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NBC is an American television network. Founded in 1926 as the Radio Corporation of America, it was the first major US broadcast network and obtained the FCC's first commercial TV station license in 1941.

Through more than 200 independently owned affiliate stations and 10 NBC owned and  operated stations, the network currently broadcasts about 5,000 hours of programming annually to 99% of all homes in the country with television sets. The home to popular and acclaimed 1990s series such as Seinfeld, Friends, and ER, NBC found itself fall from the number one network in terms of ratings to number four by 2004.

The network is part of the NBC Universal company, which is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% by Vivendi. Under the leadership of Jeff Zucker, President and CEO of NBC Universal, Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff direct the television operations as co-chairmen of NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio.

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• Thomas Harris Spawning Two TV Series – As Well As Hannibal, There’s Now Clarice Too

  
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  Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal is headed to NBC with a 13 episode order and a plan to portray the cannibal killer’s relationship with FBI profiler Will Graham. The source material here would be more Red Dragon that Silence of the Lambs . Meanwhile, another show is to focus on Clarice Starling, the FBI agent that ...
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• The General GNCC Airs This Saturday at 6:30PM ET on NBC Sports Network

  
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  RacerTV captures Round 2 of the 2012 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series as Chris Borich, Taylor Kiser and Walker Fowler battle it out for the XC1 Pro class win. Watch as the fastest off-road ATV racers in the world charge through the hot and humid Georgia woods, for one of the most exciting finales in GNCC ...
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• Major Networks Sue Dish Network for Allowing Customers to Skip Ads

  
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  How annoying is it when you get to the good part of your movie or soap opera and BAM!  It’s time for a commercial.  Some of you have hollered out loud at your televisions.  Don’t worry!  We don’t judge.  But did you know that there’s a service out there now that will help you avoid ...
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• NBCUniversal in talks to buy back MSNBC.com

  
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  We’ve had quite a few changes going on in the online environment over the last two years with websites being purchased left and right. More changes are coming apparently with sources claiming to have knowledge of the negotiations reporting that NBCUniversal is in negotiations Microsoft to buy back MSNBC.com. The ...
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• NBCUniversal may buy Microsoft’s MSNBC.com stake: Reports

  
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  BANGALORE: NBCUniversal is in talks with U.S. technology group Microsoft to buy back MSNBC.com, Adweek reported, quoting sources. Several sources said negotiations have progressed to the stage where NBCU parent company Comcast was conducting due diligence, the report said. A possible deal would help MSNBC have ...
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• TVs Worst 21 Characters Of The Year

  
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  21. Declan Porter (Connor Paolo), "Revenge" Oh Declan ... so moody, so disposable, such a horribly unnecessary Boston accent for someone whos from Montauk. Wed fully support a "Declan and Yonkers girl elope and never return" storyline on "Revenge." Just sayin. 20. Sugar Motta (Vanessa Lengies), "Glee" Not ...
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• THE SKED SERIES FINALE REVIEW: "Awake"

  
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  Check Out THE SKEDs Complete Season Finale Reviews HERE. Maybe Kyle Killen and Taylor Kitsch should have coffee together.  Kitsch, of course, is now infamous as the only man in history... This is a summary. Please visit our site to read more.
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• Miss USA 2012 Contestants in Kooey Bikini Fashion show at TRUMP Hotel in Las Vegas

  
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  The 2012 Miss USA contestants participated in the Kooey Bikini Fashion Show at Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on May 23, 2012. Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella and BMX rider Ricardo Laguna also participated in the event (Photo: © Erik Kabik Photography / www.erikkabik.com).  Photo: © Erik Kabik ...
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• Memorial Day Weekend 2012: TV marathons, the Indy 500 and more programming

  
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  If youve got plans, be sure to get those DVRs set for all the TV and movie marathons, sporting events and specials on Memorial Day Weekend 2012 - and if you dont have plans, settle in with us!
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• Glenn Close talks about getting close to her first erection!!!

  
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  Glenn Close is on The Tonight Show tonight and she shared with Jay Leno that when she was younger she was very naive about sex. She told him how she went to a dance with a boy at her boarding school. Then she said that she kept feeling something in his pocket and wondered what it was. When she went back to her room ...
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• Ad Hopper Dispute Heads for Court

  
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  Fox, NBC and CBS separately sued Dish Network in Californiaseeking to enjoin Dishs Auto Hop...
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• Rob Kardashian And Joe Jonas Tag Team Beauty Queens!

  
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  It’s that time of the year again when pageant queens from all over the states go head to head...er, heel to heel?! The 61st annual Miss USA competition will be aired on NBC June 3 and it has just been announced who will be taking the seats at the judges’ table this year! Since E! is under NBCUniversal, it makes ...
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• TV Bits: Read the Leaked ‘Community’ Talking Points Memo From NBC, Plus: ‘Mockingbird Lane’, ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Spartacus’, ‘True Blood’

  
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  The latest development in this sad Dan Harmon / Community saga is a leaked memo from NBC instructing the shows actors on how to handle the topic while speaking to the public. Honestly, it’s not so much that the note itself is unreasonable or dishonest, but that now it’ll be tough not to listen for these same ...
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• GSAs extravagant party planner no longer with agency

  
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  Jeffrey Neely, responsible for planning the General Services Administrations lavish 2010 conference read more
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• Analyst: Auto Hop Flap Much Ado About Nothing

  
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  A week after the broadcast networks warned that they would not tolerate Dish Network’s commercial-blasting technology, Fox, NBC and CBS today separately filed suit to block the service. And while the math suggests that TV’s reaction may be a bit overblown, a successful legal campaign could set a precedent ...
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• Its Official: HLN to Broadcast 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards

  
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  After months of speculation about whether or not the Daytime Emmys would be telecast this year, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) and HLN have signed a deal to broadcast the event live on June 23 at 8 PM EST. The ceremony will showcase tributes to cancelled sudsers All My Children ...
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• Fox, NBCUniversal sue Dish over ad-skipping DVR service

  
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  Fox and NBCUniversal have both separately sued Dish Network in a Los Angeles federal court over its new service that lets consumers skip TV ads. Dishs  AutoHop service, which debuted earlier this month, has “ irked ” entertainment executives, according to the Associated Press . Fox, in a statement , attacked ...
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• Colin Quinn Needs Attention

  
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  VS SNL Alum Colin Quinn is on a Twitter rant & insulting Jimmy Fallon and Christopher Walken. Where it starts: Jimmy responds: Going after Chris Walken: Way to go, asshole. source 1 2
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• media blackouts to make the Chinese envious…

  
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  Outrage Over 72 Hours Of Network Silence On Catholic Lawsuit Spreads To Other Christian Leaders… Fury over the ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts’ continued refusal to report the lawsuits Catholic entities have filed against the Obama administration has spread beyond the Media Research Center watchdog group and ...
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• ‘Sunday Night Football’ displaces ‘American Idol’ as No. 1

  
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  American Idol finalists Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez. Photo credit: Michael Becker/Fox The 2011-12 television season ended Wednesday. The winners included CBS for total viewers, Fox for the 18-to-49 age group and NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” which overtook “American Idol” as the No. 1 series for ...
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