Jul 21 Court Tosses Out CBS’s Superbowl Indecency Fine By PBS NewsHour A federal appeals court on Monday overturned a decision to fine against CBS Corp. $550,000 for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that ended with Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction."… Continue reading
Jun 18 Political Leaders, Media Pay Tribute to Tim Russert By PBS NewsHour Presidential hopefuls Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain joined other political and media heavyweights Wednesday morning at a private funeral mass for influential NBC political journalist Tim Russert. Continue reading
Jun 13 NBC’s Tim Russert Is Dead at Age 58 By PBS NewsHour NBC Washington Bureau Chief and longtime "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert died Friday afternoon from an apparent heart attack. He was 58 years old. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch NBC Universal Undergoes Restructuring That Will Cut 700 at the Network NBC Universal announced Thursday that it would shift spending from tradition broadcast TV to digital entertainment. It will cut 700 jobs because of this restructuring. A media consultant discusses changing times in the media world. Continue watching
Apr 06 NBC Reporter David Bloom Dies in Iraq NBC reporter David Bloom, who provided around-the-clock reports for the broadcast network and its sister cable station MSNBC while embedded with the Army's 3rd Infantry Division in Iraq, died Sunday of an apparent pulmonary embolism. Continue reading
May 28 Williams to Replace Brokaw in 2004 Longtime NBC substitute anchor Brian Williams will take the "Nightly News" anchor chair when Tom Brokaw steps down in 2004, the network announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 09 NBC to Begin ‘Oprah’-Style Book Club NBC's "Today" program on Monday announced plans for a monthly on-air book club, picking up an idea Oprah Winfrey says her syndicated talk show is phasing out. Continue reading
Mar 20 NBC to Stop Airing Liquor Ads NBC announced it will not air commercials advertising distilled spirits after facing months of criticism for breaking its self-imposed ban on liquor ads. Continue reading
Oct 12 NBC Employee Tests Positive for Anthrax A NBC Nightly News employee in New York has tested positive for a skin anthrax infection, not the inhaled form of anthrax that killed a Florida man last week. Continue reading
Jan 15 NBC, CNN Plan Staff Cuts NBC has announced it plans to cut as many as 600 positions from its broadcast, cable and station staffs in an attempt to reduce operating costs. Meanwhile, reports say cuts at CNN could eliminate as many as 1,000 jobs. Continue reading