Tag: NBC
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Most of NBC Peacock’s Originals are Being Delayed Until 2021
NBC is giving Comcast customers and early look at its streaming service Peacock this week, but many of the originals set to hit the platform are being delayed until as late as next year according to Matt Strauss, chairman of Peacock and NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises. The delay is a direct result of nationwide production shutdowns…
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NBC’s ‘Today Show’ Might Be Making a Move to Streaming
NBC is looking into options to take the ‘Today Show’ into an all-day news streaming option. According to this post from Variety, NBC News issued a memo to its Digital team informing them of the possible upcoming changes. Apparently, these talks are just that – talk, and just a possibility versus a concrete move. The most…
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Late Night Shows Airing Early on Peacock Could Cause Conflict with Affiliate Stations
When NBCUniversal shared details about the content viewers would find on Peacock, the company mentioned that those why pay for a subscription would have early access to NBC late night shows. Jimmy Fallon’s “Tonight Show” and Seth Meyers’ “Late Night” would air starting at 8pm ET on the service. Ahead of the launch of the…
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NBC News Announces Launch of NBC News Studios
On Thursday, NBC announced that it will launch NBC News Studios, a studio that will create projects for new platforms. Noah Oppenheim, president of NBC News, and Liz Cole, president of NBC News Studios made the announcement. The two shared that the studio will create documentaries, docuseries, scripted content, and more for emerging platforms. Those…
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Comcast Announces Pricing, Programming, & More for NBCU’s Peacock Streaming Service
Right now, NBCUniversal is holding an investor meeting to share details about the upcoming Peacock streaming service. The service will launch to Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex Customers customers on April 15th and be nationwide on July 15th 2020. “This is a very exciting time for our company, as we chart the future of entertainment,”…
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NBCUniversal’s Peacock Streaming Service Will Be Officially Introduced Tomorrow
Tomorrow Thursday, January 16th, 2020 at 4 PM Eastern NBCU will officially introduce NBC’s Peacock streaming service at an investor meeting. Details so far have been very thin about NBCU’s new streaming service hopefully we will get all the information we want like pricing and device support tomorrow. We’ve heard about some of the NBC…
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NBC News Is Shutting Down Its Peacock Products Group
This week NBCUniversal announced that it is shutting down its Peacock Products Group, which focused on unscripted content. Now NBC says it is shifting strategy according to a report from Variety. “NBC News is shifting its documentary strategy to an entirely new model, consistent with industry trends, and unfortunately the existing operation is no longer…
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Comcast’s Peacock Streaming Service Will Add Lionsgate Content
After months of reports that Comcast would drop STARZ from its lineup today, it was announced that a new deal was reached to keep the STARZ networks on Comcast’s service. As part of this deal, STARZ parent company Lionsgate has agreed to add some of its content to Comcast’s new Peacock streaming service when it…
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Peacock Will Include Live TV, Tiered Pricing
NBC’s Peacock streaming service will set itself apart from competitors by offering live video and tiered pricing structure including limited-advertising version that will cost about $5 per month and an advertising-free version that will cost about $10 per month, according to sources for CNBC. NBC is adding the live TV feature, as well as looking…
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NBCU’s New Streaming Service Peacock Will Throw a 2-Day Party to Promote Its New Content
NBCUniversal is planning a live event to showcase the company’s current films and TV shows, along with introducing some of the new content coming to its upcoming streaming service, Peacock. The two day event will take place March 28-29 at Universal Studios Backlot, where NBCUniversal films and TV shows are shot. During those two days,…