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NBCUniversal
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NBC to provide live VR coverage of Winter Olympics
US TV network NBC is to provide over 50 hours of live virtual reality coverage…
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NBCU alumnus to succeed Ford at Fox UK
Former NBCUniversal (NBCU) European channels chief Colin McLeod will succeed Jeff Ford as managing director…
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Disney in clear as Comcast drops out of Fox race
Comcast will not pursue an acquisition of a suite of entertainment assets from 21st Century…
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NBCUniversal launches channels on TVPlayer
NBCUniversal International Networks has launched its portfolio of UK channels on the TVPlayer platform. General…
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Mubi strikes deal with NBCU
Curated film-streaming service Mubi has struck a multi-year SVOD deal with NBCUniversal, across multiple territories….
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Snap and NBCUniversal launch digital content studio
Snap and NBCUniversal are partnering on a new digital content studio that will make made-for-mobile…
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CEO brushes off Comcast concerns
NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast is in rude health despite a recent stock price drop, according…
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NBCU comedy SVOD service Seeso shutting
NBCUniversal is shutting its comedy-themed SVOD service Seeso. The US service’s future has been in…
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NBCU ‘sceptical of OTT services’
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke has expressed scepticism over the long-term impact of over-the-top channels services…
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Crunchyroll partners with NBCU Japan on ‘international anime’
Anime video-on-demand service Crunchyroll has partnered with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (NUEJ) to co-develop new content…
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Altice to launch new premium series and movies channel next month
Cable and telecom group Altice is to launch its new French premium channel dedicated to…
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Major content firms pact for anti-piracy coalition
The Hollywood studios, leading SVOD services and key networks around the world have formed a…
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Sky renews European NBCU deal
European pay TV operator Sky has renewed its wide-ranging TV and film content deal with…
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Shapiro departure casts doubt over future of Seeso
Evan Shapiro, the head of NBCUniversal-owned comedy SVOD service Seeso, is to leave his post….
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NBCU rebrands Sprout as Universal Kids
US children’s channel Sprout has been renamed Universal Kids, though the brand remains as a…
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Zee moves into Poland with Bollywood channel launch
Zee Entertainment is moving into Poland with the launch of a customised version of its…
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Pluto TV appoints chief programming officer
US over-the-top TV service, Pluto TV, has appointed former NBCUniversal executive, Robert Magdlen, as chief…
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NBCUniversal ploughs US$500m into Snapchat
NBCUniversal has invested US$500 million (€470 million) in Snapchat’s IPO last week as the latest…
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CNMC: Spanish TV spend increased in 2014, but Canal+ fell short
Spain’s audiovisual service providers invested €212.6 million in Spanish and European film and TV series…
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NBCU closes linear Esquire Network
NBCUniversal has pulled the plug on the linear feed of its US lifestyle cable channel…
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NBCU UK and emerging markets chief set to exit
Long-serving London-based NBCUniversal executive Colin McLeod is to leave the US media giant’s international operation…
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Altice takes on Canal+ with exclusive NBCU, Discovery deals and new premium channel
In a significant ramping up of its strategy to compete head on with French pay…
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Buzzfeed staying ‘fully indie’ after NBCU investment
NBCUniversal has ploughed another US$200 million (€188 million) into online news and video company BuzzFeed….
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NBCU’s Hayu service launches on EE in the UK
NBCUniversal International’s reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, has launched on the EE platform in the…
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NBCU to expand Hayu SVOD service’s reach
NBCUniversal International’s reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, will widen its reach with new rollouts, download…
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NBCUniversal looks to international opportunities
NBCUniversal has highlighted the opportunity to grow its international business to put it on more…
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MacLellan upped in NBCU restructure
NBCUniversal has given Kevin MacLellan an expanded role at is international business as part of…
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VR firm Jaunt appoints Hearst exec as new CEO
Disney, Sky and ProSiebenSat.1-backed cinematic VR firm, Jaunt, has appointed Hearst executive George Kliavkoff as…
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NBCU’s Hayu to launch offline viewing, Apple TV support
NBCUniversal International’s subscription video-on-demand service, Hayu, is due to add offline viewing options and is…
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Comcast completes US$3.8bn DreamWorks takeover
Comcast is set to go head-to-head with Disney in the kids and family sector after…