Nbcuniversal

Latest Stories

This image released by NBCUniversal shows actress Eileen Grubba in a scene from &quot;New Amsterdam.&quot; NBCUniversal said Friday that actors with disabilities will be included in auditions for all new productions, an agreement sought by the Ruderman Family Foundation, a disability rights advocate. Grubba, an actor and disability activist, said NBCUniversal's action, coupled with that of CBS Entertainment, could lead to wider change. (NBCUniversal via AP)

NBCUniversal vows auditions for actors with disabilities

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

FILE - A woman walks past a mural encouraging the wearing of face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, on the main road of Nusseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on Nov. 24, 2020. Arabic reads: &quot;protect yourself, together we protect the old.&quot; The prickly orb is on every news and medical site. It's all over TV and on flyers for COVID car cleaning. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Get lost 2020: Some things to leave behind, with caveats

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press

This combination photo shows Meg Whitman at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Breakfast Gala in Los Angeles on Dec. 11, 2019, left, and Jeffrey Katzenberg at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 19, 2020. Katzenberg and Whitman are bringing Quibi to a phone near you with movies, shows and news served in quick bites. (AP Photo)

Short-video app Quibi shutting down just months after launch

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

FILE - NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer arrives at the premiere of &quot;Good Boys&quot; in Los Angeles Aug. 14, 2019. Meyer, a Hollywood power player, is leaving the entertainment company. NBC says he acted in a manner which the company believes is not consistent with its policies or values. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Top NBC exec Ron Meyer leaving after settlement with woman

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

Chuck Todd said Sunday he'll be leaving "Meet the Press" after a tumultuous near-decade of moderating the NBC political panel show, to be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker. (Associated Press, File)

Inside the Beltway: Chuck Todd gets an unexpected challenge

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

FILE - Will Forte arrives at the premiere of &quot;Good Boys&quot; in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2019. “MacGruber,” a parody skit on “Saturday Night Live” that became a movie, is coming back to the small screen. The NBCUniversal streaming platform Peacock said Monday that Forte will once again play the mullet-haired hero for a new half-hour series. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Will Forte to bring parody ‘MacGruber’ to Peacock service

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

FILE - Musician Sara Bareilles poses for a portrait in New York on March 26, 2019. The NBCUniversal streaming platform Peacock said Monday the Grammy-winning artist and Broadway songwriter Bareilles will star in “Girls5eva,” co-produced by Tina Fey. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP, file)

Sara Bareilles to star in Peacock comedy about a girl group

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

NBCUniversal laying off workers amid pandemic pain

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2019, file photo the symbol for Comcast appears on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York. The coronavirus pandemic took a toll on Comcast in the second quarter as movie theaters closed, theme parks shut down and advertisers cut back. The company reported Thursday, July 30, 2020, that its NBCUniversal TV, film and theme park divisions, as well as its Sky unit in Europe, all suffered steep drops in revenue in the April-June quarter. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Pandemic hits Comcast 2Q; Peacock service has 10M sign-ups

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

NBC’s video service Peacock stresses ‘free,’ looks to 2021

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 16, 2019, file photo, Gary Woodland poses with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif. The U.S. Open is returning to NBC starting this year at Winged Foot after Fox Sports has asked to end its 12-year contract with the USGA, multiple people told The Associated Press on Sunday night, June 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

USGA transfers US media rights from Fox back to NBCUniversal

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Alec Baldwin, from left, Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Jack McBrayer and Jane Krakowski attend the "30 Rock" farewell wrap party in New York, Dec. 20, 2012. At the request of co-creator Tina Fey, four episodes of the comedy 30 Rock are being removed from circulation because they featured characters performing in blackface. The series aired on NBC from 2006 to 2013, but episodes are still being shown in television syndication and on streaming services including Hulu, Amazon Prime, iTunes and Peacock. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Tina Fey apologizes for ‘30 Rock’ blackface support; ‘race-changing’ episodes pulled from platforms

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 18, 2018 file photo, Tina Fey attends the Tribeca Film Festival world premiere of &quot;Love, Gilda&quot; in New York. The cast of &quot;30 Rock,&quot; including Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan, will reunite to promote NBCUniversal shows for the 2020-21 season. The hour-long event will air July 16 on the NBC network and also be shown on NBCUniversal cable channels including Bravo and USA Network. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

‘30 Rock’ cast reuniting to tout new NBC, cable schedules

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, comedian and media mogul Byron Allen poses for a picture in Los Angeles. Allen and Comcast have settled a long-running a long-running racial discrimination dispute, and the cable giant will add three of the black media mogul’s channels to its cable packages. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Comcast, Byron Allen end racial discrimination dispute

By TALI ARBEL - Associated Press

FILE - This March 11, 2019 file photo shows Gabrielle Union at the &quot;America's Got Talent&quot; Season 14 Kickoff in Pasadena, Calif. Union has filed a complaint with the state of California over her firing from “America’s Got Talent.&quot; The complaint filed Thursday says NBC and the show's producers subjected Union, who is black, to racism and retaliated against her when she reported it. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Union files complaint against NBC, ‘America’s Got Talent’

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

The Parents Television Council has called on the major television networks to consider the immediate restoration of the "Family Hour" to their nightly programming schedules now that more families are stuck at home and migrated back to "linear TV." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Parents Television Council wants ‘family hour’ restored on networks’ schedules

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Jeffrey Katzenberg poses for a portrait to promote &quot;Quibi&quot; at the Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP)

New phone-only Quibi aims for bite of digital entertainment

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

The Varsity Theater, home to concerts, used the marquee to address the need for washing hands due to the coronavirus, the disease that is caused by the new coronavirus, Monday, March 16, 2020 near the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Cinemas close nationwide, Disney postpones ‘Black Widow’

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

This Oct. 16, 2017, file photo shows Dick Wolf at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards 27th Anniversary Gala in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

NBC renews ‘Law & Order: SVU,’ ‘Chicago’ dramas for 3 years

Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, European Commissioner designate for Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager answers questions during her hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels. European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Thursday Jan. 30, 2020, slapped NBCUniversal and other companies owned by parent Comcast Corp. with a 14.3 million euro ($15.8 million) penalty for “anti-competitive licensing and distribution practices” that are illegal under the bloc's rules. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

EU fines NBCUniversal for restricting film merchandise sales

Associated Press