Talk:Bonnie Hammer

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I am not sure about adding categories. Assistance appreciated. 67.161.13.243 10:33, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Not being a fan of science fiction

I cut this out of the main article, because I read the NYT link and found no support for the claim, "(despite being not being a fan of science fiction at all - as evidenced in this New York Times article in 2005 - [1])" The article can be read here: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/arts/television/04aurt.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=c6386987ba2f8ac8&ex=1291352400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1173059447-O7sujrwCel8wK7TSkxq9Kw You tell me where you think the editor got his/her evidence. I sure couldn't find it. While I have criticisms of Ms. Hammer's decisions, even I would need backup for such a claim.

The claim was excised

I read the article the week it was published. The aforementioned claim was there; now it's not. I'm no conspiracy theorist but I think one of Hammer's reps quickly told the reporter to put the kibosh on that statement, lest someone reading it think she doesn't like the genre. She programmed SCI FI that way (a tactic still in use today), so why hide it and go all revisionist? What is this, Soviet Russia? Maybe in her world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jason.cinema (talk • contribs) February 8, 2009

Wikipedia depends on information to be verifiable through reliable sources. A reason akin to "trust me, it was there" is not acceptable for inclusion. You need to prove she said this, and the links you added do not. Furthermore, your recent edit is incredibly POV (e.g., "slavish devotion to antithetical programming") and still relies heavily on weasel wording (e.g., "still-rampant level of intense and vocal criticism"). The first source you provided criticizes the network, yes, but not Hammer's leadership specifically; this would be more suitable on the article of the channel itself. Secondly, forum postings are not considered reliable and thus are not to be used as sources for articles. Nufy8 (talk) 16:46, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

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I added a link to a CNN Interview where Bonnie says how much she was into Sci Fi as a child. 66.127.13.84 17:01, 2 October 2007 (UTC) d

Not being a fan of science fiction Part 2

This information was entered into the article AGAIN. "Also, in a 2005 interview in the New York Times, Hammer even admitted that she's not a fan of science fiction at all." This information can be added as many times as the editor wants, but it isn't supported by the link offered. The link above is the article and there is nothing about Hammer liking or disliking science fiction. Stop adding it.

Redirect

Can't sleep, clown will eat me, why did you redirect this page when you can more simlpy have added a template that would actually get people to address the concerns you have about the vailidy of the information? Orbitalwow 03:06, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

I concur with CSCWEM's redirect. If you can come up with third-party sources that confirm the information in the article though, feel free to go ahead and re-create it. See also WP:V and WP:BLP for more information. --Elonka 02:40, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Hammer is a published author and an accomplished photographer

Any information available to support this? There are no lists nor links to any of her work. Nine words might not be enough support for this section.Palewook 12:12, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

This is the kind of thing that calls for immediate action. I'm removing the sentence. 201.12.104.99 (talk) 00:15, 18 March 2009 (UTC)

Age? Real name?

Anyone know? This sounds like a stage name and not a lot to support it. Who is she and how did she come into her current position? Lexlex (talk) 15:28, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Large and hagiographic expansion/Conflict of interest

A major edit from 173.213.212.247 removed some critical material (itself not particularly well-sourced or well-written) and added a very large amount that (at first inspection) looks rather...well...un-encyclopedic. It certainly would need wikification and serious copyediting to get up to our stylistic standards, to say nothing of the content. For one thing it has absolutely nothing bad to say about her, which is strange, since a substantial proportion of the Internet seems to think she's the Devil. That isn't to say that we should say she's the Devil or even take much note of that opinion, but the utter absence of anything critical makes me highly suspicious. Considering that a subsequent user going by the completely unsuspicious moniker Cableentertainmentgroup changed the photo to a rather more flattering one and removed the BLP tag a mere week later, I suspect there may be some connection between the IP editor, "Cableentertainmentgroup", and Hammer herself. (I will also post this on WP:BLP/N). Lockesdonkey (talk) 00:54, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Not NPoV

As I write this, the article reads like a press release, not a short biography. It definitely needs work. -- Davidkevin (talk)

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Proposed Changes to Update Bonnie Hammer Wikipedia

Hello, I am reaching out from NBCUniversal corporate communications, submitting the below edit request to get Bonnie Hammer’s Wikipedia page updated, as it contains out-of-date information pertaining to her role and oversight in the company. Bonnie Hammer is currently the chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios, overseeing production studios at the company. I am available for any questions regarding the below request. See below for the list of requested edits with citations.

