The fans of Meredith Vieira have been disappointed by the news that she will not renew her contract with the NBC's top-rated morning show. It has been confirmed that she will only be working till the end of her current contract. Her contract will get over in September.

The top scripted programming executive of NBC is departing the troubled network, clearing the decks as Comcast Corp. readies itself to take control of NBC from General Electric Co., as stated by a person aware of the matter.

According to a Bloomberg report, citing Federal Communication Commission (FCC) tipsters, a Comcast-NBC merger will require to abide by net neutrality conditions for a period of at least seven years.

General Electric bought a stake of $2 billion in the American media house NBC. The $2 billion stake means that GE has bought a 20% share of NBC. The deal was struck between the French Company Vivendi and GE.

After four seasons, NBC has formally annulled their once super-popular series "Heroes" subsequent to conjecture over its future.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the network had been considering whether to get the series back to a restricted number of episodes to conclude the story.

The U. S. Legislators have expressed their concern over the likelihood of the rise in the cable prices and limitations to be imposed on the customers while accessing the programs, if the Comcast-NBC deal gets through.

The $30 billion deal will allow Comcast to take full control of NBC Universal's operations, enjoying a 51% stake.

Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel on Friday, criticized NBC’s online access to the Olympics.

Kohl seems to restrict NBC’s online access to people who subscribe to a pay TV service or have a provider partnership with NBC. Kohl said that the policy unlawfully inhibits others from seeing Olympic events.

NBC revealed it has undergone a deal with "Tonight" host Conan O'Brien for his exit from the show, allowing Jay Leno to return to the late-night program he hosted for 17 years.

The deal is reported to be worth a $44 million.

The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday reported that Conan O'Brien is near to signing a nearly $40 million deal to formally quitting from his job hosting NBC's "The Tonight Show," in a new step that will also award severance pay to his employees.

On Thursday, NBC Television shared that it is putting in the best effort to boost rating for Jay Leno's new prime-time broadcast, an announcement which has come amidst various internet reports which are speculating that the network might terminate the show or push it back to a late-night lineup.