UKTV has acquired the UK premiers of The Hunting Party, the new crime procedural which recently debuted on NBC in the US, and Allegiance, the police drama set in British Columbia which has just aired its second season on CBC in Canada, for its dedicated crime pay channel U&alibi. The deal with NBCUniversal Global TV […]

BBC Studios has announced executive appointments which will expand its Los Angeles leadership team. Jenny Groom, widely known for leading all unscripted competition formats at NBCUniversal where she built the first two decades of her career, joins BBC Studios as Executive Vice President of Unscripted Development; Ryan O’Dowd has been promoted to President of Unscripted; […]

At CES, NBCUniversal previewed the future of full-funnel advertising for the industry, unveiling new engagement capabilities within its One Platform technology stack as well as success metrics that demonstrate the effectiveness of TV advertising. NBCUniversal said it will provide marketers with “unprecedented access to the biggest programming moments in the world”, leading up to its […]

The BBC has acquired The Americas – a ten-part special event nature series narrated by Hollywood actor Tom Hanks with music by Hans Zimmer – for BBC One and iPlayer from NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution. Produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, The Americas showcases the wonders, secrets, […]

Pluto TV has announced a partnership with NBCUniversal (NBCU) Global TV Distribution to bring an array of comedy, dramedy, action, and fan favourites content to viewers in the UK and Canada, starting November 1st. In the UK, Pluto TV is bringing US comedy drama Psych to its new Pluto TV Comedy Drama channel. All eight […]

Hayu – the all-reality, SVoD service from NBCUniversal – has announced the commission of its first original series. Produced by Monkey, The Real Housewives of London will be the next instalment in the popular franchise and will premiere on the service in late 2025. The announcement was made during the first-ever Hayu FanFest held at […]

FreeWheel, a technology platform for the television advertising industry, and NBCUniversal have released the findings of a joint global report entitled Prescribing Premium, designed to determine what, specifically, comprises a high-quality viewing experience from an audience perspective. The study found that platform, content, device and ad load are what makes a viewer perceive content as […]

NBCUniversal is expected to surpass $1.25 billion (€1.15bn) in ad sales for the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics games, according to reports. This would set a record for the US media company that has held the broadcasting rights to the Summer Olympics since 1988. NBCUniversal has secured more advertisers than 2016’s Rio Games and 2020’s […]

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has confirmed the renewal of its partnership with The Walt Disney Company and well as revealing new agreements with NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Amazon under which ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock and Prime Video will telecast NBA games beginning with the 2025-26 season and running through the 2035-36 season. The NBA App will be […]

NBC Sports has selected Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) to provide multiscreen video management and delivery for its production of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will feature multi-platform offerings across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, E!, CNBC, GOLF Channel, Spanish-language networks Telemundo and Universo, and NBCOlympics.com and the […]