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NBC Universal profit jumps 13% on gain - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 37 days 21 hours 58 minutes ago
The segment earned $732 million, compared with a profit of $645 million in the third quarter of 2008.

GE, Vivendi near deal on NBC stake - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 22 hours 5 minutes ago
A GE spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday morning.

GE, Comcast reportedly agree on value for venture - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 21 hours 24 minutes ago
The transaction had been held up for weeks, partly because the two sides couldn't reach terms on the value of the joint venture, as well as Comcast's cable networks and Vivendi's stake, Reuters reported late Sunday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation.

Cover Story: 3 Reasons Why Cable Should Cheer the Marriage
Multichannel News | 7 days 9 hours 39 minutes ago
Comcast-NBCU Could Accelerate Authentication, Spur VOD Growth, Boost Cable Stocks

Rivals pan Comcast, NBC deal
Chicago Tribune | 9 days 16 hours 18 minutes ago
Comcast Corp.'s potential takeover of General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal would damage competition and should be blocked by U.S. regulators, an advocacy group said Friday.

3 Reasons Why Cable Should Cheer the Marriage
Multichannel News | 8 days 23 hours 42 minutes ago
Comcast-NBCU Could Accelerate Authentication, Spur VOD Growth and Boost Cable Stocks

Comcast-NBC Deal Would Draw Lengthy Scrutiny in Washington
Wall Street Journal, The | 6 days 19 hours 29 minutes ago
Comcast Corp. has courted NBC Universal for months, but the companies would need to take a long detour to Washington before they make it to the altar.

General Electric and Comcast closer to NBC Universal deal
Times (London), The | 13 days 10 hours 4 minutes ago
General Electric is understood to have agreed on a value of “about $30 billion” for the sale of a 51 per cent stake in NBC Universal to Comcast, America’s biggest cable operator.

Vivendi chief Jean-Bernard Levy says 'why not' to possible IPO of NBC Universal
Telegraph (London) | 26 days 22 hours 36 minutes ago
Jean-Bernard Levy, the chief executive of Vivendi, has delivered his strongest indication yet that he may dispose of the French media group’s 20pc stake in NBC Universal and support a possible flotation of the business.

AP Source: GE could unwind stake in NBC Universal
Boston Globe, The | 41 days 6 hours 33 minutes ago
LOS ANGELESA proposed deal to acquire media giant NBC Universal would give current owner General Electric Co. the ability to unwind its stake over several years, and could see Comcast Corp. commit billions more to the joint venture, a person close to the situation said Monday.

AP Source: Comcast could spend 'billions' for rest of GE's NBC Universal stake after 3.5 years
Sun (Baltimore), The | 41 days 12 hours 28 minutes ago
A proposed deal to acquire media giant NBC Universal would give current owner General Electric Co. the ability to unwind its stake over several years, and could see Comcast Corp. commit billions more to the joint venture, a person close to the situation said Monday.

NBC Universal May Seek IPO in New York If Vivendi Sells Stake, Levy Says
Bloomberg | 26 days 20 hours 15 minutes ago
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- NBC Universal, the owner of the NBC television network in the U.S., may opt for an initial public offering of shares in New York should France's Vivendi SA decide to sell its 20 percent stake in the company, said Vivendi Chief Executive Officer Jean-Bernard Levy.

GE sees weak 2010 revenue growth in key division
Reuters | 4 days 6 hours 51 minutes ago
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - General Electric Co expects anemic revenue growth in 2010 for its technology infrastructure segment, as developed economies such as the United States and Europe remain mired in the economic downturn, a top executive said.