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Jay Leno Takes Big Pay Cut
 Jay Leno Takes 
 Big Pay Cut 
Aug 18, 2012 1:15 PM CDT

Jay Leno Takes Big Pay Cut

He did it to save jobs; about 20 got laid off: Deadline Hollywood

(Newser) - Jay Leno has long said he lives off his standup money and takes the millions he gets paid for hosting the Tonight Show and sticks it right in the bank. So the news that Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood broke last night might not sting quite as much for him:...

Nobel Winners to NBC: Reality Show Glorifies War

'Stars Earn Stripes' glorifies war, they say

(Newser) - Nine Nobel Peace Prize laureates are standing up to ... NBC. The group claims one of the network's new reality shows glorifies violence. Stars Earn Stripes features such luminaries as Todd Palin , Nick Lachey, and Dean Cain going through military-style training with former Marines and Green Berets. Executive producer Mark...

NBC&#39;s Ratings Defy Expectations
 NBC's Ratings 
 Defy Expectations 
olympics
Aug 11, 2012 9:26 AM CDT

NBC's Ratings Defy Expectations

These Olympics will be among top 5 TV events

(Newser) - NBC seems to be taking all kinds of grief over its Olympics coverage because of tape delays in the age of live-streaming, so its ratings must surely be suffering, right? Not so much. In fact, these Games "have blown away the most optimistic projections" and will rank among the...

Last Place in Airing Olympics? USA! USA!

Comcast rules with iron fist as rest of world streams for free: Susan Crawford

(Newser) - The US may be a top medal earner, but it's among the last-place finishers when it comes to airing the Olympics. As Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee tweeted in the opening ceremony, "This is for everyone." Not Stateside, it seems: While residents of at least 64 territories across...

News Channels Ruining Games for Jon Stewart

'Spoiler alerts' aren't working, says Daily Show host

(Newser) - The bizarre phenomenon of Olympic "spoiler alerts" is driving Jon Stewart nuts. CNN asks viewers to put the TV on mute before the newscasters go on to announce results. "People watch CNN not on mute?" Stewart asked incredulously on last night's Daily Show , poking at the ways...

Boob Tube: NBC Airs Bare Breast in Water Polo

A player gets something off her chest

(Newser) - The boobs at NBC might be considering extending the network's Olympic broadcast time delay to its live feed online—after it revealed the bare breast of a water polo player. The audience watching the US-Spain match on site didn't get the benefit of the underwater cameras, but NBC...

Twitter Reinstates Journo's Account: 'We Did Mess Up'

Guy Adams, who was critical of NBC, is tweeting again

(Newser) - Twitter has lifted the suspension of a journalist's account and apologized for a breach of its own policy, notes Marketing Land . The flap occurred when Guy Adams of the British newspaper the Independent got so peeved at NBC's Olympics coverage that he tweeted the corporate email of one...

Twitter Blocks Journalist Who Criticized NBC

NBC argues Guy Adams violated Twitter policy by printing exec email

(Newser) - Twitter is sparking stunned squeals of protest over its decision to block a British journalist after he criticized Olympic coverage by NBC and the network complained. Twitter has suspended the account of Guy Adams , the Los Angeles correspondent for the Independent . The newspaper's deputy editor blasted the move as...

Sports Fans Slip Past NBC&#39;s Iron Grip
 Sports Fans Slip Past 
 NBC's Iron Grip 
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2012 4:03 AM CDT

Sports Fans Slip Past NBC's Iron Grip

Savvy Internet surfers turn to overseas servers

(Newser) - Olympics fans are mad and they're not going to put up with NBC's iron control any longer. The answer? The Internet, of course. Techies are linking to European servers to get their sports from across the pond, reports Reuters . Take Californian Jason Legate, who has been watching the...

