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☆ The success of the Peacock NFL game means you'll likely have to pay more to watch football again next season
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The apparent win for the streaming service comes after it reported nearly $3 billion in losses last year. "We couldn't be prouder of our partnership with Peacock and are thrilled with the results of the first-ever exclusively live-streamed NFL playoff game," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell . Even before Saturday's strong viewership numbers, the NFL had plans to have streaming-only playoff games beyond this season. Last year, the NFL inked a one-year deal with NBCUniversal to carry this playoff game exclusively on Peacock. Amazon Prime Video has the exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football through 2033, and Peacock has one exclusive regular season NFL game through 2028.

Persons: —, It's, Peacock, Max, Roger Goodell, They've, NBCUniversal, Hans Schroeder Organizations: Service, Business, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Comcast, Peacock, NBC, Netflix, Disney, NFL, Street Journal, NFL Media, Amazon Locations: Kansas City, Miami, Peacocks's

☆ Was the NFL's first streaming playoff game a success? We still don't know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMost people who wanted to watch the Dolphins-Chiefs playoff game this past weekend had to do so by paying for Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service. On Sunday, NBC said the streaming game was a success: Depending on how they measured it, the network said the game averaged an audience of 23 million to 26 million viewers. But we won't really know if the game was a success for NBC until it announces the most important metric: How many people paid for Peacock so they could watch the game? Before Saturday's game, NBCUniversal's parent company, Comcast, had said Peacock had 30 million paid subscribers. But that number will almost certainly determine whether NBC or any other service pays up for a streaming-only playoff game next year.

Persons: —, Peacock, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce —, NBC hasn't Organizations: Service, Dolphins, Chiefs, NFL, Business, NBC, Travis Kelce — NBC, Comcast Locations: Miami, Kansas City, Paris

☆ Chiefs-Dolphins playoff game on Peacock is a big test for streaming: Will people actually pay?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

You won't see this weekend's Kansas City Chiefs-Miami Dolphins NFL playoff game on broadcast TV. It's a big change — and a test for Comcast: How many people will actually subscribe to a streamer to watch the NFL? AdvertisementThat's because last year, NBCUniversal paid the NFL $110 million for the rights to a streaming-only playoff game. (One exception: In 2015, cable channel ESPN aired a single playoff game.) At a press call with reporters earlier this week, NFL distribution executive Hans Schroeder wouldn't commit to whether the league would do more streaming-only playoff games next year: "This is a deal for this year, but it's an NFL playoff game.

Persons: — Peacock, It's, —, Taylor Swift, NBCUniversal, hasn't, Peacock, Hans Schroeder wouldn't Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins NFL, Comcast, Service, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Business, ESPN, Kansas City, NBC Locations: America, Kansas, Miami

☆ Why Netflix, Disney, and other Hollywood companies are flocking to CES this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Advertising and marketing pros made up 7% of CES' attendees in 2023, per CES. Look for topics like the creator economy and the rise of artificial intelligence to dominate the conversation for advertisers, Kassan added. And Roku, which is closing in on its search for a new ad sales head, is sending a large contingent. The cost advertisers pay for streaming ads is expected to decline as platforms release more inventory, particularly with Amazon unleashing ads on Prime Video. Advertisers also have more options with the fast-growing FASTs (free, ad-supported streaming TV channels), which primarily offer older TV shows and movies.

