Comcast

Comcast's bid to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal from General Electric could be sealed next week if GE reaches an agreement with Vivendi, a source close to the matter said Wednesday. An agreement between GE and cable television...

In this article: NBC Universal, General Electric, Vivendi, Jeffrey Immelt, CNBC, Universal Pictures, and Paris

...bid for Disney ( DIS - news - people ) in 2004. Investors have spent the years since waiting for Comcast brass to make another play for content. Comcast stock has underperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index by 31% over that...

In this article: General Electric, Vivendi, NBC Universal, Jeffrey Immelt, Disney, NBC, Brian Roberts, and Standard & Poor's 500

...model to the Internet," Arbogast said. She said by acquiring NBC's 30 percent stake in Hulu.com, Comcast runs into concerns that it could prioritize its own video content over that of competitors. By doing so, it would "ensnare the deal...

In this article: NBC, Federal Communications Commission, NBC Universal, Jay Leno Show, Bravo, CNBC, and Vivendi

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to consider similar acquisitions. Comcast Corp. -...

In this article: John Malone, NBC Universal, GE, DirecTV Group Inc., Philadelphia, Vivendi SA, Universal Studios, Liberty Media Corp., and El Segundo, Calif.

...that ensure choice programming held by Comcast is available to competing cable operators, it says Comcast doesn't always do so easily. "The rumored Comcast-NBC Unviersal merger would hugely expand Comcast's control over 'must have' cable...

In this article: Charlie Ergen, NBC Universal, Vertical integration, Federal Communications Commission, File sharing, Columbia University School of Law, Cable Act, Dish Network, and Western Union

DENVER (AP) - NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival. Cable giant Comcast Corp., is expected to purchase NBC Universal, a transaction that would merge the two TV companies that were at odds over...

In this article: USOC, International Olympic Committee, NBC Universal, NBC, Dick Ebersol, Revenue, Olympic sports, MLB Network, and Vancouver Olympics

...also didn't show much enthusiasm. In April 2004, two months after mounting the takeover attempt on Disney, Comcast walked away. Comcast wanted Disney's programming and cable networks, especially the valuable ESPN, which cable providers...

In this article: Brian Roberts, Disney, NBC Universal, John Malone, Bill Gates, Archie Manning, GE Capital, and Ralph Roberts

Key events in Comcast Corp.'s history: 1963 - Ralph Roberts buys American Cable Systems, a 1,200-subscriber cable TV operator in Tupelo, Miss., for $500,000. 1969 - Company renamed Comcast - from "communications" and "broadcast." 1988...

In this article: Comcast Corp, Disney, Clearwire Corp., Golf Channel, ESPN, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Microsoft Corp.