Alex Sherman: Matt, thank you for joining us a little bit of history today. It's Versant's first ever sports media rights deal announced today, renewing with USGA, tell us a little bit about the deal, and does it differ at all in terms of coverage from what the old deal was, because this is sort of a renewal in the sense that golf is coming to both peacock and the cable networks that used to be NBC Universal and now will be a part of versant. Yeah.So first of all, thank you for having me. It's a great deal ...

Pricing Changes - Peacock is increasing the prices of its monthly and yearly streaming packages, with the ad-based Peacock Premium tier rising to $10.99 per month and $109.99 per year, while the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus tier will increase to $16.99 per month and $169.99 per year [4] - This marks the third price increase for Peacock since its launch in April 2020, when the ad-based tier was initially priced at $4.99 per month and the ad-free tier at $9.99 per month [6] Competitive Landscape - Following the price increases, Peacock's subscription costs will surpass those of major competitors such as Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, and Paramount+ [5] Subscriber Growth - As of early 2025, Peacock reported having 41 million subscribers, an increase from 36 million in 2024 [8] Service Offerings - In addition to the price hikes, Peacock will introduce a cheaper alternative called Peacock Select, priced at $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year, which includes current seasons of NBC-TV and Bravo programming along with some library titles [7]

Superman soaring into theaters this weekend, kicking off Warner Brothers new revamped uh DC universe. Joining us now, Matt Belly, a Puck founding partner. I don't know what it is.I I guess whatever business you're in, you we think is so interesting. I had so many things I was excited to talk to you about, but it's it's all in media, Matt, like your world. And then I'm thinking, are people at home can't wait for Matt Belly.I think so. It's, you know, right. It's been a while. It's been a few months since I'v ...

Linda Yakarino is stepping down as CEO of Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter. She didn't say why she's leaving, but a source told NBC News her exit had been in the works for more than a week. A week is pretty short. It's a week.Yeah. Yeah. This was expected.It's been Yakarino previously headed the global advertising business at our parent company NBC Universal before Musk hired her away in May of 2023. Musk posted in response to her departure. Thank you for your contributions.Short, sweet, succinct as ...

Leadership Change - Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X after two years in the role [2] - Yaccarino was tasked with repairing relationships with advertisers after Musk's acquisition and policy changes [3][4] - It is unclear who will replace Yaccarino as CEO [8][10] Financials and Valuation - Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in 2022 and renamed it X [3] - Musk sold X to his AI startup xAI in an all-stock deal that values X at $33 billion [3] - X does not release financials [4] Challenges and Opportunities - X lost advertisers after Musk fired employees and loosened restrictions on speech [4] - Yaccarino was seen as having more success attracting advertisers after Trump's reelection [4][8] - X faces challenges in competition for ad dollars with companies like Meta [8] Content and Controversy - Musk's Grok chatbot shared antisemitic posts on X [5] - Yaccarino had to deal with problematic content and comments from Elon Musk [7] - Yaccarino worked to ensure advertisers that X was a safe place for them to reach consumers [7]