Persons: David Benioff, Weiss, Alexander Woo, Amy Reinhard, execs, It's, who'll, Patrick Pannett, Michael Kassan, Evan Spiegel, Kassan, — that's, Rita Ferro, NBCUniversal's Mark Marshall, NBCU's Peacock, NBCUniversal, Peacock, NBCU, Tanner Elton, Amy McDevitt, Ludacris, Jon Steinlauf, GroupM Organizations: Netflix, CES, Business, Consumer Technology Association, Madison Avenue, Walmart, Disney, Nexstar Media Group, Nvidia, Paramount, CTA, Tech, NBC, Bravo, Amazon Ads, Warner Bros, Magna, CTV, Hulu, Intelligence, Prime Video Locations: Las Vegas, Peacock

☆ Big M&A and Bob Iger's future: 13 media executives make their anonymous 2024 predictions
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Executive 2: Bob Iger will, again, extend his contract as Disney CEO Earlier this year, Disney CEO Bob Iger renewed his contract through 2026. This executive predicted "fool me five times, shame on me." This executive predicted Peltz and Rasulo will win their campaign and both join the board. This person predicted Disney would purchase privately held Candle Media to acquire Moonbug Entertainment, the owner of CoComelon. This executive predicted Yaccarino would either lose patience or find her job increasingly pointless and leave the company in 2024.

Persons: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Walt Disney Company Bob Iger, Michael M, David Zaslav, Slaven Vlasic, NBCUniversal, Brian Roberts, Roberts, Donna Langley, Bob Iger, Iger, Nelson Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Marco Bello, Peltz, Rasulo, Disney's, Dana Walden, Dana Walden Jason Laveris, Disney Entertainment Dana Walden, Walden, Bob Chapek, Andrew Wilson, Wilson, Chris Licht wouldn't, McCarthy, Andrew Wilson Michael Newberg, Kevin Mayer, Mayer, Bryan van der Beek, Tom Staggs, Staggs, Jayson Tatum, Kyle Terada, NBCUniversal's Peacock, Alec Martinez, Gray, Discovery's Max, Jeff Zucker, Lady Michelle Obama's, Michelle Obamas, Cheriss, Gerry Cardinale, Jeff Shell, RedBird, Shari Redstone's, David Ellison, Byron Trott, Zucker, Mark Thompson, Linda Yaccarino, X Linda Yaccarino, Vox, Jerod Harris, Yaccarino, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Boorstin, Elon Musk's, Jason LaVeris, Barbie, Mario, Oppenheimer, LightShed's Greenfield Organizations: Walt Disney Company, New York Times, Santiago, Getty, Jazz, Lincoln Center, Warner Bros ., Comcast, Warner Bros, Discovery, Disney, Trian Fund Management, Future Investment Initiative, Summit, Bloomberg, Filmmagic, Disney Entertainment, Electronic Arts, CNBC, Candle Media, Iger, Media, Moonbug Entertainment, Apple Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, USA, National Basketball Association, NBA, Apple, The College, ESPN, College, NHL, MLB, Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, Mobile, National Hockey League, Diamond Sports Group, Scripps, Gray Television, Las Vegas Golden Knights, Arizona Coyotes, Phoenix Suns, Street Journal, Netflix, Hulu, Max, Paramount, RedBird, Paramount Global, CNN Worldwide, CNN, NurPhoto, BDT, The Ritz, Carlton, FilmMagic, Mario Bros Locations: New York City, Disney, Miami , Florida, Las Vegas , Nevada, Laguna Niguel, Dana Point , California

☆ X CEO Linda Yaccarino is reportedly getting texts from ad execs advising her to resign over Elon Musk's backing of antisemitic post
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ad execs are reportedly reaching out to X CEO Linda Yaccarino and advising her to resign. X and Elon Musk have faced backlash after the billionaire endorsed an antisemitic post on X. One executive told Axios she needs to "save" her reputation. AdvertisementAdvertising executives have been reaching out to X CEO Linda Yaccarino and advising her to leave the social media company, according to reports from multiple outlets. Paskalis told Axios he texted Yaccarino on Sunday and told her she should resign from her role at X.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, Axios, —, Musk, Yaccarino, Lou Paskalis, Paskalis, I'm Organizations: Service, Media Matters, Nazi, Apple, Disney, Bank of America, AJL, Forbes, Elon

IBM has stopped advertising on social media platform X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis — a fresh setback as the site formerly known as Twitter tries to win back big brands and their ad dollars. The U.S. tech company made the decision after a report Thursday by the liberal advocacy group Media Matters said ads from IBM, Apple, Oracle, NBCUniversal's Bravo network and Comcast were placed next to antisemitic material on X. “IBM has zero tolerance for hate speech and discrimination and we have immediately suspended all advertising on X while we investigate this entirely unacceptable situation," the company said in a terse statement. “When it comes to this platform — X has also been extremely clear about our efforts to combat antisemitism and discrimination. The accounts that Media Matters found posting antisemitic material will no longer be monetizable and that the specific posts will be labeled “sensitive media," according to a statement from X on Friday.