OVERVIEW SECTION:

1. Bonnie Hammer is a network and studio executive. She serves as Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios, and is no longer Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable. This change happened in 2019. In her current role, she oversees Universal Content Productions, Universal Television, and NBCUniversal International Studios.

2. The Sci-Fi Channel should be updated to read SYFY (in all caps), per the network’s Wikipedia page.

3. DELETE: Esquire Network, TV One, Chiller, Cloo, and Universal HD, as those networks are no longer active.

4. ADD: Universal Kids, which is also an NBCU Cable network.

5. Universal Cable Productions should be updated to read Universal Content Productions. “The studio recently changed its name from Universal Cable Productions to Universal Content Productions in a move to signify its expansion to streaming”

CAREER SECTION:

1. The citation that was needed for the sentence “Here, Hammer partnered with Vince McMahon to transform the WWF franchise into a cultural phenomenon.” McMahon says “She just came in and rolled up her sleeves. She taught us a lot about network quality writing, story arcs, character development. She really helped the overall brand.”

2. AdAge dubbed Bonnie as “the woman who helped build cable's USA into the set-top-box powerhouse”

3. Hammer has been through six management changes through USA Network: “Comcast’s acquisition of NBCUniversal represented Ms. Hammer’s sixth management transition. Her retention was never in doubt. The old NBC regime, under General Electric, had long cited USA as NBCUniversal’s most prized asset, and tried to keep her happy — to a point.”

4. Bonnie was the chairwoman who launched Bluprint, a lifestyle learning platform.

5. In 2019, before her current position as Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios, Bonnie was named Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises, where she built the senior executive team and brand identity for Peacock, NBCU’s upcoming streaming service.

6. DELETE: “Hammer currently serves on the board of the Ad Council,[10] as well as the Celebration of Women's Achievements in Television and Radio steering committee for the Paley Center for Media.” This information is outdated. Bonnie no longer is on the board of the Ad Council, and there is no longer a steering committee for the Paley Center.

7. ADD: Outside of NBCUniversal, Bonnie Hammer serves on the Board of Directors of eBay and IAC/InteractiveCorp. She also sits on the AFI Board of Trustees, and the Board of Governors for the MPTF Foundation.

8. DELETE: “Her current plans as NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Chairman are to re-evaluate and adapt NBCUniversal channels to become less gender-based as there is a preconceived notion that many of the channels are only for women. Bravo, Hammer says, “is fortysomething, very affluent, female-plus—Franny [Bravo and Oxygen Media president Frances Berwick] hates it when anyone calls it a women’s network. There are lots of guilty-pleasure guys who watch it and a lot of co-viewing as well. E! is smack in the middle. It’s thirtysomething, it’s kind of affluent, but they’re thirtysomethings that are on their way up. There are unmarrieds, marrieds, not-yet-marrieds, employed or employable, a little younger and a little hipper, and that’s their sweet spot.” She also made a controversial decision to have "male" channel, Esquire, take over the Style Network instead of "gamer network", G4, to further the individual style of NBCUniversal's networks and create content that overlaps style content while also reaching male audiences."

This information is all outdated, as Bonnie no longer oversees NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment.

9. Women who credit Bonnie as their mentor include Meghan Markle and Stephanie McMahon.

ACCOLADES SECTION:

1. Bonnie was named The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Executive Icon in 2019.

References

EricaS97 (talk) 22:06, 9 April 2020 (UTC) @Tarl N.:

@EricaS97: Excellent. I'll go through these tomorrow and comment on any issues. One question which is jumping out at me, what does "Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios" mean? Usually Chairman (Chairperson?) refers to a position on a board of directors, but I gather this is an executive position within NBC's hierarchy? Regards, Tarl N. (discuss) 00:00, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

@Tarl N.: Correct, that is the title of the position throughout the company. It's above President level, reporting into the CEO. See here for Comcast's corporate site (Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal.) While likely in more PR-speak than will be uploaded here on Wikipedia, the bio in the reference here likely may be a helpful source for you. If needed, other Chairmen at the company include Mark Lazarus, if you just want to see another example of the position within the company. Thanks! EricaS97 (talk) 00:39, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

References

Response

LEDE:

1.  Done NBCUniversal International Studios doesn't exist as a Wikipedia article, so no link. Does it have a different name?
2.  Not done Not needed, mention already deleted. Other mentions in the article are historical, and may have been accurate at the time. We don't retroactively change names, we should only do so if the name was already different at the time.
3.  Done
4.  Not done Not Done. If it's part of a previously hierarchy, not necessary to mention separately in the lede.
5.  Done

CAREER:

1.  Done
2.  Not done Not sure where this should go, if at all.
3.  Not done Unnecessary. If there is some specific importance to the number of management changes, this needs to be explained.
4.  Not done Unclear relevance. This isn't a resume, not everything belongs.
5.  Done More sparsely phrased.
6.  Done
7.  Partly done References do not support mention of MPTF.
8.  Done
9.  Not done Interesting trivia, but belongs more in an article about Meghan Markle than an article about Ms. Hammer.

