E! to Cover NBCU Upfront Red Carpet

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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NBCUniversal’s E! entertainment and pop culture network said it will cover the red carpet at NBCU’s upfront event on May 16.

The network will be livestreaming, with E! News hosts Jason Kennedy and Maria Menounos interviewing stars from shows on the company’s broadcast and cable channels.

“E! will connect viewers to their favorite stars in real time – delivering fun, authentic and candid interviews with some of the biggest names in entertainment from this exclusive red carpet event,” the network said in a statement.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.