NBCUniversal Cuts Hundreds of Global Streaming Tech Employees

Comcast’s NBCUniversal is cutting a few hundred streaming tech staffers, Business Insider has learned. The layoffs will impact NBCU’s global streaming technology group, which includes the engineering and quality assurance teams, three people familiar with the changes said. Most of the cuts are at Sky, Comcast’s European media arm, though a person briefed on the…

Read More

4 rescued, 1 missing after medevac helicopter crashes off Catalina Island

Four people were rescued and one person remained missing Wednesday night after the crash of a medevac helicopter off Catalina Island, authorities said. The aircraft was departing the island when the crash occurred around 7:40 p.m., just after takeoff. Multiple agencies responded to the crash and a search-and-rescue mission was quickly launched, according to officials….

Read More