NBC Universal sets sights on Sparrowhawk
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EDINBURGH  - NBC Universal is poised to announce a $350 million deal to acquire Sparrowhawk Media, the U.K.-based private-equity vehicle that owns the international operations of the Hallmark Channel, sources said Sunday.
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American engineering group United Technologies (UTC) yesterday moved a step closer to buying fire extinguisher maker Kidde. Kidde confirmed it was planning to open its books to UTC after receiving a revised 165p-a-share offer from the group.
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NBC Universal expects to book higher  advance advertising for its television programs this year and  better-than-forecast digital revenue as it expands into new  outlets, its top executive said on Thursday.
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NBC Universal said on Tuesday it has  agreed to buy Sparrowhawk Media, which owns the international  operations of the Hallmark Channel, confirming an earlier  Reuters report.
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If an athlete's true test is improving each time on the field, television network NBC is due for laurels when the Athens Olympics end on Sunday, but its greater challenge will be launching new shows like "Joey" in coming weeks.
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Broadcaster NBC Universal said on Tuesday it would double the size of its cable operations outside the United States with the acquisition of Sparrowhawk Media, the private equity-backed owner of the Hallmark channel.
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NBC Universal and News Corp. have announced the inclusion of several cable networks in their online video venture expected this summer.
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It didn't take very long for NBC Universal to find a new outlet for its programming following its break with Apple. The channel's shows will now be available through Amazon for the same price they were on iTunes.
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NBC Universal has created a new company, NBBC, that will distribute video programming to various Internet sites.
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By SCOTT COLLINGS Los Angeles Times  HOLLYWOOD - NBC has called a Hail Mary pass with one of its new fall shows.   Its a weekly drama set against the backdrop of prep sports, a relatively unglamorous world that hasnt yielded a TV hit in nearly 30 years.
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General Electric Co'  NBC  Universal unit said on Wednesday it will launch "widgets" of  television shows like "Meet the Press" and "NBC Nightly News  with Brian Williams," allowing users to post NBC content on  blogs and Web sites.
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General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal and News Corp. will start a Web-based network in September, letting viewers watch films and television shows and later purchase programs.
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NBC Universal is in talks to sever  ties with Kevin Reilly, president of its entertainment division  and the network&#39;s chief programmer, according to an article on  the New York Times Web site on Monday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Brooke Shields has been tapped to star in NBC's one-hour pilot "Lipstick Jungle," based on Candace Bushnell's novel about three rich, power-hungry professional women in New York.
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NBC Universal said on Wednesday it   will offer episodes of some of its new prime-time shows for   free online viewing on personal computers in a bid to build an   audience for its fall schedule.
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NBC Universal and the News Corporation canât seem to catch a break when it comes to a name for their new video-sharing service.
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com. Shortstop Barry Larkin has expressed interest in playing for the Washington-bound Expos and being reunited with interim general manager Jim Bowden.