NBC Defends Move Not to Cover Opening Live
NBC Defends Tape Delay
as Critics Pile On
olympics
Jul 28, 2012 8:42 AM CDT

NBC Defends Tape Delay as Critics Pile On

Opening ceremony needed 'context' of prime-time coverage

(Newser) - London put on quite the spectacle to open the Olympics, though TV viewers in the US had to watch on tape delay. For that, NBC took loads of criticism on Twitter, notes AP television writer David Bauder. So why didn't the network at least live-stream it online? Because it...

Here's Why Ann Curry Really Got the Boot

Matt Lauer was '100%' behind it, says source

(Newser) - If you thought things seemed a little, well, cold between Matt Lauer and Ann Curry on her final Today show appearance, there's good reason for that, a source tells Us Weekly : "Matt Lauer is 100% behind Ann leaving," the insider claims. There's not much in the...

What Ann Curry Did After Getting the Boot

She high-tailed it out of NYC

(Newser) - Following her teary and much-panned adieu to the Today show, Ann Curry wasted no time in high-tailing it out of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, sources tell the New York Post . "The minute she was finished, she was out of that building," the source said. She apparently flew directly to...

Savannah Guthrie Takes Ann Curry&#39;s Seat on Today
Yep, Savannah Guthrie
Will Replace Ann Curry
UPDATED
Jun 29, 2012 11:25 AM CDT

Yep, Savannah Guthrie Will Replace Ann Curry

NBC to make 'Today' shuffle official: Hollywood Reporter

(Newser) - Savannah Guthrie sat in Ann Curry's former chair this morning as co-host of Today, and it looks like the seat will become hers permanently. In a not-so-surprising development, NBC will officially announce later today that Guthrie will be Matt Lauer's full-time co-host, according to the Hollywood Reporter . Her...

Savannah Guthrie Tapped to Replace Curry

She's already been offered job, say sources

(Newser) - Looks like a new Today for Savannah Guthrie. She's been tapped by NBC to replace bounced Today co-host Ann Curry , sources tell the Hollywood Reporter . She's already been offered the job, but there's no immediate word on her response—or the deal she may be negotiating, notes...

NBC Still Has to Pay Ann Curry $10M a Year

TMZ says she's guaranteed that amount for three years

(Newser) - TMZ says the rumors about NBC firing Ann Curry as a Today co-host are not only true, they're going to prove costly to the network. The site thinks Curry will get the boot next week, but NBC will still have to pay her $10 million a year for...

Meredith Declines Today's Job Offer

Vieira rebuffs offer to replace Ann Curry

(Newser) - Looks like NBC wanted to replace Ann Curry with the very co-host Curry replaced. Meredith Vieira reportedly turned down the network's offer of her old job back; she simply "wasn't interested," according to TMZ . The celebrity gossip source notes that ratings weren't the only reason...

NBC Might Replace Ann Curry on Today

New York Times says move is in the works

(Newser) - Ann Curry just celebrated her one-year anniversary as co-host of the Today show, but it looks like she won't be around for a second. The network is fixing to replace her, reports the New York Times . The show has dipped in the ratings since Curry replaced Meredith Vieira, and...

NBC Failed to Air Shocking Sandusky Footage

Bob Costas asked if Sandusky had 'classic MO of many pedophiles'

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky's openness in an NBC interview last November may give prosecutors an unexpected boost in the courtroom, Fox News reports. Talking to Bob Costas, the former Penn State assistant football coach all but admitted to having inappropriate relations with at least some underage boys. "I didn't...

Fox Refuses Ads for Service to, Well, Kill Ads

Dish Network's Hopper can automatically skip commercials

(Newser) - How awesome would it be if your DVR automatically skipped commercials on shows recorded off the major networks? Probably not very awesome if you were one of those same networks, which is why they're outraged over the Dish Network's upcoming "Hopper," which, Dish announced last week,...

Troubled NBC Looks for Ratings Amid Laughs

Quarter of schedule devoted to comedy

(Newser) - NBC is looking to comedy to help it climb the ratings ladder: Nearly 25% of the network's fare next season will consist of sitcoms, up from just 14% last fall. Execs are aiming to recapture the highly-educated young adults that helped propel Seinfeld and Friends, the Los Angeles Times...

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