EXCLUSIVE: Trato Hecho wants Comcast and NBC Universal announced in November (but expects regulatory hurdles to take years to clean), Steve Burke, COO replace Zucker

Well, that’s certainly a deal soon, but very doable. And then delete all reference?Tonight, I learned from insiders that Comcast’s largest cable provider USA wants the deal done and announced in November, specifically for Thanksgiving. At this time the due diligence process is underway. (Oh, wait: no fighting blog shows some mistakenly claim that this agreement was made in September that? In the October 14th board meeting of Vivendi, Wall Street and Hollywood are betting on the French company directors vote to sell its 20% of NBC Universal. Of course, insiders Comcast recognizes that a year of regulatory hurdles to be cleared before it actually changes the property of NBC Universal. Breath waiting for that decision, now almost a foregone conclusion, are the NBCU parent company GE and Comcast, respectively, the would-be seller and buyer exchange assets and a possible 51% / 49% of association for the entertainment giant brand. For 100% of NBCU blooper?
” And Time Warner Jeff Bewkes again dumped cold water on rumors that his company could take a stab at NBCU. “Someone has finally realized that these things do not work so well,” he told a conference in New York, adding: “We love seeing our competitors take risks.” According to those familiar with Comcast, there were talks with Rupert Murdoch, who was too concerned about the regulatory risks for News Corp. and Comcast also speaks with bitter rival John Malone, who finished “on the realization there is not enough value must make a deal. So that leaves only the operation of Comcast nowSo what happened to all potential suitors for NBC Universal, the tirekickers they wanted to see if they could take control of the company? All gone, for now.
But that is not familiar with Comcast saying. But the big news of these other savvy is what Comcast Comcast plans against what GE wants in terms of who is going to run NBC Universal, when the dust settles. Tonight, I learned that say Steve Burke, Comcast COO and President of Comcast Cable Communications, “will replace Zucker after a short period of time”There is a public relations offensive launched very evident by NBC Universal, Jeff Zucker, CEO and head of GE, Jeff Immelt, to spread the impression that Comcast is leaning toward keeping Zucker.
Immelt said that “totally” Zucker wants to stay, but Zucker said it was decided to continue to run the entertainment assets. But I and others for weeks have heard rumors that Immelt has a pact of silence with Zucker what is going to stay. Immelt’s public relations people put those questions out of bounds, the magazine said. This, despite yesterday’s interview with BusinessWeek’s Ron Grover where Jeff said GE motif “as good as anyone who runs a media company.” My latest information is that Comcast executive likes his own much better than ImmeltWell, that relief should explain to shareholders of Comcast neither chiefs nor Brian Roberts, Steve Burke can Zuckered.
I remember when, in the House of Mouse offer, Burke pledged to return Disney animation to its former glory. It is also the son of former president of Capital Cities / ABC before it was bought by Disney. FinallyAs long N ‘2 Roberts, Steve Burke is the former president of ABC Broadcasting and the architect of the hostile takeover attempt of Disney Comcast 2004 (his hatred of FrankenEisner was an open secret). Unlike Zucker that the best is a pretender to the throne, Burke is a media stock in the blood. I’m sure his intention now is to return NBC Universal to its former glory.

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