Comcast Buys NBC

December 3, 2009

Interesting development this morning as Comcast purchased NBC Universal from General Electric.

The technology mergers continue. In recent weeks we have seen the marriages of Tandberg and Cisco, Logitech and Lifesize, and now Comcast and NBC. Very interesting times…

A NY Times article says:

“Almost immediately, the transaction reshapes the nation’s entertainment industry, giving a cable provider a huge portfolio of new content, even as it raises the sector’s anxieties about the future.”

Click here for the full NY Times article.

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Digital TV Conversion, HDTV

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