NBCU LAUNCH, the umbrella brand that houses the comprehensive inclusion efforts across the company’s entertainment television portfolio, has named the 2024-26 class of its trailblazing scripted directing program, the NBCU LAUNCH TV Directors Program. The 2024-26 class and the NBCU series they are attached to are Parisa Barani…
In just 14 days, “Twisters” has emerged as Peacock's most successful Pay 1 film launch to date. This achievement surpasses the previous record held by Universal's Oscar-winning film “Oppenheimer,” directed by Christopher Nolan.
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung and starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, the sequel to the 1996 classic “Twister” premiered on November 15, following a 120-day…
As the first title to be formally greenlit under Universal’s GreenerLight Program, Wicked cast and crew had the challenge – and opportunity – to encourage sustainability throughout the entire filmmaking process, from script to screen.
Wicked is a time-honored and beloved story…
Marc Platt, the producer of Universal Pictures’ new cinematic event Wicked, is a former Universal executive, and Universal has been a part of the Wicked phenomenon from the beginning. Platt’s producing career spans film, theater and television. His projects have grossed more than $8 billion worldwide and garnered a combined 46 Oscar® nominations, 39…
NBC Sports presents a Black Friday feast of Big Ten football, basketball, and volleyball this week, headlined by running back Kaleb Johnson and the Iowa Hawkeyes hosting the Nebraska Cornhuskers, this Friday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. NBC Sports’ Big Ten Black Friday coverage begins with Ohio State hosting Pittsburgh in men’s basketball (2:30 p.m. ET on…