By Drew Grant 1/31 3:50pm

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Ben Silverman’s Strange Path Back to The Office … as a Cast Member

The biggest news tonight on NBC is, naturally, the end of 30 Rock’s seven-year run. “Will Liz Lemon finally realize her mistake and run back into the arms of Dennis Duffy?” That’s the biggest question. That and “How many articles about Tina Fey’s ‘contribution’ to comedy will run before it starts sounding like an obituary?” But there are other interesting turns for the Peacock’s Thursday-night lineup that we should be paying attention to. For instance, why has former NBC exec wunderkind Ben Silverman started popping up in episodes of The Office? Read More

By Felix Gillette 4/15/10 8:24pm

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In Cannes, Ben Silverman Tells Conference That America is Pioneering Media’s Next Business Model

Earlier this week, former NBC entertainment chief Ben Silverman delivered the keynote address at the annual MIPTV conference in Cannes, France. Along the way, Mr. Silverman compared his newfangled next-generation studio Electus to Warner Bros. under Steve Ross, spoke about his recently announced project with MTV, and noted that watching how his younger Read More

By Felix Gillette 4/12/10 2:32pm

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Ben Silverman Teaming up With America Ferrera, MTV, and Procter & Gamble to Produce Interactive Telenovela

Ben Silverman’s newfangled “next generation studio” Electus announced today that it is teaming up with MTV, America Ferrera, and Procter & Gamble to create a interactive telenovella, titled Pedro & Maria. According to the release, Ms. Ferrera will executive-produce the series.

From today’s release:

The show is a bilingual, modern day Romeo & Juliet that Read More

By Felix Gillette 4/09/10 10:19pm

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Cuckoo For Cuckoo’s Nest: Ben Silverman and Electus Announce International Programming Slate

Today, Ben Silverman, the former NBC entertainment chief who left the Peacock last year to start a newfangled “next generation studio” called Electus for IAC’s Barry Diller, revealed his new studio’s international programming slate. It’s arguably the best peak yet into Mr. Silverman’s professional activities and interests, post NBC.

Among the other partnerships announced today, Read More

By Christopher Rosen 8/04/09 11:10pm

Ben Silverman, the Consummate TV Executive

“I plan to stay at NBC as part of the NBC family. I’m happy there. I’m committed.” So said Ben Silverman, the much-maligned former NBC Universal Entertainment co-chairman, in an interview with The New York Times published this past May. Now, just three months later, he has parted ways with what was his dream job Read More