Nielsen has appointed laurie lovett as its new chief hr officer, starting th january 2020. Today, xbox entertainment studios announced an original documentary series that will debut exclusively on xbox in 2014. So today, along with nancy, im thrilled to announce a liveaction halo television series, created in partnership with 343 industries, and one of the best storytellers of all time, mr. Former cbs television executive nancy tellem has reportedly joined microsofts xbox business, and according to the new york times bit blog, shes going to oversee the creation of. Microsoft is planning to bring their own line of tv shows to the xbox one as well as the xbox 360, and if all goes to plan they will arrive in 2014s first quarter at the earliest. In the past, for example, when you look at gears of war, hollywood has approached the. Microsoft hires cbs nancy tellem to form new xbox studio. Xbox goes after tv with the nfl, steven spielberg and halo. Nancy tellem the seasoned cbs television executive who was hired by microsoft last year to head up its entertainment and digital media division. Microsoft on tuesday refused to confirm or deny published reports that former cbs executive nancy tellem is considering joining the software firm to help turn its xbox and zune platforms into more. Microsofts nancy tellem says microsoft will see it first original programming for xbox early next year, a little bit later than expected. President entertainment digital microsoft nancy tellem and editor in chief digital variety andrew.
Xbox entertainment eyes street soccer series, every street. Studio chief nancy tellem and executive vp jordan levin were part of wednesdays final round of layoffs, along with a handful of xbox. Its interesting, though, that when you download something, you end up watching the commercials, because youve made the decision to watch it. Starting november 22, xbox 360 will offer a wide variety of tv shows and. Xbox originals premium dramas, comedies, documentaries, animation, unscripted shows, and live events. The xbox one will have pages of whats trending and personalized recommendations for games as well as tv shows and movies. Gears of war, age of empires and more microsoft games. Deadline hollywood is reporting that microsoft is looking to bring on bigtime cbs executive nancy tellem to head the software giants entertainment division, which includes zune and. Xbox tv original series coming in early 2014 mweb gamezone. Microsoft hires former cbs executive to create original. Microsofts nancy tellem confirms more original content. Xbox entertainment studios to debut documentary series.
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Former microsoft executive nancy tellem to join interlude startup. Sega soccer slam, razes hell two more downloadable original xbox games will be added to the xbox 360s online marketplace come monday, december 15. In a significant bet that a technology company can compete with hollywood to produce original video content, microsoft corp. Per game informer ms hired nancy tellem former head of cbs television during the span of big bang,how i met your mother and the csi series to work on new properties. Deadline hollywood is reporting that microsoft is looking to bring on bigtime cbs executive nancy tellem to head the software giants entertainment division, which includes zune and more. She is the onetime entertainment and digital media president of microsoft and.
Microsoft in talks with nancy tellem for top entertainment. Xbox owners are about to get served served a generous portion of downloadable television shows, that is. We are really excited to bring the world of halo to xbox as a premium television series. The production team is working on video that youll be able to do more with than just watch as microsofts nancy tellem puts it, you can either watch linear content or really interact with it. Johan rencks directorial debut, downloading nancy written by pamela cuming and lee ross, stars maria bello as a deeply unhappy woman who escapes her loveless marriage and her memories of child abuse by cutting and. Nancy tellem, microsoft entertainment and digital media president formerly with cbs, calls the xbox one a water cooler. Microsoft is aiming to give apple a little competition in the video download business.
As strong growth continues, xbox execs share vision for. At the session, mehdi revealed some new data that illustrate how entertainment usage on the xbox has exploded during its. Nancy tellem is the chief media officer and executive chairwoman of eko, a. This news comes from nancy tellem, who is microsofts television executive, and she believes that their content will be its on beast. Microsoft has literally hundreds of ideas for upcoming. The series is expected to feature interactive components, in keeping with the vision laid out by xbox entertainment head nancy tellem.