Persons: Adolf Hitler, —, Elon Musk, ” Musk, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Yaccarino, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: IBM, Twitter, Media, Apple, Oracle, NBCUniversal's Bravo, Comcast, Billionaire, Hamas, Defamation League Locations: U.S, Israel, Israeli

☆ Here's what streaming bundles could look like, according to Liberty Media's John Malone
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"It could certainly happen if one was focused on one type of demographic and the other, another type of demographic," Liberty Media Chairman John Malone told CNBC's David Faber in an interview that aired Thursday. "Broadcast continues to survive, but is under real pressure as Big Tech competes for sports," Malone told CNBC. Disney already offers a three-way bundle plan of Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+, which Disney owns. "The streaming version with ads will be part of the cable bundle," Malone, a former Charter board member, told CNBC. I would much rather see the cable companies be distributors of streaming in bundles and packages, because the two are kind of tied to the hip."

Persons: John Malone, CNBC's David Faber, Max, Malone, NBCUniversal's Peacock, Bob Iger, Iger, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Disney didn't Organizations: Netflix, Hulu, Liberty Media, Warner Bros, Max, YouTube, Amazon, NFL Football, NFL Sunday, Big Tech, CNBC, Disney, ESPN, Communications, Charter Locations: Hulu

☆ Comcast revenue and profit top estimates as Universal theme park sales soar
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Comcast topped both revenue and profit estimates in the third quarter, but the largest U.S. internet provider lost high-speed broadband customers and NBCUniversal advertising revenue slumped. NBCUniversal's flagship streaming service Peacock added 4 million subscribers and revenue increased 64% to $830 million, stemming the subscription service's quarterly loss to $565 million. Revenue rose 0.9% compared to the prior year period. U.S. broadband revenue rose 3.8% to $6.4 billion even as subscribers fell due to higher rates. Wireless revenue rose 16% to $917 million in the quarter on a net addition of 294,000 customers.

Persons: Peacock, Read Organizations: NINTENDO, Universal Studios Hollywood, Comcast, LSEG, Sky, Sky . Revenue, Super Nintendo, U.S Locations: Universal City , California, Sky .

☆ Sports programming still dominates TV, and Netflix is leaning more into it
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Whether it's streaming or traditional TV, sports keep audiences coming back to their screens — and Netflix is working on getting more into the game. Netflix announced it would broadcast "The Netflix Cup" live, a matchup between athletes that appeared in the Formula 1 docuseries and the golf series "Full Swing." Even though customers are fleeing traditional TV, from the cable-TV bundle to broadcast, those that stick around often do so for the live sports. That showed in September, when the return of the National Football League and college football seasons propelled both broadcast and cable-TV viewership. It has been a gradual move toward both sports and live streaming — Netflix had technical issues when it aired the finale of reality show "Love is Blind" earlier this year — but one the streamer appears ready to make.

Persons: Max, NBCUniversal's Peacock Organizations: Netflix, Sports, Heineken Silver Las Vegas, National Football League, Nielsen, ESPN, Warner Bros, Disney, NFL, NBC, CNBC Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Streaming companies chase Spanish-language sports rights to capture growing Hispanic viewership
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's an effort to diversify viewership and advertising opportunities — and to capitalize on a growing Hispanic streaming audience. Hispanic audiences spend nearly nine hours per day consuming media, the majority of which is TV viewership, according to a recent study from Nielsen based on viewership habits from July. The study noted the Hispanic audience has been at "the forefront of cord-cutting," making it a growing majority of streaming viewership, too. According to the findings, Hispanic viewers spend more than 50% of their time consuming TV through streaming, eclipsing the general population, at nearly 40%. Traditional media companies across the board have been doling out cash for sports as live games still command the highest traditional TV viewership.

