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Versant Taps NBCUniversal’s Jessica Kurdali as Talent Strategy SVP
The longtime NBC News and MSNBC executive will lead talent management, recruitment and development across news, sports and entertainment
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‘Love Island USA’ Contestant Yulissa Escobar Exits After Racist Comments Come to Light
The contestant left the show in episode 2 of the Peacock series’ current seventh season, with no reason given
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NBCUniversal Promotes Distribution Execs Amy Geary, Pat Hicks
The pair will serve as executive vice president and senior vice president of platform distribution and partnerships, respectively
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Telemundo Launches ‘Caso Cerrado’ FAST Channel
The 24/7 offering will air over 800 hours of the courtroom drama series hosted by Dra. Ana María Polo
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YouTube Climbs to Record 12.4% Share of TV Viewing in April
Disney held onto the second place spot with a share of 10.7%, boosted by sports and the month’s most-watched streaming title, “Grey’s Anatomy”
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NBCUniversal Bids on MLB Rights Dropped by ESPN
ESPN and the MLB will end their 35-year partnership after the 2025 season
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Sports, Rebrands and Marching Bands: 6 Biggest Takeaways From TV’s Ad Upfronts
Between the Trump administration’s tariffs and the continued decline of cable TV, the stakes were higher this upfronts season
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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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Office With a View
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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
