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Is John Malone really worried about Comcast-NBC or is there another agenda at play? by Company Town

How's this for irony? Liberty Media Chairman John Malone, the cable mogul who was once dubbed Darth Vader by Al Gore and who wrote the book on how to combine content with distribution, squeeze competitors and build an empire, is...
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It's probably not a good time for Comcast to get tangled up in Ticketmaster-Live Entertainment merger by Company Town

Lets see. Comcast is on the verge of announcing a deal to take control of NBC Universal. Said deal will draw lots of attention from Washington. Even though, on the surface, the deal appears to face few regulatory obstacles, now...

What's in a name? We'll see when Comcast and NBC Universal figure out what to call themselves by Company Town

Since we're all expecting Comcast to announce its deal to take control of NBC Universal next week from General Electric Co. the next step is coming up with a name for the new entity. Will it be something boring like...
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NBC Universal disappoints French partner Vivendi by Company Town

They're not exactly shouting "Vive NBC!" within the executive suites of Vivendi these days. Vivendi, the Paris-based media and telecommunications conglomerate that holds a 20% stake in General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal, said the U...

Lots of smoke but likely to be few flames in D.C. for Comcast-NBC by Company Town

The takeover of General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal by cable giant Comcast Corp. is expected to be announced very soon, and already public interest groups are lining up to do battle in D.C. against the deal. The Center for Digital...

Ex-NBC topper Bob Wright on Vivendi and Jay Leno by Company Town

Former NBC Universal CEO Bob Wright said he doesn't think Vivendi, the French conglomerate that owns 20% of the media giant will look to unload that stake in a public offering. What Vivendi will do with its chunk of NBC...
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News Corp. mulls the Chernin factor by Company Town

Peter Chernin is not flying the News Corp. jet into Philly. But he probably could if he wanted to. The veteran movie and TV executive, who stepped down as president and chief operating officer of the News Corp. media empire...
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General Electric Co. CEO Jeffrey Immelt on NBC: 'I hate being No. 4' by Company Town

Jeffrey Immelt, the chairman and chief executive of NBC Universal parent General Electric Co., expressed some frustration with NBC's lackluster prime-time performance this season in an interview at an industry conference. "I hate being No. 4...
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Two former Foxes on Peacock hunt: Peter Chernin and Peter Liguori advise Comcast on NBC Universal deal by Company Town

Call it the Comcast Friends and Advisors plan. The cable television giant doesn't have deep roots in Hollywood, but it has friends who do. For more than two months, two former high-ranking Fox entertainment executives -- Peter Chernin and Peter.....
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Time Warner CEO firmly denies company is pursuing NBC Universal by Company Town

Time Warner Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bewkes once again made it clear that no means no. Speaking at TV Week's Innovation conference in New York today, Bewkes indicated Time Warner has no plans to make a move on NBC Universal....
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Time Warner and NBC: Tell us how you really feel, Mr. Bewkes by Company Town

Time Warner Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bewkes once again made it clear that no means no. Speaking at TV Week's Innovation conference in New York today, Bewkes indicated Time Warner has no plans to make a move on NBC Universal....
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Vivendi's veto power complicates possible GE-Comcast deal for NBC Universal by Company Town

The influence of Vivendi over the future of NBC Universal is about more than whether it decides to exercise an option to force General Electric to buy its 20% stake in the movie and television conglomerate. In a little-noticed provision...
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Few immediate regulatory hurdles for a Comcast-NBC combo by Company Town

There isn't even a deal to criticize yet, but that's not stopping some public advocacy groups from making noise about a possible Comcast-NBC Universal combination needing to be scrutinized by regulators in Washington. As we noted earlier, on the...
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Comcast's Steve Burke is the man to watch if NBC deal comes off by Company Town

If Comcast Corp.'s push to acquire control of NBC Universal is successful and create a new entertainment conglomerate, Steve Burke will probably play a huge role in shaping the entity. Currently Comcast's chief operating officer and the second...
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Comcast may get its Olympics after all by Company Town

It sure is an expensive way to get into the Olympics. Hard to believe, but it was just a little over two months ago that Comcast Corp. and NBC Universal were at odds over an Olympic-themed cable network that Comcast...
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