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Winning trio detail global nature of bumper NBA deals
The huge $76bn (€70bn), 11-year contracts sealed by the NBA with Disney, Comcast and Amazon give the trio the right to air their inventory in international markets, it has emerged, meaning that Sky will hold rights in several European markets.
NFL on Peacock boosts platform’s revenue by 54 per cent
The National Football League on Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service, has helped revenue for the service grow 54 per cent to $1.1bn (€1.03bn) in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in the previous year.
MASN reaches deal with Comcast to air Nationals, Orioles MLB games
The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) has reached an agreement with Comcast just weeks before the 2024 Major League Baseball season gets under way to keep the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals on the company's Xfinity cable package.
Peacock subscribers grow by 3m, Q4 revenue rises 57 per cent
Peacock, the NBC streaming service, added three million net subscribers to reach 31 million as its revenue increased by 57 per cent to surpass $1bn (€923m) in quarterly revenue for the first time, the company's parent company Comcast revealed in its 2023 Q4 earnings.
Comcast’s Peacock adds 4m subscribers, Q3 revenue up 64 per cent
NBC streaming service Peacock added four million subscribers on a net basis in the third quarter to reach 28 million and saw its revenue rise 64 per cent from last year to $830m (€785m), as revealed i…
USA Gymnastics continues commercial recovery with Comcast deal
USA Gymnastics has announced media and technology company Comcast as a sponsor of the governing body, with the Xfinity brand becoming the US Gymnastics Championships title sponsor through 2024
Comcast sees Q2 Ebitda fall as revenues remain steady
US telecommunications and media conglomerate Comcast has blamed higher programming costs at NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock, as well as increased international sports programming costs, as its media division’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) dipped by 18.2 per cent for the second quarter of 2023.
Comcast revenue dips as Peacock Q1 losses top $700m
US cable giant Comcast's revenue decreased 4.3 per cent year-over-year to $29.7bn (€26.7
NBCUniversal CEO Shell departs after workplace impropriety
Jeff Shell, chief executive of NBCUniversal (NBCU), the Olympic Games rightsholder in the United States, has left the media giant after admitting to an “inappropriate relationship” with a female work col…
MultiChoice unites with NBCU, Sky to relaunch streaming service
MultiChoice, the pay-TV broadcaster operating in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced plans to significantly overhaul its streaming service, Showmax, through a new agreement with Comcast’s NBCUniversal (…
Sky ad revenues and programming costs fall amid World Cup impact
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-TV broadcaster, has reported revenue reductions of 13 per cent and 11
Comcast considers sale of Sky Deutschland
Media giant Comcast is thought to be considering a sale of the German arm of Sky, as the European pay-television broadcaster’s total customer relationships increased by 320,000 to 23 million in the third q…
Sky posts 13.8-per-cent Q2 revenue drop after sports rights ‘resets’
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, saw its second-quarter revenues drop by 13.8 per cent year-on-year to $4.5bn (€4.4
NBCUniversal generates record-level ad sales from its Upfront
Sports content plays a key role in network's accelerating ad sales
Reagan Carey on the new era for the Premier Hockey Federation
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Reagan Carey, the new commissioner of the Premier Hockey Federation. Fisher and Russo also discuss ongoing turbulence in United States college sports with the forthcoming departure of Mark Emmert from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and predictions of a breakup of Division I athletics, Athletes Unlimited’s media rights deal with ESPN, a $300m funding round for German digital sports media entity OneFootball, viewership boosts for the National Hockey League, and Comcast’s successful programming link of the National Football League’s Super Bowl LVI and Beijing 2022 Olympics.
Sky reports 71-per-cent Q1 Ebitda uplift amid lower operating expenses
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, recorded $622m (€591m) in adjusted Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) for the first quarter of 2022, a y…
Super Bowl-Beijing Olympics combo pays off for Comcast
Quarterly results show sharp increases in overall revenue, advertising sales, Peacock subscriptions
Sky’s Q4 revenue dips but subscriber numbers up
Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, saw its direct-to-consumer revenue fall by just under one per cent from $4.08bn (€3.66bn) to $4.0