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Let's Make a Deal

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0000

To paraphrase one of the zillion comments that followed the announcement of the Comcast-NBCU...

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Comcast to Wall St.: NBCU Deal Driven by Recession-Proof Cable

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Comcast senior management told Wall Street analysts last week that their deal for NBC Universal...

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YouTube to carry Five shows

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:13:26 +0000

TV News: Deal covers 3,000 hours of content in U.K. -- Five, the U.K.'s smallest private terrestrial web, has signed a deal with YouTube that will see more than 3,000 hours of its content available free on the Google-owned website.

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Wall Street sizes up Comcast/NBCU deal

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:53:00 +0000

Wall Street on Friday continued to ponder the structure and weigh benefits and risks of this week's Comcast/NBC Universal deal.

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Comcast deal faces D.C. hearings

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 23:17:28 +0000

TV News: Lawmakers to dissect NBC Universal buyout -- If there were any doubt as to the level of federal scrutiny that GE and Comcast face in their deal for NBC Universal, the signal came quickly from Capitol Hill, where lawmakers rushed Thursday morning to issue statements of concern and to announce plans for committee hearings.While the deal already is reigniting debate over the perils of big media, authority to approve the merger lies with the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission, with either entity hashing out who will get oversight over a process that could take nine months to a year. The Federal Communications Commission also will have a say, and its chairman, Julius Genachowski, issued a statement through a spokeswoman saying that they will "carefully examine the proposed merger and will be thorough, fair and fact-based in its review."

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Comcast-NBCU: Copps Says Deal Has 'Steep Climb'

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:36:05 +0000

Commissioner has questions on prices, diversity and net...

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DGA members ratify bargaining agreement

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:19:27 +0000

TV News: Deal includes salary increases, creative rights -- Members of the Directors Guild of America have ratified a new two-year collective bargaining agreement with Assn. of Independent Commercial Producers.

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Fisher, DirecTV Do Carriage Deal

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:00:17 +0000

Satellite subscribers in multiple markets will still get Fisher...

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GE, Comcast announce joint NBC deal

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 19:57:00 +0000

General Electric and Comcast announced a joint venture worth a combined $37.25 billion on Thursday that will give the cable company eventual control of NBC Universal.

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Comcast Deal For NBCU Is All About Cable

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:36:37 +0000

No big changes for...

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Comcast-NBCU: For Comcast, Deal Is All About Cable

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:36:37 +0000

Comcast senior management told Wall Street analysts today that their deal for NBCU is about...

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Comcast-NBC Uni deal sets new tone

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:36:00 +0000

Commentary: The mood and tone surrounding the Comcast-NBC Universal tie-up are decidedly different from the last media megamerger, writes Elizabeth Guider.

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Comcast Gets NBC From G.E. in Deal That Reshapes TV

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:27:08 +0000

For Comcast, the purchase is the realization of its long-held ambition to be a major producer of television shows and movies.

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Epix, Dish, others look to reach deal soon

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 13:17:00 +0000

Epix, a new movie channel owned by three Hollywood studios, is talking with Dish Network Corp. and other carriers, and expects to secure another distribution deal by early 2010.

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Press Release of GE-NBCU and Comcast Deal

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:21:28 +0000

NBCU Businesses Valued at $30 Billion, Comcast to Contribute Businesses Valued at $7.25 BillionComcast To Own 51%, GE 49% Interest in NBCUJeff Zucker to Lead New York-based VenturePHILADELPHIA & FAIRFIELD, Conn.-- December 03, 2009-- Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint venture that will be 51% owned by Comcast, 49% owned by GE and managed by Comcast. The joint venture, which will consist of the NBC Universal (NBCU) businesses and Comcast's cable networks, regional sports networks and certain digital properties and certain unconsolidated investments, will be well positioned to compete in an increasingly dynamic and competitive media and digital environment.The combination of assets creates a leading media and entertainment company with the proven capability to provide some of the world's most popular entertainment, news and sports content, movies and film libraries to consumers anytime, anywhere. ...

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Confab to focus on Comcast, NBC Uni deal

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:41:00 +0000

The outlook for the advertising market amid a slow economic recovery and M&A activity, including Comcast's play for a 51% stake in NBC Universal, are expected to be key focus areas at the last big media and entertainment investor conference of 2009 here next week.

