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ABC's New Summer Offerings Get Off To Solid Start
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 3:07pm | 291ABC (Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS))'s summer looks just as loaded as its regular season with a number of new offerings in the mix. Analysts were quick to note, however, that this year the network has taken a decidedly unusual path in mostly relying on reality programming. The first of those new series...
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NBC Re-Visiting Variety Format As Part Of Summer Roster
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 9:50am | 279If one network has learned how to best utilize reality series it seems to be NBC. Investors already are well aware the Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)-owned company has been able to dominate the traditional TV season period, but many are also realizing summer is a strong spot. Following the...
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NBC's Summer Reality Staples 'America's Got Talent' and 'American Ninja Warrior' Slotted For Returns
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 9:37am | 290Investors have seen a stellar turnout by NBC (Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)) the past two years, as the peacock network has wrestled the 18–49 crown away from its rivals. Yet, what's more impressive is that during the off-peak summer season, NBC hasn't lost its advantage. A large part...
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5 Kickstarter Campaigns That Are Better Than Potato Salad
Friday, July 18, 2014 - 10:48am | 1017Columbus, Ohio native Zack Danger Brown did not hide the fact that he wanted to make potato salad. Not satisfied with simply telling his friends and relatives on Facebook or Twitter, he took his desire to Kickstarter. "Basically I'm just making potato salad," Brown wrote on his...
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Britney Spears & Howard Stern: What do New Celebrity Judges Mean for Talent TV?
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 12:29pm | 775Television networks are shelling out the big bucks to bring the grandest names in the entertainment industry to judge their celebrated talent shows. Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) America's Got Talent on NBC has decided to bring in Howard Stern to choose the fate of the country's freshest meat, while...