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Burke was succeeded as CEO of NBCUniversal by Jeff Shell in 2020 but remained as chairman of the company's board of directors. [14] As of 2009, Burke has served on the Board of Directors of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. [15] He has also served on the board of trustees of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. [16]
On July 7, 2024, Paramount's board approved the deal to merge with Skydance. [10] The deal will close in two phases: first, a group of investors from Skydance will pay $2.4 billion in cash to purchase National Amusements, the parent company of Paramount Global; second, Paramount Global will pay its Class A and Class B stockholders $4.5 billion in cash and shares.
NBCUniversal Media, LLC (abbreviated as NBCU and doing business as NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate owned by Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. [5]
In 2017, NBC announced that it was hiring people for KNSD with the intention of launching a new Telemundo O&O station in San Diego, replacing Tijuana, Mexico-licensed station XHAS-TDT (whose affiliation expired at the end of June 2017). The new Telemundo affiliate, branded as "Telemundo 20", launched on July 1 on KNSD's digital 39.20 subchannel.
On February 9, 2016, NBC Universal, Telemundo's parent company, faced claims by SAG-AFTRA of operating under a double standard between its Spanish-language and English-language talent at NBC and Telemundo. In their response, the network released a statement claiming they are "committed to making Telemundo a great place to work for our employees ...
Falco played a key role in the NBC-Universal merger, leading him to be named President of the NBC Universal Television Network Group in 2004. [5] [6] Following the merger, Falco combined the ad sales operations of NBCU's broadcast and cable units – the first major media company to take that approach. [7]
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell took in $16.5 million in total compensation, while his boss, Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts raked in a staggering $32.7 million. The generous pay packages come ...
When he was not admitted to Harvard Law School, he began working at NBC by accepting an internship at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [15]In 1989, he was a field producer for Today, and at 26 he became its executive producer in 1992. [16]