The numbers
$1.9 billion — The final total for Paris Olympics revenue for Comcast and NBCUniversal.
$1.4 billion — The record-setting revenue from Olympics ad sales.
$300 million+ — The Olympics revenue, specifically from Peacock.
36 million — Peacock’s total subscribers after the Olympics and NFL boost.
$436 million — Peacock’s losses in third-quarter revenue, which narrowed from $565 million year over year.
The watercooler talk
Outside of the record-setting Olympic revenue announced by NBCU parent company Comcast during its third-quarter earnings, the company made news by announcing exploratory plans to spin off its cable networks into a new company.
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