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On December 3, 2009, telecommunications company Comcast announced its intent to acquire mass media company NBC Universal from General Electric (GE). The acquisition was subject to scrutiny from activists and government officials; their concerns primarily surrounded the potential effects of the vertical integration that the acquisition could create, as Comcast is also heavily involved in cable ...
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 production operations and a major motion picture company and theme parks.
Jan 29, 2011 · 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.
May 4, 2011 · After an intense yearlong review by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, Comcast Corp. won approval to acquire 51 percent of NBC Universal from General ...
Nov 7, 2016 · They have bounced in to promote Comcast’s voice-controlled TV remote, NBC’s hit fall drama “This Is Us,” and the theatrical release of the Universal Pictures animated musical comedy ...
Dec 3, 2009 · According to the valuation of the deal by the two companies, the new Comcast-NBC Universal entity would create a media company worth just over $37 billion.
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Dec 3, 2017 · By Adam Putz. December 3, 2017. Comcast completed the $16.7 billion acquisition of NBCUniversal in 2013. Late last month, the US Department of Justice sued to stop AT&T’s $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner, making the DOJ the only regulatory body in the world to do so since the deal was announced in late 2016.
