NBCUniversal Makes U-Next the Exclusive Japanese Home of Universal+ in a Sweeping Alliance

A strategic alliance makes U-Next — Japan’s second-largest paid streamer with 5.2 million subscribers — the exclusive Japanese home of NBCUniversal’s Universal+ brand from October 2026. The deal spans three pillars: streaming carriage, joint marketing around Universal Studios Japan’s 25th anniversary, and the export of Japanese dramas, anime and U-Next originals via Peacock in the US and Universal+ in Latin America.