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Comcast has tapped former Showtime President Bob Greenblatt to run NBC Entertainment as the cable giant continues to reorganize the leadership at the network in advance of its proposed acquisition of NBC Universal from General Electric, Reuters reported.

CNN is sick of being the punching bag of the cable news world. Explaining why the network replaced the head of CNN U.S., CNN Worldwide President Jim Walton cited what he described as unfair press coverage focusing on CNN's declining ratings, while ignoring its growing profitability.

A new network TV show that sees its ratings tumble after its debut usually meets with a swift and unforgiving fate. But don't expect that to be the case for The Jay Leno Show, NBC's prime time experiment with late-night comedy. Thanks to a $10 million promotional campaign, Leno premiered on Sept....

Thanks to a powerful promotional push and a serendipitous bit of booking, more than 17 million viewers tuned in last night to observe Jay Leno's prime time debut. If critics' reactions are any guide, quite a few of those 10 million went to bed underwhelmed. The Jay Leno Show represents a new...