NBC Universal

Legal threats force Roku app creator to remove pirate streams
The curator of a popular, free Roku app was forced to pull several streaming broadcast channels over concerns of piracy.

Apple taps NBC Universal for ad sales on news, stocks apps
Apple and NBC Universal have expanded an advertisement partnership in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Comcast may end free Peacock promotion for Xfinity customers
An executive said a deal with Comcast to offer Peacock for free has been good for the service, but customers will eventually have to pay.

YouTube TV to lower price if NBC channels dropped
YouTube TV says it reduce its subscription price if Comcast-owned channels are dropped.

Comcast launches new Hispanic streaming business for Peacock
Comcast is launching a new streaming division aimed at incorporating more Spanish-language content into its Peacock streaming service.

Comcast to sunset national NBC Sports Network
Comcast says it will close one of three national sports networks operated under its NBC Universal subsidiary brand.

Peacock nets 26 million subscribers, executive says
When it comes to new streaming services, 2020 has definitely been Comcast's year.

Network executives feel misled by T-Mobile’s TVision pitches
Executives at Discovery, ViacomCBS and NBC Universal say they were given incomplete information about T-Mobile's streaming television service.

Former Warner Bros. exec tapped to lead content at NBC
Susan Rovner will oversee broadcast, cable and streaming television content across Comcast's portfolio of media properties.

Report: Layoffs expected to impact numerous staffers at NBC
"Sweeping" and "significant" layoffs are expected across NBC's networks, sources told the New York Post.

Former NBC general counsel in quarantine after coronavirus diagnosis
Rick Cotton, a former executive with Comcast's NBCUniversal, is in quarantine this week after being diagnosed with the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

CNBC: Cable still more profitable than streaming
On Monday, a CNBC reporter said NBCUniversal dropped a small hint about how it views the future profitability of its forthcoming streaming service Peacock.