NBCUniversal International has posted a record pre-tax loss following a write down of £99,297,000 ($130 million), its latest accounts show. The accounts, which were filed at U.K. business registrar Companies House last week and cover the 12 month period up to Dec. 31, 2023, were accompanied by a report that said: “Following an assessment of […]

Kicking off the 12th edition of the International Classic Film Market (MIFC) in Lyon, France, guest speaker Cassandra Moore, VP Mastering and Archive at NBC Universal, discussed her company’s vast catalogue and restoration techniques.  The MIFC runs alongside the Lumière Film Festival, a nine-day event dedicated to heritage cinema, featuring an impressive screening program of over […]

Dan Lovinger, who supervised an increasingly complex Olympics ad-sales effort for NBCUniversal and delivered what is believed to be a record level of Madison Avenue sponsorship for the recent Paris Olympics, is leaving the company as it seeks to revamp its efforts to lure advertisers to sports. NBCU in 2022 assigned Lovinger to a new […]

The Lumière Film Festival’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) marks its 12th edition with a wide-ranging program that examines the latest restorations from NBCUniversal and leading French distributors and tackles some of the heritage cinema sector’s most pressing issues. Running Oct. 15-18, the MIFC this year explores opportunities for the DVD and Blu-ray market and […]

Christopher Nolan is returning to Universal for his next film. Matt Damon, who appeared in “Interstellar” and “Oppenheimer,” is in talks to star. Nolan is set to write and will produce with Emma Thomas under their Syncopy banner. Following the success of “Oppenheimer,” which earned seven Academy Awards and grossed $958 million worldwide, it’s no […]