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+Television | February 21, 2012

Magic Johnson, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Toss Their Hats Into the Cable TV Ring

By Madison Gray

The two entertainment business moguls are both taking advantage of an offer by Comcast Corp. for minority ownership in cable programming

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | January 18, 2011

Good News for Kabletown: U.S. OK's Comcast-NBC Merger

By James Poniewozik

Comcast has federal approval to combine with NBC, after the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department both approved the deal this afternoon. Besides providing clarity for 30 Rock storylines going forward, the decision makes possible the first acquisition of a major broadcast network by a cable company. (TIME’s parent, Time Warner, owned a cable [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | November 18, 2010

Someone Else to Get Shot at Making NBC Good Again

By James Poniewozik

Comcast, the intended new owner of NBC Universal, today announced its planned organizational structure for the outfit. The cable side of the operation, which has been doing quite well, will stay largely the same, with Bonnie Hammer and Lauren Zelaznick continuing to divvy up those properties and related ones. As for the NBC network—what you [...]

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Tuned In+December 3, 2009

JP-AM/FM 2: More Shameless Radio Promotion

By James Poniewozik

I’ll be on The Takeaway Friday morning a smidge after 7:30 a.m. E.T. (More public radio! For I am a man of the people!) Subject: More NBC-Comcast. (Question: do regular actual humans find this merger nearly as interesting as media people do?) Find a local station or listen online (scroll down for a link). Expect [...]

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Tuned In+December 3, 2009

JP-AM/FM: Shameless Radio Promotion

By James Poniewozik

I’ll be on KCRW radio’s excellent talk show To the Point today, lowering the level of reasoned discourse with my thoughts on the NBC-Comcast merger. My interview’s at 2:45 p.m. Eastern, but you may want to check with your local public radio station for airtimes. Or get the podcast. Or ignore it entirely.

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Tuned In+December 3, 2009

NBC-Comcast: A TV Deal for the Post-TV Era

By James Poniewozik

Giant cable-TV provider Comcast has reached a deal with GE this morning to take over giant entertainment company NBC Universal. This means big changes ahead for 30 Rock’s Jack Donaghy, who will have to adapt his core competencies from selling microwave ovens to pushing upgrades on DVR cable boxes. But what does it mean for [...]