Tag: NBCUniversal
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Peacock’s Subscriber Decline Amidst Revenue Growth: A Mixed Quarter for NBCUniversal
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service under Comcast, posted notable financial improvements in the second quarter of 2024, but the overall picture was marred by a slight decline in its subscriber base. Peacock’s revenue surged by 28% to $1 billion, and its losses were significantly reduced to $348 million from $651 million in the same period last…
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NBCUniversal Quietly Rebrands The Cable TV Network NBC LX Home & Launches American Crimes to Replace It As NBC LX Home Becomes a Free Streaming Only Channel
In a surprising move this week, NBCUniversal silently shuttered its cable TV network, NBC LX Home, replacing it with a new channel called American Crimes. The changeover seems to have occurred without any official announcement, leaving viewers puzzled. Update: NBCUniversal confirmed to Cord Cutters News that the cable Network airing on services like YouTube TV…
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Fubo to Bring Subscribers Expanded Access to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
We are a few weeks away from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, and Fubo subscribers will have access to multi-platform coverage from NBCUniversal. The leader in sports-first live TV streaming will offer NBCU’s extensive coverage of Olympic programming from the scheduled start date of Friday, July 26 to its conclusion on Sunday, August…
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NBCUniversal Rolls Out New Free OTA Nextgen ATSC 3.0 On-Demand Programming With Local News
Last April NBCUniversal announced that it is launching personalized broadcasts using ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV. This new feature will allow customers using NextGen TV to watch on-demand programs and even restart shows like the Today Show. Now NBCUniversal has started to roll out this feature to local news programs in markets they own. This will…
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NBC Comedy Vault is Launching on Amazon’s Freevee, The Roku Channel, & Xumo Play With Charles in Charge, Coach, Will & Grace, & More
NBCUniversal’s Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channel, TNBC, is set to undergo a rebranding to NBC Comedy Vault on June 1. This new showcase if NBC comedy channel promises to deliver a treasure trove of beloved classics, making it a must-watch destination for fans of timeless humor. To kick off Pride Month, NBC Comedy Vault…
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Paramount+ & Peacock Reportedly Could Merge As Paramount & NBCUniversal Look At Partnership
Last February, reports leaked that Paramount+ and Peacock have started talks to merge into a single streaming service. This came as the two sides wanted to find options to help make their streaming services profitable. The report said that Comcast and Paramount recently met to discuss options to possibly merge their respective streaming services into…
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Suits Spinoff Series Reveals Its Leading Actor and First Cast Member
NBCUniversal’s Suits spinoff series has named Stephen Amell as its leading actor and first confirmed cast member. Musings of a spinoff have been circulating since last fall when Beatrice Springborn, president of Universal International Studios, said the studio was planning a spinoff with the “same energy and good-looking people” as the original series. On February…
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Peacock Lost $2.75 Billion For Comcast in 2023, and Somehow That Was Good News?
Streaming service Peacock posted a massive loss in 2023, but executives at parent Comcast have some reason to be optimistic. The service added 3 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, but posted a loss of $825 million. For the year, Peacock lost $2.75 billion. While that seems like a lot — and it is —…
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NBCUniversal Buying Warner Bros. Discovery or Paramount? Comcast CEO Denies Interest in Any Deals
The media industry is abuzz with chatter about potential mergers between the major players. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is having one of it. “While there may be speculation on what we could do next, I’d like you to hear it directly from me,” Roberts said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call. “I love the…
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A New Battlestar Galactica May Finally Come to Peacock After Years of Waiting
NBCUniversal said it has signed Derek Simonds as the new writer and showrunner for the upcoming Peacock reboot of Battlestar Galactica. Simonds (The Sinner, When We Rise) joins Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot, Leave The World Behind) and Chad Hamilton (The Resort, Homecoming) as executive producers for the new show, NBCUniversal confirmed with Cord Cutters News.…