fund and Nerve Media.

Ashley Cowie

In 2011, Cowie was credited as producer, writer and host, of NBC Universal's TV series, Legend Quest.

Discovery Kids on NBC

Meanwhile, in 2004, NBC became a subsidiary of NBC Universal, when its parent company, General Electric, acquired 80% of Vivendi Universal Entertainment from Vivendi.

Dmitry Lesnevsky

In 2008, REN Media Group bought the German TV network Das Vierte of NBC Universal television company.

Everyzing

The company licenses its technology to media companies including NBC Universal, Fox, Cox Radio, CBS Radio, and Entercom Communications.

Jay R. Ferguson

His notable television roles include Taylor Newton in four seasons of the CBS sitcom Evening Shade, Dr. Todd Hooper on Judging Amy, Rich Connelly in the 2005 NBC television series Surface, Agent Warren Russell on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell and most recently Stan Rizzo on the AMC series Mad Men.

Operative Media

Operative provides services for some of the top media companies such as Reuters, Dow Jones, National Public Media, NBC Universal, Smart Money, Constant Contact, iVillage, and Fox Interactive Media (MySpace).

Shelly Palmer

He is the previous host of Comcast/NBC Universal’s Live Digital with Shelly Palmer, United Stations Radio Network’s MediaBytes and Mevio.com’s Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily.

The Weather Cast

The channel was devoted solely to weather forecasts from across the United States, and was a direct competitor to The Weather Channel (owned by NBC Universal, Bain Capital, and Blackstone Group).

Worldwide Biggies

It has recently received investments totaling $9 million from NBC Universal, Hearst Corporation, Alan Patricof’s Greycroft Partners, Platform Equity and PrismVentureWorks.


see also

BanxQuote

- a unit of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX); MSNBC Interactive News LLC - a joint venture of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and NBC Universal; AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL); LendingTree LLC - a subsidiary of Tree.com Inc. (Nasdaq: TREE); and Move, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOVE) operator of Realtor.com.

Isaac Mendez

On December 11, 2007, the New York Law Journal reported on Mallery v. NBC Universal, quoting from Southern District Judge Denise Cote's opinion that "the line between mere 'ideas' and protected 'expression' is 'famously difficult to fix precisely'", and stating that Heroes was not close to infringing.

KVDA

In 2007, budget cuts announced by NBC Universal resulted in the cancellation of Noticiero 60 and its replacement with a regional newscast based out of a new production center at KXTX-TV in Dallas.

Matt Kunitz

In March 2006, Kunitz left NBC Universal and began a new two year overall deal with, reality powerhouse, Endemol USA, producers of Fear Factor, Deal or No Deal, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and Big Brother.

After six years at NBC Universal and six at Endemol, It was announced on March 20, 2012 that Kunitz would join FremantleMedia North America in a multi-year overall deal with the company behind Fox’s American Idol and The X Factor and NBC’s America's Got Talent to develop and produce new unscripted shows.

Pearry Teo

In August 2009, "Pearry Reginald Teo" shot NBC / Universal (Syfy) first production in China called "Witchville" which stars Luke Goss, MyAnna Buring and Sarah Douglas.