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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 9/27/10)
MTV: Made (Premiere) at 4pm
MTV: The Seven (Premiere) at 5pm
MTV: The Buried Life (Premiere) at 10:30pm
BBC AMERICA: Top Gear (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: The Best Thing I Ever Ate(Premiere) at 9pm
MSNBC: The Last Word (Premiere) at 10pm
On Friday NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker announced he is exiting his position once the merger transaction between NBCU and Comcast Corp. is complete. Zucker said the timing was right for him to resign now since he met with Comcast COO Steve Burke two weeks ago where it was made known Comcast was looking for a change at the top. In a memo to staff, Zucker said “… it is clear to me that this is the right decision for me and for the company. Comcast will be a great new steward, just as GE has been, and they deserve the chance to implement their own vision.” Looking back, Zucker’s current contract was renewed last year through January 2013 at an annual salary of $6.3 million and a guaranteed bonus of $1.5 million. His exit package states if he leaves by January, he can expect to take away $15.6 million. Furthermore, Zucker said he thought it was best for him to control his departure announcement versus having it leak out. “This is what happens (after mergers),” said Zucker. “It would’ve been unique in business for this not to happen. I didn’t want to be a guest in my own house.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
In an update released late yesterday, Comcast Corp. and General Electric moved to appoint Comcast COO Steve Burke as CEO of NBC Universal once the merger of the two entities, valued at $30 billion, is complete. That deal is expected to be finalized by year’s end. Burke will additionally continue as Comcast’s COO.
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Netflix and NBC Universal have signed an expanded licensing deal giving Netflix the right to stream content from several NBCU broadcast and cable networks including entire previous seasons of Battlestar Galactica, Psych, 30 Rock and Law & Order: SVU. Comedy fans will be able to enjoy day-after broadcasts for the next three seasons of SNL, as well as past episodes from all 35 seasons. The company is also considering a streaming only plan in the U.S. – similar to the $7.99/month plan it launched in Canada last week – according to a blog post from CEO Reed Hastings. Netflix stock hit a record high on Friday,the day after Blockbuster announced its restructuring plan.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
Amy Poehler had several surpise guests during her opening monologue this past weekend – Justin Timberlake, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, and Jimmy Fallon.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/amys-monologue/1251378/
Bronx Beat with Katy Perry – check out her Elmo T-Shirt (her subtle response to Sesame Street)
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/bronx-beat/1251408/?__cid=thefilter
The real Governor David Paterson shows up to SNL.
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/update-fred-and-gov-paterson/1251383/?__cid=thefilter
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – $19 million
Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga’Hoole – $16.3 million
The Town – $16 million
Easy A – $10.7 million
You Again – $8.3 million
(Source: Cynopsis)
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