Comcast's bid to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric could be sealed next week if GE reaches an agreement ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Talks between General Electric and Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal have stalled, the New York Times reported ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Electric <GE.N> and Vivendi <VIV.PA> 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 ...
3 men accused in Pa. of redirecting traffic from Comcast's Web site face federal charges Federal prosecutors have charged three men with diverting traffic from the Web site of Philadelphia-based telecommunications provider Comcast Corp. Authorities on Thursday charged a 19-year-old from Newark, ...
Media mogul Malone, chair of Comcast rival, says it would gain too much power with NBC Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and ...
This photo taken Aug. 21, 2009 shows the NBC studios headquarters in New York. Comcast is close to sealing a deal to take control of NBC Universal from General Electric Co. in a transaction ultimately expected to be worth $30 billion. If ...
Comcast-NBC deal would bring TV giants together on US Olympic Committee Oly network NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival. Cable giant Comcast Corp., is expected to purchase NBC Universal, a transaction that ...
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Vivendi could exit from U.S. media group NBCU Universal as it has no intention to be part of the future joint venture being discussed by Comcast and General Electric, its chief financial officer said on Thursday. Philippe Capron also ...
FILE - In this July 30, 2008 file photo illustration, a silhouetted coaxial cable with the Comcast Corp. logo in the background is seen in Philadelphia. Comcast is close to sealing a deal to take control of NBC Universal from General Electric ...
Rising from small roots, Comcast is on the verge of becoming an entertainment giant Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes. It was ...
Key dates in the history of Comcast Corp. Key events in Comcast Corp.'s history: 1963 — Ralph Roberts buys American Cable Systems, a 1,200-subscriber cable TV operator in Tupelo, Miss., for $500,000. 1969 — Company renamed Comcast — from "communications" and "broadcast." ...
Broadcasting pioneer NBC brings a lot of history as cable TV operator prepares to take control Eight decades after pioneering the concept of broadcasting, NBC is on the verge of a startling move that illustrates broadcast television's decline. Cable TV operator Comcast ...
