nbcuniversal set to face apple in crowded streaming video market in 2020

NBCUniversal set to face Apple in crowded streaming video market in 2020.   NBCUniversal plans to launch as-yet unnamed streaming service in 2020, and could be force to be reckoned with given the content under its umbrella...   The service will include mix of video, archival material and licensed properties, Variety sources said.   The service was later made official, and will be free for customers with TV bundles from Comcast or Sky.   Those without will have to pay for subscription, and everyone will have to pay extra to eliminate ads, much like Hulu.   NBCUniversal fact owns major stake Hulu..   Some of the bigger properties under NBCUniversal include NBC networks and Universal Pictures, and Telemundo, Universal Television, Syfy, USA Network, and film studios such as DreamWorks, Focus, Illumination, Working Title and Steven Spielberg's Amblin.   That could help it compete with the likes of Disney, or even Netflix.   Initially, the company may make first-party shows free to watch on its hardware, counting on subscriptions to outside services to make money..   That may be challenge if it does not abandon content rules — one of the appeals of services like Netflix or HBO Now is the ability to watch uncensored content...   Read more