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18 Sep 2009, 2:34 pm
Executives at General Electric say they believe that Vivendi, the French conglomerate, will exercise its right later this year to sell its stake in NBC Universal, a move that could lead to NBC Universal's being spun off into a separate public company in 2010, according to people briefed on the matter who spoke anonymously in order to discuss internal deliberations. [read post]
1 Oct 2009, 2:08 am
Despite denials from Comcast, rumors that the company might ink a deal to buy a stake in NBC Universal continued unabated Wednesday. [read post]
14 Apr 2008, 1:44 pm
NBC Universal was quick to react, sending Danny an email to his Gmail account. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 4:30 am
Comcast is in negotiations with General Electric to create a separate company, merging Comcast's programming assets with NBC Universal, The New York Times reported. [read post]
25 Jan 2007, 8:58 pm
Jung and ``his travel companions consumed catered Veuve Clicquot champagne, Grey Goose vodka, Mondavi wine, and shrimp cocktails.''Former NBC Universal Treasurer Jung Indicted in Theft [read post]
14 Feb 2013, 6:28 am by Sheldon Toplitt
-based General Electric $16.7 billion this week to purchase the remaining 49 percent interest in NBC/Universal, a year ahead of the planned completion of the acquisition (see "TUOL" post 9/2/11), according to accounts by Bloomberg News, Mediabistro.com and others.The deal, expected to be finalized by the end of March, fattens GE's bank account by $12 billion, includes a $4 billion debt guarantee from Comcast, $700k in preferred stock and another $1.4 billion to acquire real estate,… [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 2:06 pm by By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
NBC Universal's majority owner, Comcast, is hiring one of its longtime advisers, a top Morgan Stanley media banker. [read post]
29 Jan 2013, 12:00 am by JA Hodnicki
Daniel Sokol Dennis Carlton (U Chicago) and Michael Waldman (Cornell) ask Brantley Versus NBC Universal: Where’s the Beef? [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 6:07 am by Antitrust Today
A proposed joint venture between cable giant Comcast and media titan NBC Universal has cleared a major hurdle as European antitrust regulators have blessed the deal. [read post]
16 Jun 2008, 11:35 am
An NBC spokesman, Cory Shields, told The New York Times that the consortium, made up of NBC Universal and [...] [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 5:49 am by Eriq Gardner
Eriq Gardner A $1.5 million lawsuit against NBC Universal over Harry Potter merchandise might be a sign of future lawsuits.read more [read post]
28 Aug 2007, 4:45 am
NBC Universal is holding discussions to buy Sparrowhawk Media, which owns the international operations of the Hallmark Channel, for around $350 million, according to Reuters. [read post]
4 Dec 2009, 8:20 am
., this week reached agreement to purchase NBC Universal from General Electric. [read post]
18 Apr 2008, 12:32 pm
NBC Universal Digital Studio will specialize in creating programs centered on advertisers' products. [read post]
25 Feb 2010, 8:12 am by Media Law Prof
On CSPAN now: the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the proposed Comcast/NBC Universal merger. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 9:58 am
The letter also asserts Comcast CEO promised at Congressional hearing “‘to continue the good relations with the guilds and with the unions that NBC Universal has. [read post]
16 Apr 2008, 9:05 am
NBC Universal would like to have its TV shows distributed once again through Apple's iTunes service, a top executive said, but he called for antipiracy measures to help protect his business' revenue. [read post]
2 Apr 2007, 4:33 am
NBC Universal and hedge fund Citadel Investment Group have increased their takeover bid for Ion Media Networks in an attempt to appease a disgruntled investor group. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 1:03 pm by Tom Smith
"We are suspending the partnership with NBC News for the Republican primary debate at the University of Houston on February 26, 2016," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus wrote in a letter to NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack. [read post]
29 Aug 2007, 4:17 am
NBC Universal announced on Tuesday the acquisition of a group of international cable television channels owned by Sparrowhawk Holdings of London, a deal that Jeff Zucker, the president and chief executive of NBC, said was the first sign of a strategic shift at the company. [read post]