Topic: NBC Universal Inc.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Rockford Files" and "Hawaii Five-O" are flying high during pilot season, minority actors are hot, but Britain not so much. For the first time in a decade, there is no broadcast pilot based on a U.K. format after NBC's "Prime Suspect" remake was pushed because of difficulties casting the lead. Sparked by the success ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" from online video service Hulu, a Hulu executive said on Tuesday. Hulu's senior vice president of content and distribution, Andy Forssell, said the company was unable to secure the rights to the popular shows from ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Talk-show host Jay Leno settled comfortably back behind his desk on NBC's "The Tonight Show," recapturing his old audience but leaving most critics underwhelmed. Early audience ratings on Tuesday showed that 6.6 million viewers tuned in Monday night to watch Leno quip that it was "good to be home" in the late-night seat he left ...
