Meet Matt Strauss, the Comcast Executive Who Just Took Over Peacock

NBCUniversal shook up its executive ranks on Monday, moving Bonnie Hammer off of its streaming operations and into the top role at NBCU Content Studios, a combination of Universal Television and Universal Content Productions. Brought in to hatch Peacock, NBCU’s upcoming streaming service, is longtime Comcast executive Matt Strauss. That’s a name readers of TheWrap won’t know as well as Hammer’s — and a lot less than Paul Telegdy’s and George Cheeks’, two other top managers now in need of some new business cards. For the past year, the duo ran NBC Entertainment together in the Comcast-owned company’s best effort to replace Bob Greenblatt. Going forward, Telegdy chairs NBC alone and Cheeks will produce for Hammer at the studio. So just who is Matt Strauss, what does he bring to the table, and what challenges will he face with next year’s big launch? Also Read: NBCU Shuffle: Bonnie Hammer to Oversee Combined Studios, Matt Strauss Gets Peacock, Paul Telegdy Will Chair NBC Solo Before he joined the Peacock flock, Strauss served as executive vice president of Comcast Cable’s Xfinity services. There, he led the strategy and development of products and services for more than 30 million residential customers. Xfinity TV,...

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