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Comcast announced his daughter To split NBC Universal into two parts. What this means specifically is that Comcast almost everyone Cable channel into its own company outsourced, which was initially named “SpinCo”. Specifically, it’s about USA Network, Syfy, E!, Oxygen, but also the news channels MSNBC and CNBC. However, at NBC Universal and thus under the Comcast umbrella – then under the leadership of Matt Strauss – NBC, Telemundo, the streaming service Peacock, the production business, the theme parks and, as a special case, the cable channel Bravo, remain. The background to this Bravo special role is that Bravo reality formats like the “Real Housewives” shows are among the biggest hits on Peacock and you don’t want to miss them. It is expected that the split will take a year to be fully implemented because there are not only many legal questions to be clarified, but also practical ones – such as the question of how to separate NBC News and the news channel MSNBC or how advertising marketing will be structured in the future.
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At Comcast it is said that this means that the future separate companies can both be put on a stronger growth path. The background is that the linear cable channel business was the cash cow of media companies for decades and is still highly profitable today, thanks to the increasing number of “cord cutters” who forego a classic large cable package and instead broadcast TV content Consuming streaming has one here A decline has begun that will be difficult to stop. The ulterior motive of the separate cable TV company is that it may also be the Take over cable channels from competing media companies could, which are facing the same problems as Comcast and have recently had to take billions in write-offs on their channels. The cable TV subsidiary could also be operated with other partners or sold entirely – which in turn could avoid antitrust problems. The fact that Mark Lazarus, who previously headed the NBC Universal Group, will become the new CEO of SpinCo suggests that there is still potential here. Without any debt burden and with currently still high profits, SpinCo should be an interesting partner or buyer of broadcasters.
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In the summer, the NBA awarded the TV rights for the next eleven years for a total of around $77 billion, awarding contracts to NBC Universal, Amazon and Disney. Warner Bros. Discoverywhich has been a partner of TNT for almost 40 years NBA was, however, came away empty-handed. They initially even had an exclusive negotiation window, but no agreement was reached with the NBA. Instead, WBD relied on the “matching offer” law, according to which one could offer the same conditions to someone else when winning the contract. From WBD’s point of view it was given up, from the NBA’s point of view it didn’t meet the conditions. There was a risk of a lengthy legal dispute with corresponding uncertainty for all parties. But now, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal apparently agreed. Warner does not receive the classic TV rights, but it does have the opportunity to show highlights in excerpts – either in new TBS or TNT shows, or online with “Bleacher Report” and “House of Highlights”. There are also broadcasting rights in Northern Europe and parts of Latin America. The legal dispute will be settled in this context.
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Who refers to the spin-off of “Suits” with the title “Suits LA” at NBC, he is also concerned with the question of what happens to the original staff of Aaron Korsh’s series. This was able to experience a second spring thanks to the integration of “Suits” into Netflix. Who will we see again and who won’t we? The news that… Gabriel Power again in his role as Harvey Specter will hatch, which is quite surprising. After the series finale, he moved to Great Britain with his family in 2019 after nine seasons on USA Network and, in a way, turned his back on acting. His comeback on screen in the spinoff is planned for a three-episode story arc and should not be an invitation for a return as a permanent member. In the series, Harvey Specter shares the same past as the protagonist Ted Black (Stephen Amell): both know each other from their time as prosecutors in New York City.
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Last week showed up Sylvester Stallone at an event in Mar-a-Lago with US President-elect Donald Trump, described him as the “second George Washington” and reported on Trump’s similarities to his film character Rocky Balboa. This week there was news that was back in his original field of activity, film and television, or streaming. The successful series “Tulsa King” by Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”) on Paramount+ is moving towards Relay double order. Negotiations are currently underway with Stallone, which are in the final stretch and will then provide for an order for seasons three and four. Apparently this comes with a raise for Stallone, producer and star of Tulsa King, after his per-episode salary doubled from the first to the second season. In “Tulsa King,” the 78-year-old plays Dwight “The General” Manfredi, who, released from prison, builds a new mafia empire in Oklahoma.
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The “Equalizer”-Universe could continue to grow. Not only is Denzel Washington open to two more films in his role as Robert McCall after three films on the big screen, there are also efforts at CBS to have the series version with Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall with one Spinoff to continue to grow. In the 16th episode of the current season, which will be shown in the spring, two characters will be introduced who could then be part of the main cast in their own series. Casting is currently underway for the two roles, which are described as follows: the paths of a young, martial arts-experienced weapons expert and talented criminologist with a mysterious past and an older, former CIA agent cross with those of McCall, who enlists her help take. The two parts are initially created as guest roles. In contrast to the series version from the 1980s and the current CBS version, as well as the film franchise, a dual lead would be seen in an “Equalizer” production for the first time.
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After Amazon Prime Video Already received the team around Ian Deitchman and Kristin Robinson in October with “Off Campus”, another series from these hands could now be added to the portfolio. A series order subject to the cast was given the green light there, which is assigned to the Wonder Project, a production studio focused on faith-related content. It’s about “It’s Not Like That” about the newly divorced Lori with two teenage children and Pastor Malcom, who lost his wife and is now alone with three children. Since the two families still know each other from the past, they begin to share their fate with each other.
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“America demanded it and now it’s time: the new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme from Taco Bell. I’ll also be hosting the Oscars,” he said Conan O’Brien in a video on X with an Oscar trophy in his hand. On March 2, 2025, O’Brien will host the 97th awards ceremony Academy Awards hosten and take the baton from another comedian. Late night host Jimmy Kimmel hosted the gala four times in a row. O’Brien doesn’t have any previous experience at the Oscars, but he has already hosted another big gala, the Primetime Emmys (2002 and 2006).
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Unlike other large media companies Fox Entertainment does not have its own paid streaming service, just the free Tubi offer. Instead, they finally relied on one here Partnership with Huluwhich is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney. They are continuing to maintain this partnership and have now extended the collaboration until 2029. The collaboration also suggests that the animated series “The Simpsons”, “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burgers” produced by Disney will continue to be shown on Fox – this was recently in question. Disney and Fox share marketing costs for programs seen live on Fox and on demand on Hulu.
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“It’s Florida, Man”: The crazy late-night comedy “It’s Florida, Man” from Rough House Pictures (“Eastbound & Down”, The Righteous Gemstones”) is going into a second round. It comes in conjunction with “Los Espoookys” and “How To with John Wilson” on HBO/Max and the aim of being an inexpensively produced late-night comedy. Since, according to HBO, this concept worked very well in the latest anthology, more productions of this kind could follow.
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Netflix started broadcasting the boxing match between Jake Paul und Mike Tyson to struggle with significant technical problems, which were apparently due to the huge rush. According to their own information, around the world have 60 million households seen the box broadcast, at its peak there were around 65 million simultaneous streams – which probably also pushed the streaming market leader’s technology to its limits at times. The second fight, Serrano vs. Taylor 2, reached around 50 million households.
