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Kevin Hart Series ‘Fight Night’ Is a Hit, and “the Olympics Are Back,” Comcast President Says
Comcast and its NBCUniversal streamer Peacock are flying high across the board, Comcast president Mike Cavanagh signaled on Tuesday. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco in a session that was live-streamed, he shared that Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, the new limited series starring Kevin Hart, Taraji Henson, […]
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Donna Langley Talks AI, the NBA and the “Great Paradox” of Original vs. Franchise IP
NBCUniversal chief content officer Donna Langley weighed in on a wide range of topics of interest to Hollywood, including the state of theatrical films, how artificial intelligence will be used in the entertainment industry, and the give and take between developing original storytelling and the desire for franchise intellectual property. Speaking at a Bank of […]
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YouTube Claims No. 1 Spot Among TV Distributors in July
YouTube became the first streaming service to command more than 10 percent of all TV use in the United States in July. That number also is good for another first: YouTube was the top distributor of TV programming for the month, dethroning Disney and becoming the first streaming-only company to lead Nielsen’s media distributor rankings. […]
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NBCUniversal’s Jeanne Mau Upped to Executive VP of DEI for Television Programming
NBCUniversal’s head of diversity, equity and inclusion for TV programming is moving up the executive ladder. Jeanne Mau has been promoted to executive vp for TV programming DEI at the company. She had been at the senior vp level since joining NBCU in 2021. Mau will continue to report to Universal Studio Group chairman Pearlena […]
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Universal Orlando Resort Reveals The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic Land
Universal Orlando Resort has unveiled details on the final of five Epic Universe lands, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, set to open in 2025. The third installment of the Orlando parks’ popular Harry Potter-themed lands, Ministry of Magic will transport guests from a Muggle park in Paris into a 1920s […]
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NBC Says Paris Olympics Will Set Advertising Record
The 2024 Paris Olympics are paying off for NBCUniversal. The media giant said Tuesday that it will set a new Olympic record for advertising revenue with its coverage of the games, topping Tokyo’s estimated $1.25 billion haul. Notably, the company says that nearly half a billion dollars in ad revenue will come from first-time sponsors […]
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Can Peacock Podium? NBCUniversal Bets Big on Olympics to Boost Streaming Service
NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock launched with a big bet on the Olympics. In January 2020, in Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center, executives unveiled a plan to use that year’s Tokyo Olympics to help launch Peacock, including streaming the opening and closing ceremonies live before they aired on TV in the evening. The COVID-19 pandemic, of […]
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NBCUniversal’s Olympics Promo Plan: Enlist Stars and Influencers to Get Word Out
Last November, Steven Spielberg stepped onto an Industrial Light & Magic virtual production stage on the Universal Studios lot. Behind him, a virtual rendition of the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River began to move across the massive screens. Spielberg, however, was not shooting an upcoming film. He wasn’t directing at all. Spielberg was the […]
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After Suing Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Over Sports Venture, Fubo Inks Deal With NBCUniversal
FuboTV has inked a deal with NBCUniversal to offer multiplatform coverage of the upcoming Paris Olympics to its subscribers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the agreement comes as Fubo battles on another front against a planned sports super-streamer from The Walt Disney Co. Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery. The 2024 Olympics […]
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Steven Spielberg to Star in NBC’s 2024 Olympics Games Opening Film ‘Land of Stories’
Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg is set to welcome TV viewers to NBC’s Summer Olympics coverage by narrating the short film Land of Stories just before the opening ceremony in Paris on July 26. NBCUniversal, set to cover the Olympic Summer Games, said the Munich director would appear in the four-minute film, which was shot on a […]
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Epic Universe Unveils Universal Classic Monsters-Themed Attractions In Orlando
Dracula, Wolf Man, Bride of Frankenstein, Invisible Man and the Creature from the Black Lagoon are set to descend on Universal Orlando Resort’s Epic Universe as part of its new Dark Universe. Teased earlier this year, the land is home to “Darkmoor,” a ravaged village where some of the horror genre’s earliest, most recognizable and […]
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Comcast’s FreeWheel Unveils New Live Events Tool Ahead of Paris Olympics
FreeWheel, Comcast’s advertising management platform that enables clients to manage and monetize premium video ad inventory, has unveiled the launch of new tools for programmatic ad transactions for live streaming events, including the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The news of the expanded capabilities comes during the Cannes Lions 2024 event that brings ad […]
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