.NBCUniversal's CEO is Out Effective Immediately | Cord Cutters News
Maybe the new CEO will see DRM differently... we can only hope.
Does anyone (Devs) know if Comcast uses DRM on their content or Mike Cavanagh's position on DRM??
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Update: NBC has announced that NBC Universal’s leadership team will report to Comcast President Mike Cavanagh at this time.
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Today it was announced that NBCUniversal’s CEO is out, effective immediately, according to a report from It is being reported that the reason he is leaving is because of an investigation into inappropriate relationships within the company.
“Today is my last day as CEO of NBCUniversal,” Shell said in a statement. “I had an inappropriate relationship with a woman in the company, which I deeply regret.
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This comes as NBCUniversal’s streaming efforts have been struggling and are undergoing a massive shift this year. Comcast is to lose about $3 billion on Peacock.
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There is no word yet on who will replace Mr. Shell as NBC moves forward with its plans to address cord cutting.
Sadly, I doubt this is going to change. They want total visibility into your activity for data mining purposes. This means using their app. Netflix has the same attitude. They do not want shows to be launched from Apple TV's watch now screen. If anything the other media conglomerates will go the same way.
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