![]() That transaction is expected to close soon. The parent company made a serious bid last year for cable-and-studio assets owned by 21st Century Fox that eventually ended up being sold to Walt Disney. The two executives stand to gain more responsibility as Comcast has pushed to expand NBCUniversal. There is no hint that the 60-year-old executive is preparing to leave in the near future. Burke’s current employment contract expires in 2020. An ad-free version will also be available for a fee, and, non-pay TV customers can purchase a subscription separately.Įlevation of Lazarus and Shell could position either as a possible successor to Burke. The service is expected to feature original content and programming from outside partners as well as material from the company’s archives. In all, NBCU will make the service available to 52 million subscribers. Plans call for the new streaming service to be made available to subscribers to both Comcast, NBCU’s parent company, as well as Sky PLC, the European satellite broadcaster that Comcast acquired control in last year. ![]() Hammer, a TV executive whose days in the medium tie back to the classic PBS series “Zoom,” will potentially play a critical role in NBCU’s future. And Fox News launched its Fox Nation subscription outlet late last year. CBS has ad-supported streaming for sports and news and a subscription streaming service, CBS All Access. Meanwhile, both Disney and AT&T’s Warner Media are slated to launch video-streaming services of their own in 2019. is expected to gain majority control of that outlet when it completes its purchase of a large chunk of 21st Century Fox this year. And while NBCU parent Comcast is a charter stakeholder in Hulu, rival Walt Disney Co. Digital-video companies like Netflix and Amazon have become increasingly formidable competitors. The moves will reduce the number of people reporting directly to the NBCU CEO, and spotlight the growing urgency big media companies are placing on getting into direct-to-consumer streaming. Linda Yaccarino, chairman of ad sales and client partnerships, continues to report to Burke, as will Shell, Lazarus, Hammer and NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer, among others. Cesar Conde, who oversees Telemundo and international operations, will report to Shell. NBC News Chairman Andy Lack and CNBC Chairman and CEO Mark Hoffman will report to Lazarus. She becomes the only woman at present to lead a major Hollywood studio. Maggie Suniewick,who leads the company’s digital enterprises group, will report to Hammer.ĭonna Langley will become chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, adding global theatrical distribution and home entertainment to her portfolio. He will take oversight of NBC Entertainment, Telemundo, and NBCU’s international operations.īonnie Hammer will become chairman of Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises for NBCU, and will also supervise the company’s stakes in digital-media outlets like Vox, Snap and Buzzfeed. Jeff Shell, currently chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, will expand his duties and become chairman of NBCUniversal Film and Entertainment. ![]() He will run cable operations previously managed by Hammer as well as NBCU’s various news operations, including NBC News and CNBC. Mark Lazarus, currently supervisor of NBC Sports and stations, will expand his oversight and become chairman, NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News. Steve Harvey on the Fate of His Daytime Talk Show as NBCU Deal Ends Lazarus said 183 ballots came back after the election.Steve Burke on NBCU's Streaming Plans, Fate of Hulu Stake and Winnowing His Direct Reports (EXCLUSIVE) “The county election office was not aware of the error until Friday before Election Day, whenĬorrected ballots were mailed to 1,377 Republican voters,” he said. In a news release on Tuesday, Lazarus said that might have changed the outcome of the race and that the Horry County Voter Registration and Elections Board has since denied a request to certify the results until all of the ballots could be counted. ![]() The appeal by Lazarus stems from a mistake several days before the runoff that resulted in nearly 1,380 Democratic runoff election ballots accidentally being sent to the county’s Republican voters. Unofficial results on election night showed Gardner, the incumbent chair, with 11,345 votes and Lazarus with 11,092. (WBTW) - Mark Lazarus, who lost a close runoff last month to Johnny Gardner in the race for Horry County Council chair, said Tuesday he is appealing to the county’s Republican Party to count all absentee ballots from the election.
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