LOS ANGELES, CA — Nearly 65 years after The Howdy Doody Show was canceled, NBCUniversal announced plans to bring back the beloved character in a dark, gritty reboot.
A television writer who spent more than a decade developing a drama about tribal land disputes and casino politics has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Taylor Sheridan, alleging the creator of Yellowstone received her pitch, rejected it, and then built a billion-dollar franchise from her ideas. Lauren J. Salkin filed the complaint Friday in […] The post TV writer sues Taylor Sheridan, claims he lifted her pitch to create Yellowstone appeared first on American Almanac .
A television writer who spent more than a decade developing a drama about tribal land disputes and casino politics has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Taylor Sheridan, alleging the creator of Yellowstone received her pitch, rejected it, and then built a billion-dollar franchise from her ideas. Lauren J. Salkin filed the complaint Friday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, naming Sheridan, his management company Elevate Entertainment, Paramount, NBCUniversal, and several other defendants. The suit seeks damages, profits from the Yellowstone franchise, and an injunction barring the defendants from further use of material Salkin says she created. No specific dollar figure appears in the filing, but…Open
At 62, Mariska Hargitay is juggling an Emmy hosting gig, a Broadway debut, an HBO documentary, and Season 28 of "Law & Order: SVU", and she says quitting is the last thing on her mind. NBCUniversal TV chair Pearlena Igbokwe called Hargitay one afternoon, moments before the actress was about to take the stage for […] The post Mariska Hargitay will host the Emmys, and she has no plans to leave 'SVU' appeared first on American Almanac .
At 62, Mariska Hargitay is juggling an Emmy hosting gig, a Broadway debut, an HBO documentary, and Season 28 of "Law & Order: SVU", and she says quitting is the last thing on her mind. NBCUniversal TV chair Pearlena Igbokwe called Hargitay one afternoon, moments before the actress was about to take the stage for a Broadway matinee, and offered her the job of hosting the September 14 Emmy Awards telecast. Hargitay's first instinct, she told Variety in a wide-ranging profile , was skepticism. "At first I thought, 'This is ridiculously thankless, a difficult job that everyone gets ripped apart for. Why? Why would I do that?'" Hargitay said. But she came around fast, framing the gig through the same lens she uses for everything else:…Open
The creator of "Yellowstone" has landed a deal with NBCUniversal valued at one billion dollars, a staggering payday for a man who writes every script himself and has never won an Emmy. Taylor Sheridan, the 56-year-old Texan behind the most-watched cable drama of the last decade, is leaving Paramount for NBCUniversal in a deal that […] The post Taylor Sheridan built a billion-dollar TV empire by ignoring Hollywood's rules appeared first on American Almanac .
The creator of "Yellowstone" has landed a deal with NBCUniversal valued at one billion dollars, a staggering payday for a man who writes every script himself and has never won an Emmy. Taylor Sheridan, the 56-year-old Texan behind the most-watched cable drama of the last decade, is leaving Paramount for NBCUniversal in a deal that cements him as one of the most commercially powerful figures in television. He got there without a writers' room, without courting awards voters, and without playing the Hollywood access game that most showrunners treat as a second career. Page Six profiled Sheridan's rise, working methods, and blunt personality in detail, and the picture that emerges is a man who built his empire the way a rancher builds a…Open
Almost as soon as the two companies announced a split, analysts rushed to consider potential merger and acquisition targets for each.
The media business, which owns NBC News and Universal Pictures, will be separated from Comcast’s cable and internet business, following a trend in the media industry.
Comcast is planning to split itself into two separate publicly traded companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky
Cesar Conde of NBCUniversal News thinks that the “pendulum will eventually swing back” to mainstream media brands.
Mr. Shell, the former C.E.O. of NBCUniversal, is leaving after becoming entangled in a legal battle with a professional gambler, R.J. Cipriani.
This weekend kicks off a historic month for NBCUniversal , which will broadcast the 2026 Winter Olympic Games , the Super Bowl and the NBA All-Star Game, all within a span of 17 days. Why it matters: "Legendary February," as the network is calling it, will show off the unique staying power of the broadcaster, streamer and news provider. - NBC Sports president Rick Cordella said during a press event last month the trifecta of events allows NBC Sports to do what it does best — "make big events even bigger." Zoom in: NBC's "Legendary February" month begins with the 2026 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony in Milan on Feb. 6. - Coverage of the Olympics will be balanced with the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, live from Santa Clara, California. -…