To combat financial losses from movie theaters shutting down due to the pandemic, NBCUniversal is making brand new movies available to download.
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Peacock Launching Across U.S. July 15, With Three Pricing Tiers
NBCUniversal’s Streaming Service Peacock will arrive nationally on July 15 and will offer three different pricing tiers.
NBCUniversal to Launch Apple TV+ Challenger in April 2020
NBCUniversal will launch its streaming service in April 2020 and it will be the exclusive home for content like The Office.
AT&T Sells its Stake In Hulu to Disney (and Comcast) for $1.43B
The Verge writes:
[It’s a] move that will now give Disney (which already had gained a controlling interest in Hulu through its Fox purchase) even more control going forward….
Disney gaining even more control over Hulu could also mean a radical shift in what Hulu even is.
Now, Disney owns 66 percent of Hulu. The remaining stakeholder is Comcast which, as a result, now owns 33 percent. Comcast owns NBCUniversal, and it might only be a matter of time before Comcast pulls its Hulu content back to its own streaming service. Soon, it appears, each and every studio will have its very own exclusive subscription service.