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		<title><![CDATA[GE Sees Flat 2010]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Scott MaloneNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - General Electric Co GE GE expects to record flat profit across its big industrial units next year, as a sluggish global economy crimps sales for jet engines, electric turbines and other heavy equipment.The largest U.S. conglomerate believes the worst of the financial crisis...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:00:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE Sees Flat 2010, to Invest in Core Businesses]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Scott MaloneNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Electric Co GE GE expects to record flat profit across its big industrial units next year, as a sluggish global economy crimps sales for jet engines, electric turbines and other heavy equipment.The largest U.S. conglomerate believes that the worst of the financial crisis...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-Fox Entertainment Head Ligouri Joins Discovery As COO]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Former Fox Broadcasting entertainment chair Peter Liguori (pictured, left) has been named COO of Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA). He succeeds Mark Hollinger, who last week was made president and CEO of Discovery Networks International, replacing Greg Ricca, who&#8217;s stepping down. Liguori resigned as chairman of entertainment, Fox Broadcasting, after...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast Lands NBC in Deal That Reshapes Media]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Thomasch and Yinka AdegokeNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how television shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the home.The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:45:20 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast-NBCU Reshapes U.S. Media]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Thomasch and Yinka AdegokeNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how television shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:15:29 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US telco Comcast takes control of NBC Universal in $US30 billion deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The complex deal is worth over $US30 billion, and will see Comcast pay GE over $US6.5 billion for a 51% stake in the entertainment giant. Analyst have suggested the purchase will see Comcast place a bigger emphasis on digital distribution, with films and television shows likely to reach pay TV...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:12:04 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast Lands NBC in Deal That Reshapes Media]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Thomasch and Yinka AdegokeNEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how television shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the home.The...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[It's Official: Comcast Buys Majority of NBC Universal; NBCU Valued at $30 Billion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Comcast&#8217;s grand mission to expand its role on the content side is much closer to reality today following the long-expected announcement this morning that it is buying 51 percent of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) in a deal valued at $30 billion. More than 80 percent of the cash flow...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast move for NBCU to face tough scrutiny]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ US lawmakers warned they would closely scrutinise Comcast's bid for control of NBC Universal, as the cable company sought to ease regulatory and shareholder concerns.The combination of the General Electric-controlled NBCU, valued at $30bn, with $7.25bn worth of Comcast's cable channels will create one of the US's largest media...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beyond The Deal: Spinning The Wheel On Comcast-NBCU]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Beyond the actual structure of the Comcast-NBCU deal as Staci reported here, to be announced later this morning, some other details and back stories coming out as reported by various outlets, and here&#8217;s a cheat-sheet for you:&#8212;James B. Lee Jr., a vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase, initially set up...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast-NBCU Will Face Opposition In DC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NBCU-Comcast joint venture will face plenty of opposition in Washington, including from Free Press, Consumer Federation of America, unions worried about job losses, and from potentiail competitors including smaller and midsized cable operators concerned about competing with a 1,600 -pound gorilla. It will be the first media merger to...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast Eats GE, NBC Owned By Cable Provider [Comcast]]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comcast has sucked GE into a new venture that's 51% owned by Comcast, 49% owned by GE. But all you might care about is that Comcast now has controlling power of all NBC Universal properties, which include: NBC, Hulu, USA, Bravo, Syfy, E!, Versus, CNBC, MSNBC, Universal Pictures movie studio,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Will Comcast Give Up to Get the NBC Deal Through Washington? Place Your Bets… [MediaMemo]]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comcast's deal to buy half of NBC Universal from GE, first reported in late September, is now official, and the two companies are holding three conferences calls this morning to talk about it. But there won't be much either company can say that hasn't already made it into the press...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:18:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Comcast, GE Unveil NBC Universal Deal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/comcast-ge-unveil-nbc-universal/22582/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how TV shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the home. The deal has been discussed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:31:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE reaches deal with Comcast for NBC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie studio. Although the deal could mean that movies could reach cable more...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:45:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE-Comcast Hope To Announce $30 Billion Deal For NBCU Thursday; Then The Real Fun Begins]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ General Electric (NYSE: GE) is playing beat the clock tonight with two different deals, hoping to announce before the U.S. market opens Thursday that it is on the way out of the media business. To make the timing work, GE has to turn tentative plans to acquire Vivendi&#8217;s 20...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:38:20 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE, Comcast to Announce NBCU Deal]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/media/news-analysis/ge-comcast-announce-nbcu/22536/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jui Chakravorty and Anupreeta Das NEW 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:24:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE set to buy Vivendi's share of NBC Universal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Electric, the American conglomerate, has reached an agreement in principal with Vivendi, the media group, to buy the French company's 20 per cent in NBC Universal for $5.8 billion (£3.5 billion), according to a person familiar with the discussions. The long-awaited deal, expected to be announced on Wednesday or...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:01:41 -0800</pubDate>
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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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