Disney is in discussions to buy AT&T’s 10 percent stake in Hulu, which it comes into by way of its WarnerMedia acquisition, according to a report from Variety this morning. The news is not surprising – AT&T had already said it was exploring a sale. And Disney has been looking to increase its stake in […]
View More Report: Disney in talks with AT&T to buy WarnerMedia’s 10% Hulu stakeCategory: nbcuniversal
NBCUniversal announces streaming service that will be free to paid TV subscribers
NBCUniversal is joining the long list of media giants looking to compete with Netflix. The company today announced plans to launch its own streaming service in early 2020. The still-unnamed service will include advertising and will be available at no additional cost to pay TV subscribers. If you aren’t a pay TV subscriber, or if […]
View More NBCUniversal announces streaming service that will be free to paid TV subscribersStill a year away from launch, Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi keeps adding talent
Video won’t start rolling on Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s new bite-sized streaming service with the billion dollar backing until the end of 2019, but talent keeps signing up to come along for their ride into the future of serialization. The latest marquee director to sign on the dotted line with Quibi is Catherine Hardwicke, […]
View More Still a year away from launch, Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi keeps adding talentNBC to launch a new streaming network, NBC News Signal
NBC is looking to reach a younger audience with today’s announcement of a new streaming news network, NBC News Signal. Instead of airing on traditional pay TV platforms, Signal will be available through NBC’s news mobile and over-the-top apps, as well as on other services including PlutoTV, YouTube, and Twitter. The focus will be on […]
View More NBC to launch a new streaming network, NBC News SignalJeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman announce the name of their stealthy mobile video startup
Called Quibi, short for quick bites, the company is creating content with notable filmmakers Sam Raimi, Guillermo del Toro and Antoine Fuqua.
View More Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman announce the name of their stealthy mobile video startupStartups are giving writers and filmmakers more ways to make it in Hollywood
On May 11 Netflix released the teen dramedy “The Kissing Booth” just as the school year was wrapping up for teens across the country. By June, the company had a smash hit among the tweenage set, and Wattpad, the company which owned the rights to the The Kissing Booth, had its first true breakout vehicle. The […]
View More Startups are giving writers and filmmakers more ways to make it in HollywoodAT&T completes its acquisition of Time Warner
AT&T has sealed the deal to buy Time Warner in a major piece of media and technology consolidation. The deal — which is $85.4 billion and a total of $108 billion with debt — was first announced in October 2016 and, having passed a court approval earlier this week, it was completed on Thursday. That’s a long cycle […]
View More AT&T completes its acquisition of Time WarnerTwitter announces new video partnerships with NBCUniversal and ESPN
Twitter is hosting its Digital Content NewFronts tonight, where it’s unveiling 30 renewals and new content deals — the company says that’s nearly twice as many as it announced last year. Those include partnerships with the big players in media — starting with NBCUniversal, which will be sharing live video and clips from properties including NBC […]
View More Twitter announces new video partnerships with NBCUniversal and ESPNTesla responds to fresh reports of Model 3 production issues
Tesla’s Model 3 EV delays are well-known, including in the company’s own earnings report and quarterly delivery numbers. A fresh report from CNBC on Thursday claimed that Model 3 production was even more delayed than it appeared, with specific continued issues around battery manufacturing.
CNBC also suggested that the company is “not close” to mass-production of the… Read More
NBCUniversal will start streaming Sunday Night Football on mobile devices next month
NBCUniversal announced today that it has acquired rights from the NFL to stream “Sunday Night Football” through its TV Everywhere app starting with the 2018 season. The news comes just one week after Verizon gave up its exclusive rights to livestream NFL games on mobile devices. NBCUniversal’s deal with the NFL also allows it to extend streaming rights to cable, satellite… Read More
SYFY launches Snapchat Show ‘GEEKLY’ as Snap strips ephemerality from product
/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F670462%2F2ff75f33-7eff-48d0-868e-57ac80577123.png)
Snapchat is getting a little geekier.
SYFY WIRE has launched GEEKLY, a Snapchat Show that covers science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and superhero news and culture as Snap and SYFY expand their digital entertainment programming.
Premiering Thursday with new episodes dropping weekly at 6 a.m. ET, GEEKLY will cover “what’s going on that week in the genre at large and then use the news of the week as a catalyst to allow the two hosts to really debate,” said Matthew Chiavelli, SVP of digital for SYFY. “If you heard two people in a bar having a really spirited debate, we’re hoping to capture that energy.” Read more…
More about Snapchat, Science Fiction, Online Video, Nbcuniversal, and Sci Fi
View More SYFY launches Snapchat Show ‘GEEKLY’ as Snap strips ephemerality from productResurfaced video shows Katie Couric saying Matt Lauer ‘pinches me on the ass a lot’
After Matt Lauer was fired from NBC for alleged sexual misconduct, a video has surfaced of his longtime colleague Katie Couric saying in an interview that he “pinches me on the ass a lot.”
Couric said this to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, wh…