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- In agreeing to buy 51 per cent of NBC Universal from General Electric Co., which has controlled NBC since 1986, Comcast hopes to succeed in marrying distribution and content in a way Time Warner Inc. could not.
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Did Comcast buy NBC Universal?
In a statement on Saturday, Comcast said the transaction closed the previous day. To close the deal, Comcast, the No. 1 provider of video and residential Internet service in the United States, acquired a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co.

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What is NBC Universal & Comcast merger?
CNET has tried to boil it down to the basics in plain English in this FAQ. What are the nuts and bolts of this deal? The joint venture between Comcast and NBC Universal will combine Comcast's cable networks, such as E! and Golf Channel and Comcast's regional sports networks with NBC Universal's cable and broadcast stations.

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Who owns NBC Universal & NBC Univeral?
The new joint venture is valued at around $37.25 billion with NBC Universal assets contributing $30 billion of that valuation and Comcast's programming segments adding about $7.25 billion. The new company will be branded NBC Universal, and Comcast will own 51 percent of the new venture and NBC Univeral will own the remaining 49 percent.

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Who owns NBCUniversal Media?
Comcast and GE formed the joint venture holding company NBCUniversal, LLC. NBC Universal, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of the holding company and adopted the name, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, on January 29, 2011.

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What is the parent company of NBCUniversal?
For the parent company, see Comcast. NBCUniversal Media, LLC (abbreviated as NBCU and doing business as simply NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is a subsidiary of Comcast and is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

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Does Comcast own a TV network?
Comcast owns the largest paid TV network in the country, as well as one of the largest broadband networks in the country. In the TV business and increasingly in the Internet business content is king. Comcast controls some of its own content, such as local sports and a few other cable TV channels.

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www.reuters.com › article › worldComcast completes NBC Universal merger | Reuters

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Jan 29, 2011 · Comcast Corp has completed its takeover of NBC Universal, creating a $30 billion media behemoth that controls not just how television shows and movies are made but how they are delivered to...
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Feb 13, 2013 · Put simply, Comcast got a steal in buying up NBCUniversal's broadcast, cable TV, movie studio and theme park assets for a total value of just less than $40 billion.
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Jan 29, 2011 · Cable company Comcast and industrial conglomerate General Electric announced Saturday that their deal to merge Comcast's cable networks with GE's NBC Universal entertainment unit was complete.
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NBCUniversal Transaction Overview. Comcast Corporation, one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communications products and services, is the owner of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television ...
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Jan 21, 2011 · The new company will be branded NBC Universal, and Comcast will own 51 percent of the new venture and NBC Univeral will own the remaining 49 percent. Why does Comcast want NBC...
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On December 3, 2009, after months of rumors, a deal was formally announced in which Comcast would buy a stake in NBC Universal from GE for $6.5 billion after the spin-off of certain businesses, pending regulatory approval. [35]
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Dec 3, 2009 · Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for US$13.75 billion, giving America's largest cable TV operator control of the TV network, an array of cable...