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NBCU, Sky owner Comcast pledges $500m relief fund
US telecoms giant Comcast Corp has pledged $500m to help employees struggling financially due to…
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Comcast expands AVOD battleground with Xumo acquisition
NBCUniversal parent Comcast has made its latest move in the fast-growing AVOD battleground by acquiring…
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NBCU unveils plans for Peacock, including launch date, originals, cost
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has pulled the curtain back on its forthcoming streaming service Peacock, revealing a…
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NBCU confirms Jeff Shell as CEO, replacing Steve Burke who will retire
Comcast-owned NBCUniversal has announced the retirement of CEO Steve Burke, with film and network TV…
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Sky plots 32-acre film and TV studio at Elstree
Sky is developing a 32-acre film and TV studio at North London’s Elstree, set to…
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NBCUniversal explores making streamer Peacock free for all
NBCUniversal is planning to give the ad-supported version of OTT TV service Peacock away…
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NBCU consolidates production under Bonnie Hammer, names Peacock chief
NBCUniversal has moved its TV studios, Universal Television and Universal Content Productions into a single…
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Jupiter Entertainment appoints Roc Nation alum as president
Sky-owned Jupiter Entertainment has named producer and former Roc Nation executive Patrick Reardon as president….
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Sky Vision formally shuttered after NBCUniversal transfer
Distributor and producer Sky Vision has formally ended operations following its parent company’s acquisition by…
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DAZN strikes distribution coup with Comcast
Sports streamer DAZN has announced availability on Comcast’s Xfinity Flex and Xfinity X1 platforms. This…
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NBCU’s new streamer Peacock pulls back Netflix shows, unveils originals
NBCUniversal (NBCU) has ordered a raft of new shows and snatched back rights to Amy…
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TBI Weekly: Six signs that Sky Studios is key for Comcast
Take one look at Comcast’s second quarter results revealed yesterday and it becomes abundantly clear…
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Sky eyes ‘unprecedented production scale’ and streaming partners
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has said that recently launched production arm Sky Studios will allow…
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Sky Cinema hires C5’s Keenan
The former head of acquisitions for Viacom-owned Channel 5 in the UK has left the…
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Netflix to lose ‘The Office’ to NBCU
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s forthcoming streaming service will become home to the US version of The Office…
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Disney to take full control of Hulu in five years
Disney has agreed a deal with Comcast to take full control of Hulu — in…
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DHX Media launches children’s SVOD service
Canada’s DHX Media is to launch a children’s SVOD service. The streaming platform, titled Kids…
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Comcast mulls sale of Hulu stake to Disney
Comcast is in talks to sell its 30% stake in Hulu to Disney, a move…
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Hulu buys back minority stake from AT&T
Hulu has struck a deal with AT&T to take back a 9.5% minority stake from…
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Report: Disney in talks to acquire WarnerMedia’s Hulu stake
Disney is in active talks with AT&T to acquire WarnerMedia’s 10% stake in Hulu, according…
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Walter Presents launches on Comcast’s Xfinity X1
Walter Presents, the Channel 4 subscription video on-demand service dedicated to foreign-language drama series, is…
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British royalty SVOD debuts on Comcast’s Xfinity platform
A niche SVOD offering around British royal programming has launched om Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform….
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Comcast to leverage Sky tech for upcoming NBCU streamer
NBCUniversal will tap Sky’s Now TV tech for its upcoming SVOD launch, which focuses on…
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NBCU preps streamer available to Comcast, Sky customers
NBCUniversal is preparing to join the streaming ranks next year, with a platform that will…
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Comcast-Sky and Disney-Fox to spend $43bn on content in 2018
The mergers of Comcast-Sky and Disney-Fox mean that two in every 10 dollars spent on…
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Byron Allen’s discrimination suit against Comcast & Charter gets go-ahead
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has given Byron Allen and his…
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Disney in talks to sell A+E stake to Hearst
Disney is in talks to sell off part of its stake in A+E Networks to…
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Comcast boss “convincing and relatable” as details emerge of Sky takeover
Comcast boss Brian Roberts has been described as “convincing and relatable” following a town hall…
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Comcast closes Sky purchase with a majority share
Comcast has closed its purchase of 21st Century Fox’s holding in Sky, with a 75%…
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TBI Weekly: What’s next for Comcast, Sky and the Murdochs?
As 21st Century Fox walks away from Sky after selling its 39% stake in the…