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  "id": 16041489,
  "title": "Peacock Delivers 2nd Consecutive Quarterly Profit of $261 Million in Q3",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/peacock-delivers-2nd-consecutive-quarterly-profit-of-261-million-in-q3",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:40:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/comcast-earnings-q3-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Comcast reported a $261 million profit from Peacock streaming service in Q3, marking the second consecutive quarter of profit. The media conglomerate's adjusted profit dipped 7.3% to $3.8 billion, with revenue declining 6.1% to $29.3 billion. Peacock's revenue grew to $1.8 billion, while NBCUniversal's parent company's content and experiences division saw a 6.5% revenue increase to $10.54 billion and a 29.3% profit rise to $1.8 billion. The connectivity and platforms division, however, experienced revenue decline of 2.6% to $19.7 billion and a 4.4% profit drop to $7.6 billion due to losses in broadband and video services. Despite these challenges, the company remains confident in the theme park business' long-term growth potential, even as it faces near-term headwinds. The World Cup boosted media revenue by 13% to $5.4 billion, with advertising and distribution revenues surging by 14.6% and 22.4%, respectively.",
  "summary": "But parent company Comcast continued to be weighed down by declines in broadband and video customers The post Peacock Delivers 2nd Consecutive Quarterly Profit of $261 Million in Q3 appeared first on TheWrap .",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Comcast beat earnings expectations as Peacock posted second straight profit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/comcast-beat-earnings-expectations-as-peacock-posted-second-straight",
        "published": "2026-10-22T12:10:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}