Persons: Roberto Firmino, Eder Militao, NBCUniversal's, It's, Shirin Malkani, Perkins, Lea, Eli Velazquez, Lionel Messi Organizations: Liverpool, Real Madrid, UEFA Champions, Liverpool FC, Anfield, . Media, Canela Media, Telemundo, ESPN, Nielsen, Telemundo Deportes, Major League Soccer's Inter Miami Locations: Real, Liverpool, England, Spanish, U.S

☆ NBA can shift the balance of power in media with its next rights deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Every media rights renewal for the NBA is an important event because it only happens about once a decade. But with the National Football League's media rights locked up until 2033, the NBA has a unique opportunity to play media kingmaker. CNBC first reported NBCUniversal's interest in again airing NBA games earlier this year. Carving up the piewatch nowThe NBA will have to balance demand against restricting supply to maximize the price for rights. Discovery's TNT, NBA TV, NBA League Pass or a regional sports network.

Persons: Jimmy Butler, Jamal Murray, Justin Edmonds, clamor, John Skipper, Ted Sarandos, Netflix hasn't, We've, Sarandos, that's, Netflix's Ted Sarandos, Jeff Kravitz, That's, Serbian Nikola Jokić, Victor Wembanyama, It's, Peacock, Michael Jordan, Discovery's Max, Aurelien Meunier, Kevin Durant Organizations: Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets, Ball Arena, Getty, Basketball, Comcast, Google, Apple, Netflix, YouTube, NBA, Disney, Warner Bros, Discovery, National Football, ESPN, Global, Slovenian Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, NBCUniversal, NBC, CNBC, U.S, Metropolitans, Nielsen, Major League Soccer, Major League Baseball, ABC, TNT, NBA TV, Twitter Locations: Denver , Colorado, NBCUniversal, Hollywood , California, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Slovenian, Serbian, Levallois, Perret, U.S

☆ Linda Yaccarino was blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new Twitter CEO, and had to leave a meeting to tell her boss she was joining Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new Twitter CEO came as a surprise to Linda Yaccarino. The then-NBC executive had to rush out of a meeting to explain the situation to her boss, the FT reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementLinda Yaccarino's reign as Twitter boss got off to a chaotic start after she was blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new CEO, according to a new report. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2023Cavanagh accepted her explanation, but decided to release a statement announcing Yaccarino's departure the next day. The chaotic announcement was the first taste of what Yaccarino could expect as CEO of Twitter, which Musk renamed X in a surprise rebrand soon after she joined.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Linda Yaccarino, —, Linda Yaccarino's, Yaccarino, Musk, Michael Cavanagh, I’ve, Elon, Cavanagh Organizations: Twitter, NBC, Cuban, Service, Financial Times, Comcast, Financial

☆ NBCUniversal names insider Rick Cordella president of sports division
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

General Sport - Leaders Sport Summit2012 - Stamford Bridge - 10/10/12 Rick Cordella, SVP and GM NBC Sports and Olympics Digital during a talk called "The Digital Olympics: Expensive experiment or a new era in sport?" during the summit Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Matthew Childs/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 22 (Reuters) - Comcast's (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal on Friday appointed veteran executive Rick Cordella as president of its sports division. Cordella will take charge of NBC Sports' platforms including NBC Olympics, Golf Channel and oversee sports on the company's streaming platform Peacock, home to Sunday Night Football and NASCAR. He was most recently president of programming for NBC Sports and Peacock Sports. In the role, he led NBCUniversal's sports programming strategy across broadcast, cable and streaming and oversaw sports betting and sports fantasy.

