you have apple and netflix but nbc universal i'm not saying this as an employee of nbc universal hasmidable player in the mix. one of the things that we've been deciding over the last 18 months is now the cord cutting and bundling comes back together with not just one player and probably a couple. i think comcast is in a position to compete here dramatically and ultimately on price. that's a case where you have to look petition whole space. right now the most important stock is look at is disney we have gotten numbers out of disney plus. there's a strong sense they are immediately taking market share from netflix we're about two weeks away from the numbers. i want to see where we are. >> comcast by the way up 30 peppers the past year and the only stock that i'm allowed to own as an individual. >> yes. >> i say thank you for the quality esop program we have at nbc universal. >> netflix reporting results negligence we can. it's seen a recent run high are but negative over the last year. the question is how are traders positioning themselves ahead of the tape lets get to mike khouw in s

late yesterday comcast, our parent company, unveiling details regarding peacock, its nbc universal's into the so-called streaming wars the free version of the service is going to launch july 15th, consists of 7,500 hours of programming. it is ad supported, meaning there will be advertisements the premium service will launch in mid-april on a limited basis. it will have a $4.99 a month cost, that is with commercials as well, it will be $9.99 if you don't want any ads, in both cases subscribers have access to about 15,000 hours and it will increase over time of programming. yesterday, at an event that showcased peacock, nbc universal chairman steve burke spoke about how the company views the ability to capitalize on streaming. >> we think there's a clear opportunity to create a streaming platform that we own and operate, that give people what they want, when they want it, but allow us to monetize we also think we're uniquely positioned to take advantage of this opportunity and play a leadership role in the on demand streaming world. >> the company has positioned itself, guys, in what t

this will be a successful product and it will be one of the key elements of growth for nbc universalorward. >>> joining us this morning is former vp of content at netflix, elizabeth bradley, she brought a number of new international shows to that platform during her tenure there great to have you back good morning >> thanks for having me. good morning, carl >> i wonder what you think of how we, our parent company, is approaching this strategically and tactically >> i think it's exciting for nbc to get into the fray and the entire industry is shifting to an on-demand model no question that's what consumers have been responding to it's time for nbc to jump in the challenge for them, as you mentioned, it's a july 15th launch, which makes them kind of the latest even in the launching in 2020 services so we'll still have a couple more services coming online prior to that. hbo max will come on in spring the quiby before, then peacock the name still makes me smile a bit each time, july 15th i'm working on making that a comfortable name to say all the time >> the bulls would argue, i think,

nbc universal has a lot of programming tied up with hul owe and netflix.s allowed them to negotiate to say, hey, we want our programming back so far, they've been able to win some back. they have rights now to the office other programming that they are hoping will lure to their service. >> the 800-pound gorilla is still netflix. how big a deal is it that peacock will go against netflix? >> one, netflix is a subscription service with no ads. peacock, they are hoping people will buy the ad-light tier the reason that matters, they see potential from an ad perspective. where i see it being competitive. at the end of the day, you'll have a lot of people getting this service for free with their comcast subscription but a lot who will not in order to make it a sexy thing they'll want to subscribe to, nbc will compete with netflix for talent and other programming rights that will be the biggest challenge for them >> great insights. >> thank you >>> back to the markets now, stocks continue to post new highs. gains will be extended given future markets this morning.

next up for us the tv streaming wars are heating up as nbc universal, our parent company, unveiled its new service late today. jo ling kent with the price you pay. >> reporter: tonight, the battle for your attention is intensifying. >> this is a big night. >> reporter: nbc universal is rolling out peacock. ♪ >> reporter: attempting to compete with streaming heavyweights. >> welcome to "the tonight show." >> reporter: peacock will stream late night shows more than three hours before they hit traditional airways. subscribers will be able to access nbc news programs and a vault of tv gold along with a front row seat for the olympics and premiere league soccer peacock free will be available to anyone with ads at no cost. for $5 you'll have access to more content and new original programming and for $10, you get it all ad free. >> i want people to be afraid of how much they love me. >> reporter: is there such a thing of having too much to love >> do i think five or six major streaming services will be able to survive probably not. >> reporter: from disney's vault of movies to netflix, an ea

now nbc universal forecasts between 30 million and 35 millio active peacock accounts by 2024.less than hbo max is forecast at 50 million global subscribes and disney plus of 60 million subscribers worldwide by then. put in context netflix has 160 million global subscribers. we'll have to see when they make that move overseas netflix reports earnings tuesday afternoon after the bell the company is expected to grow revenue 30% and earnings per share by 74% brian. >> all right what are some of the key numbers we want to watch from netflix next week. >> with netflix we are always watching subscriber growth the key number is the company has held forecast that it would add 7.6 million subscribers and 600,000 of those would be here in the u.s remember, a couple of quarters ago, netflix showed declining subscribers in the u.s they are doing u.s. and canada together this quarter that number will be in focus. >> julia boorstin, thank you very much. >>> if you think netflix is moving higher on the results mike khouw has a way to play it with the call to action. mike take it away from san

