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NBCUniversal Ad Exec Touts Strong Interest in NBA, Live Events Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Alison Levin tells TheWrap the media giant is monitoring the impact of Trump’s policies on upfront spending but is “focused on what we can control”
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Comcast’s Versant Taps NBCU’s Susie Kricena and Michael Sluchan as Programming Execs
Cori Abraham, Jenny Depper, Janice Ferrell and Rebecca Vazquez-Rhodes also board the new company housing Comcast’s cable network portfolio
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NBCUniversal to Sell Ad Inventory for Comcast Cable Spinoff Versant in Next 2 Upfront Cycles
Mark Marshall oversees Versant’s sales strategy and revenue, while Tom Winiarski leads ad sales and monetization
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NBCUniversal Starts New Round of Layoffs Ahead of SpinCo Separation
The company is letting go of dozens of workers across TV and streaming divisions
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A Top NBCUniversal Exec Says Spinning Off Cable Networks Is About ‘Getting Back to Simplicity’
Office With a View: Matt Schnaars, president of platform distribution & partnerships, tells TheWrap how SpinCo will enable a much more focused approach
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NBCUniversal Sets Upfront for May 12
But the company has moved Telemundo’s annual opening night party to May 13 to get out of Amazon’s way
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Senator Richard Blumenthal Slams FCC’s ‘Unprecedented, Intrusive’ Investigations Into Paramount-Skydance, Comcast, NPR and PBS
The Democrat is heading an inquiry into the agency’s “apparent retaliatory actions against news organizations targeted by President Donald Trump”
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Comcast Strikes $3 Billion Deal to Extend Olympics Rights Through 2036
The pact also includes a new partnership that will see the parties collaborate on technical infrastructure and advertising support of the games
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Hits NBCUniversal With $100M Defamation Lawsuit Over ‘Making of a Bad Boy’ Doc
The rapper claims the Peacock documentary “maliciously and baselessly jumps to the conclusion” that he is a “monster”
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FCC Opens Investigation Into Comcast, NBCUniversal for ‘Promotion of DEI’
“I want to ensure that your companies are not promoting invidious forms of discrimination in violation of FCC regulations and civil rights laws,” FCC chair Brendan Carr said in a letter
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NBCUniversal Unveils Leadership Restructuring Ahead of Cable Spinoff, Launches Universal Television Entertainment Group
The division, which brings programming for its TV studios, NBC Entertainment, Bravo and Peacock under one roof, will be led by Frances Berwick, Pearlena Igbokwe, Liz Jenkins and Jenny Storms
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NBCUniversal Unscripted Boss Corie Henson to Exit in Restructuring
Since 2022, the executive has overseen hits like “America’s Got Talent,” “The Voice,” “The Traitors” and “Love Island”
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NBCUniversal Promotes Michael Bonner to President of Global TV Distribution, Justin Che to Home Entertainment President
Che will step into the new role immediately, and Bonner will take over his role this month
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NBCUniversal Content Distribution Head Matt Bond to Retire
The executive’s exit comes as Comcast plans to spin off its cable network portfolio into a standalone company
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NBCUniversal to Shutter Universal Kids in March
The kids-centric channel will shut down as Comcast spins off several cable networks into a standalone company
