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Comcast's NBC Deal Gets Help With GE-Vivendi Pact

Will McCahill — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:02:47 CST

Comcast’s acquisition of NBC Universal got a little closer to reality tonight with news that NBC’s parent company, General Electric, has a deal to buy the 20% of NBCU owned by France’s Vivendi—a stake that threatened to torpedo the sale to Comcast. GE would pay $5.8 billion under...

Comcast Near $35B Deal for NBC Universal

Will McCahill — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:01:17 CDT

Comcast is near a $35 billion deal to acquire NBC Universal, which encompasses the network, a movie studio, cable channels and more, sources tell the Wrap. Bankers from the cable giant and General Electric, NBCU’s parent company, met Tuesday after Comcast decided to think bigger than a pursuit of the...

50 Cent Battles Desert Gangsters in Video Game

Nick McMaster — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:40:17 CDT

50 Cent has a new video game coming out in the fall in which he battles international gangsters in desert warfare, MTV News reports. "Blood in the Sand" follows the hop-hop star's “Bulletproof” of 2005, though it's not being pitched as a sequel. Details of the game’s plot are on...

Vivendi to Buy Activision

Kevin Spak — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:49:00 CST

Vivendi, producer of mega-hit World of Warcraft , today announced plans to merge operations with Activision, forming an independent video game behemoth to rival EA. Vivendi will buy 52% of Activision for $1.7 billion and $27.50 per share, the Times reports, a premium on Friday’s $22.15 closing price....

Labels Team Up to Bruise iTunes

Jonas Oransky — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:12:48 CDT

Universal Music is acting on industry-wide anger toward iTunes’ policies, teaming with Sony and potentially Warner on a new subscription service that could make music essentially free. Still a prototype, Total Music would charge makers of music players $5 a month, PC World reports; they would then offer unlimited downloads...

Universal's iTunes Deal Hits Sour Note

J. Kelman — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 07:53:50 CDT

In the latest volley in the escalating war between the music industry and Apple's iTunes, Universal Music Group will not renew its contract with the online music seller, the New York Times reports. The digital retailer will still feature artists signed by Universal, the largest music company in the world,...