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NBC Has Best Fall Season Start in 10 Years

2012-10-16 15:22:01

NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC has opened the 2012-13 broadcast season with three consecutive weekly victories in adults 18-49, the network's strongest start since the fall of 2002, according to ratings data from Nielsen Media Research. Three weeks in, NBC ranks first in the key sales demo, averaging a 3.0 rating. NBC is the only major broadcast network to show growth compared to last year: Network *Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Average Change vs. last season -------...

Jack Morton Worldwide Takes Home 18th Emmy® Award

2012-10-10 11:23:06

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global brand experience agency Jack Morton Worldwide today announced that it received its 18th Emmy® Award for designing the set of NBC News' second annual "Education Nation" event. Held every September in New York City, "Education Nation" is a three-day national broadcast aimed at sparking solutions-oriented conversations about the state of education in America. The 2011 broadcast was heralded for its innovative set design, which was...

NBC News And RLTV To Premiere Money Matters with Jean Chatzky Tuesday, Nov. 20 At 9 PM ET on RLTV

2012-10-01 10:23:11

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC News and RLTV, the only cable network and online destination created for the 50+ audience, announced that an all-new, one-hour personal finance series, Money Matters with Jean Chatzky, will premiere Tuesday, November 20 at 9 PM ET on RLTV. The interactive consumer finance show hosted by Jean Chatzky, one of America's most popular personal finance experts, features practical advice on how to manage money that is designed to ensure...

Buick Achievers Awards 1,100 Scholarships Nationwide

2012-09-23 18:20:16

NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program, funded by the General Motors Foundation, today announced scholarships totaling approximately $4.2 million to 1,100 recipients during the NBC News Education Nation Summit in New York City. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120924/DE79485 ) The students, who come from all 50 states, were honored for excelling in the classroom and the community. They will receive financial resources to...

SVU, Touch And Up All Night Take Top Honors In Sentinel For Health Awards

2012-09-19 18:20:34

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners of the Sentinel for Health Awards for exemplary achievements of television storylines that inform, educate and motivate viewers to make choices for healthier and safer lives were announced at the Writers Guild of America, West in Los Angeles. The NBC drama Law & Order: SVU received first place in the Primetime Drama (major storyline) category for accurately portraying the emotional effects and legalities around childhood...

NBC Sports Journalists Now Using Social Media and Web Video Reporting to Bring NFL Fans Closer to the Game

2012-09-16 23:00:15

Sports reporters normally have very limited time slots to fill fans in on sideline news, such as injury reports or giving on-the-fly interviews. However, NBC’s September 11 Sport Release announced they’ll now be using Facebook and Twitter to provide links, real-time content and exclusive videos to eager fans. “This new method of social media and web video reporting,” comments social media and web video expert David Jenyns, “will finally allow fans to catch any and all news that...

New Season of 1st Look With Ali Fedotowsky to Launch After SNL on Sept 15

2012-09-13 06:28:22

NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new season of 1st Look, the Emmy award-winning lifestyle program hosted by Ali Fedotowsky (The Bachelor, The Bachelorette) that delivers viewers the best places around the country to eat, play and indulge, premieres this Saturday, September 15 after Saturday Night Live. 1st Look's new season promises some of the best finds yet, with Fedotowsky showcasing the most entertaining game nights, ultimate getaways, the most delicious food trucks...

More Than $81 Million Pledged So Far In Connection With September 7 Fundraising Special, Stand Up To Cancer Announces

2012-09-09 22:23:35

Public Responds to Emotional Call to Fund a New Pediatric Cancer Research Dream Team Entertainment Industry, Corporate and Organizational Donors, Philanthropists, Volunteer Teams and the General Public Come Together to Fight Cancer Stand Up To Cancer Telecast is Available Online at www.hulu.com/stand-up-to-cancer Donations can be made online at www.su2c.org and at 1-888-90-STAND (78263) http://www.standup2cancer.org | facebook.com/su2c | Twitter: @SU2C LOS ANGELES,...

NBC 5 Fall Daytime Lineup Premieres with 'Steve Harvey' September 4th

2012-08-30 14:23:34

DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC 5 / KXAS-TV is set to premiere Steve Harvey at 2 p.m., Tuesday, September 4(th), in a one-hour show hosted by the TV personality, comedian, radio show host and best-selling author, Steve Harvey. In his new weekday show, Harvey will talk to real people with real issues and bring his funny, insightful and common sense approach to help solve everyday problems. Drawing from his varied life experiences,...

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen cancer researchers attending Stand Up To Cancer telethon in Hollywood

2012-08-23 10:23:57

Primetime fundraising event to air Sept. 7 simultaneously on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and cable channels SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Physicians and staff from the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare will mingle with Hollywood A-listers during the live, primetime television broadcast of the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) fundraising telethon on Sept. 7. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120823/DC62223LOGO ) Virginia G. Piper...