Tag: NBCUniversal
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MS NOW or Never — Everything to Know About Versant’s Bold MSNBC Rebrand
Beginning next month, MSNBC will enter a new era as the network relaunches with a new name. The network will be known as MS NOW (short for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World), as it separates from NBCUniversal and becomes part of Comcast’s planned cable-network spin-off, VERSANT. Even with a fresh look independent…
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NBCUniversal Shuts Down Its Cable Network Apps on Roku TVs & Roku Players To Promote Peacock
NBCUniversal has started shutting down its dedicated Roku channel apps for several flagship cable networks. The move signals a decisive effort to consolidate content under its proprietary Peacock platform, aiming to streamline user experiences and bolster subscriber growth amid intensifying competition in the digital entertainment landscape. Effective immediately, apps for networks such as Syfy and…
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Comcast’s NBCUniversal Tells Employees to Get Back Into The Office or Lose Their Jobs
NBCUniversal has joined the growing list of major media companies mandating a return to in-person work, signaling a broader shift across corporate America. The company announced on Monday that, starting January 5, 2026, its hybrid employees will be required to work in the office at least four days a week, from Monday through Thursday, with…
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Peacock Keeps U.S. Open After USGA, NBCUniversal Extend Rights Deal
One of golf’s four majors has found a streaming home until 2032 after it was announced that the United States Golf Association (USGA) has extended its deal with NBCUniversal until 2032. As part of the new deal, the United States Open Championship (U.S. Open), Peacock will continue simulstreaming all USGA programming. With the extension, NBC will…
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Comcast’s NBCUniversal is Laying Off More Staff Amid Major Spinoff and Executive Restructure
In a significant shakeup, NBCUniversal, the media giant owned by Comcast, has initiated a wave of layoffs following two major corporate moves: the spinoff of a new standalone company housing cable networks like E!, Syfy, Oxygen, and USA Network, and a high-level executive restructuring. According to sources familiar with the matter, the layoffs, described as…
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NBCUniversal is Launching Free Local News, Sports & Entertainment Channels and Interactive Shopping on LG TVs
NBCUniversal is launching a lineup of over 40 free streaming channels, along with more interactive shopping features, for LG TVs. Starting today, LG Smart TV users will find NBC News NOW, TODAY All Day, Dateline 24/7, and SNL Vault FAST channels. Soon, users will also get dedicated channels for classic TV shows like Little House…
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Another Cable TV Network is Shutting Down in 2025, This Time It’s a Kids Network
A major shakeup is happening to one of NBCUniversal’s linear channels. Universal Kids, a channel focused on children’s programming is shutting down later this year. Cord Cutters News first learned that it will reportedly shut down on March 6, 2025, which is the day it’s also being removed from Spectrum TV. Launched in 2005 as…
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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…