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NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell out amidst sexual harassment/sex discrimination investigation
Shell was reportedly fired for cause following an investigation into complaints of sexual harassment and sex discrimination.
Steph Curry set to star with Adam Pally in NBC memorabilia mockumentary
"Making the natural transition from behind the camera to center stage opposite Adam Pally, we can’t wait for the world to see what we have in store."
Nick Khan on potential WWE-UFC combined streaming deal: ‘Let’s see what [NBCU has] to say’
"[W]e're going to see what that looks like and hopefully, it's robust..."
Free Peacock Premium for Xfinity subscribers is about to end
Existing Xfinity subscribers will no longer receive free Peacock Premium beginning June 26.
NBC is shutting down the U.S. linear Olympic Channel in September
Five years after its launch, the NBC U.S. linear Olympic channel (a NBC/IOC/USOPC partnership) is shutting down.
LeBron James will be played by Oregon commit Mookie Cook in Peacock film adaptation of James’ “Shooting Stars” book with Buzz Bissinger
Cook is the fifth-ranked player nationally in the class of 2023 by the 247 Sports composite rankings.
2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony audience down 43% from 2018
That's a bit concerning for NBCUniversal as the 2018 Winter Games were the least-watched Olympics ever.
NBC will test a Nielsen competitor for the Super Bowl and the Olympics
NBCUniversal reportedly hopes to use the data for spring upfront sales.
NBC and Telemundo reach six-year extension with Premier League, reportedly worth $2.7 billion
In the end, the Premier League stuck with NBC. But NBC will be paying a lot more this time.
NBCUniversal uses social accounts, including @NBCSports, to tell customers their networks could go dark on YouTube TV (updated)
"YouTube TV may drop all your favorite NBCUniversal programming."
NBCUniversal threatens to pull channels from Roku in dispute over adding Peacock to platform
Those channels would include NBC Sports and Telemundo Deportes, which carry Premier League and Sunday Night Football.
Comcast exec hints that an NBCUniversal streaming service could debut in 2019
The big question is what will it include?
