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- Comcast in talks with GE to form cable group using NBC's assets
- Comcast is in talks with General Electric to create a new venture that would combine NBC Universal and the content assets of the top US cable operator, people familiar with the negotiations said.The potential Comcast deal emerged this week as one of several options GE is pursuing as it...
- External links 2009-10-01
- TV Upfront Tally Slips to $8 Billion as Networks Take Their Chances on Scatter
- NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- This year's upfront tally is estimated to be between $7.8 billion and $8.1 billion, down from last year's about $9.23 billion. And for that you can thank Mel Karmazin. In 2001, with the economy in decline and CBS still joined with Viacom, then-second-in-command Mr. Karmazin (now...
- News items 2009-08-10
- YouTube Music JV Vevo In Talks With CBS And NBC For Music Shows
- Vevo is often referred to as the "Hulu of music" and it appears the company's JV partners Universal Music Group and Sony Music are taking steps to create programming that could directly compete with the Hulu. Read the rest of this...
- News items 2009-09-02
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- Risks in Buying NBC Universal Include Broken Peacock Network
- The escalating risks associated with buying NBC Universal or any traditional media conglomerate -- which includes declining TV stations and broadcast networks -- is why Comcast will likely settle for a 51 percent stake in the company, for now. Corporate parent...
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- GE ties with NBC come under pressure
- General Electric's potential NBC Universal spin-off, in which the cable television group Comcast would end up with a majority of the media division, seems to break many of the rules that have guided the conglomerate's dealmaking strategy for decades.GE would cede control of NBC while still reporting a meaningful...
- External links 2009-10-05
- Comcast-NBC: Media Buyers Hope Combo Can Accelerate Targeted TV Ads, Fix Broken Broadcast Model
- Media buyers are enthused about the implications of a combined Comcast and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), which is a good thing since 23 percent of the revenues of the new entity will come from advertising. The stakes are particularly high for Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), which has been frustrated by...
- External links 2009-12-03
- GE reaches deal with Comcast for NBC
- 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...
- News items 2009-12-03
- NFL, NBC Will Stream Sunday Night Football Again But No Syndication - Yet
- NBC Sports and the NFL have another one-year deal to live stream the network’s coverage of Sunday Night Football on their respective sites, NBCSports.com and NFL.com. The digital package, which is technically separate from the two-year extension for broadcast rights announced Wednesday, kicks off on a Thursday, Sept.10, with...
- External links 2009-08-20
- Zucker Selected to Head NBC, Comcast Venture
- NEW YORK - Comcast Corp and General Electric Co have agreed to make NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker the head of their proposed joint venture, but the structure of a new board is still being negotiated, sources familiar with the matter said. The two sides have been in talks to...
- News items 2009-11-11
- Comcast Lands NBC in Deal That Reshapes Media
- By Paul Thomasch and Yinka AdegokeNEW YORK (Reuters) - 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...
- News items 2009-12-03
- Comcast Eats GE, NBC Owned By Cable Provider [Comcast]
- 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,...
- News items 2009-12-03
- Comcast Lands NBC in Deal That Reshapes Media
- By Paul Thomasch and Yinka AdegokeNEW YORK (Reuters) - 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...
- News items 2009-12-03
- How Patient Will NBC Be About "The Jay Leno Show"?
- Perhaps the most pointed of all of the stories assessing NBC's decision to run "The Jay Leno Show" every weeknight at 10 p.m. came yesterday â€" Bill Carter's story in The New York Times looked not only at the show's performance, but at the so-called "collateral damage" around intentionally putting...
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- GE, Comcast Agree on NBC Universal Valuation
- NEW YORK - 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 on Sunday. The resolution...
- News items 2009-11-09
- What Will Comcast Give Up to Get the NBC Deal Through Washington? Place Your Bets… [MediaMemo]
- 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...
- News items 2009-12-03
- Leno, NBC, Laugh All the Way to the Bank
- Hiring Jay Leno for a five-night-a-week gig at 10 p.m. probably wasn't always what NBC had in mind as a way to keep him. But times and network TV ratings being what they are, the hiring of Leno to take up five hours of primetime TV works. Whether his humor...
- Blog posts 2008-12-09
- NBC Cancels Shared Super Bowl Spot to Keep Prices High
- NBC nixed an idea to have a single Super Bowl spot shared by multiple advertisers. The idea, floated by agency Cesario Migliozzi, was to buy a single spot in the big game and then divide it into eight mini-spots of a few seconds each. Each slot would be bought by...
- Blog posts 2008-12-29
- NBC Exec Says Apple's Business Model Has No Core
- Yesterday was the beta launch of Hulu.com (a joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp. that will compete with iTunes by offering ad-supported TV and film downloads.) The timing was perfect for NBC U chief executive Jeff Zucker to explain why the company will not renew its deal with iTunes in December:...
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- NBC denies Persian Gulf Net exists. (NBC Cable's rumored new cable programming network in the Middle East)
- NBC Denies Persian Gulf Net Exists The Persian Gulf Network is NBC Cable's latest foray into cable programming -- or is it? Although an NBC spokesman dismissed the idea as "carnivorous," sources close to both NBC...
- Research articles 1991-02-18
- Comcast Play for NBC Universal Is a Bet on Future of Advertising
- NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Comcast Corp. is looking to take a 51% stake in NBC Universal, surely a sign of the durability of cable networks, since NBCU owns a bunch of top-tier ones. But there's more going on here: It's also a calculated move to seize the reins in shaping...
- News items 2009-11-09
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