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

Sam Gustin | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media


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.

Vivendi May Sell NBC Universal Stake: Report

New York Times | TIM ARANGO | Posted 09.19.2009 | Media


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...

AT&T, Verizon at odds over DTV delay : MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 13, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.13.2009 | Media


Shelly Palmer

President-elect Barack Obama's plan to delay the DTV transition may postpone the switch 90 days. Currently, Senator Jay Rockefeller is preparing the...

Vivendi: Olympics Gave NBC "A New Pulse," GE Will Not Sell

Financial Times | Ben Hall | Posted 10.03.2008 | Media


General Electric has no intention of selling its majority stake in NBC Universal, according to Vivendi, the French entertainment group, which is a fel...

Blizzard Activision Deal Closes, Video Game Publishing Giant Born

Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2008 | Business


Video game publishers Activision and Vivendi announced this week that their merger -- in the news for months -- is official. The new company, Activisi...

The Edge: Activision's CEO On His Merger, The Future Of Video Games, And CEOs In The White House

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


In December 2007, entertainment powerhouses Activision and Vivendi announced a merger that would put them atop the heap in the video game business. T...

Vivendi Secures $5 Billion Loan

Variety | David Hayhurst | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Vivendi has secured a Euros 3.5 billion ($5.08 billion) loan to back its acquisition of controlling stakes in U.S.-based vidgame maker Activision and ...