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How The Miz Balances Comedy With Wrestling: ‘A Lot of People Are One-Trick Ponies. I’m Not’
WWE Superstar rips rapper Bad Bunny over their run-in at the Royal Rumble. Expect beef to escalate tonight on “Raw”Tony Maglio | February 1, 2021 @ 2:23 PM Last Updated: February 1, 2021 @ 2:24 PM
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WWE’s Mike “The Miz” Mizanin found himself in the thick of the 2021 Royal Rumble last night. He then fairly quickly found himself over the top rope and onto the floor. Miz, who along with his tag-team partner John Morrison was eliminated by rising NXT star Damian Priest, actually blames rapper Bad Bunny for the failure.
Comcast Q4 Earnings: NBCUniversal Revenue Falls 18% on Lower Ratings, Delayed TV Series
“The Croods: A New Age” contributes what it can from home (and a partial theatrical release)Tony Maglio | January 28, 2021 @ 4:17 AM Last Updated: January 28, 2021 @ 6:31 AM
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Comcast’s fourth-quarter 2020 financials reflected expected struggles for its NBCUniversal division due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Fortunately, the company’s traditional business made up for some of the difficulties at the entertainment subsidiary.
NBCUniversal’s Q4 revenue fell 18% year to year as TV ratings declined and the rolling-out of several series was delayed due to COVID-19 production shutdowns. Cable television revenue slipped 6% from Q4 2019. Broadcast-TV (NBC) revenue declines doubled that on a percentage basis.
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell on Why WWE Is ‘Perfect’ for Peacock
Better be for a billion dollarsTony Maglio | January 28, 2021 @ 6:55 AM Last Updated: January 28, 2021 @ 7:28 AM
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NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Sell says WWE programming is a “perfect property” for his company. It better be considering the Comcast-owned entertainment company is spending a few billion dollars on it.
Earlier this week, Shell’s NBCUniversal and Vince McMahon’s pro-wrestling company came to terms on a deal to fold WWE Network into NBCU’s Peacock streaming service. Those terms? Five years and in the ballpark of $1 billion, two people with knowledge of the agreement told TheWrap. And that’s