Persons: Rick Cordella, Matthew Childs, NBCUniversal, Cordella, Arsheeya, Dawn Chmielewski, Shailesh Organizations: Sport, Summit2012, GM NBC Sports, Olympics, NBC Sports, NBC, Golf Channel, Sunday Night Football, NASCAR, Peacock, Thomson Locations: Stamford, Bengaluru, Los Angeles

Shinsuke Nakamura and Karrion Kross wrestle during the WWE SmackDown at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on May 5, 2023, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. WWE's "Friday Night SmackDown" will return to USA Network in October 2024 as part of a five-year domestic media rights partnership between TKO Group Holdings and NBCUniversal , WWE said Thursday. WWE does not expect to reach a rights agreement for its flagship show "Raw" until next year. "SmackDown" has been on Fox since October 2019, with a rights agreement for $205 million per year in a five-year deal. "SmackDown" last appeared on USA Network from 2016 to 2019.

Persons: Shinsuke Nakamura, Karrion Kross, Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, WWE's, Frances Berwick, we'll Organizations: WWE, Coliseo, Coliseo de Puerto Rico, USA Network, NBCUniversal, CNBC, Fox, Holdings, Endeavor, NYSE, NBC, NBCUniversal Entertainment Locations: Coliseo de Puerto, San Juan , Puerto Rico, USA

☆ WWE to bring back 'SmackDown' to NBCUniversal's USA Network
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Apr 2, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; L to R; Solo Sikoa and Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman and during Wrestlemania Night 2 at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 21 (Reuters) - WWE's "Friday Night SmackDown" will be back on USA Network late next year, after the wrestling company struck a new partnership deal with Comcast's (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal to air more shows. WWE, part of TKO Group (TKO.N), will also produce four primetime specials per year for NBC as part of the five-year deal. "With Friday nights on USA, primetime specials on NBC, and the WWE hub on Peacock, we'll continue to use the power of our portfolio to super-serve this passionate fanbase," NBCUniversal Entertainment Chairman Frances Berwick said. USA Network is currently home to "WWE NXT" and "WWE Raw".

Persons: Sikoa, Paul Heyman, Joe Camporeale, we'll, Frances Berwick, Samrhitha, Saumyadeb Chakrabarty, Anil D'Silva Organizations: USA Network, WWE, NBC, Thomson Locations: Inglewood , CA, USA, SoFi, Bengaluru

☆ As Hollywood strikes press on, Wall Street weighs in on the outlook for TV, streaming stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

At the same time, legacy media companies face off against another well-known demon: cord-cutting. Technology companies such as Apple and Amazon can lean on their respective hardware and e-commerce businesses, said Paul Fanelli, a research analyst at Gabelli Funds. Even so, Wall Street sees only a handful of pure-play winners in the TV and streaming space winning consumer attention over the long run. Already, the technology companies have shown some promise. Consumers are increasingly forgoing pay TV packages from cable companies and opting for bundles from companies like Alphabet, he said.

Persons: Rosenblatt, Barton Crockett, It's, Netflix's, Ken Leon, Hollywood's, Leon, Jamie Lumley, Paul Fanelli, it's, Apple's, Amazon's, That's, Needham, Laura Martin, Martin, —, John Hodulik, CNBC's, bode, Crockett, NBCUniversal's Peacock, Brandon Nispel, Nispel, Disney's hasn't, Fanelli, that's Organizations: Netflix, Apple, Paramount, Sky, Third, Gabelli, Warner, UBS, ESPN, Fox, NFL, Hulu, YouTube, KeyBanc, Comcast, Disney, Warner Bros, Max, DIS, Rosenblatt, ABC, Nexstar, CNBC Locations: France, United Kingdom

☆ TKO, the newly merged UFC-WWE, aspires to grow beyond fighting
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Wrestling Entertainment executives decided to name their new publicly traded company TKO to honor the companies' expertise in fighting, but they have broader aspirations than just owning combat sports. That includes eventually going to market together for international media rights and bringing together the company's production efforts and back offices, Shapiro said. After that, TKO plans to swing into acquisition mode to grow the company, he said. Endeavor also owns Professional Bull Riders and two tennis tournaments — the Mutua Madrid Open and the Miami Open. In the coming months, TKO executives will also negotiate new media deals for WWE "Raw" and "SmackDown" on traditional pay TV.

