Let’s get this out of the way first: NBCUniversal and the prolific Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan have a deal that will see the multi-hyphenate leave Paramount for NBCU . There’s a film deal, which will kick in next year, and a series deal, expected to begin once Sheridan’s Paramount obligations are over after 2028.

That being said, neither NBCUniversal, Paramount, or Sheridan have officially confirmed his looming departure, or that the new deal actually exists.

That isn’t stopping Comcast’s co-CEO Mike Cavanagh from citing Sheridan as proof that the company is able to cut deals with the biggest names in entertainment, when grilled by a Wall Street analyst Thursday about the company’s “competitive position” in the marketplace.

Let’s get this out of the way first: NBCUniv

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