en-us Reuters) - 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...]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:00:12 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:20:27 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:29:09 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:47:17 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Reuters) - 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...]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:45:32 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:35:52 -0800 GE GE Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:54:14 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Reuters UK) - 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...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:45:55 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Reuters) - 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...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:30:11 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:47 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:25:54 -0800 GE GE Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:30:08 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:22 -0800 GE GE Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:43:40 -0800 V V Reuters) - 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...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:39 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Reuters) - Talks on the sale of Vivendi SA's VIV NBC Universal NBCU stake to General Electric Co GE hinge on when Vivendi would get paid as well as how much, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.The two sides are up...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:15:32 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Reuters) - 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, dampening hopes of a swift sale. Analysts believe that after Vivendi's recent costly acquisition of Brazil's GVT (GVTT3), a...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:24:49 -0800 GE GE Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:33:03 -0800 GE GE Reuters) - 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...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:22 -0800 CMCSA GE CMCSA,GE Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:35:32 -0800