NBCUniversal

also referred to as: nbc universal

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 26, 2021 by Benedict Evans · said 11 times in 8 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Aug 26, 2021 negative
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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
Oct 18, 2021 bearish
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
Apr 25, 2022
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
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