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Craig Moffett, a veteran Wall Street analyst who has been tracking AT&T along with the larger media, telecom and digital realm for more than a generation, cast a wary eye on the management reshuffling at AT&T’s WarnerMedia. In a blog post this morning, the influiential MoffettNathanson partner said the news of Bob Gree…

In statements provided to Deadline by WarnerMedia, which earlier this morning announced Bob Greenblatt’s arrival as chairman and head of direct-to-consumer, three executives receiving promotions reflected on their expanded roles. Here are the statements in full: Jeff Zucker, Chairman, WarnerMedia News & Sports, and…

Michael Fuchs, who was HBO's CEO in the early 1980s, was both innovative and famously argumentative with producers or with the press. I never got past the five minute mark in my conversations with Fuchs without a dispute flaring – I even kept a chart on the timing of our clashes. Fuchs didn't trust reporters who wrote…

AT&T-owned WarnerMedia has confirmed a sweeping reorganization of its executive leadership team with Bob Greenblatt joining in a newly created position and Jeff Zucker and Kevin Tsujihara expanding their roles. Greenblatt, who just ended a seven-year run as chairman of NBCUniversal last fall, will be Chairman of…

Longtime television executive Bob Greenblatt is in talks with AT&T to join WarnerMedia and oversee the company’s potentially combined TV units, including HBO, Turner and an upcoming streaming platform. The former NBC chairman has been in “advanced” negotiations with WarnerMedia chief John Stankey for a role in the…

The Court of Appeals’ today rejected Department of Justice’s attempt to stop AT&T acquiring Time Warner, paving the way for AT&T to accelerate the implementation of its plans for WarnerMedia. The company already announced an upcoming streaming platform, which will include HBO Now. I hear WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey…

Following this morning official announcement that Bob Greenblatt would be leaving his post as NBC Entertainment chairman after nearly eight years, he has sent a note to the company staff. In it, he admits that “it is with very mixed feelings” that he decided to leave NBC but felt that, with the network at the top of…

Tonight marks the beginning of the 2018-19 broadcast season. Years ago, it would’ve been a big event, marking the end of four months of repeats and the return of originals to TV. For the networks, it was a make-or-break time as the overnight ratings during premiere week determined whether their new series were hits or…

NBCUniversal president and CEO Steve Burke this morning confirmed the departure of Bob Greenblatt who is stepping down from his position as Chairman of NBC Entertainment after almost eight years. As expected, Burke looked internally for a successor, naming George Cheeks and Paul Telegdy Co-Chairmen of NBC…

One of the biggest surprises this upfront season is NBC’s pass on the Bad Boys offshoot pilot LA's Finest, toplined by the films' Gabrielle Union and fellow movie star Jessica Alba. “These are all tough calls,” NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt said about the decision. during the network’s upfront call on Sunday “We did…

Even though his company NBCUniversal was hosting this morning’s forum about advertising, measurement and the current state of the TV and digital video business, NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt didn’t mince words. “Consumers hate advertising,” he said. “People are running away from advertising in droves, and…

NBC is bringing back Will & Grace might seem a sort of peace offering for having turned a reality TV star into the man who became our country’s current and least popular president ever, Donald Trump. Originally picked up in January for a 10-episode limited installment, the Emmy-winning comedy this morning got its…