NBCUniversal leans on live sports as Peacock turns profitable and Comcast spinoff looms
Chairman Matt Strauss says a standalone company will move faster and use broadcast reach to grow streaming
NBCUniversal Media Group chairman Matt Strauss says live sports are a strategic asset and describes a combined broadcast-and-streaming strategy, in an interview as Peacock becomes profitable for the first time this year and Comcast prepares to spin the business off into a standalone company.