Hulu Hires NBCU’s Philip Matthys to Head Business Affairs for Original Series
Variety reports "Philip Matthys, who previously led deal negotiations for NBCUniversal’s cable unit, has joined Huluas head of business affairs for original series. In his new role, Matthys will be...
View ArticleNBCUniversal Signs Movie Deal with China’s Alibaba
Variety reports "NBCUniversal International has signed a multi-year licensing pact with China’s AlibabaGroup, the world’s largest e-commerce company. The agreement encompasses titles from Universal...
View ArticleNBCU’s Fandango Acquires Brazilian Ticketing Site Ingresso
Variety reports "Fandango has made its first international acquisition: NBCUniversal’s movie info and ticketing division is buying Brazilian entertainment-ticketing service Ingresso. Terms of the deal...
View ArticleToyota Is First To Sponsor NBCUniversal-AOL Content Alliance
Variety reports "Toyota Motor has signed on as the launch sponsor of a partnership unveiled in April that will stream video content from NBCUniversal’s various properties on AOL’s “On” outlet that...
View ArticleNBCU Sets ‘SeeSo’ Comedy Subscription VOD Channel Launch
Variety reports "NBCUniversal announced plans to launch “SeeSo,” a $3.99-per-month over-the-top subscription channel stocked with episodes and clips from the Peacock’s top shows and other sources...
View ArticleCBC hires new exec in bid to give linear properties life online
Streamdaily.tv reports "Harris is tasked with creating content that can run on linear broadcast but also extend to multiple platforms online. Though there are no plans yet for SVOD or OTT services...
View ArticleFullscreen Hires TV Exec Jason Klarman as Chief Marketing Officer
Variety reports "Digital-media company Fullscreen has appointed Jason Klarman, formerly a senior exec at NBCUniversal’s Oxygen Media and Bravo Media, its first chief marketing officer. Klarman will...
View ArticleHow Telemundo’s linear and digital worlds co-exist
Streamdaily.tv reports "The TV network’s YouTube channel recently tipped over the one million-subscriber mark, a first for a Spanish-language television channel on the Google-owned streaming platform,...
View ArticleBrave Media Ventures Expands with Content Division
Variety reports "BRaVe Media Ventures is creating a new business arm focusing solely on content investment and creation, called BRaVe Story Ventures. The new division, which will be charged with...
View ArticleCES: Steve Burke Explains Why NBCUniversal Invested In BuzzFeed, Vox
The Hollywood Reporter reports "Almost five years since NBCUniversal was sold to Comcast Corp., CEO Steve Burke says he underestimated the entertainment company's business. 'We were amazingly wrong...
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