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GE, Vivendi Forge Tentative Deal on NBC Stake

in News on November 30, 2009 at 7:28 pm PT

General Electric Co. has hammered out a tentative agreement to buy partner Vivendi SA’s minority stake in NBC Universal for $5.8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, setting up a deal that would give control of NBC Universal to Comcast Corp.

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GE, Comcast Reach Agreement on Valuing NBC Universal

in News on November 9, 2009 at 1:00 am PT

General Electric Co. and Comcast Corp. have settled on how to value NBC Universal now and in the future, clearing a key obstacle to giving Comcast control of GE’s television and movie company, according to people familiar with the matter.