ACCOLADES:

1.  Not done. Unless I misunderstood the article, this doesn't seem to be a specific award. It seems to simply the rationale behind writing an article about her. Looking over the entire accolade section, I suspect it needs a cleanup. But I won't be doing that.

Please discuss any issues, particularly if there are better reasons for including changes I refused, or if the wording used in the article is problematic anywhere. Regards, Tarl N. (discuss) 00:06, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

Remember Tarl N., with any edit request, you need to disable the request when answered. In this case, from {{request edit|R}} to {{request edit|P}}. {{replyto}} Can I Log In's (talk) page 17:26, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

Ooops. Thanks, didn't think of that. Tarl N. (discuss) 21:00, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Tarl N.. Per your #1 question regarding NBCU International Studios, yes, that is the name of the studio. See here for articles discussing the name. That said, I do see that they don't have a page and that's okay to not have it linking to anything. See here. In the lede, can we capitalize Studio to match the name? Other than that, this looks good. Thanks for your help. EricaS97 (talk) 18:03, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done Tarl N. (discuss) 02:19, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

NBCUniversal Content Studios renamed to Universal Studio Group. Please update in the article!

Hello, I am reaching out as a member of the NBCUniversal Corporate Communications department. NBCUniversal Content Studios is now renamed Universal Studio Group as of June 2020. Can you please replace "NBCUniversal Content Studios" with "Universal Studio Group" where it appears in this article? Thanks so much in advance. EricaS97 (talk) 23:39, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

References

@EricaS97: Do you have a citation which mentions the rename, or explicitly her change in title? This Hollywood reporter article is written by Ms. Hammer, so should generally not be used, per WP:PRIMARY. It also only peripherally mentions her title, as opposed to explicitly mentioning the rename or her title change. Regards, Tarl N. (discuss) 00:27, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Further, when going to the NBCUniversal "Brands" web page, that division seems to be labeled "TV Studios Production". Please clear up the confusion. Thanks, Tarl N. (discuss) 00:32, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi Tarl...TV studios production is not this business unit. I am providing correct information. If you want to see NBCUniversal sources please see the two following links. There are additionaly various press releases that use this name. It is also used in the studio's campaigns and advertising. Please make this change. nbcumv.com/studios-distribution/universal-content-productions/about?network=33120 https://www.nbcumv.com/studios-distribution/universal-television/about?network=33126 EricaS97 (talk) 01:25, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Further, by keeping NBCU Content Studios as the brand name Bonnie's page is outdated and incorrect. Despite peripherally mentioning her title her title has still changed just as much, as has the name of the studio. Appreciate you updating. EricaS97 (talk) 01:34, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

@EricaS97: I'm trying to find a press release announcing a reorganization or title change for Ms. Hammer, and coming up with a blank. What I found, dating to 4th of May 2020, confirms the title we have in her Wikipedia article: NBCUNIVERSAL ANNOUNCES NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. This article explicitly lists "Bonnie Hammer, Chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studios". For a rename of a a major division and/or title change, there would presumably be a press release of some kind some time after that date, but I can't find it. Please locate it for me. Tarl N. (discuss) 05:06, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

By the way, see also WP:NOTNEWS. Wikipedia does not have to be instantaneously updated. Particularly when it comes to internal divisions within a corporation being renamed - those renames are far too frequent to necessarily keep up to date. I note that NBCUniversal Content Studios is still listed by that name in its wikipedia article. If and when the corporate rename percolates out through formal announcements, we can worry about changing titles and names. Tarl N. (discuss) 05:09, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Current Title - Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal

Bonnie Hammer's title (since September 9th, 2020) is Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal^{https://deadline.com/2020/09/pearlena-igbokwe-promoted-nbcu-global-tv-studio-operation-chairman-bonnie-hammer-vice-chairman-universal-studio-group-1234573365/}

YUpdated. Tarl N. (discuss) 21:52, 19 April 2021 (UTC)