Catégorie - Comcast
Anti-Trust Case Against Comcast
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a national antitrust class action pending against Comcast in federal court in Philadelphia, Judge Anita B.
2009-10-27 -
redOrbit
Vivendi's Idle Threat
LOS ANGELES -- Amid the wrangling over Comcast's deal for control of NBC Universal, the chief of its one minority stakeholder, Vivendi SA, grabbed some ...
2009-10-29 -
Forbes
15. GE, Vivendi close to sealing NBC Universal deal
NEW YORK: General Electric and Vivendi are moving closer to a deal on NBC Universal, with Vivendi agreeing to accept payment for just one-third of its stake until a related deal with Comcast closes, according to a source familiar with the situation.
2009-11-22 -
The Star
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-25 22:37 GE chief Immelt in Paris for Vivendi talks-WSJ
NEW YORK, Nov 25 (Reuters) - General Electric Co Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt was in Paris on Wednesday in an effort to speed up talks to buy Vivendi SA's stake in NBC Universal, the Wall Street Journal reported. GE is negotiating to buy Vivendi's 20 percent stake in NBC Universal, with the aim of then selling a controlling interest in the media company to Comcast, sources have said ...
2009-11-25 -
Interactive Investor
Funds Go Cable Shopping
Large media mutual funds appeared to be taking advantage of low-priced stocks and making bets on an improved advertising environment in the third quarter, beefing up on shares of CBS and News Corp. while reducing their positions in distributors like Comcast and Verizon Communications.
2009-11-28 -
MultiChannel News
Report: GE, Vivendi reach deal on NBC
GE has reached a tentative deal to buy out partner Vivendi SA's stake in NBC Universal, clearing the way for cable giant Comcast to take control of the network, sources say.
2009-12-01 -
MSNBC
GE, Vivendi reach NBC Universal deal
New York (FT.com) -- General Electric has agreed to pay Vivendi $5.8 billion for the French group's 20 percent stake in NBC Universal, according to a person familiar with the negotiations, paving the way for the conglomerate's planned sale of 51 percent of the U.S. media group to Comcast.
2009-12-01 -
CNN
G.E. and Vivendi Agree on Value of NBC Universal
General Electric has reached a tentative agreement to buy Vivendi ’s 20 percent stake in NBC Universal for about $5.8 billion, helping clear the path to a sale of the television and movie company to Comcast , people briefed on the matter told DealBook.
2009-12-01 -
New York Times
GE overpaid Vivendi
Jeffrey Immelt cost General Electric an extra $300 million to acquire Vivendi's 20 percent stake in NBC Universal -- and he owes it all to Barry Diller. By telegraphing his commitment to sell NBCU to Comcast, Immelt allowed Vivendi to use the same...
2009-12-02 -
New York Post
Vivendi accepts $5.8 Bln for NBC stake
WASHINGTON - French media group Vivendi has accepted 5.8 billion dollars for its share of NBC Universal, paving the way for General Electric to sell a controlling stake in the company to Comcast, a source close to the matter said.
2009-12-02 -
Malaysian Mirror