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With a showtune. Oddly touching.

NBC-Universal has a new really boring logo now that their merger with Comcast has been approved. And reviews are, uh, universally scathing. For you graphics geeks out there, Gawker has launched a “redo the new” logo contest.

CNN is reporting today that the FCC has approved the merger between cable giant Comcast and NBC-Universal. CNET explains: The $37 billion merger between the companies has been a long time coming. The deal, which was first announced in 2009, provides Comcast with a 51 percent controlling stake in NBC Universal. General Electric will retain the remaining 49 percent. When …

As they did with Keith Olbermann, MSNBC has suspended commentator Joe Scarborough over his political donations. MSNBC said Friday that it is suspending “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough for two days after he acknowledged giving eight previously unknown $500 contributions to friends and family members running for state and local offices during his tenure at the network, a violation of …

MSNBC has unsuspended Keith Olbermann and he’ll be back on the air tomorrow night. “After several days of deliberation and discussion, I have determined that suspending Keith through and including Monday night’s program is an appropriate punishment for his violation of our policy,” MSNBC President Phil Griffin said in a statement released late Sunday. “We look forward to having him …

Rachel Maddow says she understands NBC’s rule, but that Olbermann should be un-suspended at once. Maddow devotes a large portion of the segment to ticking off a long list of candidates stumped for on the air by Fox News hosts.

NBC News has indefinitely suspended MSNBC host Keith Olbermann over political donations his employers say he made in violation of their ethics policy. The announcement came in a one-sentence statement from MSNBC-TV President Phil Griffin: “I became aware of Keith’s political contributions late last night. Mindful of NBC News policy and standards, I have suspended him indefinitely without pay.” The …

Calling it “poorly worded at best and inappropriate altogether at worst,” the general manager of the Texas NBC affiliate that broadcast yesterday’s “Will homosexuals bring about America’s destruction?” segment has issued an apology. The story became national news after being posted here on JMG thanks to a tip from a reader in Texas. CORRECTION: The below apology is from the …

The latest edition in the series by JMG reader Sean Chapin.

Clearly taking their cue from the Westboro Baptist Church, Texas NBC station KETK wants its viewers to weigh in on the question, “Do you think this country’s acceptance of homosexuality could lead to its downfall?” SRSLY. Unfuckingbelievable. Who’s got the right email at NBC Universal? UPDATE: I’ve moved their clip to YouTube. The unbridled hatred is staggering for a supposedly …

Music and television pioneer Mitch Miller died in NYC this weekend at the age of 99. Miller’s Sing Along With Mitch album series and television show essentially created the concept of karaoke. Mr. Miller, a Rochester native who was born on the Fourth of July, had been an accomplished oboist and was still a force in the recording industry when …

NBC and CBS have refused to air the GOP’s Kill The Ground Zero Mosque ad. Politico reports: In her letter rejecting the spot, NBC Universal advertising standards manager Jennifer Riley wrote: “An ad questioning the wisdom of building a mosque at ground zero would meet our issues of public controversy advertising criteria. However, this ad which ambiguously defines ‘they’ as …

It’s hard to believe it’s really over after 20 years. Share your thoughts about the finale below. West coasters beware, spoilers within.

Rumors began to fly yesterday the NBC is pulling the plug on the 20-season run of Law & Order. Looks as though “Law & Order” will not beat out “Gunsmoke” as the longest running American TV drama. According to Deadline, NBC has decided to cancel the series, which is currently nearing the end of its 20th season. The “Law & …

The parent company of The Advocate announced today that they have inked a partnership deal with NBC News. Via press release: Here Media and The Advocate, the world’s leading gay news source, announced today their new affiliate deal with NBC News Channel, an NBC News unit that provides content services to NBC television affiliates and other selected news outlets around …

“When I was a little boy, I remember watching The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and thinking ‘Someday, I’m going to host that show for 7 months.’ – Conan O’Brien, who yesterday rejected NBC’s plan to delay his show for thirty minutes so that Jay Leno can return to late night at 11:30pm. Both Fox and ABC are said to …

This is major, especially for New York City. General Electric has agreed to sell a controlling interest in NBC Universal to Comcast Cable. The agreement will create a joint venture, with Comcast owning 51 percent and G.E. owning 49 percent. Comcast will contribute to the joint venture its stable of cable channels, which includes Versus, the Golf Channel and E …

NBC has turned down PETA’s request to ruin Thanksgiving. Hey, NBC: We’d like to know … if a family-friendly announcement against abusing turkeys (who live in dark, ammonia-filled sheds where workers clip their beaks, break their legs and wings, and crush their heads) doesn’t meet your standards, then what does? When we first submitted our newest commercial to NBC in …