nbc universal unveiled its new streaming service called peacock. criber also be able to access nbc news programs, olympics, and premiere soccer league. it's available for anyone with ads at no cost. for $5, you'll have more access to content. for $10, it's all ad free. it's slated to launch april 15. comcast owns nbc universal, and is the parent company of this television station. >> we like peacock. >>> dreams may come true for youngsters in the tender loin. they now have a place to play basketball. the new court at the salvation army was unveiled. looks sharp. our own cheryl hurd emceed the event. it was made possible with the help of the warriors community foundation. we are back in moment to show you what the warriors did tonight and check in with the 49ers. stay with us. tom steyer: no child should have to worry about finding good food in school. so, when my wife kat and i learned california public school children couldn't get fresh produce in the cafeteria, we took action. we partnered with local farmers, school kitchens, a non-profit. that pr

we'll see how much live programming nbc universal include, that would be another differentiator from other streamers. and while peacock has announced a range of originals, most of its 15,000 hours of content will be deep library including "the office." we'll have to see what kind of guidance the company gives on subscribers and costs. >> and it is a big day look forward tol the unveiling julia, appreciate that got a few seconds left let's talk about the markets "power lunch" will pick it up, but more new highs, dow up about 180 points and morgan stanley the big gainer in the s&p up 7.5% you have charles schwab also doing well we'll see you tomorrow "power lunch" begins right now >>> brian, thank you very much welcome. i'm tyler mathison and here is what is new at 2:00 on a very busy thursday. stocks surging to fresh record highs today. and even some of the most hated names on wall street are feeling the love and we'll tell you what this could mean for the rally plus it is the great retail divide, the split between the winners and losers has never been deeper. and it is not the usual

, you know, it doesn't mean that over time the strategy can't necessarily adapt as comcast and nbc universal see how the new universe continuing to change, how many cord cutters there are. how much that accelerates or doesn't, what streaming looks like in a year or two or more. it gives them the platform, wilf, at this point, one they are spending money on, and the ability to adapt over time if and when things, as they probably will, changes >> well, you know, the interesting thing is here we are on a cable network owned by comcast. there has to be a lot of strategy into how do you keep your streaming service from cannibalizing the part of cable. you mentioned comcast is a big capable provider how do they do that? how do they partition it on which and say this is a value add? >> they start by making it free to whoever it a comcast subscribers are so 23% of homes that have capable? immediately almost a quarter of the cable universe will have the product at no charge sos that one key way you do it obviously in the homes you're not bringing comcast into it, it becomes an option. >> i wonder whe

. >>> comcast, nbc universal, the parent company of this network and others unveil the new streaming that will be free to millions, separating itself from an already packed field. yesterday, executives and top talent made their pitch for peacock. the ceo says he has high hopes >> i'm pretty confident when you combine our content, and strategy of taking lit advertising and bundling to create an unbelievable experiences, this is going to be a key product. the service will be separated to two products peacock free and premium with the former launching july 15 with more than 7,000 hours of content. prem yum will be separated to two years starting at $4.99 a month and give ad supported access to more than 15,000 hours of content, live sports and early access to late-night shows. at $9.99, everything will be free with the option to pay the $5 extra for the ad-free sergs comcast shares have been moving about a quarter of a percent to the upside in the past year, they are up some 31% founding member, craig moffett, what did you hear that makes you say thumbs up or down? >> caller: we've seen

the parent company of nbc universal. it will debut on july 15th. peacock free has ads but more than 7,000 hours of content including current and classic nbc shows. universal movies and also content such as snl vault and family movie night. peacock premium for $4.99 has limited ads and the second has no ads for $9.99 a month. both include sports and you'll be able to watch the "tonight" show and late night before they air on nbc. back to you. >> another option for folks. >> thanks, rahel. >>> 4:39. and breaking news for you this morning. as parts of highway 17 in campbell shut down. this is after a wrong-way crash. >> checking in with kris sanchez live on the scene out there. this looked horrific. >> reporter: this is a really difficult crash, laura and marcus. the two cars are virtually not recognizable. if you didn't tell me what kind of cars they were i'm not sure that i could guess. we're not looking in this direction because right now firefighters are working to remove the victim who died in one of those cars. to the right here the other car is

