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With advertising trends front and center for Wall Street and industry players in the current crop of media earnings, Comcast's NBC Universal was one of the first to weigh in. NBCU CEO Jeff Shell said the market steadily  worsened over the course of last year but "it kind of feels like it bottomed out…

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said the company is always eyeing possible deals to bolster its business, citing the $3.8 billion acquisition of DreamWorks Animation in 2016 and Universal's partnership with Blumhouse Productions. Shell jumped in Thursday after Comcast president Mike Cavanagh noted new…

NBC Universal chief Jeff Shell was coy yet clearly jazzed today about the possible merger of prolific horror producers Jason Blum and James Wan's respective companies — Blumhouse and Atomic Monster – saying "I can't confirm it," but, "If that should happen, we are going to be in an absolutely impregnable…

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said Peacock has more than 18 million paid subscribers as of today, a nice bump from the 15 million it announced for the quarter ended Sept. 30, driven by programming migrated from Hulu, sports and Universal movies. He threw down the gauntlet to a Disney company currently…

At 15 million paid subscribers, Peacock isn’t on the same level as other streaming services, but NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell says that’s no accident. “Our long-term aspiration for Peacock is to balance out our overall media business,” Shell said during NBCU parent Comcast’s third-quarter earnings…

In an interview with CNBC, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said Peacock has now reached 15 million paying subscribers and he also confirmed reports that the company is considering a possible give-back of the 10 p.m. hour of programming to affiliates. The 14-minute sit-down with David Faber (watch it…

If there is any blossoming romance between Netflix and NBCUniversal amid speculation the former is looking for an ad sales partner, the latter's CEO Jeff Shell wasn't spilling the beans Wednesday when he sat down for a discussion at the Cannes Lions event. "I'm not going to comment on any conversations we may be…

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell believes the streaming explosion has only just begun, and he “loves” the tightening of movie release windows to create more efficiencies and better options for consumers. In a virtual appearance at Credit Suisse 24th Annual Communications Conference, Shell covered a range of topics…

Total compensation last year for Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts was $33.9 million, up 3.8% from $32.7 million the year before. It included a salary of $3.2 million, stock awards of $13.5 million, option awards of $8.5 million, non-equity incentive plan compensation (cash bonus) of $8.6 million and other items…

NBCUniversal theme parks posted their most profitable fourth quarter ever today, led by Universal Studio Orlando, where Epic Universe is rising. Universal Studio Hollywood and Japan are close behind and Universal Beijing Resort, which opened last September, will post a modest profit in 2022. "It's impossible not be…

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell said the company’s flagship streaming service Peacock is “way ahead of where we expected to be,” but the company and parent Comcast opted not to provide any updated user numbers. The exec offered the streaming update after Comcast reported strong third-quarter earnings, citing gains in…

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell concedes that linear ratings for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been lower than expected, but says the company will still book a profit on the star-crossed Games. “We had a little bit of bad luck, there was a drumbeat of negativity, the Games got moved a year, no spectators,” Shell said…