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The line between publishing and showbiz just got a little narrower: NBC News says that it has launched a new unit, NBC Publishing, that will produce ebooks.

NBC News is launching a new unit dedicated to digital publishing. NBC Publishing will look to create eBooks and e-single formats out of programming culled from assorted NBC News franchises as well as content from other divisions within the conglomerate

NBC has secured multiyear rights to the Breeders' Cup, horse racing's biggest day. ESPN and ABC have telecast the Breeders' Cup since 2006, but the Peacock – looking to build up a portfolio of live events for its cabler NBC Sports Network – grabbed it

The three projects join other NBC half-hour pilots Isabel, The Sarah Silverman Project, Save Me and the untitled Kari Lizer best friends comedy. Earlier Monday, NBC picked up drama pilots from Friday Night Lights' Jason Katims and Law & Order's Dick

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