Starting this june, youll have more reasons to love your xbox. Ive learned that the software giant is in talks with former top cbs tv executive and now cbs consultant nancy tellem for a high level post, in which she would lead microsoft s expanded efforts in. She is the onetime entertainment and digital media president of microsoft and an expresident of cbs television studios, formerly cbs paramount television. Today yusuf mehdi, corporate vice president of microsofts interactive entertainment business, along with nancy tellem, president of entertainment and digital media at microsoft, participated in a d. Arn tellem, one of the most successful sports agents in history, is taking on a new challenge. Microsoft has literally hundreds of ideas for upcoming xbox tv shows. This original programming will see the light in the first quarter of 2014, at. Microsofts don mattrick talks with nfl commissioner roger goodell to. Microsoft launches original programming for xbox aol finance.
You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Microsoft names longtime entertainment executive nancy. Microsoft to close xbox entertainment studios zdnet. Xbox will produce the series with twotime academy awardwinning producer simon chinn searching for sugar man and man on wire and emmywinning producer jonathan chinn fxs 30 days and pbss american high through. Cbs executive nancy tellem eyeing position at microsoft. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Microsofts xbox console has quickly turned from gaming platform to media consumption device and microsoft is looking to offer more content to xbox live users in. Question on tv function on xbox one microsoft community. Microsofts xbox entertainment studio working on interactive tv cnet. Nancy tellem previously led microsofts xboxcentered movie and television business. Nancy tellem born december, 1952 is the chief media officer and executive chairwoman of eko formerly interlude interactive video, a startup focused on interactive music videos. Microsoft talks plans for premium content production, details xbox.
Emmy, emmys, and the emmy statuette are registered trademarks andor s of atas and natas. When microsoft hired longtime cbs exec nancy tellem in september, it became clear that the company was serious about creating its own video programming. Next xbox to press play on interactive tv techradar. Nancy tellem out at microsoft as xbox entertainment. Microsoft had been touting its hire of former cbs executive nancy tellem and its plans to develop custom content as core to its xbox expansion plans. Nancy tellem out at microsoft as xbox entertainment studios shuts down. Microsoft and netflix are going from friends to frenemies. Microsoft confirms exclusive xbox originals programming. In addition, former microsoft and cbs exec nancy tellem joins the board. Nancy tellem joins nielsen board of directors nasdaq. Former cbs executive nancy tellem has joined microsoft to spearhead the software companys foray into original tvstyle programming delivered digitally through its xbox gaming system. Microsoft entertainment president nancy tellem is quoted as saying.
Besides the ridley scottsteven spielberg halo project, there will be original programming about international street soccer, robotic servants, and the previously reported documentary about the discarded atari games recently unearthed in a landfill. Micosoft is moving forward with plans to produce original content for the xbox 360 by hiring former cbs network television entertainment group. Nancy tellem, a former cbs executive, will oversee the creation of original entertainment content for xbox live. Westlakes resignation comes more than a year after microsoft tapped longtime cbs president nancy tellem to serve as president of entertainment and digital media and oversee the development and. Microsofts weapon in the original programming wars. Tellem will join the detroit pistons as the vice chairman of palace sports entertainment. The studios closure comes a little more than two years after former microsoft ceo. Nancy tellem joins nielsen board of directors nielsen holdings plc.
Studio chief nancy tellem wants to deliver hit programming, including live events, reality shows and scripted programs with an interactive. Dive into media session facilitated by peter kafka. Former microsoft executive nancy tellem to join interlude. Available only on xbox 360, xbox one, and other microsoft devices, every xbox originals show will offer interactive capabilities, as well as unique interactive features customized on a pershow basis, making it a oneofa. Nancy tellem out at microsoft as xbox entertainment studios shuts.
Her experience includes stints at cbs, warner brothers, microsoft, and mgm. Nancy tellem joins nielsen board of directors yahoo finance. Xbox entertainment studios and uks channel 4 partner on original. Speaking to variety, microsofts president of entertainment and digital nancy tellem confirmed that the company will be debuting unspecified original programming via xbox live for both the xbox one and xbox 360.
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