NBCUniversal

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TBPN Assertion Supported
Comcast Plans to Split Connectivity Business from NBCUniversal Content
“Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast's decade long into trying to be a content plus distribution company is coming to an end. It's planning to split the businesses into two. The Comcast entity Will once again, becoming a, become a connectiv…”
John Coogan Jul 1, 2026 ▶ 7:14 Rocket Lab Enters SpaceX Arena, Meta’s Prediction Market, America’s Tech Wishlist | Diet TBPN
ANOTHER PODCAST Assertion Supported
Evans: Google employees internally nicknamed early Hulu 'Clown Co'
“Google people nicknamed it Clown Co because they thought it was obvious it was going to fail because it was, you know, a private equity firm and two giant old media companies.”
Benedict Evans Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 0:57 Netflix isn't a tech company
ANOTHER PODCAST Assertion Supported
Evans: Major brands spent millions on Second Life islands with zero users
“There was a period of like six months where absolutely every big company was spending millions of dollars each building a Second Life island, like everyone. And it's just like the cost, even if you think, you know, what does it cost to build a second, you know…”
Benedict Evans Oct 18, 2021 ▶ 33:11 Metaverse - beyond the buzzword
Evans: NBC spent hundreds of thousands on Second Life with no consumers
“In fact, we did have spent, you know, hundreds of thousands of dollars making some second life thing. And, The users were people who worked at NBC, people who worked at ABC's competitors, people who worked for journalists, consultants. Like, no actual consumer…”
Benedict Evans Aug 26, 2021 ▶ 2:52 Games and Roblox
a16z Insight
Hastings: Comcast bought NBC Universal for tax efficiency, not vertical integration
“So it's a tax law thing. So if Comcast is very profitable, if you return all that money to your shareholders, it gets taxed. So the shareholders would like you to invest it smartly if you can, if you're trusted to invest it, rather than return it to them and k…”
Reed Hastings Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 30:15 a16z Podcast | Tech and Entertainment in the 'Era of Mass Customization'

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