Silverman Out at NBC, In at IAC: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 28, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 08.28.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

NBCU executive Ben Silverman has left the company in order to pursue a new venture with IAC. Silverman, who came under fire for a lack of hits and h...

I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! Episode 4 Recap: Life Without Antagonists

Rob Cohen, 07.06.2009

The last straw has to be Patti Blagojevich, likening Janice Dickinson and her kleptomania to an opponent her husband once faced in an election.

Rubbernecking: The Hills, Season Five Finale

Holly Cara Price, 07.03.2009

Agent Provocateur

I've had to really examine my need to write about the finale of The Hills before actually putting pen to paper.

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Lee Schneider, 06.25.2009

Founder of DocuCinema, a media production company in Santa Monica

Execs put garbage on TV because people watch it -- its more relaxing to watch garbage than to actually take it out.

Geffen Looking to Purchase NY Times: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer May 18, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 06.18.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Media mogul David Geffen is seriously interested in purchasing a large stake in The New York Times Company. Rumors of Geffen's interest have increas...

One Last Look Back: The 10 Most Ridiculous, Shameful, or Generally Unfortunate People and Events of 2008

Chez Pazienza, 03.06.2009

Editor of Deus Ex Malcontent, Author, Ex-Network News Producer, New Media Consultant

Well, it could've been worse. As 2008 mercifully ends, we're left to ponder a year in which the real and the surreal were pretty much indistinguishable, where insanity actually became tedium.

New Leno Timeslot the Most Recent in Long Line of Stupid NBC Decisions

Dan Abramson, 01.12.2009

Associate Comedy Editor

To figure out how NBC got to this point, let's look back at some influential decisions by reading through actual transcripts between NBC execs.

Five Reasons NBC's Leno Move Is Brilliant

Lee Stranahan, 01.10.2009

Filmmaker, Writer, Photographer

Moving Leno to Conan's early lead-in will create a stronger Conan Tonight Show by allowing him the breathing room to adjust to the earlier time slot and build his own audience.

Leno to Take Over 10PM: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 9, 2008

Shelly Palmer, 01.09.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

After Conan O'Brien takes over the Tonight Show in May, Jay Leno will begin hosting a show at 10pm on NBC. The move coincides with Jeff Zucker's pla...

Quantum of Solace Takes Box Office, Best Bond Debut: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 17, 2008

Shelly Palmer, 12.18.2008

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

James Bond: Quantum of Solace took in $70.4 million this weekend to top the Box Office. Quantum of Solace t...

News Corp's James Murdoch, Publicis' Maurice Levy and NBCU's Ben Silverman Share 2009 Strategies

Jack Myers, 12.18.2008

Transformational Leadership for the Media Industry

"In TV today," Silverman commented at last week's Monaco Media Forum in Monte Carlo, "it's difficult to manage an advertising downturn, but we're developing other businesses."

Fringe, Dollhouse, 90210 and More: A Summer 2008 TCA Recap

Ed Martin, 08.01.2008

JackMyers.com Television Critic

Be sure to check out full coverage of the TCA at Ed Martin Live at TCAIt was a Television Critics Association tour like no other. For the first time i...

Ben Silverman's Comments on Margins vs. Ratings Signal the End of Broadcast Television

Shelly Palmer, 07.30.2008

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

All of the professional explanations for the decline of broadcast television ratings seem to agree that the problem comes from outside forces and an unavoidable changing landscape. I disagree.

American Idiots

Chez Pazienza, 06.07.2008

Editor of Deus Ex Malcontent, Author, Ex-Network News Producer, New Media Consultant

The fact that Ben Silverman is not only successful but has become so via the control of so much of NBC programming is all the proof you need of both the existence and virility of pacts with Satan.

What Makes "Today" Different

Shelly Palmer, 03.28.2008

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

What interests me about NBC's decision to take the show to a fourth hour is the impact it will have on shelf space (the industry term for time slots available on linear television).