Hollywood Reporter: Stanley Tucci to Join NBC for Coverage of 2026 Winter Olympics

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Snoop Dogg, meet Stanley Tucci.

Cord Cutters: Comcast is Laying Off More Staff at CNBC

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CNBC, a leading business news network, has initiated a downsizing plan targeting up to two dozen employees within its international operations, which are primarily based in London and Singapore, with additional offices in other global cities.

Broadband TV News: German media regulator clears RTL’s acquisition of Sky Deutschland

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German media regulator KEK has given the green light for RTL Group’s planned takeover of Sky Deutschland and its subsidiary NBC Universal Global Networks Deutschland.

Variety: Studiocanal Hires Sky Studios Commissioner Paul Gilbert as SVP of English-Language Series

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Studiocanal is expanding its U.K. leadership team with the hiring of Paul Gilbert as the SVP of English-language series.

X: Matthew Dowd fired by MSNBC

Media Boy UK is NOT posting a full story but just to let everyone know Comcast has fired Matthew Dowd From MSNBC.

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Sees Company Split In April

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said he expects the planned separation of the company to be completed by April of 2026.

Deadline: NBCUniversal Sets 4-Day-A-Week Return To Office Plan

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NBCUniversal is phasing in a mandate for employees to work at least four days a week in the office.

Advanced Television: DirecTV’s MySports adds hundreds of local stations

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Over the past year, DirecTV has obtained rights from The Walt Disney Company, Paramount, NBCUniversal, and Fox Corp. to include their respective ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox-owned and-operated TV stations in the largest US cities in its MySports genre pack.

Deadline: Versant Capital Structure Details Coming Soon, Cable Spinoff Will Have Options – Comcast CFO

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With Comcast on track to spin off Versant by year end, CFO Jason Armstrong said more details of the standalone linear network company are coming soon and the new entity will enter the world solid and with “lots of options.”

Deadline: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Planned Network Spinoff Entity Already In Talks To Sell Its 20% Stake In Studio Sibling, Top Exec Says

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Gunnar Wiedenfels, CFO of Warner Bros. Discovery and designated CEO of the company’s planned network spinoff entity, says buyers are already interested in its 20% stake in its soon-to-be sibling.

Deadline: NBCUniversal Says Super Bowl Ad Inventory And 90% Of All NFL Spots Are Sold Out

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Ahead of Thursday’s kickoff of Season 20 of Sunday Night Football, NBCUniversal says ad inventory for next February’s Super Bowl and 90% of all NFL spots are already sold out.

New York Post: Warner Bros. boss David Zaslav is the real ‘Man of Steel’ in shifting media landscape

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They hate him in Hollywood, but increasingly they’re loving David Zaslav on Wall Street.

Broadband TV News: Zattoo launches Universal TV to unify user experience across all platforms

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TV streaming provider Zattoo has unveiled Universal TV (UTV), a new generation of its big-screen app designed to deliver a consistent user experience across all TV platforms and devices.

Deadline; Media Stocks, Markets Soar As Fed Chief Signals September Rate Cut: “The Balance Of Risks Appears To Be Shifting”

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It’s been a long wait but Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell energized stocks today as he cracked open the door to a possible interest rate cut at the Central Bank’s September meeting.

Deadline: NBCUniversal & Major League Baseball In Talks For 3-Year, $600 Million Deal Amid Lively MLB Action

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NBCUniversal is nearing a three-year deal with Major League Baseball worth close to $200 million a year to carry games on NBC and Peacock, Deadline has confirmed, amid a flurry of activity around the MLB.

Hollywood Reporter: Premier League Kicks Off to Most-Watched Opening Weekend Ever on NBC Sports

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Back of the net!

Advanced Television: Vodafone Spain Drops SkyShowtime Channels

Story from Advanced Television:

From September 1st, Vodafone Spain’s pay-TV subscribers will lose access to seven channels distributed in Spain by SkyShowtime.

Deadline: MSNBC To Change Name To MS NOW As Part Of Split With Comcast

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MSNBC will be rebranded as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, later this year, as the network prepares for its spinoff from Comcast, while it also will shed the Peacock logo.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount Leadership On Not Spinning Off Cable Networks, Holding Onto BET & Plans For BET+

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There are three media companies that own a movie studio and a TV studio, a streamer and a substantial number of cable channels: NBCUniversal, Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount.

Hollywood Reporter; The NFL’s Next Big Play: Owning the Media

Story from Hollywood Reporter:

This month may go down as a landscape-altering month for the National Football League. On Aug. 5, the NFL and Disney announced a major deal, trading the NFL Network, rights to RedZone and other media assets to ESPN in exchange for a 10 percent equity stake in the sports media juggernaut.