Pete Bevacqua Named Chairman of NBC Sports

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC News and ABC News regularly feud in the morning and fight in the early evening. Now they are taking their scorched-earth battle for news viewers to primetime.Little love is lost between the two news divisions, one an integral and massive part of the Comcast media empire, and the other, smaller rival an instrumental piece of Walt Disney.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC News will move forward with an 8 p.m.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal consolidated ad sales for its local stations and regional sports outlets under its ad-sales chief Linda Yaccarino, adding to her duties at the large Comcast-controlled media conglomerate.Yaccarino will continue to oversee the company’s national advertising sales, as she has done since the fall of 2012. She joined NBCUniversal in September of 2011 from the former Time Warner to oversee cable and digital ad sales.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJean-Paul Colaco, an experienced hand in the emerging practice of gaining ad support for streaming-video content, will serve as the new head of advertising sales at WarnerMedia, filling a role that has been left open for more than a year.Colaco, known to many as “JP,” has a history with WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar.

Also Read: 'The Glorias' Director Julie Taymor on Telling Gloria Steinem's Story: 'I Thought I Knew Her. I Didn't' (Video)The team behind the film, including stars Winston and William Catlett, writer Sherman Payne and producers Caleeb Pinkett and Clarence Hammond, said the story of “Charm City Kings” made them think more deeply about their own lives.

Kristen Stewart will be playing Princess Diana in the upcoming biopic “Spencer”, and the former “Twilight” star discussed her feelings about the responsibility she feels in portraying the beloved royal.

Sundance Film Festival alums that receive a ton of acclaim usually have one of two paths. They either end up as Oscar players, taking that strong buzz and carving out a path in the awards season, or they crumble under the weight of added expectations.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorGet ready for more books from the anchors at Fox News Channel and its related businesses.Fox News Media said it struck a three-book deal with Harper Collins Publishers that will feature titles from the media unit’s various on-air personalities. Both Fox News and HarperCollins are controlled by the Murdoch family, the former as part of Fox Corporation and the latter under the family’s other business, News Corporation.

The Crown” have been eagerly waiting for its season premiere November 15th. Season 4 will focus on the engagement and marriage of the Princess and Prince of Wales.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNBC Sports and Twitter are hoping for Olympic-size audience lifts through their extended content pact to cover both the postponed Tokyo Olympics set for summer 2021 and the Beijing Olympic Winter Games in February 2022.Most elements of the extended pact are the same as in the original agreement, announced last year for Tokyo 2020 (before the games were delayed by COVID-19).

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC’s “Today” has a new digital-video recipe for the cooking and wellness segments that are a staple of its morning schedule.Between October 5 and 9, the program’s streaming-video counterpart, “Today All Day,” will host 30-minute “Get Moving With” fitness classes at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFox News paid a settlement valued as much as $4 million to an assistant to former “The Five” host Kimberly Guilfoyle – now a senior member of President Donald’s Trump’s re-election campaign – after that staffer detailed allegations of harassment in a draft complaint, according to a report in The New Yorker.The report, citing “two well-informed sources,” said Fox News paid the female assistant the money in exchange for keeping the matter from going to trial.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal tried to harness two Fox News anchors in the recent past and failed. Now the company no doubt hopes the third time’s the charm.The company’s CNBC on Wednesday evening launched former Fox News daytime anchor Shepard Smith in a new 7 p.m.

Ellise Shafer editorZendaya is stepping into the shoes of Ronnie Spector, frontwoman of musical group the Ronettes, in an A24 and New Regency-produced biopic of her life.Variety has confirmed that the film companies have acquired Spector’s life rights in addition to her autobiography “Be My Baby,” which Spector wrote with Vince Waldron.

Ryan Reynolds is doing his bit in a bid to have more Black, Indigenous and people of colour on film sets.

NBCUniversal has named Pete Bevacqua chairman of NBC Sports Group, the company said Thursday. Bevacqua, who had been president of the NBC Sports Group, will become only the third chairman in its history, following Mark Lazarus and Dick Ebersol.

Also Read: Peacock Heads to Roku as NBCU and Streaming Platform Strike a Deal“In his time with NBC Sports, Pete has been exceptional working with our league and organizational partners, as well as in collaboration with other NBCUniversal leaders to strengthen our sports production and overall business in a challenging environment,” Lazarus said.Prior to joining NBC Sports Group, Bevacqua served as CEO of the PGA of America from 2012-2018.More to come…

Dade Hayes Finance EditorPete Bevacqua, who joined NBC Sports in 2018 after stints at the PGA Tour and CAA, has been named the third NBC Sports Group chairman in the company’s history.The news was announced Thursday by Mark Lazarus, who led the sports division before assuming his current role as chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.

Apparently, Gloria Steinem is such an iconic figure in American history, she’s too big for just one woman to portray her in the upcoming biopic, aptly titled “The Glorias.” But as seen in the trailer, the use of multiple women in the role of Steinem allows for Julie Taymor to tell the complete story of one of Feminism’s pivotal supporters.

Carey Mulligan will be starring opposite Bradley Cooper in the upcoming Netflix Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro!