• Broadcasting & Cable, Monday, December 12, 2005 10:45 AM

In a Q&A with Broadcasting & Cable, NBC Universal Television Group president Jeff Zucker addressed a wide range of issues that seem to be on everyone's mind. On Katie Couric:  "’Today’... is more than the sum of its parts.  Nobody stays forever....  At some point, Katie will move on....  I certainly hope that she doesn't [leave the show next year]."  On making TV programming available via iTunes: "Every week there are 436,000 downloads of ‘Battlestar Galactica’....  It's pretty clear that people want to watch that stuff.  Now, given that we are selling ‘Battlestar Galactica’ for $1.99, there is finally a legitimate model in place."  On the fast-developing cell phone channel:  "That's a huge priority for us....  We are looking to deliver original content as well [as existing programming, such as Leno's monologue]. It will be a big part of our world."

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