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Good News for Kabletown: U.S. OK's Comcast-NBC Merger
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 …
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Someone Else to Get Shot at Making NBC Good Again
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 …
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JP-AM/FM 2: More Shameless Radio Promotion
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 lots of 30 Rock references.
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JP-AM/FM: Shameless Radio Promotion
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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NBC-Comcast: A TV Deal for the Post-TV Era
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 you as a TV …