nbc universal unveiled it's new service peacock on thursday.ll also offer a free ad supported version with movies and classic nbc shows including the office, cheers and 30 rock. why the free content? nbc universal frankly has to play catch-up. it's entering a ring with netflix, disney and amazon. peacock will debut for comcast customers in april and across the u.s. in july. >> interesting to see whether they can make that work. >> or you get hooked and you start paying for the extra content. how many streaming services are we going to have? i have three right now and i have traditional cable, so i don't know. >>> thanks to our international viewers for joining us. have a great rest of your day. for our u.s. viewers "early start" continues right now. >>> breaking overnight, defense officials reveal that there were u.s. troops injured in that iran missile attack. >> you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god. >> u.s. senators are now sworn jurors with the impeachment trial of president trump under way. >>

nbc universal today unveiled a film streaming service called, what else, peacock.h on july 15th with 7,500 hours of content for free. there will also be a paid subscription, including favorites like 30 rock, the office, parks and rec. log on to peacocktv.com for more information. it's part of the nbc universal family which of course is the parent company of us, nbc bay area, and really the owners of all of us. >> it looks pretty cool. >>> coming up at 11:00, an unwelcome visitor in danville. tonight we hear from a woman who says she confronted a suspect who broke into her home. that story and more coming up on our 11:00 newscast. >>> what are the roadways going to be like, jeff? >> early tomorrow morning we'll see this rainfall kick out of here. right now we have isolated instability left. you can see it on mobile doppler radar right now, pushing off east. you'll be driving tonight, hit a few pockets, then things will dry up, then possibly a little bit more. so tomorrow morning we had the possibility of some fog for the morning. by saturday, we are dry with a mix o

earnings from american airlines, southwest, intel and comcast, the parent of nbc universal. a new study shows that 52% of so-called workers plan to take on more jobs this year. these are people who work for services such as uber, door dash. when asked why, tthey need more skills. they should be up front with amazon says it has topped 55 million customers though still well behind spotify. 248 million overall. that said, it's still steadily chipping away with their lead and that is largely because amazon music is able to rival the popularity of prime membership and alexa. >> when you can say, hey you, play my favorite song, that's the service you use. >> i didn't say her to n wake u kids. thank you, rahel. >>> kari hall is tracking our thursday forecast. >>> starts out cool, more cloedz moving in. we'll see another storm coming in for the weekend. i'll talk about that and the time line up next. >>> and traffic across the golden gate bridge. we're ready for the morning commute but much dryer than yesterday. what else is going on further south. >>> and curbing the state's housin

nbc universal unveiled its new streaming service be caupeacock thursday.ffer a free ad supported version with movies and classic nbc shows including the office, cheers, 30 rock. so why the free content? well, nbc universal has to play catch-up. it's entering a crowded field. there's netflix, disney, amazon, warner media a parent of cnn has a streaming service to come out, too. peacock will debut across the u.s. in july. >>> the wife of presidential candidate andrew yang revealing she was sexually assaulted by her ob/gyn during her first presidency. she tried for years to conseal her identity through court proceedings but now she says campaigning with her husband has inspired her to speak out. she said visits to dr. hadden in 2012 became gradually more invasive culminating in what she calls straight up sexual assault. >> grabbed me over to him and undressed me and examined me internally ungloved, and at first i was a little bit like what's going on here? >> and there was no one else in the room? >> no. >> eventually yang reported the assault to the manhatta

nbc universal's peacock is looking to be a new version of broadcast tv but peacock looking to differentiatee crowded landscape of on demand subskripg services but also with early access to late night shows, live olympics coverage and live breaking news and exclusive access to universal films analysts are largely bullish on growing de-panhandle mand for digital sid owe ads and offering an alturn never to subscription overload. we believe given the massive con tebts library sports properties and distribution food print that these subscription numbers gugen heim points out that the product could have a negative impact on the linear video business or its tv subscriptions between 30,000,035 million active peacock accounts by 2024. that's less than hbo's forecast and disney pluses of at least 60 million subscribers worldwide by then netflix has over 165 million global subscribers we'll have to see when they make that move overseas netflix will report its earnings tuesday afternoon after the bell the company is expected to grow its revenue 30% and its earnings per share by 74% >> what are some of

