What Will NBCU's Conscious Uncoupling From Comcast Mean for Brands?

What will NBCU's conscious uncoupling from Comcast mean for brands?

Marketers were hoping for a quiet week to recover from the hangovers and heat of Cannes Lions before the 4th of July weekend. Instead, they’re scrambling for information to better understand how the break-up of Comcast and NBCUniversal might affect them. To quickly recap, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts announced Monday (June 29th) that the two businesses, which were merged following a 2009 deal, would separate as part of a tax-free spinoff. Comcast s…

Would Netflix Make a Play for NBCUniversal Post Spin-Off? Why That’s Unlikely to Happen

Comcast's announced plans to carve off NBCUniversal raised the question: Would Netflix go back to the M&A trenches to try to win a deal for NBCU?

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Matt Belloni: Netflix should be 'salivating' over 'Sunday Night Football' rights amid NBC spinoff

Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn ImagesComcast announced plans this week to spin off NBCUniversal into its own, publicly traded company, and one Hollywood insider believes the move could have an immediate impact on NFL rights. Discussing the plans on his podcast The Town this week, Puck reporter Matt Belloni speculated that rival media companies are likely “salivating” over the prospect of stealing Sunday Night Football out from NBC’s grasp. Belloni b…

Comcast Unwinds Media Empire: NBCUniversal Spin-Off Marks End of Telecom-TV Convergence Era

Comcast is splitting in two. The company announced Monday it will spin off NBCUniversal and its Sky operations into a standalone public company. One entity will focus on broadband, wireless and business services. The other will house theme parks, film studios, NBC broadcast, Peacock streaming, Bravo cable and the British pay-TV assets. Shares of Comcast jumped as much as 24 percent in premarket trading on the news. Investors appear to like the i…

Comcast Is Splitting Itself In Two, Spinning NBCUniversal Into A Separate Company

“The stand-alone NBCUniversal will include Universal’s film and television studios, its growing theme parks division, the NBC and Telemundo networks, Bravo, Peacock, and the European media business, Sky. The remaining Comcast business will consist of the company’s broadband, wireless and cable television operations.” – The Wall Street Journal (MSN)