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1. How Will NBCUniversal's Olympics Deal Affect Comcast's Stock?

   6:41 am 6/8/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   One analyst says that it will lower his Comcast valuation by $430 million or less through 2020, calling the impact "very minor" at less than 1 percent of his current stock target price.Read more

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   Looking for Cash? Comcast Reportedly in Talks to Sell 76ers

   11:36 am 6/7/2011

   • by Mike Barnes

   NBCUniversal parent, winners in Tuesday’s Olympic bidding, owns NBA club with Ed Snider’s Spectacor.Read more

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3. NBCUniversal Wins Rights to 2014-2020 Olympics

   8:29 am 6/7/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The company beat out fellow suitors ESPN/ABC and Fox Sports with a $4.38 billion bid.Read more

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4. NBCUniversal to Buy Remaining 50% of Universal Orlando for $1.03 billion

   3:16 pm 6/6/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The Comcast-controlled company is buying out private equity firm Blackstone Group, which has owned half of the venture since 2000.Read more

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5. Fox Kicks Off Presentations in Olympics TV Rights Bidding Process

   9:58 am 6/6/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Fox Sports head David Hill, who led his company's delegation, wrapped up his presentation with a salute to recently departed NBC Sports head Dick Ebersol.Read more

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6. Reports See Generation Y, Poverty as Key Challenges for Pay TV Firms

   2:07 pm 5/31/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Consultancy Ideas & Solutions! explores "What Gen Y Thinks About Pay TV and Cord Cutting," while Sanford C. Bernstein analyzes "the poverty problem."Read more

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7. Bloomberg, Comcast Argue About Channel Placement

   5:48 am 5/27/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Bloomberg threatens to file a complaint with the FCC, arguing the cable giant is ignoring a condition placed on it in the NBCUniversal deal, while Comcast says Bloomberg misinterprets the condition.Read more

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8. Comcast, NBCUniversal Venture Arms Combine

   11:28 am 5/26/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   Comcast veteran Amy Banse will oversee the new Comcast Ventures.Read more

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   Comcast Hits 20 Billion On Demand Views

   5:26 am 5/25/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The most-viewed new release movie is "The Hangover," while "South Park" is the most-viewed TV series, the cable giant says.Read more

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    Comcast CFO Warns of More Exec Changes at NBCUni

    8:43 am 5/24/2011

    • by Georg Szalai

    Speaking days after Dick Ebersol announced his departure, Michael Angelakis lauds the management team and says the turnover at NBC "is very much expected," but adds that things are still "a bit of a work in progress."Read more

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