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‘Saturday Night Live’ Editors Reach Tentative Agreement With NBC and Avert Strike
Jenna Ortega on SNL (Courtesy of Rosalind O'Connor/NBC) The post-production editors behind “Saturday Night Live” have reached a...


Twitter Kicks In With Fox Sports for Exclusive World Cup Content, Deals With E!, Condé Nast, WNBA
Social network also announces pacts with E!, Condé Nast, Essence, Revolt, WNBA Courtesy of zz/John Nacion/STAR MAX/IPx Elon Musk is...


Peacock Will Get Bravo Shows Next-Day, NBCU Streamer Inks Lionsgate Movie Output Deal
Streamer says 'Bel-Air' broke records with 8 million accounts having watched to date Courtesy of NBCU Peacock will be the first streaming...


Peacock Hits 28 Million Monthly Active U.S. Accounts, 13 Million Paid Subscribers
Bel-Air (Courtesy of Tyler Golden/Peacock) Peacock ended the first quarter of the year with 28 million monthly active accounts and 13...


Comcast Sees Q1 Profit Rise Due to Olympics, Super Bowl and Broadband
Brian Roberts (Courtesy of Comcast) Comcast said first-quarter profit rose due to NBCUniversal’s telecasts of both Super Bowl LVI and the...


NBCU Terminates Hulu TV Deal so It Can Keep Current-Season Shows for Peacock
NBC shows will no longer be available on Hulu day-after-air starting with fall 2022 season NBCUniversal is clawing back streaming rights...


With Nielsen Under Scrutiny, NBCU Wants to Build New Measurement System
The Voorhes for Variety The TV industry has for decades relied on a single yardstick: Nielsen ratings. Now NBCUniversal has suggested it...


Peacock Reaches 54 Million Sign-Ups, Set to Begin International Rollout on Sky Platform
(Pictured: “Dr. Death”) NBCUniversal’s Peacock streamer will begin its international rollout this year as a free addition on Sky’s...


Comcast Sees Q2 Profit Rise on Broadband Sales, NBCU Rebound
Brian Roberts (Courtesy of Comcast) Comcast said second-quarter profit rose 25% due to soaring sales of broadband services and a rebound...


Black and Female TV Directors See Gains but Not Latinx and Asian American Women, DGA Finds
Courtesy of Michael Buckner/Variety The Directors Guild of America’s latest breakdown of TV director employment shows major gains for...


NBCU Finalizes Entertainment Content Team Under Rovner, Lays Off 50
Courtesy of Alex Haney via Unsplash NBCUniversal has finalized its organizational structure under new television and streaming...


Grace Wu Named NBCU TV and Streaming Casting Head, Tomii Crump to Oversee Unscripted Casting
Grace Wu (Left) and Tomii Crump (Right) Courtesy of NBCUniversal Longtime casting executive Grace Wu has been upped to lead casting...


Hollywood's Executive Shuffle: Inside the Seismic Shifts in Television’s Top Jobs
From left: Susan Rovner, Pearlena Igbokwe, Channing Dungey, Karey Burke and Bela Bajaria Courtesy of Terence Patrick/NBCUniversal;...


As Networks Dim in Age of Streaming, Studio Exec Becomes TV’s Top Gig
Courtesy of Michael Buckner for Variety To say that 2020 requires a certain fortitude of the spirit, an ability to roll with the punches,...

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