. >> coming up, peacock struts it's stuff nbc universal unveiling pricing and content details for theming service. coming up, details, that's next. >> time now for today's after lack trivia question, where did dr. martin luther king jr. attend college the answer when cnbc squawk box return s. coach saban convinced us. we are committing to aflac. why aflac? because health insurance doesn't always pay it all. aflac! after surgery we had extra bills followed up visits, deductibles. we thought health insurance had us covered up for everything, but it didn't. aflac gives you money directly to help you with those things. i want to thank my wife, my mom, the duck. get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover. get to know us at aflac.com >>> now the answer to today's after la aflac trivia question. where did martin luther king jr. attend college the answer, morehouse college. he started his college education at the age of 15 and received a degree in sociology. >> the future of television is coming into focus. comcast unveiling details of the streaming service called peacock. peacock

our parent company, nbc universal, unveiling its new service last night just what will it offer? hed. and it's scooting its way to you soon >> what kind of bird are you >> reporter: the newest streaming service, owned by nbc universal and comcast, will make its debut in april, for some comcast xfinity customers and goes nationwide in july, just in time to stream the tokyo summer olympics >> thank you, peacock, for letting the other streaming services to work out the kink, so we can give our viewers the maximum streaming experience >> reporter: going up against netflix, apple tv, disney plus, peacock has 600 movies and 400 series and its price tag, it's free >> well, if it's free -- >> reporter: peacock will be available to anyone with ads at no cost. for $5, you'll have access to more content and original programming, also with ads for $10, you get it all, ad-free. the pricing is similar to other streaming services, ranging from a high of $12.99 a month to $4.99. >> i cannot wait to binge watch, all 17,624 episodes of the "today" show >> reporter: maybe not all of the 17,000 episo

they were joined by volunteers from 14 companies including comcast, nbc universal can think of no bettergreat example as the world honors the legacy of martin luther king, jr., there are still many schools throughout the country that remain segregated. nbc's rehema ellis has the report on schools working to bridge the divide. >> i've been to the mountain top. >> reporter: in the same city that demar tin luther king, jr., was killed, these second graders are keeping his legacy alive >> i have a dream that one day dash >> our people will have equal rights >> that people will be joyful. >> let there be peace and love, not hate >> reporter: more than a thousand miles north, these new jersey students are learning the same lessons >> i have a dream that everyone will be friends. >> that everyone can be treated as family. >> big dreams for these little kids thanks to a three-video camera program, these screens in highly segregated communities are working together >>> what do you see that you have in common with the kids here in memphis? >> we're both people and we need to be treated the same >>

nbc universal sales fell. airlines in -- feeling the pain from the grounding of the boeing 737 max.fects to her growth for the first half of the year but southwest estimates its costs will rise because of reduced flights in seat capacity. that is your latest bloomberg business flash. guy: take a look at where european markets are trading as we head towards the close. the mining stocks taking a knock today. seeing main markets in europe down, also thinking of travel stocks and luxury stocks under pressure. the common theme here, the coronavirus in the impact in china. we will deal with the details when we come back. this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: 30 seconds until the end of regular trading in europe good a lot of red today good some markets less so. .5%.e down some of the main markets down a little bit more. the coronavirus the big theme through the market. let me run you through the session. we are obsession lows, beginning to track down to session lows on the stoxx 600. down .7%. rolling over, session lows around an hour and a half ago beginning to track lower. as i said, the virus -- 1

comcast realized they can keep their nbc universal stuff and bundle it and give it away for free.arner realized we can keep our own hbo content and bundle it for free. amazon is giving everything away anyway. netflix is way behind because they don't have a first window to monetize that content. disney, comcast, warner bros. all win. netflix and amazon lose. fortunately, amazon has another side business that they can rely on to funnel this. taylor: give me a reaction to the content wars. it is interesting to see how netflix is standing out with more oscar nominations. you have comcast coming in with more original programming, but old disney, a backlog of material. in the content wars, where does comcast stand out? lucas: michael is right in that this fits into the comcast broader strategy, which is the streaming will never be the major business for comcast. they don't want streaming video over the internet to be the dominant platform. comcast's interest is selling you cable and increasingly selling you internet. it wants you to view comcast and buy internet from comcast, and it mak

we're really excited with the cable results led by that broadband number if you look at nbc universalwing. we have multiple parts of it i'm sure we'll talk about some of that. but we have last week unveiled our peacock streaming strategy as well as one of the record years for nbc being number one for the sixth-straight year, film had a strong year, parks wasn't a perfect fourth quarter, but overall it's been one of the fastest growing parts of our company. we have great investment plans there. and sky, first real year of us owning sky, the leading platform in europe. we're really thrilled we've got it you put it all together, i think our company has tremendous momentum it had a wonderful full year and fourth quarter and we're set up to make some investments in 2020 that we really want to make to build growth for the years beyond that so all in all very happy with the quarter. as you say, our earnings beat expectations and the momentum is probably the most important thing that i look at and i'm really pleased with all three businesses >> well, as an employee, you know, we always hear a

