ITV CEO on Paramount-WBD and ITV Studios After Banijay, All3Media Megadeal: “We Don’t Feel It Will Have Any Impact on Us”

ITV CEO on Paramount-WBD and ITV Studios After Banijay, All3Media Megadeal: “We Don’t Feel It Will Have Any Impact on Us”

Does U.K. TV giant ITV, led by CEO Carolyn McCall, feel more pressure to boost the scale of its production arm ITV Studios after this week’s news of the mega-merger between production giants Banijay and All3Media? What is the state of ITV’s deal talks with Comcast‘s Sky? And what does the Paramount Skydance deal for…

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Sky Doc on Flight 149 British Airways Passengers, Crew Held Hostage by Saddam Hussein Gets Trailer

Sky Doc on Flight 149 British Airways Passengers, Crew Held Hostage by Saddam Hussein Gets Trailer

Flight 149: Hostage of War is the title of a new Sky feature documentary that recounts “one of the most extraordinary – and until recently, officially denied – chapters of the Gulf War,” the Comcast-owned company said on Friday in unveiling a trailer for the original film that will debut in the U.K. and Ireland in June. “On Aug. 2, 1990, just…

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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts’ Pay Dips to .9M, President Michael Cavanagh’s Drops to .3M in 2024

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts’ Pay Dips to $33.9M, President Michael Cavanagh’s Drops to $28.3M in 2024

NBCUniversal owner Comcast has disclosed the 2024 compensation packages for chairman and CEO Brian Roberts and president Michael Cavanagh, along with pay details for other top executives. Comcast’s proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, showed that Roberts’ pay was $33.9 million in 2024, compared with $35.5 million in 2023. He had made $32.1…

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NBCUniversal’s Peacock Posts 2 Million Loss as Subscribers Rise to 46 Million

Peacock Narrows Loss to $215M, Subscribers Jump to 41M

Comcast, led by chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, reported first-quarter results for its entertainment unit and other operations. Peacock, the NBCUniversal streamer under parent Comcast, narrowed its loss to $215 million, from $639 million in the year-ago period, and overall revenue rose 16 percent to $1.2 billion. Peacock ended March 2024 with 41 million paying…

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#FCC Targets Comcast, NBCUniversal With DEI Programs Probe

#FCC Targets Comcast, NBCUniversal With DEI Programs Probe

The Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the media and entertainment sector has turned its attention on Comcast. The media conglomerate has confirmed that Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr has notified Comcast his agency is to investigate the company’s DEI practices. “We have received an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission…

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