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GE, Vivendi Deal: General Electric To Buy Final 20% Of NBC Universal

AP | DEBORAH YAO | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

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PHILADELPHIA — General Electric Co. has reached an agreement to buy the 20 percent stake in NBC Universal held by French media conglomerate Vive...

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NBC, Broadcast Pioneer, Prepares For Comcast Takeover

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast televi...

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Too Big to Block? Why Obama Must Stop the Comcast-NBC Merger

Josh Silver | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media

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Josh Silver

If President Obama really wants to change the system that green-lighted the bailout of "too big to fail" banks, he will have to overhaul federal antitrust laws so that they actually protect the greater good.

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Jeff Zucker To Run Comcast-NBC Universal Joint Venture: Reuters

Reuters | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media

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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 ...

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GE, Comcast Agree: NBC Valued At $30 Billion

Reuters | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media

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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 ...

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Comcast-NBC Deal Close: NYT

New York Times | MICHAEL J. De La MERCED | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media

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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...

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Astoria Characters: The Madcap Moviemaker

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Anastasios Makedon, Queens Film Festival, Astoria, Apartment From Hell, Affordable Apartment, Maximum Exposure Films, Greek, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vivendi Universal, Cbs, New York News, Athens, Greek Patriarch Bartholomew, NBC Universal, Bmw, Toilet of Tomorrow, Mel Gibson, Astoria Apartments, Miramax, Basile, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

When the DVD starts, so does the laughter. Anastasios Makedon must have watched his first film a million times. But every time he sees it again, it cracks him up.

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Peter Chernin Advising Comcast On NBCU Bid

New York Times | TIM ARANGO | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

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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...

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AmEx and NBC Shine A Light On Small Businesses (VOTE)

Posted 10.06.2009 | Impact

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American Express has partnered with NBC Universal for Shine a Light, a campaign to celebrate small businesses. The entrepreneurial spirit and resilien...

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What Will Happen To Jeff Zucker If GE Makes NBC Deal?

Reuters | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media

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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...

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Oh, the Hypocrisy! The Vote To Regulate the Internet as More Media Consolidation Looms

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.02.2009 | Media

Read More: NBC Universal, Comcast, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

If the Knight Commission thinks there's a problem with news and information getting through to the public now, just wait until the Internet and news sources become even more consolidated.

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Comcast and NBC Universal: Antitrust Apocalypse?

Sam Gustin | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media

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Sam Gustin

Federal regulators are virtually certain to scrutinize any substantial pairing of cable leader Comcast (CMSCA) and content behemoth NBC Universal, the...

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Hollywood, Recording Industry Beg Obama to Help Save Them From Pirates

Sam Gustin | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

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Sam Gustin

Faced with the global menace of digital piracy, some of the largest entertainment companies in the world have banded together to beg the Obama adminis...

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Comcast Said to be Weighing NBC Bid; Denies Report of $35 Billion Deal

Sam Gustin | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media

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Sam Gustin

Comcast is in talks to buy NBC Universal, the entertainment giant, from General Electric (GE) in a blockbuster deal that -- if true -- would reverberate throughout the media world.

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Health Care: Let's Liberate the Masses

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

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Dylan Ratigan

The cost of health insurance is not only keeping millions from accessing proper medical care, but it is also hobbling our large companies and strangling at birth many of the small businesses we need for job growth.

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Vivendi May Sell NBC Universal Stake: Report

New York Times | TIM ARANGO | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media

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Executives at General Electric say they believe that Vivendi, the French conglomerate, will exercise its right later this year to sell its stake in NB...

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NBC Unveils New "More Blacks and Gays" Tagline

The Hollywood Ham | Posted 10.16.2009 | Comedy

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The Hollywood Ham

The new slogan accompanies a shift in the programming. In addition to a merger with the CW, NBC has signed a deal with popular black man, Tyler Perry.

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Jeff Gaspin: NBC Universal Television Entertainment Chair's Steady Rise Through TV Ranks

Variety | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

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Amid the revolving door of top TV execs at NBC Universal, there's been one constant: the steady rise of Jeff Gaspin. Gaspin added the final pieces ...

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NBC Profits Down 41%, Revenue Down 8% In Q2

AllThingsD | Peter Kafka | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media

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GE's NBC Universal (GE), for instance, just posted second quarter results that were just as bad as its first quarter. Jeff Zucker's TV and movie unit ...

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Reality TV Kills California's Budget

James Sims | Posted 08.10.2009 | Entertainment

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James Sims

FilmL.A., the office behind film permits for the city, reported last month that the number of prime-time TV pilots shot in Los Angeles is down nearly 42 percent.

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Sy Fy: The Latest Mess From Another Stupid Branding Company

Richard Laermer | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media

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Richard Laermer

On Tuesday morning, the Sci Fi channel became Sy Fy, which you can be assured will be back as Sci Fi not long after that. You cannot pretend to like this moniker.

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Syfy: Sci Fi Channel Officially Rebrands

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 08.07.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK -- The Sci Fi Channel is now Syfy. The rebranding -- same pronunciation, new spelling -- marks the NBC Universal network's effort to broad...

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Jeff Zucker Sending NBC CFO To LA To Police Universal: Report

New York Post | Posted 07.30.2009 | Media

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NBC Universal boss Jeff Zucker is so concerned about the poor performance of Universal Studios that he is dispatching the company's chief financial o...

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ABC's 'New Normal' is Old, GMA Hires Babe, Tango Anyone?

Mike Hegedus | Posted 07.20.2009 | Media

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Mike Hegedus

Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing the matter with hiring attractive folks to work on news broadcasts. In fact, it has been happening for decades now. But where has that gotten us?

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Cory Shields Named NBC Universal Intellectual Property Czar

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK -- NBC Universal has named Cory Shields to the newly created post of executive vp, global policy strategies and alliances. Shields will be...

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