Tom Brokaw talks about media responsibility, age discrimination in broadcasting and the NBC/Comcast deal.
New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media
How people watch TV on demand -- and whether they should pay for the privilege -- is a critical issue in the landmark deal, announced Thursday, that w...
Harold Feld | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media
While conventional wisdom holds that the Comcast/NBC merger will be approved with conditions, I think there is a small but not unreasonable chance that it will collapse under its own weight.
Marvin Ammori | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media
The merger gives one company enormous control over the speech shaping our lives. Putting so much power in the hands of one company -- and, specifically, its executives -- is dangerous for a democracy.
AP | DEBORAH YAO and RYAN NAKASHIMA | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point...
AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media
WASHINGTON — Comcast Corp. will likely have to accept substantial conditions if the cable TV provider wants to win regulatory approval for contr...
AP | DEBORAH YAO and STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media
PHILADELPHIA — Comcast Corp. is expected to pay $13.75 billion in cash and assets to gain control of NBC Universal from General Electric Co., Th...
New York Times | RICHARD SANDOMIR | Posted 12.02.2009 | Media
Comcast's impending acquisition of NBC Universal will certainly set off an effort to turn Versus into a viable alternative, if not a full-fledged comp...
New York Times | ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and TIM ARANGO | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media
Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, according to people involved in the discussions who spoke on...
AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media
PHILADELPHIA — Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too muc...
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media
NEW YORK — Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast televi...
Reuters | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media
Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) and General Electric Co (GE.N) have agreed to make NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker the head of their proposed joint venture, but ...
Reuters | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp have agreed on a valuation of around $30 billion for a joint venture between NBC Universal ...
New York Times | MICHAEL J. De La MERCED | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media
General Electric and the cable giant Comcast have moved closer to a deal giving control of NBC Universal to Comcast, and a formal announcement could b...
New York Times | TIM ARANGO | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media
Peter A. Chernin, the former president of the News Corporation and one of the most prominent media executives not tethered to a major conglomerate, is...
Bloomberg | Posted 10.12.2009 | Media
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Comcast Corp. is leaning toward keeping NBC Universal chief Jeffrey Zucker and his team if it gains control of the General Elec...
Reuters | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media
NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker could be about to get a new boss -- and asked to explain a three-year run when his company expanded its cable business a...
Liz Glover | Posted 12.04.2009 | Media