Calling Dr. Huxtable!

Bill Cosby eyes NBC, but will he have a prescription for the ailing network?

FROM I SPY TO YOU BET YOUR LIFE, BILL COSBY HAS been at the forefront of television, leaving broken rules in his powerful wake for the past 30 years. Now he seems poised to break a few more, acknowledging his interest in purchasing the network that has been his home for so many years: NBC. General Electric, which has owned the network since 1986, continues to insist it is not for sale. But Norman Brokaw, chairman and CEO of the William Morris Agency, which represents Cosby, says the entertainer is still interested in assembling partners and obtaining financing. Possible price tag:...

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