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• Comcast / General Electric / NBC deal looks to be a lock

  
  George S. May Business Blog — Authority: 133
  Comcast may be as little as a week away from buying out a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric. Comcast would take a 51% stake creating a $30 billion joint venture. The deal does also hinge upon part owner Vivendi agreeing to sell its 20% stake in NBC Universal back to GE.The NBC [...]
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• WSJ: Comcast, GE Agree on $30 Billion NBCU Valuation

  
  Digital Media Wire - connecting people & knowledge — Authority: 569
  New York - Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) , the nations largest cable TV provider, hasagreed with General Electric (NYSE: GE) on a valuation of $30 billion for NBC Universal,the film and television company it is seeking to acquire, The Wall StreetJournal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The sources told ...
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• General Electric and Comcast close in on joint venture

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  General Electric and Comcast are understood to have agreed to value the pairs proposed entertainment joint venture at 30bn £18bn with a final deal possible within the next two weeks.
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• Comcast, GE near agreement valuing NBC Universal at $30 billion

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 790
  Filed under: Company News , Media , General Electric , Comcast Comcast ( CMCSA ), the nations largest cable company, and GE ( GE ), the giant industrial conglomerate, are nearing agreement on a deal that would value NBC Universal, the huge entertainment company, at around $30 billion, sources familiar with the ...
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• Report: Comcast and GE Agree on $30B for NBC

  
  NewTeeVee — Authority: 702
  Comcast’s bid to buy NBC Universal from GE has cleared another hurdle — the price point. The two parties have agreed to a $30 billion price tag for the TV and movie company, sources familiar with the matter tell The Wall Street Journal and Reuters . The deal would give the cable network a 51 percent stake in ...
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• Comcast, GE and Kraft await Europe’s pleasure

  
  DealZone — Authority: 434
  The defining deals of the week, Kraft’s now officially hostile bid for Cadbury and a deal to sell a majority stake in NBC Universal to Comcast, hinge on decisions of Europe Inc, so they could well drag on many more weeks. This morning, Kraft formally bid for Cadbury with the same offer mooted two months ago, ...
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• Comcast, GE Agree On NBC Universal Valuation

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  National Public Radio Comcast cleared a hurdle Sunday toward the cable giant buying NBC Universal, General Electric’s TV and film subsidiary. The two companies agreed NBC Universal is worth about $30 billion. Now, they have to convince French media conglomerate Vivendi, which owns 20 percent of NBC Universal, to ...
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• NBC Comcast $30 Bil Deal

  
  Chickaboomer — Authority: 552
  The terms are based on GEs financial performance.  If it gets worse, Comcast could get a better deal.  Reutuers   The deal will be gone over with a fine-toothed government comb similar to the News Corp/DirecTV scrutiny.  Brian Stelter NYT  reports the deal will be the first big test of the Obama media ...
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• It just won’t work…

  
  BANDIT — Authority: 129
  When the mainstream media talks about downloading, they call it two different things. Illegal downloading and (legal) downloading. When you and i talk about it, there is only one name. It covers all options, and we never ask which one it is. When i say that i’ve downloaded Inglorious Basterds , you may very well ...
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• Viacom earnings beat the Street as Comcast, GE near NBC deal

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 790
  Filed under: Company News , Earnings , General Electric , Viacom , Comcast Viacom ( VIA ), the parent company of MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount, offered an early Christmas present to investors, with a healthy quarterly earnings report driven by increasing advertising revenue and improving profit margins. ...
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• Activison to launch ratings awareness program for parents

  
  Pakistan News | News, Videos, Articles, Current Affairs, Politics, Entertainment, Technology | Geo TV | Dawn | The News | Ten Sports | Geo Super | India News — Authority: 507
  Activision plans to launch the ratings awareness program started by Vivendi in 2008 , which will provide education and information to parents regarding children and the videogames they play. Called The Ratings Are Not a Game , Dr. Cheryl Olson from the Center for Mental Health and Media at Massachusetts General ...
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• Media, tech moguls meet in New York (You are NOT invited)

  
  MediaFile — Authority: 639
  Media and technology executives are meeting today in New York City at a conference hosted by private equity firm Quadrangle. Note the word private. When they meet at the Plaza, they will talk about a ton of different things that their customers, their investors and other readers want to know. I have to apologize for ...
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• Report: Comcast Closer to NBC Universal Deal

  
  Digital Media Wire - connecting people & knowledge — Authority: 569
  New York - Comcast (NASD: CMCSA) is closer to a deal with General Electric (NYSE: GE) to take over control of its NBC Universal unit, after meetings last weekconcluded with a tentative agreement on the main points, The New York Timesreported, citing people briefed on the talks. Under the proposed deal, ...
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• Lord Mandelsons plans to deal with internet piracy need to be quick and clear

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 975
  Lord Mandelsons antipiracy measures for the internet have been welcomed by many content owners. But is the Governments suggestion of internet disconnections for repeat offenders set to become reality?
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• Former NBC Boss Doubts I.P.O. Will Happen

  
  DealBook — Authority: 782
  Vivendi chief Jean-Bernard Lévy may think an initial public offering of NBC Universal is an option, but former NBC Universal chairman Bob Wright begs to differ.
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• Ex-NBC topper Bob Wright on Vivendi and Jay Leno

  
  Company Town — Authority: 744
  Former NBC Universal CEO Bob Wright said he doesnt think Vivendi, the French conglomerate that owns 20% of the media giant will look to unload that stake in a public offering. What Vivendi will do with its chunk of NBC Universal has become everyones favorite guessing game, especially now that NBC Universal parent ...
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• Ex-NBC topper Bob Wright on Vivendi and Jay Leno

  
  Blogs - — Authority: 148
  Former NBC Universal CEO Bob Wright said he doesnt think Vivendi, the French conglomerate that owns 20% of the media giant will look to unload that stake in a public offering. What Vivendi will do with its chunk of NBC......( read more )
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• U.K. Parliament to Consider "Three-Strikes" P2P Bill

  
  Digital Media Wire - connecting people & knowledge — Authority: 569
  London - The U.K. government plans to introduce a billmimicking Francesrecently enacted "three-strikes" legislation on file-sharing, whichauthorizes the suspension of the Internet accounts of those warned repeatedlythey are violating copyrights, according to published reports. The bill will"make technical measures ...
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• Vivendi and GE Both Publicly Ruminating on NBC IPO

  
  NewTeeVee — Authority: 702
  A media IPO — in this market?? That’s the idea both Vivendi and GE, co-owners of NBC Universal, are floating publicly. In remarks made in London today, Vivendi CEO Jean-Bernard Levy reportedly said of an IPO for NBCU “Why not?” and “Maybe that’s what will happen.” Sure, his wording was casual and ...
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• Blu-ray New Releases for 10-27-2009

  
  Format War Central — Authority: 501
  The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Battlestar Galactica: The Plan Universal Studios Retail: $39.98 Amazon: $23.49 Beast Stalker Tai Seng Retail: $29.95 Amazon: $17.99 Bollyrobics Dance Workout Lichtung Media Ltd Retail: $19.98 Amazon: $13.49 ...
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