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Universal Studio Group Boss Pearlena Igbokwe Wants TV To Fill Rom-Com Gap Left By Movies


Pearlena Igbokwe is a romantic. The Chairman of Universal Studio Group is eyeing more rom-coms on the small-screen as the number of classic love stories continues to fall on the big-screen. “I’m big on romance,” Igbokwe said at the FT’s Business of Entertainment conference. “My outlook tends to be optimistic. I don’t know how you can do […]

Meet CutePeacock The Chairman of Universal Studio Group is eyeing more rom-coms on the small-screen as the number of classic love stories continues to fall on the big-screen. NBCUniversal is behind rom-com features such as Billy Eichner’s Bros and George Clooney and Julia Roberts’ Ticket To Paradise, both released via Universal Pictures, as well as Meet Cute, a Peacock original that starred Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco. But despite the box-office success of Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell rom-com Anyone But You, there has been a downturn in the number of these types of movies being released in theaters.

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