Persons: WME, Mark Shapiro, Shapiro Organizations: Wrestling Entertainment, New York Stock Exchange, Endeavor Group Holdings, UFC, Hollywood, WWE, CNBC, Endeavor, Professional Bull Riders, Madrid, Miami, WME, Fox

☆ Exclusive: Musk-owned X's content moderation shift complicated effort to win back brands -former exec
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. "I didn't always have access to other people who were doing (brand safety) work," he said of his time at Twitter. Before acquiring Twitter, Musk had criticized the platform for limiting free speech by removing certain content and having a politically liberal bias. Still, Brown said he felt supported in his brand safety work by Musk and Ella Irwin, Twitter's then-head of trust and safety, who resigned days before Brown. FALLING REVENUEOn Monday, Musk said X's declining ad revenue was primarily due to pressure from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

Persons: Carlos Barria, AJ Brown, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Brown, NBCUniversal, Ella Irwin, Twitter's, AJ, Jonathan Greenblatt, X, Sheila Dang, Kenneth Li Organizations: REUTERS, Elon Musk, Twitter, Brand Safety Institute, BSI, Kroger, Defamation League, Anti, Defamation, ADL, Center, X, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, Dallas

☆ Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +88 min

Iger told Chapek that he lived for those "two-shower days," according to people familiar with the conversation. In January 2020, Iger told Chapek the plan was back on. During his 27 years at the company, Chapek had only attended one annual meeting — as a guest in the audience. Bob Iger, Disney CEO, during a CNBC interview, Feb. 9, 2023. WATCH: Disney CEO Bob Iger's exclusive July 2023 CNBC interviewTake the 'A'During Chapek's tenure as CEO, Disney lost more than a quarter of its market value.

