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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast-NBCU: Our Coverage In Links]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Now that the deal is done for Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) to acquire 51 percent of NBC Universaal from GE, pending regulatory approval, here&#8217;s a look at how it all unfolded:&#8212;Comcast-NBCU: How Comcast Is Pitching The Deal To DC&#8212;Beyond the Deal: Spinning the Wheel On Comcast-NBCU&#8212;GE-Comcast Hope To Announce $30...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:46:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No Upfront Cash For Vivendi From NBC Stake Sale: Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - French media group Vivendi VIV will not receive any cash upfront from a $5.8 billion sale of its stake in broadcast group NBC Universal to majority owner General Electric GE, the Financial Times reported.The FT, citing people close to the situation, said U.S. conglomerate GE would delay...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:00:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi faces delay on payment for GE deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ French media group Vivendi will not receive cash upfront from an agreed deal to sell its 20% stake in NBC Universal to General Electric GE for USD5.8bn. GE is expected to delay payment for a year while it consolidates plans to sell 51% of NBC to US cable company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:56:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No cash for Vivendi in deal for NBC stake]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Vivendi will not receive any cash upfront from General Electric for its stake in NBC Universal under a $5.8bn proposed deal agreed this week ? a move that will boost GE's cash flow at a crucial time in the economic cycle.People close to the situation said GE would pay...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:29:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi Shares Rise on Hopes NBCU Stake Sale Near]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Vivendi shares VIV rose on Tuesday as hopes mounted that Europe's largest entertainment group was close to selling its stake in U.S. media group NBCU and getting cash to fund its growth plans.A source familiar with the matter said on Monday that Vivendi and General Electric Co...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:45:32 -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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		<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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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi Snaps Up More Of France's Canal+ As NBCU Price Talks Continue]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Vivendi (EPA: VIV) may not be able be able to agree a price to offload its 20 percent stake in the NBCU JV&#8212;but at home, the French multimedia group has no doubts about plans to grow its domestic TV empire.On Monday the company announced a deal to buy the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE, Vivendi $1 Billion Apart Over NBC Universal Stake: Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Electric GE and Vivendi VIV are at least $1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the Financial Times said on Thursday.The difference dampens hopes of a quick resolution to a stand-off holding up Comcast's CMCSA planned bid for...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi Profits Rise On Acti-Blizz Games Success: Call Of Duty 'Biggest Entertainment Launch Ever']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Activision&#8217;s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 grossed more than $300 million in sales in its first 24 hours just in the US and the UK, making it not just the biggest video game launch of the year, but the biggest entertainment launch, in any medium, ever. That most...]]></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[Former NBCU Chairman Says Now Is Not The Time For An IPO]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpaidcontent.org%2Farticle%2F419-former-nbcu-chairman-says-now-is-not-the-time-for-an-ipo%2F&siteid=23&tag=contentnext]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ It isn&#8217;t his problem anymore but former NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) Chairman and CEO Bob Wright has a few thoughts on whether Vivendi (EPA: VIV) will end up getting out its stake in NBCU and if a Comcast-GE will go through. During an interview with Liz Claman on Fox...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:32:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is The Vivendi-GE-NBC Universal-Comcast Deal $500 Million Away?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpaidcontent.org%2Farticle%2F419-is-the-vivendi-ge-nbc-universal-comcast-deal-500-million-away%2F&siteid=23&tag=contentnext]]></link>
		<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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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:15:38 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE's Immelt: NBCU-Comcast Discussions Are About Partnerships Or IPO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt admits the company is in discussions with Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) about NBC Universal&#8217;s future but says the conversations GE is having about the media unit&#8217;s future center on partnerships or, surprising some, an IPO&#8212;not an outright sale. Answering a question at a meeting in New...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:15:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi offers USD2.9bn for Brazilian telecom]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ French communications and entertainment group Vivendi has put in a EUR2bn (USD2.9bn) bid for Brazilian telecoms provider GVT. Vivendi has been looking to expand its telecoms operations in emerging markets for some years, and the acquisition would give it a significant foothold in the rapidly-expanding Latin American market. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:55:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings: Vivendi H1 Up On Games, Digital Music Growth]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Fast growing digital music sales and the ongoing popularity of online multiplayer video games helped Vivendi (EPA: VIV) to a recession-beating 15 percent year-on-year revenue growth in the first half of 2009.&#8212;Activision Blizzard: The games division continued to power on - revenues up 300 percent from last year to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:35:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi CEO: No Decision Yet On Whether To Sell Stake In NBCU; GE's Immelt: 'Would Buy In Heartbeat']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.paidcontent.org%2Fentry%2F419-vivendi-ceo-no-decision-yet-on-whether-to-keep-or-sell-stake-in-nbc-uni%2F&siteid=23&tag=contentnext]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Vivendi (EPA: VIV) SA has yet to decide whether it will keep its 20 percent stake in NBC Universal or exercise its annual option to sell, CEO Jean-Bernard Levy told analysts at a Morgan Stanley conference in Barcelona today. According to Bloomberg, Levy said: "Right now, considering the general...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ubisoft Takes Massive Off Activision's Hands]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seth Gilbert submits: When a couple moves in to live together, the old wagon-wheel coffee table or never worn clothes get tossed. Some things just don&#8217;t fit together. Others have to go to make room for the new. The same process applies to corporate mergers.  Overlapping jobs or assets that...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vivendi raises 1.4 bln dlrs via bond issue]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; French media and telecommunications group Vivendi said on Wednesday it had raised 1.4 billion dollars (900 million euros) via an issue of five- and 10-year bonds.  It said the bonds were sold to qualified institutional buyers, with proceeds to be used to finance its planned acquisitions...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[French judges put Warner Music CEO under formal investigation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS AFP &#8212; French judges have placed the head of Warner Music, Edgar Bronfman Jr, under formal investigation as part of a probe into French media giant Vivendi Universal, legal sources told AFP on Thursday.  Bronfman, who was once a director of Vivendi and who sold shares in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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