After more than 40 years of operation, DTVE is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
NBCUniversal
1 min read
NBC planning major OTT expansion
US broadcaster NBC is nearing the end of its “toe in the water” experiments in…
1 min read
NBCUniversal hires BBC Worldwide exec
NBCUniversal has hired David Gibbons, the former BBC Worldwide COO. He will be senior VP,…
1 min read
Epix appoints NBCU’s Dakss as digital chief
US premium cable channel Epix has hired Jonathan Dakss from NBCUniversal to fill a key…
1 min read
NBC and Samsung to broadcast VR Olympics coverage
NBC Olympics is due to broadcast 85-hours of virtual reality (VR) content from the Rio…
1 min read
DreamWorks deal cleared
NBCUniversal’s US$3.8 billion (€3.4 billion) deal for DreamWorks Animation has gained regulatory clearance from the…
1 min read
NBCU launches reality SVOD on Foxtel
NBCUniversal has launched its reality TV SVOD service Hayu in Australia. It has rolled out…
1 min read
Universal Television names president
Pearlena Igbokwe has taken the reins at Universal Television, NBC’s cable and broadcast production arm….
1 min read
NBCU boss Burke headlines RTS London
NBCUniversal boss Steve Burke will headline the Royal Television Society’s annual London conference later this…
2 min read
Comcast agrees US$3.8bn DreamWorks Animation buyout
Comcast’s NBCUniversal is buying DreamWorks Animation, in a deal valuing the cartoon studio around US$3.8…
2 min read
ITV: SVoD partnership with BBC and NBCU a ‘good idea’
ITV executive Simon Daglish said that an SVoD partnership between the broadcaster, BBC and NBCU…
1 min read
NBCUniversal launches 13th Street Universal HD in Poland
NBCUniversal has launched its 13th Street Universal HD channel in Poland on the Cyfrowy Polsat…
1 min read
BBC, ITV, NBCU ‘discussing’ Netflix rival
UK pubcaster the BBC has had talks with ITV and NBCUniversal about a streaming service…
1 min read
Telecable adds Syfy to channel line-up
Spanish regional cable operator Telecable has added Syfy to its content line-up. Telecable, which operates…
1 min read
Syfy orders linear, digital and virtual reality series
Pay TV net Syfy has ordered Halcyon, a futuristic cop drama that will go out…
5 min read
NBCU to launch reality SVoD service hayu in UK, Ireland and Australia
NBCUniversal International is launching a reality-themed direct-to-consumer OTT service called hayu, featuring over 3,000 episodes…
2 min read
OSN strikes new deal with NBCUniversal
Middle East pay TV operator OSN has signed a new and extended long-term deal with…
1 min read
Syfy launches multiplatform content lab
NBCUniversal-owned cable net Syfy has launched a new multi-platform content and experience lab and will…
1 min read
TiVo Research partners with NBCU for Olympics measurement
TiVo Research and RealityMine are partnering with NBCUniversal to provide cross-platform measurement of the 2016…
1 min read
Amazon to revamp Prime with additional online content
Amazon is reportedly planning to add more content to its Prime video offering by incorporating…
1 min read
NBCU merging UK and EMEA channels business under Colin McLeod
NBCUniversal is merging its UK and emerging markets channels business under its current central and…
2 min read
US content providers create premium video advocacy body
An advocacy body for the premium video industry has launched, bringing together the likes of…
2 min read
NBCU seeks to match rivals’ international revenues
NBCUniversal will seek to bring its domestic to international revenue split in line with rival…
2 min read
NBCUniversal creates new EMEA structure
NBCUniversal International today is creating what it describes as a multi-territory, regional hub aligning its…
1 min read
NBC Universal invests US$200 million in Buzzfeed
NBC Universal has invested US$200 million (€180 million) in news and viral media site Buzzfeed,…
3 min read
EC lays down gauntlet to Hollywood majors and Sky on geo-blocking
The European Commission is investigating Sky and six Hollywood majors – Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures,…
2 min read
Spotify makes major video push
A new video platform from on-demand music app Spotify will run content from a variety of…
1 min read
SPI gears up for 4K channel launch
European channel group SPI International has acquired programming from NBCUniversal, while preparing for the launch…
1 min read
ProSiebenSat.1 wins NBCU deal
ProSiebenSat.1 has struck its biggest ever programming deal with NBCUniversal, the Hollywood studio that previously…
1 min read
Apple reportedly planning autumn web TV launch
Apple is reportedly planning to launch an online TV service this autumn in partnership with…
1 min read
NBCUniversal pulling channels out of Russia
The channels arm of NBCUniversal is pulling out of the Russian market, citing the challenging…