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In a letter to Comcast, Carr says he wants to make sure that the company’s “ability to exert influence” over local NBC affiliates doesn’t “undermine” their goal of serving the public interest.

While Comcast / NBCUniversal argued for a Hulu valuation that could’ve cost Disney another $5 billion on top of the $8.6 billion it had already paid, a third-party appraiser reached a number much closer to Disney’s. That ended their dispute -- simmering since 2019 -- for only an extra $438.7 million, as reported by THR and Axios.

As part of Comcast’s Q1 2025 earnings report released on Thursday, the company revealed that Peacock subscribers increased from 36 million to 41 million over the past few months. The service is also gradually getting closer to becoming profitable, as its losses narrowed to $215 million compared to $639 million at the same time last year.

Comcast announced upgraded Xfinity internet speeds across several of its packages that it said reach more than 20 million customers, increasing the upload capacity on some by 50 or 100 percent, with several packages now offering 100, 150, or 300Mbps uploads.

The streaming service’s subscriber count remains at 36 million — the same as last quarter, according to Comcast’s earnings report released today. Peacock has only added around 5 million subscribers since January of last year, representing a small fraction of the 19 million that signed up to Netflix over the course of just a few months.

The company is dropping its legal battle in favor of an 11-year settlement for domestic and global rights to “a significant amount of NBA content,” reports The Wall Street Journal.

During an earnings call on Thursday, Comcast president Mike Cavanagh said the company is weighing the possibility of spinning off its cable business:

Comcast’s earnings report today revealed that Peacock lost 500,000 subscribers in the months leading up to the Olympics — and Peacock’s planned price hike. Despite this, Peacock is pushing toward profitability with $1 billion in revenue and losses narrowing to $348 million.

NBCUniversal owner Comcast announced tweaks it’s adding for the Paris Olympics on X1, like a customizable home screen and an “enhanced” 4K feed for the USA Network’s 24/7 broadcast sent over cable to X1 boxes.

According to the WSJ, Amazon, YouTube, and Peacock are all in the mix alongside incumbents Warner and Disney, with the possibility of snagging global streaming rights for some games.

The Comcast-owned streaming service says it added 3 million paid subscribers over the past few months, bringing it to 34 million total members. In addition to airing the “most-streamed event ever in the US” in January, Peacock also added Oppenheimer and other Christopher Nolan flicks to its lineup.

Amazon isn’t part of the incoming ESPN / Fox Sports / Warner Bros. streaming juggernaut, but it has the NFL.

The streaming service gained 3 million subscribers over the past few months, bringing its total number to 31 million, according to Comcast’s latest earnings report.

Initial numbers from Nielsen and NBCUniversal are out, showing the audience Peacock pulled for the first streaming-exclusive NFL playoff game that reportedly cost around $110 million. They note a total of 27.6 million viewers, with a peak average of 24.6 million during the second quarter -- much higher than last month’s “holiday exclusive” game.

According to Deadline, the company notched the deal without losing any of its channels on Comcast’s Xfinity service. The article says the agreement came in just under the wire to prevent a Paramount cable blackout.