Comcast Deal Announced

Comcast to buy controlling stake in NBC Universal (Associated Press via Washington Post)

Comcast and GE to Create Leading Entertainment Company (Joint GE & Comcast Press Release)

David Cohen Memo on Merger and Public Committments (pdf)


Following Comcast press conference. The main message, repeated over and over again by all, is "Cable Channels".

Comcast Increases Dividend 40%; Intends to Complete Current $3.6 Billion Stock Repurchase Plan Within 36 Months (Business Wire)

Philadelphia Inquirer:

"Roberts said a Comcast-NBC Universal merger would make the Philadelphia company 'strategically complete' and that investors should view Comcast as two distinct companies: cable-TV and broadband distribution, and entertainment."

I think that comment reflects an inherent conflict in logic.

NBC: Hulu Subscriptions Being Considered (PC
Magazine)

Comcast Could Drop the NBC Name (New York Times: Media Decoder)

Comcast Deal For NBCU Is All About Cable
No big changes for Hulu (Broadcasting & Cable)


Immelt, Roberts Discuss NBCU Deal (CNBC)






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