Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) — Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable network, is in talks with General Electric Co. to buy a stake in NBC Universal Inc., said three people with knowledge of the discussions.
Comcast Purchase Of NBC Reported And Denied
The Wrap broke a story Wednesday evening that cable giant Comcast is in talks to purchase all or part of NBC Universal from General Electric. But in a statement to several media outlets , a Comcast spokeswoman said that “the report that Comcast has a deal to purchase NBC Universal is inaccurate.”
Reuters – The explosion of ways people watch television is confounding the media industry, which has relied for decades on the Nielsen ratings but now must adapt to the realities of the Internet and on-demand video.
The cable TV giant is in talks with General Electric over its vast entertainment holdings. The nation’s largest cable television company, Comcast Corp., is in talks to buy a stake in entertainment giant NBC Universal, said people familiar with the situation.
Comcast Corp, the largest U.S. cable service provider, denied a Web report on Wednesday that it had struck a deal to buy media conglomerate NBC Universal for $35 billion.
Comcast denied it has a deal to buy GE’s NBC Universal, calling a report of a deal ‘inaccurate.’
AP – ViaSat Inc. is acquiring Wild Blue Communications Inc., a provider of high-speed Internet access via satellite, for $568 million in cash and stock, according to a person familiar with the situation.
AP – You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn’t known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it.
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NBC-Universal executives declined to deny a report Wednesday night that Comcast Corp., the cable giant, is in talks to buy the television and movie company from General Electric.
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Comcast Corp. doesn’t have an agreement to buy NBC Universal Inc., spokeswoman D’Arcy Rudnay said.
Comcast Corp. is in talks to purchase NBC Universal, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site on Wednesday.
Is a mega-media deal — a merger of Comcast and NBC Universal — in the offing?