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   NBCUniversal CEO: Broadcast Network Needs 'Some More Shows' for Turnaround

   6:30 am 5/1/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   "We made good progress in the first two years" of Comcast's ownership, says Steve Burke, reiterating it could take up to five years to get "real momentum" at NBC.Read more

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   NBCUniversal Posts Higher First-Quarter Operating Cash Flow

   1:46 am 5/1/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   UPDATED: The entertainment giant, led by CEO Steve Burke, saw growth in all divisions except for its broadcast unit as owner Comcast lost more video subscribers.Read more

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   NBCU's Steve Burke, Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes Under the Hollywood Microscope

   5:00 am 4/10/2013

   • by Kim Masters

   With trouble and transition at NBC's "Today" and "The Tonight Show," and exec drama at Warner Bros., the New York moguls have been rolling up their sleeves -- and stepping in controversy. Plus, Kevin Tsujihara on Jeff Robinov's fate.Read more

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   How NBCU's Steve Burke Cleaned Up a Messy 'Tonight Show' Transition (Analysis)

   2:03 pm 4/3/2013

   • by Kim Masters

   “Bob shouldn’t have done it,” a top NBCUniversal executive says of an angry email from NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt to Jay Leno. Now NBC has secured Jimmy Fallon while gambling that Leno won't go to Fox.Read more

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   Comcast CEO 'Bullish About NBCUniversal's Future,' NBC Turnaround

   5:34 am 2/13/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   UPDATED: The cable giant also details that the acquisition of full control of the entertainment company will add $550 million in earnings, or 19-20 cents per share. Read more

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   How Bonnie Hammer Won NBCUniversal's Cable Networks (Analysis)

   5:00 am 2/6/2013

   • by Lacey Rose

   CEO Steve Burke's move, which puts Lauren Zalaznick into a more digital-minded role, ends one of the highest-profile power struggles in the TV business.Read more

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   NBCUniversal Reports Higher Third-Quarter Financials Driven by Olympics

   2:58 am 10/26/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   UPDATED: The company, led by CEO Steve Burke, posted a $120 million profit for the Summer Games and improved film and cable network group results for the quarter.Read more

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   NBCUniversal's Steve Burke Targets More 'Bourne' Films, Animation

   9:54 am 9/13/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   The entertainment company's CEO signals that Universal Pictures will work on further building its lineup of franchises and try to eventually release two animated releases a year.Read more

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   NBCUniversal CEO: Broadcast Business Has $1 Billion in Upside

   4:16 am 9/13/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Steve Burke says NBC will start to get retrans dollars, the company's TV stations could make $450 million this year, and its cable channels have big affiliate fee and ad upside. Read more

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    Bob Costas: The Conscience of NBC Sports on Sandusky, Olympics Scandal and, Yep, Being Short

    10:59 am 7/17/2012

    • by Marisa Guthrie

    Mired in the ratings cellar, the network has pinned its gold medal hopes on the charming, challenging sportscaster.Read more

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