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2020
NBC News makes Decision 2020 widget available
NBC News made its Decision 2020 iOS 14 widget available, providing election information including polls, early voting statistics, news and results on users' home screens.
2020
NBC faces backlash over Trump town hall decision
NBC News faced public backlash, including a social media call to boycott the network, after agreeing to host President Donald Trump for a town hall in direct competition with ABC’s event with Joe Biden.
2020
NBC News launches TODAY All Day streaming service
NBC News announced a 24-hour streaming service called TODAY All Day, offering programming through TODAY.com and Peacock.
2020
SmileDirectClub sues NBC Universal over coverage
SmileDirectClub filed a lawsuit seeking approximately $2.8 billion from NBC Universal, alleging that reports about its teeth-straightening products contained defamatory statements. NBC News said it stood by its reporting and considered the claim meritless.
2020
NBC News apologizes for an inaccurately edited interview segment
NBC News apologized for a Meet the Press segment that cut part of an interview with Attorney General William Barr and left a false impression.
2020
NBC News apologizes for inaccurate interview edit
NBC News apologized for cutting a portion of Attorney General William Barr’s interview from a Meet the Press segment, saying the edit left a false impression and that it had inadvertently and inaccurately cut the video.
2020
NBCUniversal announces Andy Lack’s departure from NBC News
NBCUniversal announced a restructuring under which NBC News chairman Andy Lack would leave at the end of the month, earlier than previously planned.
2020
NBC News faces criticism for promoting Soleimani burial coverage
NBC News faced criticism after promoting live coverage of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani's burial on social media.