NBCU Sells Bluprint Crafting Subscription-Streaming Service to Marketing Firm

Right, so, Jedward are angry. And I’m not sure that’s a sentence I ever expected to write.

Lisa Vanderpump confirmed that her new series, Vanderpump Dogs, is officially coming to NBCUniversal’s streaming platform, Peacock.A surprise commercial for the show aired on Thursday, July 16, during the 30 Rock reunion special on NBC.

Vivienne Chow Taiwan lawmakers are drafting a bill to ban mainland Chinese streaming giants iQIYI and Tencent from operating on the self-governed island. The proposed law will punish local service providers for working with the Chinese OTT platforms.According to Taiwanese media, the move, initiated by Taiwan’s National Communications Commission, is an attempt to push back against the Communist Party of China’s growing presence and activities.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticScripted by “30 Rock” co-creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the hour-long reunion special “episode” that aired Thursday on NBC (and some of its affiliate stations) brought the cast back together via Zoom calls and side plots with impressively high production values as everyone unites for the common cause of praising NBCUniversal and its new streaming service, Peacock.

NBCUniversal has officially launched their new streaming platform, Peacock. And, unlike its competitors, Peacock has a free option that gives viewers access to more than 20,000 hours of ad-supported content.

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Peacock, launches this week, adding another player to the crowded streaming market. But what separates Peacock from rivals like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu is that a large portion of it will be free.

“The Office.” But it joins an already crowded landscape with well-established rivals like Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and Disney+.Peacock is also debuting without its main draw, the Tokyo summer Olympics, which were postponed until 2021.

Peacock.The platform, launching July 15, will have a free tier with more than 7,500 hours of movies, shows and live programming in NBC’s late-night, reality, sports and news offerings.

Ted Johnson NBC’s Today is expanding to streaming, with a 24/7 channel service to launch Wednesday on NBCUniversal’s new streaming platform Peacock and on Today.com.Today All Day will feature a mix of original video and broadcast programming, with an emphasis on lifestyle coverage like human interest entertainment, advice and cooking topics.

Kanye West could be one step closer to launching his own music streaming service.The 43-year-old rapper and fashion mogul, who recently announced his plans to run for president in 2020, took to Twitter on Friday night (July 10) to share the "roster proposal" for Yeezy Sound, a company he filed trademark papers for in 2017."YEEZY SOUND ROSTER PROPOSAL," West captioned a handwritten note featuring a list of artists, including hip-hop duo Abstract Mindstate, G.O.O.D.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUPDATED: Malibu Entertainment, a company connected to Jay-Z’s Tidal streaming service, was among the businesses applying for and accepting Paycheck Protection Program loans for between $2 million and $5 million, according to documents released by the Small Business Administration and Treasury Department; a source close to the situation tells Variety the loan was for $2.1 million.

With music subscription services in heated competition for shares of a fast-growing market, potential subscribers around the world have a menu of free trials to choose from.

. On the surface, it looks like a sexy thriller: The artwork for the film shows a man looking at the camera while gripping a woman’s breast (subtle).

Community andThe Golden Girls have become the latest sitcoms to have their blackface episodes purged from streaming services. Netflix and Hulu initiated the Community removal, cutting the Season 2 episode "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons," in which Ken Jeong's character Ben Chang dons full-body black makeup.

Ed Meza @edmezavarCaracas-based Veloz Distribución may be the only Venezuelan company attending Cannes’s Marché du Film this year, but the five-year-old shingle has some impressive film and TV projects in development, including the latest work by celebrated auteur Román Chalbaud.Headed by actress Elaiza Gil and writer-director Edgar Rocca, Veloz is also in the process of launching VelozStreaming, a new VOD service described as “more of a virtual cinema” and “a little in the spirit of MUBI.” The