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Comcast to spin off portfolio of cable networks including MSNBC and CNBC
Telco giant plans to keep NBC, though detangling talent and resources from spun-off networks will prove a challenge
Callum Jones in New York
20, Nov, 2024 @1:59 PM
‘It’s the opposite of Trump’s agenda’: Parks and Recreation’s Jim O’Heir on the show’s legacy
As the ex-president returns, the masterly comedy about local government can feel like a fantasy. But its message is more relevant than ever
Matthew Cantor in Los Angeles
17, Nov, 2024 @3:00 PM
Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson are a winning duo of Olympic hosts | Andrew Lawrence
The comedy multi-hyphenates have been providing perfectly silly commentary for NBC at this year’s Olympics
Andrew Lawrence
31, Jul, 2024 @8:09 AM
Data, dollars and dunks: why NBC, Amazon and ESPN paid $76bn for NBA rights
The world’s biggest basketball league had steady but unspectacular ratings last season but its blockbuster deal could predict the future of sports broadcasting
Talia Barrington
26, Jul, 2024 @9:00 AM
‘Pretty bad’: NBC condemned by top US historian over role for Ronna McDaniel
Timothy Snyder says former RNC chair ‘tried to disassemble our democracy’ and should not have been invited to take up position
Martin Pengelly in Washington
26, Mar, 2024 @3:09 PM
Trump campaign blocks NBC journalist from New Hampshire event
Vaughn Hillyard excluded a day after pressing Republican Elise Stefanik on whether Trump had sexually assaulted E Jean Carroll
Sam Levine
22, Jan, 2024 @1:59 PM
‘Oh my god, I’m in the game’: inside The Last of Us’s horrible Halloween treat
Fans of the video game and TV show can scare themselves silly in a live-action ‘haunted house’ spin-off at Universal Studios Florida theme park. Co-creator Neil Druckmann takes us on a tour
Bex April May
25, Oct, 2023 @12:10 PM
‘Full fascist’ Trump condemned after ‘treason’ rant against NBC and MSNBC
Former president vows to investigate TV networks for ‘country-threatening treason’ should he win US election next year
Martin Pengelly in Washington
25, Sep, 2023 @2:55 PM
Universal Studios denies trimming trees to expose strikers to heatwave
NBC Universal claims it is not trying to make conditions uncomfortable for writers and actors who will be picketing with no shade as temperatures soar
Andrew Pulver
19, Jul, 2023 @10:31 AM
Three high-profile firings cast harsh light on US TV’s workplace culture
Three big names – Tucker Carlson from Fox News, Don Lemon at CNN and the NBCUniversal CEO – were shown the door
Edward Helmore
29, Apr, 2023 @10:00 AM
What’s behind all the US media firings this week? Hint: it’s not equality | Jill Filipovic
Fox News, CNN and NBC Universal all let go of male anchors and bosses accused of sexism – for self-interest
Jill Filipovic
26, Apr, 2023 @2:02 PM
Podcasts in pivotal moment as number of new shows drops by 80%
Analysts uncover dramatic worldwide decline, even though demand for content remains high
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent
04, Feb, 2023 @4:57 PM
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