NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, the New York Times reported on Friday night.

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows. Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

Ex-Vivendi CEO tells jury in investor lawsuit: I 'did my best,' made mistakes but never misled. Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a jury Friday he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn the French water company into a global media giant, but he never misled shareholders about the risks.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former "Seinfeld" writer-producer Larry Charles, who went on to direct the "Borat" and "Bruno" movies, is returning to NBC with a semi-scripted project.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disaster swept the world during the weekend as the apocalyptic movie "2012" registered the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie.

Prominent Republicans on Sunday lashed out at the administration's decision to try five alleged plotters of the 9/11 attacks in a New York civilian court, saying it would harm efforts to fight terrorism.

Broadcasting pioneer NBC brings a lot of history as cable TV operator prepares to take control. Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline.

CBS News plans ambitious turn-of-decade look at America's standing in the world. CBS News is planning an ambitious turn-of-decade look at America's position in the world that's also designed as an opening competitive shot at Diane Sawyer.

CBS News plans ambitious turn-of-decade project. CBS News is planning an ambitious turn-of-decade look at America's position in the world that's also designed as an opening competitive shot at Diane Sawyer.

Fans applaud apocalypse as `2012' debuts at $65.2M domestically, $230.4M worldwide. Disaster hammered the weekend box office as the doomsday epic "2012" debuted at No. 1 with $65.2 million domestically and pulled in $230.4 million worldwide.

Rising from small roots, Comcast is on the verge of becoming an entertainment giant. Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes.

Fans applaud apocalypse as `2012' debuts at $65.2M domestically, $230.4M worldwide. Disaster hammered the weekend box office as the doomsday epic "2012" debuted at No. 1 with $65.2 million domestically and pulled in $230.4 million worldwide.

Heidi and Spencer Pratt, seeking more television time, want to star in their own reality show. Reality TV personalities Heidi and Spencer Pratt said Monday they want to branch out from MTV's "The Hills" and star in their own reality show to give viewers a bigger peek into their lives.

Belichick defends decision to go for first down rather than punt in Patriots loss to Colts. Bill Belichick defended his decision to go for it on fourth down as criticism mounted Monday of the call that led to the New England Patriots stunning loss. The coach hailed as one of the NFL's best was a target of columnists, talk radio callers and two of his former players. Why, they all wondered, did he gamble with a six-point lead and just over two minutes to go against the Indianapolis Colts?

YouTube offers new tool to connect news media, citizen journalists with dramatic footage. YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.

Pittsburgh-Baltimore to remain Sunday night game Nov. 29 despite flex scheduling options. The Pittsburgh-Baltimore matchup Nov. 29 will remain the Sunday night game even though NBC had the option of picking another contest.

How the poll on the environment was conducted. The Associated Press-NBC Universal poll on consumers and the environment was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Nov. 5-9, 2009. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,006 adults. Interviews were conducted with 806 respondents on landline telephones and 200 on cellular phones.

YouTube offers new tool to connect news media, citizen journalists with dramatic footage. YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.

Poll: People embrace protecting the environment, but don't always walk the walk. Sometimes it's easier to think green than be green. A survey released Tuesday suggests people have largely embraced recycling bottles and cans, and are inclined to turn down thermostats to save energy. But it also indicated that some paths toward a greener Earth aren't as easily taken ? or turned into action.

Bill Belichick is no stranger to controversial or unpopular decisions. He chose Tom Brady over Drew Bledsoe in 2001. In Super Bowl XXXVI, instead of kneeling on the ball with 1:30 left and no timeouts and playing for overtime, he let a second-year quarterback fire away and set up the winning field goal. He cut starting safety Lawyer Milloy five days before the 2003 season, and watched his team win its last 15 games, including the playoffs, to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. Those all turned out to be strokes of genius. But Sunday night in Indianapolis, we witnessed the biggest error of the Belichick Era. As the Patriots coughed up a 13-point lead in the final 4:07 to lose to the Colts, 35-34, Belichick made his most dubious decision since becoming Patriots coach in 2000. Leading, 34-28, and facing fourth and 2 at his 28, Belichick eschewed a punt and went for it. Brady's completion to Kevin Faulk came up inches short of a first down. By now you know the rest. Peyton Manning. Short field. Ep