Persons: Elham, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek, Iger, wasn't, Chapek, Michael Eisner, —, who's, he's, Clint Eastwood, Eastwood, Arthur Bochner, Jackie Hart, Kareem Daniel, Chapek —, Eisner, Michael Ovitz, Ovitz, Bob, Disney's, Kevin Mayer, Mayer, Bryan van der Beek, he'd, Tom Staggs, Staggs, Staggs —, Steve Jobs, cajoled Ike Perlmutter, George Lucas, Rupert Murdoch, Iger's, Susan Arnold, Arnold, Peter Rice, David Paul Morris, Rice, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Mark Parker, Mary Barra, Michael Froman, Willow, Parker, John Donahoe, Roy Disney, Walt Disney, Stanley Gold, David A, CNBC Eisner, Big Bob, Little Bob, Christine McCarthy, Patrick T, He'd, McCarthy, Iger —, Coronavirus, Gavin Newsom, Michael Kovac, curtly, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Ben Smith, Smith, Disney, Randy Shropshire, Agnes Chu, Ricky Strauss, Chu, Strauss, Kevin Feige, Kathleen Kennedy, Who's, Alan Bergman, Bergman, Bob Kyncl, Daniel —, Iger didn't, Daniel rankled, Daniel, Chapek didn't, James Pitaro, Jesse Grant, CNBC Chapek, Jimmy Pitaro, Zenia Mucha, didn't, Mucha, Barbara Walters, Charles Eshelman, Scarlett Johansson, Scarlett Johansson —, Florence Pugh, Natasha, Yelena, " Johansson, Bryan Lourd, Johansson, Lourd, Steven Spielberg, Al Michaels, David Muir, Robin Roberts, Michael Strahan, Spielberg, Geoff Morrell, Alan Braverman, Alan Horn, Jayne Parker, Bochner, Claire Lee, Paul Richardson, Josh D'Amaro, Ron DeSantis, Morrell, Disney Animation —, George Floyd, Reba Saldanha, Reuters Chapek, DeSantis, Nicholas Maldonado, Octavio Jones, Chapek she'd, we're, " Morrell, CNN's Chris Wallace, Kristina Schake, John Skipper, Daniel steamrolled, Latondra Newton, Newton, Charles Krupa, Pitaro, NBCUniversal's Peacock, Dana Walden, Thomas Murphy, Josh Kushner, Privately, Schake, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama's, David Dee Delgado, Kara Swisher, hadn't, Netflix's, overhiring, McCarthy hadn't, Safra Catz, Kareem, DMED, Horacio Gutierrez, Justin Warbrooke, Alexia Quadrani, Bryan Castellani, Michael Buckner, Quadrani, Lindsay Lohan, Winnie, Nelson Peltz, Catz, Donald Trump's, they'd, Walden, Gutierrez, D'Amaro, Rich Polk, Walden he'd, Iger she'd, Mickey Mouse, Mark Rightmire, haven't, Indiana Jones, Halle Bailey, Ariel, Hamilton Faber, Rich Greenfield, Bob Iger's, — Mayer, McCarthy —, doesn't, they'll Organizations: Disney, Marvel, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty, Walt Disney, Indiana University, Michigan State University, Shanghai Disney, Man, Hong Kong Disneyland, Walt Disney Parks, Resorts, Pixar, Fox, Chapek, Nike, General, Mastercard, Foreign Relations, University of Pennsylvania, Grogan, Disney's, Fallon, ABC, ESPN, ABC News, California Gov, New York Times, Disney confidants, Hollywood, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney Studios, Hulu, HBO Max, Walt Disney Company, YouTube, Companies, Netflix, Apple, Disney Media, Entertainment, Stanford, Rights, Junior, petulant, Filmmagic, Brunswick Group, Covid, CAA, onetime Defense Department, Century Fox, Human, Florida Gov, Republican, Disney Animation, Reuters, Human Rights, HRC, Walt Disney World, Employees, American Foundation for Equal Rights, AP, Amazon Prime, Paramount, South Pacific, Capital Cities, Dow Jones, CVS, Kingdom, Variety, Trian Partners, Charter Communications, U.S, Comcast, Charter's, MediaNews, Orange, Allen, Co, Candle Media, Advisors Locations: Burbank , California, Midwestern, Brentwood, Los Angeles, Westlake Village, Iger, Hammond , Indiana, Shanghai, China, Hong, Fox, Willow Bay, Raleigh , North Carolina, Orlando, U.S, Hulu, Iger's Brentwood, coronavirus, Brunswick, Hollywood, Hawaii, Disney's, Marvel's, Anaheim , California, Montana, Florida, Rye , New Hampshire, Chapek, Hong Kong, California, missteps, South, DMED, Burbank, New York, India, Atlantic, Sun Valley , Idaho, America

☆ Disney's future, a hot topic among Hollywood elite
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Dawn Chmielewski | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] Executive Chairman of the Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger arrives at the world premiere for the film 'The King's Man' at Leicester Square in London, Britain December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File PhotoAug 14 (Reuters) - Hollywood's favorite parlor game of the week: What will Bob Iger do next? Another veteran media executive predicted Disney would spin off the television asset to its shareholders as a separate, publicly traded company by 2024, with private equity potentially playing a role. "You sell the parts, then sell what's left," said the veteran. Reporting by Dawn Chmielewski in Los Angeles; Editing by Kenneth Li and Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bob Iger, Hannah McKay, Walt Disney, Iger, Jeff Bewkes, what's, It's, Laura Martin, Dawn Chmielewski, Kenneth Li, Richard Chang Organizations: Walt Disney Company, Leicester Square, REUTERS, U.S ., Walt, CNBC, Reuters, ESPN, Disney, ABC, Disney Channel, NBA, Comcast, Hulu, Time Warner, Google, Facebook, Apple, Netflix, MGM, Needham, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Culver City, New York City, U.S, Hulu, Hollywood, Los Angeles

