Posts Tagged ‘nbc’

NBCU to invest $190M in NYC facilities

NBCUniversal has announced it plans to invest some $190 million in upgrades and renovations at the company’s New York City headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza and other nearby facilities.

A key component of the project is adding energy efficient and environmentally friendly initiatives as part of the company’s “Green is Universal” efforts.

In addition to work at 30 Rock, the company will also renovate portions of the 245,000 square feet it has leased at 1221 Avenue of Americas, including adding a new studio control room and fiber networking technology.

The work is expected to stretch through the first quarter of 2014 and provide 484,000 man hours of employment.

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‘Dateline’ moves to 3K

Earlier tonight, Dateline NBC tweeted this photo of a “Dateline NBC” taping with anchor Lester Holt.

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‘Nightly’ rolls out new open and graphics

NBC News quietly rolled out changes to “Nightly News” this week with a new open and graphics package.

The package brings more color into “Nightly” and features some of the design hallmarks present in the “Rock Center” package, including the large translucent squares. These squares are also in the election graphics for the network.

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Composer John Williams turns 80

Legendary composer John Williams is 80 today.

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NBC to employ ultra-slow motion cameras during Super Bowl

NBC will use three NAC Hi-Motion II cameras during this Sunday’s Super Bowl, allowing the network to broadcast super-high quality slow-motion replays.

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‘Rock Center’ bringing a ‘news’ attitude to Wednesdays

NBC has been running banner ads promoting “Rock Center’s” move to Wednesdays across several websites.

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A different angle for NBC’s D.C. bureau

This morning on the “Today Show” we noticed Andrea Mitchell, appearing in NBC’s Washington, D.C. bureau, was seated in a position we haven’t seen yet.

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‘Dateline’ asks: ‘How do you Dateline?’

NBC’s “Dateline” has been running a promotional and marketing campaign around the question “How do you Dateline?”

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NBC announces ‘Rock Center’ move with all star promo

NBC News is moving newsmagazine “Rock Center” to Wednesdays starting Feb. 8. To announce the change, the network is airing a promo that paints the key journalists on the program, including Brian Williams, Harry Smith, Kate Snow, Ted Koppel and Meredith Vieria.

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‘Today’ launches new look

This morning both “Good Morning America” and the “Today Show” launched new graphic packages.

The new package debuts after a celebration of 60 years on air for “Today.”

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Landmarks sporting ‘Today’ colors for show’s anniversary

Venerable morning show “Today” will celebrate its 60th anniversary tomorrow, Friday the 13th, with what some might consider an ultimate branding accomplishment: lighting up world-renowned landmarks with the show’s colors.

One of those, the Empire State Building, is shown in this illustration sporting the show’s yellow and orange hues.

Other participants include Niagra Falls, the Bellagio casino fountains in Las Vegas and the Goodyear Blimp during a flyover of the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles. More details here.

The show’s birthday is actually Jan. 14, but producers bumped it up a day to celebrate on a weekday.

In addition to the landmark lighting, viewers will be treated to plenty of other treats marking the occasion, including a look back at past moments from the show, a presidential greeting and more. The show has also posted the first episode on its website.

Comcast reveals revised West Coast facility plans

Comcast, the owner of NBCUniversal, has announced plans for a smaller facility on the West Coast that will essentially replace the 1.5 million square-foot MetroStudios@Lankershim project it canceled.

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