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		<title><![CDATA[GE, Comcast to Announce NBCU Deal]]></title>
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		<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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		<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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		<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[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[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 16:20:27 -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[GE Reaches Deal To Buy Vivendi's NBCU Stake: Reports]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Electric has evidently reached a tentative pact to purchase Vivendi's 20% in NBC Universal, according to published reports.Such an agreement for some $5.8 billion would pave the way for a joint venture that would put Comcast Corp. in control of the programmer.GE, which owns 80% of NBC Universal, has...]]></description>
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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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		<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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