Sup, KlicKNettars?! Hope you got your plans for the Fourth of July Weekend ready, because we know we do. The perfect Fourth of July BBQ is out there somewhere in NYC and we're gonna find it one way or another. In serious news, there's two major developments going on right at the KlicKNet factory, we're in the middle of editing a new campaign video for Rhodey, NY which could be seen on social media very soon. Plus, we've laid out a plan for our LIVE San Diego Comic-Con Coverage on FakeTV Box. It's gonna be on July 26th at 9AM, so in case you missed all the major announcements the night before at Hall H on July 25th, you can wake up bright and early in the morning and watch us react to whatever comes our way. Also, we will be retiring from StreamYard, for the time being, and use a new livestream software for this LIVE Coverage, that being Restream. It works just as great as StreamYard if not better, so you KlicKNettars won't be too disappointed by what we do on the 26th. I do believe that nobody's gonna be disappointed by this week's 5-Day Rounder on the Wkly Hit List.
Okay so we told ya'll our plans for the weekend and for the month of July, we're now going to tell what classic episode of FakeTV Box you'll be watching today on Flashback Friday. The episode that we've picked for today is connected to today's Inside Scoop, it's the one where we do a deep dive on Comcast spinning-off its now-former cable networks assets into the new company known as Versant.
This week's Inside Scoop is about the stunning news of Comcast spinning-off and merging NBCUniversal and Sky Group into a new major public company under the NBCUniversal brand. Meanwhile, Comcast will retain Xfinity and be restructured to focus exclusively on telecommunications as it did when it was founded in the 1960s. There have been a lot of people who have voiced their opinions about this move by Comcast which was made one year after it chose to spin-off all of NBCUniversal's cable network assets, but we would like to tell why we think this a great move. For now, Comcast own NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Bravo, Peacock, Telemundo, Universal Pictures, Universal Television, Universal Destinations & Experiences, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, Amblin Partners, Blumhouse Productions, and Sky. The only thing it doesn't own is my proposal for a Nickelodeon Studios themed land at Universal Orlando Resort, maybe when NBCUniversal becomes its own company, we can reopen proposal talks.
The move by Comcast comes at a time where we have seen head-spinning changes for the American media industry as it contends with the "somewhat noticeable" decline of linear broadcasting, the rise of streaming and growing competition from nontraditional digital platforms. Personally, I'm glad I work for YouTube for free and I'll be doing FakeTV Box and Wkly Hit List shows on their platform for years to come. Even more so, I'll be in great company with the Academy Awards which will be leaving linear broadcasting in 2029. Comcast’s acquisition of NBCUniversal began in 2011 and back then some saw it as "a major bet on the benefits of combining content and distribution pipelines." But over the next 15 years, Comcast would have major problems in keeping NBCUniversal together as one big happy family, hence the reason why the NBCUniversal cable network decided to move into their own apartment. Analysts have argued that NBCUniversal would be better off as a “pure-play” company focused more narrowly on media and entertainment. Basically what that means is, a company that focuses on one industry does not need to own another company that focuses on another industry.
Let me put it to you like this, say if a basketball team seemed more focuses one star player and decided that they don't need the baggage of another star player anymore. So they decide to trade the player carrying baggage to a team that recently eliminated from the playoffs and tore apart their dreams of another championship. Yeah, you now what I'm talking about Boston Celtics, how can you botch a 3-1 series lead to the Philadelphia 76ers, it was considered to be the second biggest choke of the 2026 NBA Playoffs; with the San Antonio Spurs blowing a 29-point leas to the New York Knicks at #1. SERIOUSLY, WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?! Anyway, back to Comcast and NBCUniversal, some believe that it is indeed time for both companies to split for "they have better futures on their own.” To anyone thinking as if Netflix is going to buy NBCUniversal once it leaves the Comcast birds' nest, they better pump the brakes on that one because Variety has come up with three reasons why Netflix won't attempt to make a play:
- "Netflix wanted Warner Bros.’ library and IP — and NBCU’s is generally seen as far less valuable"
- "Peacock’s scale issues could likely be addressed through distribution deals, not M&A"
- "NBCU’s biggest asset is its theme park business, which may not fit Netflix’s strategy"
When the Bidding War for Warner Bros. Discovery went down between Netflix and Paramount, Netflix thought they hit the "jackpot." But Paramount managed to offer Warner Bros. a much sweeter deal, which is why the Batman v. SpongeBob crossover now is coming close to a reality. So for Netflix, they would probably look at buying NBCUniversal as a "consolation prize," and they do not want to be seen a "fool" by doing so. I think it's great that Comcast chose to split from NBCUniversal instead of selling it to another company. Maybe if the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger gets cancelled, Warner Bros. will go back its original plan to split from its cable networks and the Discovery name. I'd give the new WB company one year to make it out on its own steam and then sell its self to the highest bidder in the world which would be Elon Musk.
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