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An all-star collection of news anchors is now awaiting a response from NBCUniversal parent Comcast to its demand for an outside investigation into NBC News. Megyn Kelly, Gretchen Carlson, Greta Van Susteren, Linda Vester, Addie Zinone and Eleanor McManus, the founder of MeToo journalist organization Press Forward…

MGM-owned Epix has reached an expanded carriage deal with Comcast that will extend the premium network’s reach by adding it to the provider’s premium channel package. The new pact takes effect December 10. The new deal supplements Epix’s existing availability on an a la carte basis, swapping Epix for Starz in the…

EXCLUSIVE: It seems increasingly certain that someone at NBC News could end up taking a fall from the allegations about the organization made by Ronan Farrow in his upcoming Catch & Kill book, but there is still a debate over who the villain is. In this case, it's not Harvey Weinstein or Matt Lauer or the owners of…

Days before the new session of the Supreme Court is set to begin, an ever-growing chorus of displeasure with the alliance between Comcast and Donald Trump's Department of Justice in Byron Allen's $20 billion battle with the NBCUniversal owner grew even louder and potentially more presidential. In the closing hours for…

Locked in a U.S. Supreme Court-bound $20 billion racial discrimination lawsuit with Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios, the alliance between Comcast and Donald Trump's Department of Justice has now roused the scrutiny of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – and it might prove a bridge too…

EXCLUSIVE: Zai Bennett, managing director of content at Sky U.K., has said hailed Chernobyl’s success at the Emmys as a “coming of age” story for the Comcast-owned broadcaster. Chernobyl was one of the big winners at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night, picking up three prizes, including outstanding…

DAZN, the Europe-based sports streaming outfit led by former ESPN president John Skipper, has set a distribution deal with Comcast, its first such agreement with a major U.S. operator. The service will be available to Comcast customers on Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex. Comcast this week said it was making Flex available…

Roku issued research Wednesday that forecasts TV viewing via streaming will exceed pay-TV viewing by 2024, but the company’s stock dropped sharply after Facebook and Comcast made streaming news. The New Generation of Cord-Cutters, a study done for Roku by Macro Consulting that draws from both Roku-using and…

In a sign of the content-flooded times, Rotten Tomatoes is premiering an original video series aimed at helping viewers navigate the rising tide of TV and streaming programs. Couch Tomatoes, hosted by Naz Perez, will debut every other Wednesday across the Comcast-owned digital brand's website and YouTube channel as…

Sky Studios, the commissioning and production arm of the Comcast-owned broadcaster, is setting up a drama innovation hub in the north of England — and it will be led by a story producer on season three of Hulu drama Harlots. Vicky Wharton, who has also worked on shows including BBC soap EastEnders and Murphy’s Law…

Comcast is offering its internet-only customers free access to Xfinity Flex, its streaming-centric gateway to 10,000-plus movies and TV shows. The service used to cost $5 a month. The company said these customers will also get Peacock, the newly named streaming offering powered by NBCUniversal content launching next…

Sky and Channel 4 have cemented and extended their unusual content partnership in the UK. In September 2018, the two broadcasters agreed a groundbreaking deal under which Channel 4 got access to Sky original Tin Star and rights to motor racing sport Formula 1. In return, Comcast’s Sky was able to carry Channel 4 box…