Comcast, GE set to announce NBC deal Thursday

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Comcast, GE set to announce NBC deal Thursday
By DEBORAH YAO and STEPHEN MANNING (AP) – 43 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA — The deal to give Comcast Corp. control of NBC Universal is expected to be announced Thursday morning.
Two people familiar with the talks told The Associated Press of the plans on condition [...]

Comcast/NBC Universal Merger?

Did anyone see this one coming?
Associated Press
Summary of Comcast-NBC Universal deal
By The Associated Press, 10.01.09, 06:33 PM EDT
Comcast Corp. is in talks to take a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal, which is owned by General Electric Co. NBC Universal owns the NBC network, Universal Pictures, Universal theme parks, Telemundo and cable channels including Bravo, [...]