Tired of sequels and franchises? NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke isn’t.
At the 2016 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Wednesday, Burke was full of praise for Universal’s film studio and theme parks, the $250 million in profit from NBC’s Rio Olympics coverage and Spanish-language Telemundo.
He also made it crystal clear what he thinks the staples of a film studio should be — underlining the logic behind NBCUniversal parent Comcast Corp.’s recent acquisition of DreamWorks Animation.
“When you look at the film business, you want to be in core franchises, sequels and animation,” Burke said.