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Comcast to Pay $13.75B for NBC

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:58:40 GMT

Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) is expected to pay $13.75 billion in cash and assets to gain control of NBC Universal from General Electric Company (GE).[More...]

With NBC Deal Done, Comcast Becomes The New Cable Juggernaut

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:01:33 GMT

Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) will acquire a 51% stake in General Electric Co.’s (NYSE: GE) NBC Universal Inc. for $13.75 billion in cash and assets, giving the cable giant lucrative cable channels including SyFy, Bravo and the USA Network, as well as Universal Pictures and its related theme parks in California, Florida and Japan.[More...]

Comcast Corp And General Electric JV Likely To Spur Deals In Media Industry

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:48:00 GMT

On November 2, 2009, 150 or so of the global media elite gathered at the Thomson Reuters headquarters in New York’s Times Square to listen to a panel discussion on why media deals fail. During that discussion, Leo Hindery Jr, former cable executive and now partner of investment firm InterMedia Partners said that NBC Universal and Comcast badly needed to strike a deal. A month after i.e., yesterday Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) owner of NBCU announced a deal to form a joint-venture in entertainment.[More...]

11 Dividend Stocks Giving You More To Spend

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:54:45 GMT

You can't spend earnings! At first glance, this seems like an odd statement, possibly even incorrect. However, it is not only correct, but an important axiom for all types of investors. Through fraud and manipulation financial statements can be made to look quite impressive, but the cash that arrives in your brokerage account is real.[More...]

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:17:35 GMT

US stocks finished down on Thursday as investors were spooked by downbeat ISM services data.[More...]

Market Closing Update: Late Slide For Stocks Reflects Jobs Report Jitters

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:45:00 GMT

Stocks pushed to new daily lows heading into the close, including a brief 100-point drop for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, as Wall Street braces for the latest monthly jobs report out early Friday. The DJIA closed down 86 points or 0.8%, the S&P 500 shed 0.8% and the Nasdaq dropped 0.5%.[More...]

Pre-Market: Stocks Headed Higher - BofA Payback, Jobless Claims Drop Trump Soggy Sales Results

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:15:00 GMT

Stock futures remain higher, adding a bit to gains, after a government report showed the fifth straight weekly drop in the number of Americans filing for jobless benefits claims, even as the number of those still collecting benefits on an ongoing basis rose. Still due for release, the ISM non-manufacturing index for November.[More...]

US Stock Futures Rise After Initial Claims Data, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Eyed

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:52:39 GMT

US stock futures advanced on Thursday after a government release showed that initial claims dropped for a fifth straight week to 457,00 in the week ending November 28.[More...]

Comcast Cranks Up DOCSIS 3.0

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:07:58 GMT

A month ago Comcast upgraded my head-end for DOCSIS 3.0. I had some backwards compatibility problems so Comcast gave me a new DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem. My problems went away and my bandwidth increased dramatically. I must say that I am getting quite use to the extra bandwidth. Windows 7 download in only a few minutes, and I enjoy the quicker upload speeds for posting pictures and blog posts.[More...]

GE Sets Up Comcast Venture With Buy of Vivendi’s NBC Universal Stake

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:37:54 GMT

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) cleared the way for Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) to take control of its NBC Universal unit yesterday (Tuesday) when it reached agreement with Vivendi SA to buy the French company’s 20% stake for $5.8 billion.[More...]

GE to buy $345 mln of ads from NBC Universal

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:52:00 GMT

PHILADELPHIA - General Electric Co. has promised to buy at least $345 million in advertising from NBC Universal over five years after selling a controlling stake in the entertainment company to Comcast Corp., according to a regulatory filing Friday.
In addition, GE is required to buy $50 million worth of ads in connection with the 2012 Olympic Games, whose rights NBC holds.
Comcast disclosed the details in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that also covered terms of GE's divestiture rights for NBC Universal, tax matters, intellectual property and others.

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Comcast to Pay $13.75B for NBC

With NBC Deal Done, Comcast Becomes The New Cable Juggernaut

Comcast Corp And General Electric JV Likely To Spur Deals In Media Industry

11 Dividend Stocks Giving You More To Spend

Wall Street Slips On Services Data, American Express (NYSE: AXP) Slumps

Market Closing Update: Late Slide For Stocks Reflects Jobs Report Jitters

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US Stock Futures Rise After Initial Claims Data, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Eyed

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GE Sets Up Comcast Venture With Buy of Vivendi’s NBC Universal Stake

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