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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…

ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone in a pink cardigan and black backpack, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell in short sleeves, Discovery chief executive David Zaslav in dark shades and a signature vest and Comcast CEO Brian Roberts pulling up in a car – these are of some of the first shots of media moguls arriving in Sun Valley…

"Here in Los Angeles, it's a big day tomorrow," NBCUniversal chief executive Jeff Shell said Monday, with California set to drop most pandemic restrictions. "Tomorrow is the day that we can go to full capacity [and] we feel very good about demand” at Universal Studios Hollywood, including a new attraction for families…

NBCUniveral chief Jeff Shell plugged the studio to talent and called theatrical releases crucial to the business. He also said movies may be more profitable post-pandemic, and that Peacock is “misunderstood” since it’s was really designed to complement existing businesses. Theatrical is “really important to the movie…

NBCUniversal has wrapped its upfront advertising sales for the upcoming season, describing it as a “watershed moment and a clear signal that everything has changed.” Jeff Shell, the company’s CEO, confirmed the news during a virtual appearance at a Credit Suisse investor conference. Sales chief Linda Yaccarino also…

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts’ total pay package came in at $32.7 million last year, down from $36.4 in 2019. Roberts earned a base salary of $3.4 million; stock and option grants both valued at $10.6 million; and $7.7 million in non-equity incentive compensation — like a cash bonus. NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell’s total…

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell are upbeat the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo will go forward as planned and said advertisers are optimistic as well, based on what they’re seeing. “Sitting here today, I believe there will be an 0lympics. I hope there will bee an Olympics. I think that is our…

EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell didn’t mince words about the “bad dream” that was 2020, but touted the success of Peacock and laid out a string of streaming stats in a holiday-season memo to employees. In his December business update (read it below), Shell predicted that in a few years employees would look back…

Jeff Shell, chief executive of NBCUniversal, said the film business had "stayed stuck in the mud" and was "leaving a lot of money on the table" even as the rest of the entertainment industry has rapidly evolved. Speaking at a UBS conference on the topic that's currently roiling Hollywood, he described "a whole segment…

NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell Thursday called Peacock “the opposite of Quibi,” predicted struggling theme parks will break even or better next year and gave some — albeit minimal — color on the upfront. Peacock had 22 million signups, exceeding projections, and drawing on a combination of old, beloved content from the…

EXCLUSIVE: The next projected layoffs stemming from NBCUniversal’s recent restructuring are starting next month, sources tell Deadline. November 12 is penciled in as the target date as company brass are eying mid-next month for the second wave of staff reductions to begin, we hear. The cuts will likely come in waves…