NBCUniversal And YouTube TV Agree To “Short Extension” As They Negotiate Carriage Renewal – Update

Sex and the City. Of course, 's Blaire Waldorf, 's Fran Fine, and 's Olivia Pope instantly come to mind, but no fictional TV leading lady had a closet with as many Manolo Blahnik as Carrie's. Fast forward to 2021 and the Sex and the City reboot has the difficult task of honoring legacy.

NBCUniversal is bolstering the digital side of its television and streaming ranks.

Jamie Lang In January of 2022, Studiocanal is set to regain distribution rights to more than 200 high-profile feature films, ending its long-term distribution deal with NBCUniversal, and will be adding the films to its current catalog of prestige titles available to TV and SVOD players.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorAfter six years as head of corporate communications, NBCUniversal veteran Hilary Smith will shift to a new post leading the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts.Smith will continue to oversee NBCU’s corporate communications for the near term until a successor is named. She already steered NBCU’s social impact programs.

Hilary Smith, a 23-year NBCUniversal PR veteran who most recently served as EVP Corporate Communications and Social Impact, is leaving her corporate communication role to focus on the social impact part of her responsibilities full-time. The announcement was made internally this morning by Adam Miller, Chief Administrative Officer, Comcast and EVP, NBCUniversal.

Ciara is giving fans of her husband Russell Wilson an update on his condition after he underwent surgery.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeLongtime NBCUniversal executive Lisa Hsia, who has worked in a wide variety of roles through the years at the company, is exiting after 27 years.

Selome Hailu editorNBCUniversal’s Global Talent Development and Inclusion (GTDI) group announced an expansion of its Spellcheck for Bias partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.

UPDATED, 2:00 PM: NBCUniversal’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion group has expanded its Spellcheck for Bias partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, in an effort to further bolster authentic onscreen representation and casting opportunities for underrepresented talent.

(Updated with NBCU response and clarification) EXCLUSIVE: Over a year after Ron Meyer suddenly was shown the door at NBCUniversal over an affair, a payout by him and alleged extortion attempt against him, the former Vice Chairman of the Comcast-owned company has received a payout of his own.

Naman Ramachandran NBCUniversal and the BBC have ordered U.S. and U.K.

The first project to emerge from the BBC and NBCUniversal’s (NBCU) landmark entertainment tie-up is a double season reversion of Dutch psychological adventure format The Traitors. 

NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have reached a carriage agreement a day after the previous one expired, enabling 14 NBCU networks to avoid going dark.

previously announced film for Netflix, and John Lee Hancock (“The Little Things,” “The Highwaymen”) is directing and writing the screenplay.“Mr. Harrigan’s Phone” comes from Stephen King’s latest collection of novellas called “If It Bleeds.” It tells the story about a young boy named Craig (Martell) living in a small town who befriends an older, reclusive billionaire Mr.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNBCUniversal’s cable and broadcast networks are still live on YouTube TV, after the media company and Google reached a short-term extension to their previous distribution agreement just prior to the Sept. 30 midnight ET expiration.“NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have agreed to a short extension while parties continue talks,” an NBCU spokesman said in a statement late Thursday.

NBCUniversal is warning the more than 3 million subscribers to Google’s streaming bundle YouTube TV that 14 of its networks are just “days away” from going dark.

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NBCUniversal and the BBC are searching for the next wave of unscripted after striking a transatlantic partnership.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron is hosting a new take on Tic-Tac-Dough that is in the works at NBCUniversal.