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NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships

NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships

Premium Video Advertising & Media SalesDivision· part of NBCUniversalnbcuniversal.com

NBCUniversal offers advertisers unmatched reach across premium broadcast, cable, streaming, and live event content, unified through One Platform for cross-screen planning, buying, and measurement.

Last updated Jul 7, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Jul 13, 2026

Founded
2004
HQ
New York, New York, United States
Connections
23

At a glance

Employees
10000+
Revenue
$10B+
Stock
CMCSA
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About

One of the largest premium video advertising sales organizations in the U.S., with dominant positions in broadcast, cable, streaming, and live sports advertising.

NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships is the commercial advertising arm of NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies owned by Comcast. The division manages advertising sales across an expansive portfolio that includes NBC broadcast network, cable networks (USA, Bravo, MSNBC, CNBC, E!, Syfy, Oxygen, and others), Peacock streaming service, Telemundo, and major live events including the Olympics, Super Bowl, and NFL Sunday Night Football. This breadth of premium content makes it one of the largest and most influential advertising sales organizations in the United States. In the AdTech ecosystem, NBCUniversal has invested heavily in data-driven advertising capabilities through its One Platform initiative, which unifies its entire portfolio of content and audiences under a single addressable advertising infrastructure. One Platform enables advertisers to plan, buy, and measure campaigns across linear TV, connected TV (CTV), and digital simultaneously, leveraging NBCUniversal's first-party audience data. The company has also developed proprietary tools like CFlight, a cross-platform measurement currency, and has partnered with major DSPs and data providers to enable programmatic and audience-targeted buying. NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships holds a dominant position in the premium video advertising market, consistently commanding top upfront commitments from major advertisers. Its combination of live sports, news, and entertainment programming, paired with the scale of Peacock's streaming audience and advanced advertising technology, positions it as a critical partner for brands seeking reach, brand safety, and measurable outcomes in a fragmented media landscape.

Business model

Media & Advertising Sales

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • One Platform

    Unified advertising infrastructure enabling cross-screen planning, buying, and measurement across linear TV, CTV, and digital properties.

  • Peacock Advertising

    Streaming advertising solutions on Peacock, NBCUniversal's AVOD/SVOD platform, offering targeted and contextual ad formats.

  • CFlight

    Proprietary cross-platform measurement currency that tracks campaign delivery across linear and digital screens.

  • Audience Targeting (NBCU Audience Studio)

    First-party data-driven audience targeting leveraging NBCUniversal's registered user base and viewership data.

  • Programmatic Advertising

    Programmatic access to NBCUniversal premium inventory via private marketplaces and preferred deals through major DSP integrations.

  • Live Event Advertising

    High-impact advertising packages around marquee live events including the Olympics, Super Bowl, NFL Sunday Night Football, and award shows.

  • Shoppable TV

    Interactive commerce-enabled ad formats that allow viewers to shop directly from TV content.

  • NBCUniversal Checkout

    Commerce advertising solution enabling direct purchase from ads across NBCU platforms.

Key features

Cross-platform unified buying via One PlatformFirst-party audience data from Peacock registrationsCFlight cross-screen measurement currencyPremium live sports and event inventory (NFL, Olympics, Super Bowl)Addressable and targeted advertising on linear and streamingProgrammatic private marketplace accessBrand safety across premium, professionally produced contentShoppable and interactive ad formatsUpfront and scatter market buying options

Use cases

National brand awareness campaigns across broadcast and cable TVCross-screen video campaigns spanning linear TV, CTV, and digitalLive event sponsorships and high-impact advertising during Olympics or Super BowlAudience-targeted advertising using first-party Peacock viewer dataProgrammatic premium video buying via private marketplace dealsShoppable TV campaigns for direct-response and commerce advertisersUpfront media planning and buying for annual brand commitmentsMulticultural advertising via Telemundo for Hispanic audiences

Customer segments

Fortune 500 national brand advertisersAutomotive advertisersPharmaceutical and healthcare brandsFinancial services companiesConsumer packaged goods (CPG) brandsRetail and e-commerce advertisersTechnology companiesEntertainment and media companiesQuick service restaurants (QSR)

Tech & specs

Technology stack

One Platform (proprietary cross-screen ad tech stack)CFlight (proprietary cross-platform measurement)Peacock streaming infrastructureFirst-party data management platform (DMP/CDP)Programmatic SSP integrationsDynamic ad insertion (DAI) for streamingAudience segmentation and targeting toolsCampaign planning and forecasting tools

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPANAI (Network Advertising Initiative)DAA (Digital Advertising Alliance) compliance

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

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