Tag: Peacock

"The 76ers-Knicks game rose 32% from last year’s early primetime game, Rockets-Thunder, which drew 5.9 million."

"NBC Sports’ return to the WNBA is paying off. The network averaged 1.8 million viewers across seven regular-season games, up 35% from comparable coverage last season."

"There were things that they didn't want me to talk about. We had a good understanding. They knew who I was when I got hired, and it is what it is."

"As NBCUniversal and Sky continue to invest in our streaming products and technology, we are proposing changes to our Global Streaming Technology organization, which will impact some roles."

"I’m not suggesting baseball turn October into a broadcasting circus. We don’t need six people in the booth, a celebrity in the dugout and Kevin Hart explaining the pitch clock. Baseball just needs to recognize what NBC figured out."

"MLB has spent years talking about the importance of growing the game, reaching younger audiences and making baseball easier to watch. That mission doesn't begin with finding another streaming subscriber during the postseason."

"Now with ESPN's involvement, it's a more collaborative approach between the two partners in their defense."

"Combined with Wednesday's Kickoff Game between the Patriots and Seahawks, which drew 25.1 million, both of NBC's opening-weekend NFL games cleared 25 million for the first time in a decade."

"The Football Tax feels like an investment. Every year, football asks fans for a little more, and every year, fans grumble. Every year, we pay it anyway."

"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."