☆ Comcast beats expectations as higher prices offset slowing broadband growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Comcast beat analyst estimates on Thursday when it reported its second-quarter results, as higher pricing helped offset a continued slowdown in its broadband business. The company now groups its Xfinity-branded broadband, cable TV and wireless services with its U.K.-based Sky. Higher average rates helped to offset second-quarter subscriber losses, leading to broadband revenue growth of 4.4%. Comcast and its peers have experienced slowing growth in the broadband segment following quarters of robust gains during the early days of the Covid pandemic. The drop in domestic advertising was largely due to lower revenue at NBCUniversal's TV networks, which was partially offset by the leap in Peacock revenue.

Persons: Peacock, Cord, Bob Iger, NBCUniversal, Mario Organizations: Comcast, Refinitiv, Disney, USA Network, Bravo, Premier League soccer, Peacock, Sky Sports, Revenue, Mario Bros, Super Nintendo, CNBC Locations: Beijing, Japan, Orlando, Florida

☆ NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service is growing, thanks to live sports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

NBCUniversal's sports portfolio has been driving growth at its streaming service Peacock, and the company has no plans to let up, with other sports rights deals top of mind. Sports are a double-edged sword for media companies contending with relentless cord cutting and trying to make their streaming services profitable. At the same time, sports are serving as a propeller of growth for streaming, especially for fledgling services such as Peacock and Paramount Global's Paramount+. NBCUniversal's parent company, Comcast , on Thursday touted that Peacock nearly doubled its customer count year over year to 24 million. According to Cavanagh, simultaneous streaming has given the company and its sports assets "tremendous reach," and all at a lower cost to the consumer.

Persons: Travis Kelce, Raymond James Stadium, Peacock, Mike Cavanagh, Cavanagh, it's Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Paramount, Comcast, Sports, NFL, Nascar, Premier League, Telemundo —, Paris Olympics, Sunday, Football, Premier League soccer

☆ NBCUniversal is slapped with a $250 fine for trimming trees along an LA sidewalk that had shaded actors and writers on strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NBCUniversal was fined $250 after trimming trees that helped shade picketing writers and actors. NBCUniversal has been given a slap on the wrist for trimming trees that provided shade to writers and actors picketing outside its offices in Los Angeles. Mejia had said last week that his office was investigating the tree trimming coinciding with workers' picketing. In a statement, NBC said the tree trimming was routine. "We understand that the safety tree trimming of the Ficus trees we did on Barham Blvd.

Persons: NBCUniversal, Kenneth Mejia, Mejia Organizations: Bureau of Street Services, WGA, SAG, Morning, StreetsLA, of Street Services, Universal Studios, NBC, Writers Guild of America, Comcast Locations: Angeles, Los Angeles

☆ How Bravo's 'Vanderpump Rules' and #Scandoval have boosted NBCUniversal's Peacock as streamers increasingly lean into reality TV
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Peacock seized on the recent runaway success of "Vanderpump Rules" to reach new audiences. It also shows the potential for Peacock's reality-TV shows compared to those on other top streamers. The surge shows how Peacock — whose Instagram bio still reads: "Why are you reading this bio instead of watching Vanderpump Rules rn?" Thanks in part to its Bravo catalog, Peacock is in one of the best positions to capitalize on its unscripted TV pile. Recent Parrot Analytics data first published by TVREV shows Peacock had the second-largest US share of demand for unscripted TV programming during Q1, and ample supply.

Persons: Peacock, Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright, Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix, Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, we've, I've, TVREV, HBO Max, Scandoval Organizations: West Hollywood, Housewives, Beverly, Bravo, Housewives of, Warner Bros, Discovery, HBO, Netflix, Hulu Locations: West, Beverly Hills, Jersey

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