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This winter's Television Critics Association press event has been "scaring up" some interesting headlines for NBCUniversal, with the latest news coming out from the SYFY side of things The network has given a straight-to-series order to Chucky – that's right, a television series based on the central slaughterer of the Child's Play film franchise. "The character[...]

Originally intended to air on USA Network, the film was delayed and shifted to NBCUniversal's new streaming service Peacock And you could understand why fans have been wringing their hands in anticipation: Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter (Tim Omundson) is attacked and left for dead Of course, the fellas doesn't hesitate to get "the band" back together –[...]

The NBCUniversal streaming service cast John Michael Higgins in the role of Principal Toddman, replacing original series' school head Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding. Haskins was one of the few holdovers from Good Morning, Miss Bliss to the series that became Saved by the Bell He played Belding for the series entire duration from[...]

Do you long for the simpler days of the early 90s, with your trendy denim jackets, sketchy White House shenanigans, and sitting in front of the TV after school watching all your favorite quirky characters get up to wacky hijinks? Well, want no more! Thanks to NBCUniversal's newly-named streaming service Peacock, viewers are going to[...]

While NBCUniversal (NBCU) may have fired some serious first shots in the upcoming "The Great Streaming Wars of 2020" by revealing the name of its upcoming streaming service (Peacock, set to debut in April 2020) and announcing three fan-friendly reboots (Saved By the Bell, Punky Brewster, and Battlestar Galactica), it's the talk of what might[...]

Bio – except it's moving to a slightly different "home." Created by Mike O'Brien, the series will see a third-season transfer to NBCUniversal's new, still-unnamed streaming service – making it the streamer's first half-hour original comedy order, more than a month after class was cancelled at NBC. While A.P Bio wasn't exactly a "rating juggernaut," sources[...]

A perfect example of that came earlier this year, with grumblings that NBCUniversal would secure modern sitcom classic The Office from Netflix for their upcoming new streaming service at the end of this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmJudQW0GwMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Every Time Jim Looks At The Camera – The Office US (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmJudQW0GwM) Well, it[...]

Deals followed with Lionsgate, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros, among others Tubi's library now has more than 15,000 films and TV series available to view on demand, and all you have to pay is the time to watch a few commercials. Those deals may not last long, though Companies like NBCUniversal and Warner Bros are looking at[...]

Yankovic joins fellow guest stars Carlos Alazraqui, Rachel Dratch, Kerry Kenny, Tom Kenny, Bobby Moynihan, Oscar Nunez, Jerry O'Connell, Hannah Simone, Retta, and more. But that's not all! Because NBCUniversal understands you shouldn't have as hard a time finding the show as you do the famous worldwide wanderer, the series will have its first teaser airing[...]

A perfect example of that came earlier this year, when there were grumblings that NBCUniversal would be moving Friends from Netflix to their upcoming new streaming service at the end of this year. NBCUniversal Well, it's NBCUniversal in the spotlight again – with The Wall Street Journal reporting that The Office will most likely find a permanent[...]

credit// Universal Games If you've ever wanted to take part in your own story for one of NBC's hit TV shows, Universal Games and Digital Platforms have just released the game for you. Series: Your Story Universe is a mobile entertainment platform and storytelling game that lets players go through original scenarios inspired by NBCUniversal's popular film[...]

When Netflix subscribers learned in late 2018 that they would be able to put off saying goodbye to Ross (David Schwimmer), Rachel (Jennifer Aniston), Joey (Matt LeBlanc), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), Monica (Courtney Cox), and Chandler (Matthew Perry) for at least another year, it was like the holidays had come early for Friends fans. Best part? That "friendship" might[...]

Just look at the services that are either currently in-play or on the horizon: NBCUniversal, Apple, Disney+, and WarnerMedia are gearing up their respective services–and let's not forget YouTube Premium, Amazon, Hulu… and probably eight more by the time you're done reading this. Which means there's good news and bad news for Netflix subscribers. Good news is that[...]

Exploring the mysteries and ramifications resulting from the disappearance and then reappearance of a plane filled with passengers, the series sets the tone for what's to come in this opening sequence – which is also available across a huge number of other options as part of NBCUniversal's major marketing strategy. You can check out the first[...]

Monday Night Raw, the #1 show on USA Network, delivers action, drama, compelling storylines and unmatched athleticism, 52 weeks per year. In that one, NBCUniversal Entertainment Networks President Chris McCumber said: Monday Night Raw and USA Network have dominated Monday nights during a truly historic run Our partnership with WWE is one of the strongest and most[...]

If you're a member of the WWE UNIVERSE who just can't get enough of WWE's weekly televised SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT programs featuring the WWE SUPERSTARS, you're in luck! Answering the universal fan outcry that there just isn't enough professional wrestling on TV each week, NBCUniversal, the television conglomerate which owns the USA Network on which Monday[...]

Credit: (left) ReedPOP / (right) Syfy Wire ReedPOP and Syfy Wire are set to give fans who can't make it out to Chicago, Seattle or New York City this year the next best thing to being there, with the editorial arm of NBCUniversal's Syfy cable network striking a deal with the event producer to be the exclusive[...]

Created by Arrowstorm Entertainment's Kynan Griffin and Jason Faller (Mythica), the 10-part series was acquired by NBCUniversal International Networks for broadcast on Syfy channels outside of the U.S. "Being huge genre fans ourselves, we are thrilled to be working with sci-fi heavyweights Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner to bring The Outpost to life[...]

Taking place in PyeongChang South Korea, the Games herald the coming together of competitors from all over the world is the probably the closest we'll ever get to world peace.  What?  Let me be terribly optimistic for those two weeks, ok? NBCUniversal and NBC Sports once again hold the US broadcast rights for the Games (which[...]

You'd think that a $527 million worldwide box office would be enough to guarantee a sequel, but that isn't the case for the animated film The Croods. The