but for the internet nbc universal forecasting that peacock will have between 30 million and 35 millioncounts by 2024 peacock is looking to differentiate from the crowded landscape for on demand subscription services not just with its free ad supported option but with early access to late night shows, live olympics coverage, live breaking news and exclusive access to films. now analysts are largely bullish on peacock's focus for growing demand for video ads and also offering an alternative to subscription overload. dan i'ooifts said we believe the sports properties and distribution footprint that those numbers are conservative g guggenheim does point out that the product could have a negative impact on comcast linear video business that's tv subscriptions, but this is all part of the company's strategy to try to figure out how to tap into demand not just from cord cutters, but also make sure they're giving people reason to stick with the bubble. back to you. zbh thank you very much. on the other side of the media landscape, another story brand is getting a makeover. fortune magazine, mo

, where he recently served as vice chairman of nbc universal's content studios. lead the assets, television network, cbs news, sports, television stations, first month syndication, cbs all access reporting in to bob backish, the ceo of the overall company. again, eianniello was expected t stay on for a brief amount of time he could have stayed on longer, paid an enormous amount of money. >> as opposed to the shareholder. >> for his services. he is chairman and ceo of cbs. they're not going to have a chairman anymore cheeks will be the president and ceo of cbs entertainment group is what they're calling it the stock is down 20% this year, jim, 20% this year >> it's about cord cut and cbs all access they have some good programming coming, nobody cares they don't >> yes it has taken it the hardest of all of the cable network-related companies. >> right >> 18.5%, came back a bit yesterday. >> now it's back down. >> it has been a poor performer. >> we didn't mention injenny >> stepping down as the cbs of ibm. take another look at the premarket, still got to get to cat

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cnbc full disclosure is part of nbc universal.t is the news update this hour ty, back to you. >> thank you very much >>> stocks staging a bit of a comeback today the dow is a little negative right now. it was however down more than 200 points at the lows of the day and the s&p and nasdaq, they are hire right now in the green by fractional amounts but take a look at the transports they are down about 1% as bernstein downgrades jb hunt to a market perform >> hollywood royalty agagwynet l paltrow announces she is a new show on netflix that takes a deep dive into her company julia boorstin is with her right now. >> contessa, thanks so much. that's right f i'm joined now by the ceo of goop thanks so much for talking to us today. >> thanks for coming >> so we have a bunch of different pieces of news to discuss, but first, your first netflix show, the trailer, has gone viral it shows you talking about everything from sex to psychics. how does this fit into your content and media plan. >> we're always trying to expand our footprint and au

the media giant and parent of nbc universal warning investors that they should expect bigger declinesiber numbers this year due to consumer trends and planned rate increases. comcast getting hammered, down 3.5%, but according to steeple, comcast's bad news is great news for netflix, which is jumping nearly 7%. according to analysts, the loss of subscribers in the cable telecom and satellite video industry should actually be a hopeful sign for the streaming giant. he also says he sees no end in sight to shrinkage that's hammering the cable and satellite industries. shares of netflix are now standing at $348.50 for a gain of about 22 bucks. connell mcshane, are you a cord cutter? i'm not. connell: yes, i am. i have all the channels including fox business. i dvr "after the bell." liz: is the quality good enough? connell: it's great and the price is good enough. it's a big savings. that's why these trends are going to continue, people like us who work in tv -- liz: i talk about this all the time and i still haven't cut the cord. connell: youtube tv is great. you have netflix and the whole

globes last sunday it has now brought in more than $60 million globally cnbc is also owned by nbc universalanging of the guard today in the boardroom for two major companies. david calhoun takes the reins as ceo of boeing as dennis muilenburg was fired over the crisis of the 737 max. john donahoe becomes nike's fourth ceo in their history, inheriting a profitable company and the challenges carried over from his predecessor, dean parker jeff, great to talk to you. let's start with boeing. david calhoun has a very daunting task. what does he have in front of him and what should he be focusing on in the early months of his new tenure? >> he does have a daunting task. he has to establish a clean break from his pretty sdecessor he was very supportive of dennis muilenburg when calhoun was chairman he doesn't want to alienate anybody by throwing muilenburg under the plane, so to speak he also has multiple constituencies to address, everything from u.s. and global regulators he has angry air carriers, confused, general flying public, morale issues in this cache of emails that has just been released

