IAC and NBC’s Ben Silverman team up in new venture, but details remain scarceNEW YORK — A new venture that NBC Entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman is leaving the network to form with Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp promises better integration of ad campaigns by involving advertisers earlier in a show’s development. NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman leaving to head new multimedia venture with Diller’s IACNEW YORK — Ben Silverman will be leaving his job as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Movie Studios to head a new venture with Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp focusing on producing and distributing multimedia content. AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity Business HighlightsRetailers see sales begin to recover in September NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s stores saw their first sales gain in 14 months in September, a sign of life from shoppers that fuels some hope for the holiday shopping season. |