NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have reached a short-term extension as they negotiate a new carriage deal. The companies’ current agreement was slated to expire at midnight ET on Tuesday. In a statement provided to Deadline, a YouTube TV spokesperson said, “We’ve reached a short-term extension to avoid disruption to our service while we work toward a new agreement with NBCUniversal. …
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YouTube TV has grappled with carriage-contract showdowns in recent weeks with Fox Corp. and TelevisaUnivison. Next up: NBCUniversal. NBCU on Thursday evening started telling YouTube TV subscribers that its networks may be pulled off the service because the two companies cannot reach an accord on terms of a new distribution contract. NBCU and YouTube last negotiated a new deal in …
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 17: A detail view of a NBC Sunday Night Football video camera during the first half between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on November 17, 2024 in Inglewood, California. Ric Tapia | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images YouTube TV subscribers may soon be without “Sunday Night Football,” “The Voice” …
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NBCUniversal is warning YouTube TV subscribers that its programming could soon go dark on the pay-TV service due to the latest industry tangle over carriage fees and terms. The fight coincides with a separate standoff with TelevisaUnivision. Both companies’ current agreements with YouTube TV expire next Tuesday, September 30. If both companies were to go dark, it would mean both …
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NBCUniversal is phasing in a mandate for employees to work at least four days a week in the office. News of the updated policy due to take effect on January 5, 2026, was conveyed to employees by COO Adam Miller in a memo, a copy of which was obtained by Deadline. “As we look ahead toward an exciting 2026 and …
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Comcast’s NBCUniversal has told employees they will need to come into the office at least four days per week starting next year. As of Jan. 5, 2026, NBCU will mandate a four-day in-office workweek for hybrid employees, who will now be required to be onsite from Monday through Thursday, according to a memo from NBCUniversal chief operating officer Adam Miller, …
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NBCUniversal is nearing a three-year deal with Major League Baseball worth close to $200 million a year to carry games on NBC and Peacock, Deadline has confirmed, amid a flurry of activity around the MLB. Negotiations are ongoing so the number could change, but the agreement, if signed and sealed, would include Wild Card playoff games and Peacock games on …
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NBCUniversal has acquired all rights, excluding publishing, to Robert Ludlum’s “Jason Bourne” and “Treadstone” book series, in perpetuity. The deal paves the way for new installments for Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne, a CIA assassin suffering from amnesia. A source with knowledge of the deal tells Variety it was a highly competitive bidding situation that drew seven offers from both streamers …
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