And in perhaps the most significant validation of morning's position as the hot place to work at a network, NBC's top entertainment programmer, Jeff Zucker, took over as president of NBC Entertainment after dominating morning television when he ran "Today".
But now, Comcast is in an apparent partnership with Sony, a major entertainment programmer, and with Time Warner, a programmer and cable operator.
For a taster menu of the capital's pub scene, we asked a few locals, including a theatre director, an architect, a university entertainment programmer and a professional tour guide, for their unbiased, pint-based recommendations.
The needs of audiences, critics, entertainment journalists, filmmakers, programmers, buyers and sellers sometimes overlap but more often diverge, and this can be especially apparent at the annual behemoth that is the Berlin International Film Festival, in progress through Sunday.
Talking Carl: Of all the beguiling, high-definition entertainments devised by designers and programmers, my kids, if given the chance, will choose to play with Talking Carl.
C1 Move Seen for Fox TV Chief Gail Berman is expected to leave her job as the chief television programmer at Fox Entertainment for the top creative position at Paramount Pictures, executives at both companies confirmed.
Madison Road is aiming to create what programmers and advertisers call branded entertainment, working products into the fabric of a show from the start of its development.
Contact programmers at local colleges and entertainment venues.
"Direct access is the most appealing thing for any major talent," said Rob Barnett, a former MTV and VH1 programmer who founded the Web entertainment studio My Damn Channel.
