NBC’s most recent affiliate deals with Charter and Dish Network do not include carriage for the network beyond this year, shifting NHL games and NASCAR races to the USA Network instead. Peacock will house additional titles as the company attempts to strengthen the streamer.
NBCUniversal Television and Streaming Chairman, Mark Lazarus, was the first keynote speaker of the market, and discussed the company’s strategy, the success of Peacock and the changes that the pandemic is causing in the industry.
The network hopes to launch between seven and nine new productions this year and garner more production and distribution partners like Netflix, Movistar, and Peacock, all of which are set to premier Telemundo titles this year.
The NBCU streamer is estimated to garner USD 2 billion by then. For this year, the service is expected to hit USD 604 million in revenue, USD 197 million coming from advertising and USD 407 million from subscription revenues.
Manfredi served as President of Acquisitions and Strategy for more than two decades, while Olander served as Executive Vice President of Alternative for USA, Syfy and Peacock. Cannon will be promoted to EVP.