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   Wall Street Reflects on Comcast-NBCUniversal Ahead of Deal’s First Anniversary

   3:12 pm 1/27/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Amid a lack of a major slip-up in executing the combination, the cable giant’s stock is higher, and some analysts expect further upside. Read more

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   Comcast CEO Brian Roberts to Pay $500,000 Fine in Justice Department Deal

   1:08 pm 12/16/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The fine in a proposed settlement, which must be approved by a court, is for violating notification rules on stock acquisitions.Read more

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   NBCUniversal Financials Grow in First Full Quarter Under Comcast Control

   7:52 pm 8/2/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   The cable giant, which owns a 51 percent stake in the entertainment company, reported stronger overall second-quarter results, but once again lost basic video subscribers as NBCUni's film division posted strong gains.Read more

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4. Steven Spielberg to Honor Comcast Chief Brian Roberts

   9:38 pm 5/8/2011

   • by THR staff

   The executive will receive the Ambassadors for Humanity Award from Spielberg's Shoah Foundation, which gathers video testimonials from Holocaust survivors to use as teaching tools.Read more

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   Viacom's Philippe Dauman Is Nation's Highest-Paid CEO (Report)

   3:52 pm 4/10/2011

   • by THR staff

   DirecTV's Mike White, Comcast's Brian Roberts and Disney's Robert Iger also land in the top 10.Read more

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   Incoming NBCU CEO Steve Burke: We Are 'In It to Win It'

   12:46 pm 1/27/2011

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   Deal gives NBCU a corporate overlord in the same business. "Being owned by GE was like being a flea on an elephant's ass," says Universal Studios chief Ron Meyer. Read more

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   Angela Bromstad Out as NBC Primetime Entertainment President

   4:59 pm 1/20/2011

   • by Alex Ben Block

   UPDATED: The executive informed her staff of her impending exit just two days after the Comcast-NBC Universal merger was approved by regulators.Read more

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8. Flurry of Last-Minute Lobbying as Comcast-NBC Universal Merger Nears Approval

   8:16 pm 1/10/2011

   • by Kimberly Nordyke

   Comcast chief Brian Roberts is said to be among those making their case to the FCC.Read more

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9. Multibillion-Dollar Decision Looms for Comcast Over Olympic Rights Bid

   2:53 pm 12/28/2010

   • by THR staff

   The New York Times lists the pros and cons of keeping the expensive but ratings-generating Games on NBC ahead of the upcoming rights auction.Read more

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10. International Press Freedom Awards Shine Spotlight on Endangered Journalists

    8:31 pm 11/23/2010

    • by Georg Szalai

    Sony boss Howard Stringer, Tom Brokaw add a lighter touch with jokes about Comcast-NBC Universal deal.Read more

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