#NBCUniversal CEO: “We Are Always Looking for Bolt-On Acquisitions”

#NBCUniversal CEO: “We Are Always Looking for Bolt-On Acquisitions”

NBCUniversal CEO: “We Are Always Looking for Bolt-On Acquisitions” Will they or won’t they buy anything? And if so, what? With M&A speculation regularly swirling around the entertainment industry, including NBCUniversal owner Comcast, the cable giant’s executive team was quizzed on its appetite for acquisitions during the company’s earnings conference call on Thursday. Comcast and…

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#NBCUniversal’s Peacock Tops 20M Paid Subs, Streamer’s Loss Widens to 8M in Fourth Quarter

#NBCUniversal’s Peacock Tops 20M Paid Subs, Streamer’s Loss Widens to $978M in Fourth Quarter

NBCUniversal’s Peacock Tops 20M Paid Subs, Streamer’s Loss Widens to $978M in Fourth Quarter Peacock, the streaming service of Comcast’s entertainment unit NBCUniversal, grew its revenue and subscribers in the fourth quarter, but its loss widened again compared with the year-ago period. Comcast’s earnings report for the final period of 2022 detailed quarterly financials for NBCUniversal, including higher…

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#Netflix, In First Quarter With Ad Tier, Adds 7M-Plus Subscribers, Outperforming Expectations

#Netflix, In First Quarter With Ad Tier, Adds 7M-Plus Subscribers, Outperforming Expectations

Netflix, In First Quarter With Ad Tier, Adds 7M-Plus Subscribers, Outperforming Expectations Netflix, reporting subscriber numbers for the first time since launching an ad-supported subscription tier, brought in 7.66 million subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2022, outperforming its forecasts for the holiday season. The streaming giant had previously warned Wall Street it would add…

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#ITV Posts 14 Percent Quarterly Ad Revenue Drop, Forecasts Slight 2022 Decline

#ITV Posts 14 Percent Quarterly Ad Revenue Drop, Forecasts Slight 2022 Decline

ITV Posts 14 Percent Quarterly Ad Revenue Drop, Forecasts Slight 2022 Decline U.K. TV giant ITV reported a 14 drop in third-quarter advertising revenue amid difficult year-ago comparisons and continued “uncertainty.” That left its ad revenue down 2 percent for the nine months through September, it said on Wednesday. The company predicted a strong final quarter of…

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#SiriusXM Adds 138,000 Subscribers, Pandora Subs Drop

#SiriusXM Adds 138,000 Subscribers, Pandora Subs Drop

SiriusXM Adds 138,000 Subscribers, Pandora Subs Drop Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the home of Howard Stern, said Tuesday that it added 187,000 self-pay subscribers in its satellite radio unit in the third quarter, while paid promotional subscribers decreased by 49,000. In the year-ago period, it had added 616,000 self-pay customers and lost 828,000 paid promotional…

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