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World Cup helps propel Peacock to record subscribersPeacock, a Comcast streaming service under the NBC umbrella, gained record numbers of subscribers thanks in part to its airing of the World Cup, Comcast reported on Thursday.,The streaming service this summer aired live Telemundo's Spanish-language coverage of the World Cup. The event being hosted i...

NBC: Milan Cortina Olympics ratings up 96% over BeijingNBC Sports struck ratings gold this month with its coverage of the Milan Cortina Olympics on NBC stations and the streaming platform Peacock.,The network averaged 23.5 million viewers to become the most watched Winter Olympics since Sochi in 2014, while marking a 96% ratings improvement over the 202...

All-Star trio officially added to NBC broadcast crewNBC has finalized an All-Star team for its return to MLB coverage this season, confirming the additions of recently retired players Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo and Joey Votto to its broadcast team.,The trio of players, who combined to earn 20 All-Star Game nods, all will be used during coverage o...

MLB reveals new 3-year rights deal with ESPN, NBC, Netflix

MLB on Wednesday announced a new three-year television deal with ESPN, NBC Universal and Netflix that runs through 2028.,In one of the more significant changes, Sunday Night Baseball now will be carried by NBC instead of ESPN. NBC also will have the rights to the entire wild-card round of the playof...

Michael Jordan joins NBC's NBA coverage

NBC made a big splash on Monday, announcing that Hall of Famer Michael Jordan will be a special contributor to its NBA coverage beginning this fall.,Jordan made the announcement via video at NBC's upfront on Monday, with the network following with an announcement on social media.,"A legendary additi...

Iconic song returning to NBC's coverage of NBA games

NBC is dusting off "Roundball Rock" for its coverage of NBA games.,The network, one of the three broadcast entities that agreed to an 11-year, $77 billion deal to air NBA games beginning next season, made the announcement about its basketball anthem on Saturday.,It was during a commercial break in N...

Paris Olympics fuel Peacock surge in subscriptions

Peacock parent company Comcast reported Thursday that its streaming service added 3 million subscribers during its live broadcast of the Paris Olympics.,Comcast, which also owns NBC Sports, said it made $32.1 billion in total revenue during the third quarter, which was boosted by Peacock's 9 percent...

Ravens-Chiefs scores record kickoff ratings for NBC

Thursday night's thriller between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs drew a record number of viewers for an NFL kickoff game.,According to NBC Sports, the Chiefs' 27-20 victory had an average audience of 28.9 million across NBC and Peacock, surpassing the 27.6 million who watched the New En...