Tag: NBCUniversal
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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.…
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Snoop Dogg Will Be At the Paris Olympic Games This Summer as a Sports Correspondent
Snoop Dogg joins NBCUniversal’s Olympic Games Paris 2024 coverage this summer. During Sunday night’s Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings game, Snoop Dogg appeared in a promotional video for the Paris Olympics called Snoop Year’s Eve. He spoke with Team USA athletes, including gymnast Suni Lee, basketball player A’ja Wilson, skateboarder Jagger Eaton, and beach…
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Peacock Streaming Service Is Reportedly Shutting Down in the UK
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, will shutter operations in the United Kingdom on, according to Cord Busters. As of January 9, 2024, the app on Sky TV devices will shut down, and content on NOW that’s marked as “scheduled,” will be removed. Some of Peacock’s shows will find homes on other Sky channels or transition to…
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Cable TV Is Increasingly Dominated By Re-Runs as Original Shows Flee to Streaming
What’s the one thing that The Mandalorian on Disney+, Squid Game on Netflix, and The Boys on Amazon Prime have in common? They’re not found on cable television. Increasingly, the buzziest and most-talked about scripted shows are found on streaming services, as media companies have spent billions of dollars on the kind of programming that…