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Comcast, ViacomCBS unveil SkyShowtime SVoD

Comcast Corporation and ViacomCBS have announced a partnership to launch a new SVoD service, branded SkyShowtime, in more than 20 European territories. At launch, SkyShowtime will offer 10,000+  hours of entertainment, movies and original series from the NBCUniversal, Sky and ViacomCBS portfolio of brands, including titles from Showtime, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+ Originals, Sky Studios, […]

August 18, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Research: Peacock Olympic strategy wins for NBCU

Findings from Hub Entertainment Research’s study about the Tokyo Olympic Games reveals that NBCUniversal’s strategy of placing key Olympic coverage on its new Peacock AVoD service appears to have paid off for both NBCU and its advertisers. Peacock’s Olympic viewers had good news for advertisers. According to Hub’s study, 2021 Hub Olympics Flash Study, half […]

August 12, 2021

Telemundo launches Hispanic streaming division

Suggesting the initiative will launch NBCUniversal-wide efforts to reach and connect with what it terms ‘200%ers’ – Latinos who are 100 per cent Latino and 100 per cent American, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has created a new Hispanic Streaming business division exclusively dedicated to super charge the growth of Latinos on Peacock and across all Telemundo […]

August 10, 2021

NBC Olympics selects Comcast Technology Solutions

NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, and Peacock selected Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) to provide multi-screen video management and delivery for its production of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The announcement was made by Bart Spriester, Vice President and General Manager of Content and Streaming Provider Suite at Comcast Technology Solutions, and […]

August 3, 2021

Comcast: Sky revenue up 28% in Q2

Comcast Corporation has reported results for the quarter ended June 30th 2021. Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Comcast, commented: “We delivered excellent results in the quarter, continuing our great start to the year. At Cable, our performance was exceptional, highlighted by 11 per cent revenue and 15 per cent Adjusted EBITDA […]

July 29, 2021

NBCU, Roku immersive Olympics partnership

NBCUniversal and Roku are partnering to bring an all-new, immersive Olympic experience to streamers on the Roku platform in the US. The initiative makes it easy for users to access Olympic coverage and Olympics-related entertainment on supported Roku devices and Roku TV models. Roku is creating easy access to NBCU’s 5,500 hours of streaming coverage […]

July 20, 2021

NBCUniversal offers free Olympics streaming to US military

The Exchange and Comcast NBCUniversal have announced that US service members and honourably discharged Veterans worldwide will be able to stream NBCUniversal’s extensive coverage of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games from their personal devices and computers through ShopMyExchange.com. This marks the third time the Army & Air Force Exchange Service has worked with NBCUniversal […]

July 12, 2021

Universal movies on Peacock after cinema

Universal Pictures have announced that new movies from the studio will head exclusively to NBCUniversal’s US streaming service Peacock after they play in cinemas. Under a new licensing agreement, which starts with the 2022 theatrical slate, Universal’s movies will be available exclusively on Peacock no later than four months after their cinema premiere. The films […]

July 7, 2021

Australia: NBCU, Foxtel launch DreamWorks Channel

Foxtel and NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN) have launched DreamWorks in Australia – the 24-hour channel dedicated to kids and family entertainment – offering Foxtel customers access to popular content from one of the world’s most recognisable animation studios. The DreamWorks channel currently airs in 34 territories across Asia Pacific, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. […]

July 7, 2021

Sky Documentaries commissions ESL doc

Sky Documentaries has announced a Sky Original feature length documentary that will explore one of the most memorable sagas in recent footballing history; the rise and rapid fall of the European Super League (ESL). Produced by production company, Fulwell 73 (Sunderland ‘Til I Die, The Class of 92, I Am Bolt), in association with Sky […]

June 29, 2021