. >>> look at comcast, hitting an all-time record high of $47.31 after the parent company of nbc universal unveiled its entry into the streaming wars called peacock. it starts with a free ad-supported service but it's got a bunch of other tiers to it. at the moment the stock is up just under 1%. >>> investors have come to play as dave & buster's is on pace for its largest percentage increase in more than a year, after news that a private equity firm, yes, you know it, kkr, has now taken a rare active stake in the arcade restaurant operator. dave & buster's up 11.25% right now to $46.76. >>> we've got this breaking news. we are waiting for president trump to depart the white house as air force one waits on the tarmac at joint base andrews. the president will jet off for a weekend at mar-a-lago after quite a busy week at the white house. the signing of phase one of the china trade agreement, the passage of the united states mexico and canada trade deal in the senate, and the beginning of the impeachment trial in the senate as well. now those two trade deals done, team trump and the president

do, they're going up against not just apple, you talk about disney plus, peacock network from nbc universal. those guys streaming is not their main source of revenue. netflix, that is all they have got now. unless they got a new form of streaming revenue that is all they have. 24 oscars nominations is huge for them. that will draw people to say i have netflix. nowhere else i get that kind of content. but, this is a big but, at some point you worry about the house falling down. they have all this debt. they're revenue has not matched up. it hasn't come close to their debt. debt over ebitda, it makes them something definitely to watch out for. they have to keep hitting numbers, wall street targets. deirdre: get the nominations. deion. connell: analysts we don't want throwing up in the trash. nice visual. payment in the palm of your hand coming up. amazon high-tech plan for future of retail check out. we'll talk about that. leaving some card companies on edge. deirdre: competing in battleground states, senator elizabeth warren, mayor pete buttigieg in iowa. another candidate leading in the haw

so nbc universal has just unveiled its new streaming platforms called peacock.ow they would price it and rest. it will be 4.99 a month, right? then 9.99 if you want ad-free version of it. that is the way they structure it. launches april 15th for comcast x fin 1 and flex customers. they get it for free. everybody else would have to pay. july 15th when it comes out for everyone else. the service includes a bunch of iconic nbc series. "the office," parks and recreation. new content as well the point is nbc's version of a streaming service. they're in the war. there you go. melissa: all right. another move after-hours. gap announces it will not separate old navy as a separate company citing complex costs and expenses. they will announce a new ceo of to oversee brands. connell: they could have carlos beltran. the mets manager stepped down today. he never managed for the time, not one game. he was implicated in the houston astros sign stealing canned school. he is the third manager to lose his job. beltran was a player in 2017. the only player named in the baseball r

see over the near term loads and loads of consumer choices that are out there from ad supported nbc universal an hbo max offering, obviously disney is of out there, so there's quite a few products that will be in the market. you'll probably see a lessening in one, a gain in one of the others, but, yeah, i think there will be tones of different ways to purchase or just stream products. lauren: now that prince harry and meghan markle have given up their royal duties, who do you think makes the play if any of services for them? do you think it's netflix? do you think it's disney? >> i think anyone would be interested in talking to them. the real thing with he netflix, which i'm bullish of netflix, they are strong internationally, different from other services, they want to establish themselves with more and a more original content. so if i was betting on it, i would say netflix would be more interested in something like that, yeah. lauren: and apple just got a big win. they just signed julia louis dreyfus, she has the most number of emmys, she started with sign seinfeld, started with broadcast t

comcast unvealing news and parent company of nbc universal and msnbc.t. a multitiered pricing approach announcing peacock priced at $4.t$4 $4.99 without commercials. $9.99 with commercials. the premium version will have 15,000 hours of existing and new content including popular reruns of shows like "the office" and "parks and recreation." comcast wanting to get 30 million to 35 million by 2024, up from the 24 million existing comcast customers they already have. exciting news. >> streaming wars continue. not enough hours in the day to watch all of this content. >> reporter: no. >> live in london, thank you very much. >>> up next, the very latest in russian president vladimir putin perceived power grab. >>> coming up on "morning joe," the very next steps in the impeachment process as the senate trial is now officially under way. >>> plus, new revelations from lev parnas in the ukraine scandal as president trump continues to deknowing rudy giuliani's indicted associate. "morning joe," everyone, just moments away. best original screenplay... there's only o

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comcast and at&t, which both of whom have diversified pretty dramatically -- >> into things like nbc universalt stuff. everything other than the core business is doing a lot worse than the core business both at comcast and at at&t. and verizon, by the way, the wire line results today are off, the wire line results were god awful. and so everybody's -- the diversify indication strategies are not working. that's number one. >> you think investors are saying give me a clean story >> not just because the story is cleaner, not as good as diversifying away from. >> it's clearly secular. look at at&t's portfolio we saw yesterday. directv, terrible acquisition. wheels are falling off warner media, already starting to look like there's some really problematic parts of that business comcast, sky looks like now at least troublesome acquisition with no growth and obvious secular head winds and nbc facing the same kind of secular challenges as warner media so, investors have said, look, over the last year, look at how well charter has done relative to comcast the cable business is doing really well and cha

