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Premier League leaves cash on the table in NBC renewal
The English Premier League secured a monstrous increase in its new six-season deal with Comcast-owned NBC in the United States, but sources say it left a significant amount on the table by deciding to stick with the incumbent.
Serie A rights loss hits Sky subscriber base, but Q3 revenue remains stable
Comcast has pointed to the “negative impact” of the reduction in Sky’s domestic broadcast rights to Serie A in Italy, as its European pay-television broadcaster shed over 200,000 subscribers in the third…
Comcast-MSG Networks dispute shows ongoing RSN stress
NY-area networks are dropped in large parts of New Jersey, Connecticut
Sky reports 28-per-cent revenue increase, adds Peacock to service
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 28-per-cent increase in second quarter-revenues to $5.22bn (€4.3
MLB, Peacock plan test deployment of games on streaming service
Major League Baseball and NBCUniversal are planning a test deployment of live baseball games on the Peacock streaming service, with the league once again seeking to advance efforts of providing live games…
NBCUniversal: Tokyo Olympics could be network’s most profitable ever
Even amid rising domestic furore and unrest surrounding the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, NBCUniversal executives in the United States said the event could become the most profitable Olympics in the network’s h…
NBC Sports plans 7,000 hours of domestic Olympics coverage
NBC Sports has finalized plans for 7,000 hours of domestic media coverage from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, a new event record and what the network is touting as the "biggest media event ever
DAZN customers hit by Serie A blackout prompted by CTS service interruption
Sports streaming broadcaster DAZN is to offer its customers in Italy a free month’s subscription after its live coverage of two Serie A matches was hit by technical issues.
Comcast: Sky subscriber numbers, revenue back to pre-Covid levels
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 3
Peacock rises to 33 million US sign-ups
NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service is continuing its torrent of growth, hitting 33 million sign-ups in the United States, according to corporate parent Comcast Corp.
ESPN+ to get integration into Hulu, Xfinity
The direct-to-consumer ESPN+ will be gaining a set of sizable bumps in exposure and functionality with the integration of the streaming service into sister offering Hulu, while also being offered directly…
Peacock extends growth curve, reaches 26 million sign-ups
Peacock is continuing its sharp growth trajectory as NBCUniversal chief executive Jeff Shell said the new streaming service has now surpassed 26 million sign-ups
NBCUniversal, Comcast tout accelerating growth of Peacock
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, was described following the latest quarterly earnings report by corporate parent Comcast Corp.
Sky’s Q3 results boosted by wholesale revenue following sport’s return
Third-quarter revenues at Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster Sky reached $4.79bn, a 5
Comcast discussing potential sports TV fee relief
Brian Roberts, Comcast chairman and chief executive, said the US cable industry giant is talking with various American pro sports leagues about possible rights fee relief that could ideally be passed on…