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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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NBCU rejigs lifestyle networks out of US
NBCUniversal is consolidating operations for cable channel E! under Bravo and Oxygen in a major…
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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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NBCUniversal’s scripted team for streamer revealed
Further details of the management team overseeing NBCUniversal’s soon-to-launch streaming service have emerged, including the…
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NBCUniversal veteran Adam Stotsky to step down as E! president
Veteran NBCUniversal exec Adam Stotsky is stepping down as president of US network E! after…
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Comcast to power NBCU’s streamer with acquisitions
NBCUniversal’s CEO Steve Burke has revealed further details around its forthcoming streamer, which will launch…
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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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NBCUniversal rejigs EMEA business
NBCUniversal has rejigged its EMEA business, following through on plans to transition the business’s pay-TV…
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More US studios say they will reconsider shooting in Georgia
NBCUniversal, WarnerMedia, Sony, Viacom and AMC have joined Disney and Netflix in saying they will…
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TBI Weekly: US studios brace for tough questions from global buyers
As major US studios prepare to reveal their new scripted wares to international buyers, there…
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NBC exec to lead unscripted at Matchbox Pictures
NBC exec Dan Munday has been named head of unscripted at Australian prodco Matchbox Pictures….
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Why content execs are winning in Hollywood
Hollywood is facing some of the most drastic executive restructuring it has ever encountered, with…
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eOne hires NBCU vet for sales
Entertainment One (eOne) has hired NBCUniversal Television Distribution exec Martine Druelle-Ireland as VP of sales…
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NBCU serves Top Chef spin-off in Thailand
NBCUniversal International Formats has sold Top Chef spin-off Just Desserts into Thailand. The One Enterprise…
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Berlinale: Amazon will look for “more curation” than competitors
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke has said that while the business has become a global…
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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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NATPE: NBCU streamer will require “reinvention” of windowing
NBC Entertainment co-chairmen George Cheeks and Paul Telegdy have said that the business’s planned streaming…
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Netflix: We will “absolutely be in negotiations” for The Office rights
Netflix’s VP of acquisitions Amy Reinhard (pictured, below) has told TBI that when NBCUniversal’s deal…
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NATPE deals: NBCUniversal takes Top Chef to Brazil; Colombia’s Canal 1 to host The Four
NBCUniversal has signed a deal for its Emmy award-winning reality cookery show Top Chef with…
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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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ITV readies new drama from Downton Abbey creator
ITV has greenlit Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes’ adaptation of his novel Belgravia. NBCUniversal-backed Carnival…
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Blumhouse hires from NBCU, eOne for production & development
Blumhouse Television has added five new positions to grow its production, development and business affairs…
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NBCU launches rewards-based streamer WatchBack
NBCUniversal has launched a streaming app that gives consumers perks for watching shows on its…
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NBCU eyes streaming service that pays users to watch
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering a new approach to streaming services, where it would launch a…
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Silberwasser to depart NBCU’s Telemundo
Telemundo president, Luis Silberwasser, is to depart the company after four years with the US…
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NBCU and Matchbox back new Tony Ayres prodco
Award-winning Australian producer Tony Ayres (pictured) is launching a new production company with backing from…
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NBCU formats division sells Hollywood Game Night to SVT Sweden
NBCUniversal International Formats has unveiled a deal with Swedish public broadcaster SVT for the format…
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NBCU licences Real Housewives format to M-Net South Africa
NBCUniversal International Formats has licensed its Real Housewives format to leading South African broadcaster M-Net….
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Hulu and Telemundo expand content pact
Hulu has inked a further deal with NBCUniversal’s Telemundo to provide more Spanish-language titles for…
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NBCU & Google partner for VR content
NBCUniversal has teamed up with Google to produce virtual reality (VR) content across networks and…