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but an important day for nbc universal, our parent, with the introduction of peacock. >> david, comcast is often thought to be the most proficient technologically is there something here that really distinguishes from the other guys that uses technology that could be exciting they do exciting things. >> yeah, i don't know. you know, interface is always important in these things. when i saw the hbomax introduction, their interface was interesting, their recommendation engine, the way they sort of have that disney plus is fairly strong, so that's important your point, of course, xfinity in terms of all the technology i mean there's thousands of developers at comcast. but we've never licensed, we being comcast, has never licensed it's all the other cable providers, which is something some of the shareholders would have loved to have seen, sort of similar to having it be like google's android for phones. you know, have xfinity be the de facto operating system for all cable distributors that hasn't happened >> i think anyone who has xfinity loves it i think that it's a real additive to the s

lights we're officially kicking off the year of the peacock at nbc universal as we introduce our brand our own lighting ceremony, high power line, what could possibly go wrong for me everyone ready to count down three, two, one. yeah it's all lit up. i'm going to get lit up right after the show in the meantime, more about peacock coming up. the premier streaming service coming down the pike if you're in the area, check out the peacock. let's show you what's happening as far as your weather is concerned. we are looking at the weekend outlook, arctic chill in the northeast, blowing snow through the upper mississippi river valley, heavy rain through the gulf saturday, the eastern third of the country a mess next storm comes into the pacific northwest. sunday, sunday light snow left in new england, a cold blast in the plains drying out through the gulf and showers down through northern and central florida. that's what's going on around >>> good morning. i am meteorologist kari hall. big strong storm coming through the bay area with high winds. but it has been mainly in the north bay. slowl

october, disney plus launched, apple tv plus launched and we have more details on hbo max and now nbc universall of these players impacting your direct to consumer businesses and providing more competition. >> sure, we have been for the last four to five years all across europe. we have a sports player like espn plus. and we have factual across there. >> breaking news very quickly. let's take a look at this. these are live shots that we're watching right now as carlos ghosn is walking into the area where he will be holding the press conference in about ten minutes time you can see him over the cameras that are being held up to go through but this again is him arriving in beirut and lebanon the first time he will be speaking since he was arrested in japan in the fall of 2018 we expect to hear more from him very soon. >> this is turning into a bit of a -- this i mean -- my understanding is there's 30 journalists, maybe more. we'll get a shot at them there. >> michelle is in the room she is there monitoring all of this and joins us on the phone michelle. >> hey, there, becky, yeah >> it's 122 outl

new streaming competitors coming online this year, comcast, nbc universal, pe peacock, hbo max, warnerpisodes of the office and cheers and originals. there will be ads on the tv. there will also be an ad-free paid service to launch concurrently. bottom line is this. industry execs are spending on content money is flowing and most say the numbers are higher because the stakes are higher. if you look at the 52-week returns for thee stocks, apple outperforming. apple tv is far from being the only business. what's clear is it will be a few years before we know which bets paid off. maria: apple up 100%, maybe more than just tv, right, up 101% on apple. >> exactly. exactly. maria: unbelievable. i don't know how this can continue or sustain all those shows and all the billions that netflix is spending. >> it will take a few years before we really see which bets paid off. so probably a lot of smiles when the score card comes in and a lot of tears, maria. maria: good point. great to see you. coming up, watching your wallet, americans' credit scores are rising, how yours can too. millennials hav

nbc universal releasing details of peacock, the streaming subscription service, it will launch july 15thwill he get access on april 15th. there will be more than 7500 hours of programming they will be able to see for free. there will be premium options that offer more content choices. one has ads, another no ads. the champions of college football are headed to the white house to meet with president trump. lsu is coming off the first perfect season since 2007, beating the clemson sigh klem sn tigers. maria: we want to turn to the impeachment battle, chief justice john roberts swearing in members of the senate yesterday, marking the official start of the impeachment trial of president trump. >> i attend the senate in conformity with your notice for the purpose of joining with you for the trial of the president of the united states. do you solemnly swear that in all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the united states, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god? >> i do. maria: all of th

serious stuff, comcast, nbc universal set to show its streaming services to investors today. >> this would be interesting to watch, there's two tracks, one track is free, but you will have to watch some ads, so this is kind of the experimental part of it. the other track is you're going pay something most analysts say somewhere between 5 and $10 a month for no ads. stuart: what content? >> at the end of this year, you get parks and rec, the tonight show, olympics coverage. >> you're not excited about that? stuart: no. >> a reboot of of punky brewster or saved by the bell? streaming, let's see what happens. stuart: i'm sorry, i have to squeeze in the new zealander, thank you very much, indeed, thanks everybody else, what have i got now, for the first time, here it is, the new zealander's introduction, coca-cola poweraid brand, permanent resident of the great country, are you? >> absolutely. stuart: good choice. let's get serious here, you a new line of drinks and they are not bubbly drinks, they are stills, are you jumping on the healthcare band wagon with us? >> yeah, look, w

