NBC plans ad-supported streaming service
NBC Universal plans to launch a free, ad-supported streaming service in early 2020, the company announced on Monday.
The yet-to-be-named service will be led by Bonnie Hammer, who was promoted to chairman, direct-to-consumer and digital enterprises, for NBCU. Hammer had previously served as chairman of NBCU's cable group.
This comes, of course, as rivals Walt Disney and AT&T's WarnerMedia prep direct-to-consumer services of their own. CBS also has an over-the-top service, CBS All Access.