NBC Universal

EarthLink, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELNK) has presented an economic report to the Federal Communications Commission on the proposed merger of Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) and NBC Universal. The findings demonstrate that control of NBC Universal's content and assets will result in Comcast raising the prices...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today announced that its subsidiary, NBC Universal, Inc., proposes to offer senior unsecured notes in a private placement. The issuance of the notes is part of the $9.1 billion of financing to be raised by NBC Universal in connection with the previously...

Samsung Electronics (KSE: 005930.KS) has reached agreements to sell their upcoming Galaxy tablet computer with Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S), T-Mobile, and AT&T (NYSE: T) in the U.S. The tablet, running on Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system, is aimed for a...

Online video site Hulu plans to go public according to the New York Times and Reuters, perhaps as early as this fall. Hulu, like its competitor Youtube, streams television shows and movies on computers, gaming consoles, television sets and mobile devices. The company recently introduced Hulu Plus...

The Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) movie studio Warner Bros. has reached a deal with DVD rental service Redbox, owned by Coinstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTR), to wait until 28 days after new DVD titles are released to begin renting them to customers. The deal is similar to the one that Warner Bros. reached...

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) (Nasdaq: CMCSK) announced that broadcast shows would remain free. Comcast Corporation Chairman Brian Roberts was before a House Subcommittee when he said that a Comcast-controlled NBC Universal would not move "over-the-air" broadcast programming to a TV...

The deal between Comcast (CMCSA) and General Electric (GE) is pretty much a done deal. This gives the cable giant a controlling stake in the NBC Universal media empire. The deal will likely be a boon to GE as the company gets up off the mat. This is probably part of a larger plan by GE to...

If Vivendi SA (Public, EPA: VIV) decides to sell its stake in the NBC Universal, General Electric Co. (GE) will have to pay it $500 million. Vivendi controls a minority stake in the television and movie company NBC Universal. GE currently holds 80% of NBC Universal and Vivendi has a 20% stake in...