it's part of the build up to nbc universal's upcoming streaming service peacock.for more information, visit www.peacocktv.com. that's exciting. >>> in some other business and economic news, president trump secured his second big trade win of the week. after the senate passed the usmca with an overwhelming majority yesterday. the united states, mechanics ka-canada agreement passed the senate 89-10 and will replace the previous agreement between the three nations known as nafta. president trump is expected to sign the revised deal next week. this agreement comes as the president signed a phase one trade deal with china on wednesday. which yesterday he served to as the biggest deal ever done in the history of our country in terms of trade. >>> trump initially signed the usmca a year ago, but house democrats worked to negotiate stronger labor enforcement provisions before getting on board. now the usmca needs approval from canada's house of commons which reconvenes in late january to go into full effect. house speak egg nancy pelosi slammed facebook for putting money

nbc bay area station. >>> you can actually see the column. >> he earned a masters at the university of kansas and now works as an engineer he came to the u.s. from kuwait legally on an f 1 that allows foreign students to work in the u.s. after they graduate. >> what sort of training are you getting from this job? >> structural, mechanical, electrical. >> reporter: his case is an example of how the program is supposed to work but a joint bay area investigation found on a government list of top employers using this program mixed in with companies like amazon, google and microsoft are other companies that appear to be illegitimate including one called findream. its founder, a woman named kelly wong, charged with fraud the government sai the purpose was false verifications for employment chinese f 1 visa holders. this website allegedly associated with the company described the submission was well prepared the website said it will look real and the u.s. government will think your status is legal. some schools were fooled including the university of kansas it found seven students reported findream llc as an empl

university police in berkeley took a tragic turn. a driver running from police jumped the sidewalk and ran that woman over. nbc bay area sonya shin is live in the area and they haven't caught the driver yet, right? >> reporter: that is correct. it is here on university avenue at 6th street that a driver came up on the sidewalk and killed the pedestrian. many locals are feeling unsettled by what happened. >> it definitely feels really unsafe. very scary to walk around and be like, am i going to get make it to the next destination. >> this morning, achlt c berkeley officer heard a woman screaming from inside a parked car. as he went over to check it out. >> that vehicle then fled. s ended up driving on the sidewalk and striking a person. >> university police chased the car until it got on the highway, then they doubled back to the sidewalk. firefighters raced to the scene to find the woman on the pavement not moving. berkeley detectives are looking for a gray four-day nissan sedan with two people inside. a business owner told us this isn't the first time a pedestrian has been hit in this area. others are scared

nbc news national security analyst jeremy bash. also with us, historian and author of "the soul of america" and rodgers professor and vanderbilt university, jon people upp. nbc news and msnbc contributor. >> i don't know. i'm trying to remember the last time that an interview revealed as much as rachel maddow's interview last night revealed. >> whoa. >> and actually moved a story of national and international significance as much as that interview did. >> i -- i -- it was breathtaking. what was revealed in the interview. and you could see, willie, even devin nunes. everybody knew he was lying, that he was being a liar when he said he didn't know who lev was, and even last night i think it was he had to go out and admit, oh, yes. i do remember now. they all -- they all know him. all had pictures with him. apparently the vice president of the united states caught lying. the president caught lying. the attorney general, all of them, caught lying, and my only thought -- my only thought was -- i mean -- this -- i just want to say to politicians out there. this is why it's important to have an inner voice. where you can tune everybody out. nan

nbc bay area news. >> sergio, thank you. >>> tragic news at stanford. a student was found dead at a fraternity house. the university sent out an email notifying the campus about the death. the stanford daily newspaper reports that student was a sophomore and palo alto police found him this morning at the theta delta kai fraternity house. no evidence of foul play and no word yet of the cause. >>> we have just learned the identity of a person killed in a hit-and-run in oakland today. myisha simton from san leandro. police say someone driving a white nissan maxima hit her and drove off. this happened at 98th near carter park just west of the oakland zoo. when police got to the area, singleton had already died. they're still looking for that driver. >>> it's a second visit to the bay area as a presidential candidate. today mike bloomberg was in the east bay, and even rode on b.a.r.t. the former mayor of new york was in oakland where he caught up with mayor libby schaaf. the two worked together on a climate change panel that they served on for mayors years ago. bloomberg also hosted a rally at the popular barbecue joint