NBCUniversal's Universal+ to launch exclusively on U-Next in Japan from October 2026

NBCUniversal will bring its streaming brand Universal+ exclusively to U-Next, Japan's second-largest SVOD platform with over 5.2 million paid subscribers as of May 2026 (GEM Partners), starting October 2026. NBCUniversal's Chris Taylor calls it the first fully-loaded Universal+ rollout in Asia Pacific. The catalogue spans Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination and Sky.