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Peacock's soft launch — when it became available to XFinity users exclusively ahead of its national expansion on July 15 — NBCUniversal's ad-supported streaming service has amassed 10 million sign-ups, TV Guide has learned.Per Deadline, in a conference call on Thursday, NBCU chief Jeff Shell cautioned in that it was still too early to parse whether those subscribers would become active accounts, "but across the board we're better than expectations." Shell continued, "We didn't expect this many

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell on Thursday addressed Universal Pictures' historic agreement with cinema giant AMC Theatres, which will will allow the studio's movies to be made available on premium video-on-demand after just 17 days of play in cinemas, including three weekends. The deal, which initially covers AMC's U.S.

Peacock's soft launch — when it became available to XFinity users exclusively ahead of its national expansion on July 15 — NBCUniversal's ad-supported streaming service has amassed 10 million subscribers.Per Deadline, NBCU chief Jeff Shell cautioned that it was still too early to parse whether those subscribers would become active accounts, "but across the board we're better than expectations." Shell continued, "We didn't expect this many sign-ups.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorPeacock, the ad-supported streaming service launched by NBCUniversal in April, has drawn about 10 million sign-ups to date, Comcast reported Thursday.While the company did not expand on that number or offer additional stats, it said view time and engagement levels are ahead of internal projections.NBCU chief Jeff Shell put the numbers in more context when asked during a conference call with Wall Street analysts to define “sign-ups,” as opposed to active accounts or

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThe hope for NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell in the studio’s new unprecedented 17-day theatrical window collapse-PVOD deal with AMC Theatres is to make more money in the post theatrical windows which have waned in recent years.“Movies are our lifeblood,” said the NBCUniversal pro-PVOD exec, “Over the last couple of years, it’s become more increasingly difficult to generate the same returns over the first couple of windows.

Similar to folks like Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino is a long-time advocate for the theatrical experience and all that entails. Needless to say, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll ever see Tarantino create a film that can only be viewed on TV screens, tablets, or laptops.

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NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is taking a victory lap for the decision to debut Trolls World Tour on premium VOD instead of waiting for cinemas to reopen post-coronavirus pandemic, saying it could herald a permanent change in how Universal Pictures releases its movies. Trolls World Tour racked up an estimated $100 million in on-demand rentals in its first three weeks of play in North America, more than enough to put the film on the road to profitability, according to the conglomerate.

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AMC is firing back at Universal Pictures after the CEO opened up about the success of their straight to VOD success with Trolls World Tour.

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Comcast chief Brian Roberts, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and other division leaders at Comcast will donate their salaries to coronavirus-related relief efforts as the world grapples with the devastating pandemic.

NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, who oversees NBC Entertainment, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Telemundo and NBCUniversal International, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "I recently have been feeling under the weather and just learned that I have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Jeff Shell, NBCUniversal’s newly appointed CEO, has tested positive for coronavirus, Variety has confirmed.

As the world grapples with the coronavirus, media conglomerates have joined other companies and organizations in recommending that employees work from home in the latest effort to stem the global pandemic. On Thursday afternoon, NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell sent a lengthy memo encouraging staffers to work remotely, if possible, effective immediately.

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Former Universal Pictures marketing chief Josh Goldstine has won a multimillion-dollar legal judgment against the studio in a case that an arbitrator appears to have deemed a devastating misfire of the #MeToo era.In February 2018, top NBCUniversal executives Jeff Shell and Donna Langley sent a memo to staff announcing that the film studio’s president of worldwide marketing was being suspended and investigated for “inappropriate conduct.” No details were given, but the strong implication was

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