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Comcast Beats Q2 Earnings Forecasts With Help From NBCU
The cable systems drive the big numbers for Comcast. But the entertainment operations contributed to the strong results in Q2, including an uptick at Universal which benefited from the success of Fast...
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Jeff Shell Will “Change Some Things” At Universal Studios, Says Comcast Exec
CFO Michael Angelakis didn’t offer details, but he told investors at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference that Comcast expects Jeff Shell to “change some things” at Universal following his...
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Comcast Shares Rise After CEO Touts Q4 Video Sub Growth
The stock touched a new all-time high and is up 3.7% this afternoon after Brian Roberts said that, after 26 straight quarters of losing video subscribers, “I'm pleased to tell you that we modestly grew...
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Comcast Lifts Stock Buyback And Dividend As Q4 Earnings Miss Analyst...
The No. 1 cable operator and owner of NBCUniversal says this morning that it will increase its dividend by 15.4% to 90 cents a share annualized beginning in April, and will boost the share repurchase...
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Comcast Tells Investors Film Spending Will Rise In 2014 As It Prepares 2015...
Execs put the Street on notice that Universal‘s movie profits may take a hit this year, but for what they see as a good cause: They expect healthy returns in 2015 from films including Jurassic World...
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Craig Kornblau Out At Universal Studios Home Entertainment As Part Of...
Universal was the last of the major studios to not have put its home entertainment operations under a global head. It has done that now, announcing today it has elevated Eddie Cunningham to president...
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Universal Studios Japan Sets Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Opening For July 15
The Japan branch of Universal Studios Parks & Resorts and Warner Bros’ Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction was originally unveiled in May 2012 with a target late-2014 opening date. They made...
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Jay Leno Gets A Street Of His Own At Universal Studios
Next time you’re on the Universal Studios lot, feel free to take a stroll down memory lane — also known as Jay Leno Lane. A gaggle of NBCUniversal execs were on hand with Jay Leno on Wednesday as the...
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Hollywood Is Out Ahead Of California’s New Water-Conservation Mandate
Governor Jerry Brown's call today for statewide water restrictions is not expected to have a huge impact on the film and TV industry; all the major studios have already launched green initiatives and...
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Attractions Shut Down At Universal Studios After Gun Death
Some attractions at Universal Studios Hollywood were closed today after a possible suicide at the park. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said an unidentified man fatally shot himself at...
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‘Jurassic World’ And ‘Furious 7’ Help To Lift Comcast As Video Sub Losses Slow
We should add Ted 2 and Pitch Perfect to the barrage of films that contributed to the 92.7% revenue increase at Universal Studios in Q2 — helping parent Comcast to beat the Street’s revenue...
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Spielberg, DreamWorks SKG In Negotiations With NBCUniversal Now To Join Studio
EXCLUSIVE: Steven Spielberg/DreamWorks SKG have begun negotiations with NBCUniversal and they are both working to try to make things work to bring the filmmaker back to Universal for a marketing and...
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Chris Meledandri: Hollywood’s New Animation Czar
With Jeffrey Katzenberg eventually stepping into a new role as chairman of DreamWorks Animation New Media, Chris Meledandri, who started Illumination Entertainment nine years ago, is officially and...
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‘American Horror Story’ To Haunt Universal Studios’‘Halloween Horror Nights’
FX’s American Horror Story is heading to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort beginning Friday, September 16, two days after the premiere of AHS 6. Guests...
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‘The Croods 2’ Is Extinct As DreamWorks Animation & Universal Pull Plug On...
Less than three months after a new writing team was brought into the project, The Croods 2 is history. Sources confirm to Deadline that DreamWorks Animation and new corporate sib Universal Pictures...
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L.A. Ramping Up Security After Threat To Universal City Metro Station
The FBI and Los Angeles law enforcement agencies held a news conference this evening to announce they will be ramping up security for the city’s Metro rail system Tuesday after an anonymous tipster...
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How Scott Stuber Will Steer Netflix Ambition To Make 40-50 Feature Films Per...
When Scott Stuber took himself out of contention to replace the late Brad Grey as Paramount chairman, and instead accepted an offer from Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos to run Netflix's feature film...
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Universal Pirouettes To ‘Swan Lake’ Pitch; ‘Rogue One’s Felicity Jones To Star
Universal is booking a trip to the ballet. The studio has won a bid battle for Swan Lake, a pitch inspired by the classic ballerina tale that has Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) attached...
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Vernon Sanders Steps Down As NBC Head Of Current, Segues To Producing With...
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran NBC executive Vernon Sanders is exiting his post as EVP Current Programming at the network and is leaving the executive ranks to become a producer. He has signed an exclusive overall...
View ArticleFirst Responders Using Universal Backlot For Active Shooter Training
EXCLUSIVE: Given the rash of mass shootings in this country of late with students and teachers being killed both in Santa Fe, TX and in Parkland, FL, Universal Studios has opened up its backlot for...
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