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• The Mediaite 50: Innovators And Influencers Who Shook Up 2009

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 774
  The year 2009 had many media bright spots, break-out stars, dominating networks and game-changing technologies.  The Mediaite 50 collects the finest, most exemplary innovators and influencers of the year, defining a media moment in time and setting the agenda as we move forward. There were many significant and ...
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• Everybody loves Steve Burke, even Warren Buffett

  
  MediaFile — Authority: 579
  When news of Comcast’s bid for NBC Universal broke on Sept 30 most of the spotlight focused on Comcast chairman and CEO Brian Roberts. But as the weeks dragged on, some of that spotlight began to shine on his number 2, Stephen Burke, chief operating officer and a former senior Disney executive. As we now know ...
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• Matt Holliday Intrigue: Orioles In, & A "Mystery Team" Arrives

  
  Cardinals Best News Links — Authority: 162
  Awhile back, when they were both arbitration-eligible and rising stars in the game, outfielder Matt Holliday and his good friend, second baseman Brian Roberts, did the math and figured out they would be free agents at the same time. They may have talked to each other and they certainly mentioned it at least a few ...
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• Matt Holliday Intrigued By Orioles?

  
  Cardinals Best News Links — Authority: 162
  Free-agent left fielder Matt Holliday might be more intrigued by the Orioles now that the team has signed his close friend, third baseman Garrett Atkins.Fox Sports
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• Orioles Have No Expectations Of Landing Matt Holliday

  
  Cardinals Best News Links — Authority: 162
  First Mike Gonzalez, then Garrett Atkins, and now Matt Holliday? Foxsports.com reported early this morning that the Orioles have “jumped into the bidding” for Holliday, the slugging outfielder who is regarded as the best bat on the free-agent market.Baltimore Sun
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• The Fantasy Baseball Potential of the Baltimore Orioles

  
  Bleacher Report — Authority: 770
  A man-crush is fast developing on Nolan Reimold. Several fantasy baseball analysts have shared some commentary regarding the young outfielder. Ultimately, the point of emphasis regarding this pre-spring training infatuation with Reimold stems from the lineup surrounding the young star.  The Orioles are now a ...
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• Will Comcast Deal Move Summer Scene From Hamptons to, Gasp, Jersey?

  
  The New York Observer — Authority: 741
  How might the multibillion-dollar Comcast-NBC deal impact the network’s traditional summer social scene in the Hamptons? For years, a great diaspora of NBC talent— Jerry Seinfeld , Jeff Zucker , Alec Baldwin , Matt Lauer , Ben Silverman and so on—would spread along the stretch of the planet that runs ...
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• Comcast Supports NBC Broadcast

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 446
  B&C :  Fresh from announcing a new joint venture with General Electric to share ownership of NBC Universal, Comcast management was again out selling the deal to investors. The company reaffirmed its commitment to retaining the NBC broadcast network. Speaking at the annual UBS media conference, top executives ...
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• B&C: Zucker Eyes “Upside” In Light Of Comcast Deal

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 446
  B&C   The upside?  Zucker still has a job even though NBC Entertainment is in the crapper.
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• Zucker praises Comcast; but will it be a good fit?

  
  MediaFile — Authority: 579
  When it comes to the Comcast-NBC Universal deal, one of the big stories over the coming year will center on corporate culture. Maybe too much is made of this, maybe different cultures had nothing to do with the disaster that was Time Warner-AOL, for instance. But I doubt it. Which brings us back to Comcast-NBC ...
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• Comcast backs health care reform efforts

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 610
  Comcast, a cable and internet provider which has a deal in place to buy NBC from General Electric, has broken from the Chamber of Commerce on the issue of health care. Last week, Comcast’s CEO Brian Roberts wrote a letter to President Barack Obama backing the Senate health care bill. “Enactment of ...
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• Name That Network

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 446
  All signs point to Comcast dumping the NBC name when the cable company officially usurps NBC.  How will NBC feel playing second banana to what Comcast CEO Brian Roberts gushes are NBCs "fantastic " cable farm team? Comcast has taken the domain names ComcastNBCU.com, NBCUComcast.com and ...
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• Comcast/NBC Threat

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 446
  The NYT is concerned about Comcasts takeover of NBC .  Two words:  video delivery. Maybe the ink-stained wretches are concerned theyll lose face time on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC when Comcast takes over...
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• Comcast Execs Gave Large Donations to Obama and Democrats

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 819
  Executives at Comcast, the media behemoth looking to buy a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal, have given large sums of money to presidential candidate Barack Obama and Democrats in recent years The Hill reported Saturday: Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts made more than $76,000 in political contributions to ...
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• Republican “Public Option” Gimmick

  
  Who Hijacked Our Country — Authority: 120
  Two of the dullest tools in the shed — Senators Tom Coburn and David Vitter — have offered an amendment that’s supposed to derail the public option. Their amendment would require all members of Congress to register for public health care if the public option becomes law. The theory was that those elitist ...
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• The Case For The Comcast/NBC Merger

  
  News Corpse — Authority: 424
  There has been, and will be, much discussion about the proposed merger between entertainment giants NBC/Universal and Comcast. Now that an agreement has been formally entered into, the discussions will likely become even more heated. Media reform advocates like FreePress are already organizing opposition to the deal. ...
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• Cardinal Advent Calender, Day Four: Skip Schumaker

  
  Cardinals Best News Links — Authority: 162
  As risk-averse as he is, Tony La Russa has a history of obstinately experimenting with some unconventional moves. He and Dave Duncan successfully converted Braden Looper to a starter in 2007, and Schumaker was their test-tube player in 2009.Fungoes
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• Comcast-NBC Deal: Does the Merger’s Approval Rest on Health Care?

  
  Big Government — Authority: 814
  I’ll be the first to admit that anti-trust law is not my strong suit.  The myriad implications of cable giant Comcast’s proposed acquisition of NBC are complexities beyond the grasp of most mortals.  Legions of attorneys will put legions of children through college with the fees that this transaction will ...
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• Quid Pro Quo

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 446
  Comcast CEO Brian Roberts to Obama:  Ill endorse your Senate health care bill if you lay off my merger with NBC .
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• Comcast Endorses ObamaCare as Congress Scrutinizes NBC Deal

  
  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Authority: 819
  On the same day Comcast announced it was buying a 51 percent stake in General Electrics NBC Universal, its CEO sent a letter to President Obama supporting the Senates healthcare bill. At virtually the same time, high-ranking Democrats in the House and Senate said Thursday they will closely scrutinize the proposed ...
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