It's Official: Comcast, NBC/GE Announce Deal

[vchimpanzee]

And "30 Rock" has acknowledged it: Kabletown produces nothing. But they make their money from porn.

 

[DToTheJ]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704865704575610942185831902.html

Comcast Corp.'s chief operating office Steve Burke plans to announce a major reorganization of NBC Universal as early as next week... The new, "flatter" structure would give Mr. Burke—who is slated to be NBC Universal's chief executive—more direct oversight of the company's biggest assets: cable and broadcast television networks...

 

[Markxxx]

Will Comcast be able to keep the NBC O&O in areas where they are the main cable provider, like Chicago?

 

[stationless listener]

We may not hear the last about this merger, if this judge follows through on threatening to delay the deal.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904888304576472652219116660.html

The deal was completed in January, but the merger settlement between the companies and the Justice Department is subject to review by a federal court. The court's review—and approval—is usually a routine part of merger settlements, but a federal judge has the power to undo an agreement or force changes to it.

If the judge were to refuse to sign off on the settlement, the Justice Department could appeal or the parties could renegotiate the settlement to assuage the judge's concerns, people familiar with the matter said. Both parties were digesting the judge's comments and trying to decide how to proceed, those people said.

 

[DToTheJ]

I wonder if this will delay Al Sharpton's new show on MSNBC, too:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/business/media/for-al-sharpton-questions-on-ties-to-comcast.html

 

[JeeperOne]

Telemundo O&Os:

Salt Lake City
Denver
Fresno (?)
Boston (also WWDP, a Shop NBC station)

Both O&Os:

New York City (in the Jersey suburbs, at least)
Chicago
Los Angeles (suburbs) (also KWHY, a Spanish indy)
San Francisco
Dallas / Fort Worth
Miami

All things considered, there's going to be a lot of divesting if this deal does pass.

Add Houston (which is a Comcast market) to the Telemundo O&O list. Also, DFW is a Time Warner market.

But take Miami off NBC's list as they no longer own WTVJ

Cheers

 

[ShawnHill1]

Telemundo O&Os:

Salt Lake City
Denver
Fresno (?)
Boston (also WWDP, a Shop NBC station)

Both O&Os:

New York City (in the Jersey suburbs, at least)
Chicago
Los Angeles (suburbs) (also KWHY, a Spanish indy)
San Francisco
Dallas / Fort Worth
Miami

All things considered, there's going to be a lot of divesting if this deal does pass.

Add Houston (which is a Comcast market) to the Telemundo O&O list. Also, DFW is a Time Warner market.

But take Miami off NBC's list as they no longer own WTVJ

Cheers

NBC still has WTVJ under ownership; they backed out of the deal to sell WTVJ to Post-Newsweek a few months after the deal was announced, back in '08.

As to Los Angeles, Comcast has been out of the market since 2006; it's majority Time Warner, with Cox and Charter sprinkled in-between.

 

[listener-in]

I wonder if this will delay Al Sharpton's new show on MSNBC, too:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/business/media/for-al-sharpton-questions-on-ties-to-comcast.html

Are you serious? No way his reward will be delayed. His many credentials do not include talent as a broadcaster, especially compared to the one he is replacing.

 

[stationless listener]

Well, it looks like they have now made their decision as to what Versus' new name will be:

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/126495098.html