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		<title><![CDATA[GE, Comcast to Announce NBCU Deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jui Chakravorty and Anupreeta DasNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Electric Co GE and Comcast Corp CMCSA are set to announce a joint venture on Thursday morning that would give the cable company eventual control of NBC Universal in this year's biggest media deal.The deal values NBC Universal at about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:30:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast bid values NBC deal at $37bn]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Comcast's long-awaited bid for control of NBC Universal will value the new joint venture with General Electric at a larger-than-expected $37.25bn, including a higher valuation on the US cable group's pay-television stations and the potential for a larger cash outlay than analysts had foreseen.Final terms of the deal had...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:22:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reports: Vivendi-GE Reach Tentative Agreement On NBCU Sale]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The companies aren&#8217;t commenting but it sounds like Vivendi (EPA: VIV) and General Electric may have reached an agreement that will pave the way for the much-discussed deal that would make Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) a majority owner of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE). The Wall Street Journal is reporting that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:35:52 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE, Vivendi Agree to Value NBCU Stake]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jui Chakravorty and Anupreeta DasNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - General Electric Co GE and Vivendi SA VIV 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 (3.5 billion pounds), a source familiar with the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:45:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE, Vivendi Agree to Value NBCU Stake at $5.8 Billion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jui Chakravorty and Anupreeta DasNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - 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, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday, paving the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:30:11 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE and Vivendi agree NBC Universal deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ General Electric has agreed to pay Vivendi $5.8bn for the French group's 20 per cent stake in NBC Universal, according to a person familiar with the negotiations, paving the way for the conglomerate's planned sale of 51 per cent of the US media group to Comcast.The valuation is at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE-Vivendi Talks Over NBC Universal Stalled: Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, the New York Times reported on Friday night.Citing people involved in the discussions, the newspaper said the two sides appear to be at least $500 million apart on how to value NBC...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Latest On Comcast-NBC: Waiting For Vivendi]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ When Scripps Networks Interactive execs finally met with analysts Friday, CEO Ken Lowe called the acquisition of a majority stake the Travel Channel the worst-kept secret in M&A. Sorry, Ken, that distinction belongs to a deal being played out in the press with leaks that might better be termed...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE, Comcast Agree on NBC Universal Valuation: Source]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jui Chakravorty DasNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp have agreed on a valuation of around $30 billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal and Comcast, ironing out what has been a key obstacle in talks so far, a source familiar with the matter said...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is The Vivendi-GE-NBC Universal-Comcast Deal $500 Million Away?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The complex potential deal to transform GE&#8217;s 80-20 partnership with Vivendi (EPA: VIV) into a 49 percent stake in a programming merger with Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) may hinge on a $500 million gap in valuations. Keep in mind that Vivendi hasn&#8217;t formally announced its plans to shed its 20...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi Board Meets This Week But Decision On GE Stake Could Stretch Into December]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The sound of ticking as Vivendi SA (EPA: VIV) decides whether or not to sell its 20 percent stake in NBC Universal during this year&#8217;s window is getting as loud as the clock in the crocodile that haunts Captain Hook. The volume this time around (the French company has...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The survivor: despite enduring four owners in a decade, Universal TV is in fine shape.(Top of the Week)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5053/is_200405/ai_n18348804]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Any company slammed by the perpetual tornado that has swirled  around Universal Television should be in terrible shape. The cable  network and TV studio operation has been flipped among four owners in  the past decade. The last owner, Vivendi, was gripped by a financial  scandal that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NBC Universal steps up as a media giant]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20040513/ai_n11459432]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- NBC clinched its big media prize Wednesday, completing a merger with the Universal television and entertainment businesses to create a major media conglomerate. NBC Universal will rival Time Warner Inc. and Viacom Inc. in industry clout by combining a top- rated TV network backed by a major...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NBC Completes Acquisition of Most Vivendi Universal Entertainment Assets.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200405/ai_n22167539]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Greg Hernandez, Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    May 13--NBC formally acquired Vivendi Universal on Wednesday,  putting the  newly christened NBC Universal on equal footing with The  Walt Disney Co. and  Viacom Inc. as a media monolith crossing ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Al Gore Buys Cable Network from Vivendi, with Young Viewers in Mind.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200405/ai_n22162756]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    By Phyllis Furman, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: NBC-VU hits snag at FTC over fees.(This Just In)(the Federal Trade Commission shows concerns over NBC's plans for using its merger with Vivendi Universal Entertainment to gain higher programming feess from cable operators)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4895/is_200401/ai_n17972294]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly concerned  that NBC plans to use its pending merger with Vivendi Universal  Entertainment to extract higher programming fees from cable operators.  The FTC's concerns were reported Dec. 31 in USA Today, which cited  unnamed individuals. FTC spokesman Mitch...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NBC, Vivendi merger hits possible snag]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200312/ai_kepm375374]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment's seemingly problem-free merger has hit a snag because internal NBC documents have antitrust enforcers worried about the effect the deal could have on consumers, people familiar with the deal say.  The European Commission approved the $14 billion deal last week, but the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amateur beats media prognosticating pros again]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200312/ai_kepm375111]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[What a horrible year for Wall Street analysts.  First, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sent chills down their spines after finding that several analysts had privately denigrated stocks they publicly urged investors to buy. Now, for the third year, a reader walloped them in the Seventh Annual USA TODAY...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NBC-VIVENDI MERGER CREATES MEDIA GIANT.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6463/is_200310/ai_n25680193]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[After months of negotiations, NBC is getting its prize: Membership  in the Big Media Club. NBC, a unit of General Electric Co., sealed a  deal to merge with the entertainment businesses of Vivendi Universal,  the companies announced Wednesday, creating a media conglomerate in the  same class...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heat Index; Weekly Rating (0-10) of Sizzle & Fizzle.(Media Works)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6398/is_200310/ai_n25569660]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[9 NBC Universal Bob Wright has gotten Vivendi Universal's  movie studio and cable channels to round out GE's media holdings  beyond NBC, creating a $43 billion entity.    7 Deutsch and Wolff New York columnist Michael Wolff and ad man  Donny Deutsch are teaming with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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