Ted Harbert

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Born Jun 15, 1955

Age 57

Edward W. "Ted" Harbert III is currently Chairman, NBC Broadcasting. Before joining NBCUniversal, he was the president and CEO of the Comcast Entertainment Group.

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Chelsea Handler
Dated 2007 - 2010
Julie Harmon Herbert

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Susan Harbert

Married

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Tv Networks Hate This New Anti Commercial Dvr Feature
Huffington Post - May 22, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology. The Dish Network, which has offered its new Auto Hop feature on new digital video recorders since March, said it believes that people who buy the machine are watching more network television than they had before. The Auto Hop automatically records every minute of p...
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Nbc And Fox Comment On Dish's Commercial Skipping Service
Broadcast Newsroom - May 16, 2012

Dish's new auto hop feature on its Hopper DVR will take the commercials out of primetime. And so far, NBC and Fox aren't so thrilled by the idea. NBC's Ted Harbert even called it an "attack" on TV.
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Upfronts 2012: Nbc's Harbert Calls For Better Measurement Tools
LATimes - May 14, 2012

NEW YORK -- NBC Broadcasting Chairman Ted Harbert told advertisers Monday that as more viewers watch programs on platforms other than television, the industry needs to come up with a better measurement system. "The gifts technology gives us also presents several challenges," Harbert said during NBC's presentation of its fall schedule to media buyers at Radio City Music Hall. "If we're going to spend all this money on content, it has to be measured and mon...
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Seeking A Comeback, Nbc Bets Heavily On Comedy
Lex 18 - May 13, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) - Hoping to lure viewers with laughs, struggling NBC is calling on old friend Matthew Perry to lend a hand. The TV network unveiled a fall schedule on Sunday that has 10 sitcoms, double the number of dramas it will air. Comedy is being added to two nights, Tuesday and Friday. All the low-rated but critically-acclaimed Thursday comedies earned renewals, although "Community" will move to Fridays. Four of the comedies are new, including "Go On," starring former "Friends" actor...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1955 Birth Born in 1955.

TWENTIES

1977 22 Years Old Harbert was born in New York City, New York, the son of Ted Jr. (a television executive) and Marna Harbert. He graduated from Boston University in 1977. … Read More

FORTIES

2004 49 Years Old In his position at ABC, he was a lightning rod for such decisions as the cancellation of My So-Called Life among other critically acclaimed series. In the case of My So-Called Life, he insists, in a September, 2004 Entertainment Weekly article, that he very much wanted to renew it despite its low ratings, but he says that behind the scenes maneuvering by series star Claire Danes made such a decision impossible. … Read More

FIFTIES

2006 51 Years Old He held a similar position for E! Entertainment Television and Style Network until mid-October 2006, when he got promoted to the newly created position of CEO at the Comcast Entertainment Group, which added Comcast’s G4 TV to his portfolio.

2010 55 Years Old He lived with Chelsea Handler, a comedian and host of her own late-night talk show, Chelsea Lately, on the E! Cable Television Network. E! Network reps confirm they split in early 2010 after several years together.

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