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Comcast, G.E. Announce Deal on NBCU

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:25:05 +0000

Just over two months since news of talks between the two companies surfaced, Comcast Corp. and...

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Comcast, GE unveil NBC U deal

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:50:30 +0000

TV News: Cabler pays $13.75 billion for majority stake -- Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion (euro9.11 billion), giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie studio

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NBC: Comcast seals deal to take control

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Cable company effectively will acquire 51 percent on TV network/film studio from General Electric

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NBC: Comcast seals deal to take control

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000

By Clark Collis Cable company effectively will acquire 51 percent on TV network/film studio from General Electric

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Comcast-NBC Uni deal details emerge

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:36:00 +0000

The deal set to be unveiled Thursday that merges Comcast content assets with NBC Universal will value the partnership at a higher-than-expected $37.25 billion and sets the table for GE to shed its media stake entirely in about eight years.

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Taylor Swift inks Comcast VOD deal

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 06:22:00 +0000

Comcast unveiled an exclusive VOD partnership with country singer Taylor Swift on Wednesday.

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'Glee' co-creator gets big Fox deal

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000

TV News: Brian Falchuk signs seven-figure multiyear pact -- "Glee" exec producer Brad Falchuk is in tune with 20th Century Fox TV.

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'Glee' co-creator inks deal with 20th TV

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000

On the heels of "Glee's" early success, co-creator Brad Falchuk has inked his first overall deal: a two-year, seven-figure pact with series producer 20th Century Fox TV.

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GE, Comcast near deal for NBC

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:55:34 +0000

General Electric Co. has reached an agreement to buy the 20% stake in NBC Universal held by French media conglomerate Vivendi SA, paving the way for GE to sell a 51% stake to Comcast Corp.

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NBC Universal deal coming soon

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:23:00 +0000

Comcast Corp., General Electric and Vivendi are targeting a Thursday announcement of deals that would give Comcast a 51% stake in NBC Uni, sources confirmed Tuesday.

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GE, Vivendi reach deal on NBC U stake

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:02:37 +0000

TV News: 20 percent stake reportedly bought for $5.8 billion -- General Electric Co. has reached an agreement to buy the 20 percent stake in NBC Universal held by French media conglomerate Vivendi SA, The Associated Press has learned.

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WWE inks U.K. deal

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:48:45 +0000

TV News: BSkyB to air wrestling shows in U.K. and Ireland -- British Sky Broadcasting has inked a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment.

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GE, Vivendi in tentative deal for NBCU

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:37:00 +0000

General Electric Co. and Vivendi SA have agreed in principle to a deal in which GE would buy the French company's 20-percent stake in NBC Universal for $5.8 billion.

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WWE extends BSkyB broadcast deal

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:35:00 +0000

World Wrestling Entertainment has extended a long-running exclusive U.K. distribution relationship with British Sky Broadcasting for another five years, the companies said Monday.

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GE-Vivendi reach deal on NBC; sale next?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

By Josh Rottenberg N.Y. Times: Tentative $5.8B deal is seen as a critical step toward sale of TV network and film studio to Internet and cable provider Comcast

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GE-Vivendi reach deal on NBC; sale next?

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000

N.Y. Times: Tentative $5.8B deal is seen as a critical step toward sale of TV network and film studio to Internet and cable provider Comcast

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First Doubletree Management Deal In Saudi Arabia

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:11:00 +0000

Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Hamad Bin Abdulaziz Almousa Trading...

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CBS Films, TMG sign output deal

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:32:18 +0000

TV News: Pact covers German-speaking territories -- CBS Films and Tele Muenchen Group have inked an output deal for German-speaking territories that includes up to seven pics a year, including the upcoming Harrison Ford starrer "Extraordinary Measures."

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TiVo, Google pact in data deal

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000

TV News: Ad community to get more info on viewers -- TiVo has pacted with Google to provide analytical information to advertisers about viewers who watch TV via the DVR service.

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Malone: Key To NBCU/Comcast Deal is What Government, Affiliates Want

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:40:10 +0000

Liberty Media chairman says deal appears to have been "heavily...

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