HDTV Almanac - Comcast Gets NBC

alfredpoor · Post by **alfredpoor** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:00 am

Comcast announced this morning that its deal with General Electric to buy NBC is going through, pending regulatory approval. For $6.5 billion, Comcast will get a controlling 51% interest in the media empire that includes the NBC television network, Telemundo, a handful of other cable channels, and the Universal Studios movie business. Oh, and they [...]

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algopher · Post by **algopher** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:57 am

Just what the consumer needed. I can see where this is going considering their present rate structure. Especially where I live and don't have any other competition. I hope it isn't approved, but that is wishful thinking.