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A+E Networks president and CEO Nancy Dubuc spoke publicly today about her decision to withdraw as a candidate for the top job at Amazon Studios during a conversation onstage at the Code Media conference in Huntington Beach. Dubuc offered scant insights into her decision, hinting at a bad fit with the Seattle-based…

The search for a replacement of ousted Amazon Studios head Roy Price is over, with NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke named as new head of Amazon Studios. The broadcast network is expected to announce a replacement for her shortly, with Salke expected to remain at NBC for the transition before segueing to the…

The search for replacement of ousted Amazon Studios head Roy Price has taken another turn. We hear that leading candidate, A+E Networks president and CEO Nancy Dubuc, has taken herself out of consideration. Along with NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke, Dubuc had gone far down the road in discussions with the…

The search for the replacement for ousted Amazon Studios head Roy Price appears to be headed into the home stretch. Out of a pool of accomplished female TV and film executives who reportedly had been considered for the job, we hear two — NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke and A+E Networks president and CEO Nanc…

As the deserving spotlight on creative women shines brighter, NBC is officially kicking off its “Female Forward” initiative, announced in August, which will focus on providing emerging female directors with training and the opportunity to direct an in-season episode. NBC President Jennifer Salke leads the charge on…

This past pilot season was a wake-up call for NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke. Out of 13 pilots the network ordered, none were directed by a woman. It was a dismal broadcast pilot season for female directors all around, with only four women total tapped to helm pilots this year and only one getting to…

Robert Greenblatt is staying put at NBC, which is coming off one of its strongest seasons in years. According to sources, the NBC Entertainment Chairman is close to renewing his contract with NBCUniversal, which is up at the end of the year. Greenblatt declined to comment on his contract negotiations during an…

Following a broadcast pilot season, in which no NBC pilots were helmed by a female director, NBC is stepping up its efforts to employ more female episodic directors with a new annual initiative, "Female Forward." It is spearheaded by NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke, who made the announcement during the…

When NBC's hugely-popular family drama This Is Us recently announced a switch from its Tuesday night slot to Thursday, and then back to Tuesday again, viewers might have been forgiven for thinking something was amiss. But the back-and-forth move was actually a testament to the success of the show that features three…

Day 2 of the ATX Television Festival gathered network and streaming execs Jennifer Salke (NBC), Casey Bloys (HBO), Nick Grad (FX), Craig Erwich (Hulu) and Gary Levine (Showtime) to discuss the current state of television. The most popular topic: Peak TV. “It always amazes me that these shows can break out in a world…

When the surprise un-cancellation of NBC’s Timeless was announced Saturday morning, the first reaction was “Wow!” It was followed by “How?” as in how a show that had been canceled was able to land a renewal less than three days later. There has been the inevitable speculation about some armwrestling and back-room…

During a tour through her career at Keshet Media Group's INTV conference, President of NBC Entertainment Jennifer Salke said that when she first joined NBC, many people told her it would be “impossible to turn (the network) around." It was in "terrible shape" at the time, and the first few years "were really difficult…