{"id":5735,"date":"2017-08-07T10:01:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T14:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bc-entertainments-paul-telegdy-meredith-ahr\/"},"modified":"2017-08-07T11:57:29","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T15:57:29","slug":"bc-entertainments-paul-telegdy-meredith-ahr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/bc-entertainments-paul-telegdy-meredith-ahr\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview with NBC Entertainment\u2019s Paul Telegdy &#038; Meredith Ahr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Telegdy, the president of the alternative and reality group at NBC Entertainment, and Meredith Ahr,\u00a0the president of Universal Television Alternative Studio, sat down with\u00a0<em>TV Formats<\/em>\u2019\u00a0Mansha Daswani to discuss the evolution of the studio and the value of live entertainment in today\u2019s crowded TV landscape.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; display: block; max-width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1120308147\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=5532516978001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the president of the alternative and reality group at NBC Entertainment, Paul Telegdy has been overseeing such major franchises as\u00a0<em>The Voice<\/em>,\u00a0<em>America\u2019s Got Talent<\/em>,\u00a0<em>American Ninja Warrior<\/em>\u00a0and the recent breakout\u00a0<em>World of Dance<\/em>\u00a0on the U.S. broadcast network. 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