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'Save Bandit!' 'Your mother is an Other?' 'Why the face?' The best TV lines of 2009. Add yours!

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:09:39 GMT

I thought it had to be a joke. It is not. ABC has really ordered a reality show that will have women picking men off a conveyor belt. All I could think was, this sounds like the kind of stunt ex-NBC executive Ben Silverman used to pull.
Source: Chicago Tribune

Quoted in 'Soundbite: New York Times TV Reporter Is A “Fawning “Suck-Up”'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:26:01 GMT

said in Mediaite.com:

Now, there are a few reasons why this wouldn’t have been a Bill Carter piece in the first place. Let’s go over them! 1) It’s not a meh piece about HBO. 2) It’s not a palsy piece about NBC and/or Ben Silverman. 3) It hasn’t already been written about in the LA Times or the Wall Street Journal.

Surviving NBC’s Upheaval

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:23:56 GMT

Under Jeff Zucker’s guidance in the last few years, NBC Universal’s USA Network has become a powerhouse on cable, Bravo and Syfy have become branded destinations with their own distinctive programming and MSNBC has emerged as the liberal counterpoint...
Source: The New York Times

Video startup Joost gets bought by online ad company Adconion Media Group for undisclosed sum

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:20:18 GMT

Joost acquired by online ad company Adconion NEW YORK — The struggling online video startup Joost (juice-st) is being sold to an online advertising company that plans to continue operating its Web site under the same name.
Source: Simple Thoughts

Ben Silverman's fleet feet

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:20:44 GMT

Ben Silverman was quick on his feet when asked why he paired sneakers with a gray business suit at the launch party for Notional, IAC's new production shop helmed by CollegeHumor.com's Ricky Van Veen. "We're always moving. This is a company on the go!"
Source: New York Post

Community: Salsa Verde

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:50:00 GMT

It’s Green Week, everyone! Yes, that hilariously contrived Ben Silverman idea that NBC is actually continuing after Silverman’s unamicable departure (as opposed to “Pumas On Hovercraft Week” and the equally ill-fated “Bikini Models With Lasers Week”).
Source: Vulture

Just An Online Minute: Just An Online Minute... The Goofy Nerd Herd Gets Notional

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:15:25 GMT

Last night, I had no notion of what Notional was all about and what kind of goofy nerd extravaganza awaited me.
Source: MediaPost.com

Is Ricky Van Veen Spending Too Much Time with Ben Silverman? [Television]

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:34:43 GMT

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Source: Gawker

TV: Feature:The best one-season wonders of the ’00s

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:07:38 GMT

1. Sons & Daughters (ABC, 2006) ABC’s wildly funny, partially improvised comedy Sons & Daughters arrived in the wake of Arrested Development’s cancellation, and could never quite lure that show’s fans, who saw this one as a pale copycat.
Source: The A.V. Club

Quoted in 'Tech industry takes another look at executive pay'

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:46:03 GMT

Ben Silverman said in The Seattle Times:

Microsoft is not a company I've heard people complain a lot about ... It never seemed to be an issue.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Thu, 28 May 2009 21:06:56 GMT

Talk show host Jay Leno speaks next to NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman (L) during a news conference in the Universal City area of Los Angeles in this December 9, 2008 file photo.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Actor Noah Wyle (3rd L) and wife Tracy Warbin attend the series finale party for the drama "ER" with cast member Parminder Nagra (L) and NBC executive Ben Silverman (R) in Hollywood, California March 28, 2009. The series ran for 15 seasons on NBC.

NBC's Ben Silverman

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:19:38 GMT