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Stake valuations hit Comcast deal for NBC

FT.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

General Electric and Vivendi are at least $1bn apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, damping hopes of a quick resolution to a stand-off that is holding up Comcast's planned bid for a majority stake in the US broadcast, cable and film group

3 charged in Pa. with redirecting Comcast traffic

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Federal prosecutors have charged three men with diverting traffic from the Web site of Philadelphia-based telecommunications provider Comcast Corp. Authorities on Thursday charged a 19-year-old from Newark, Del., a 20-year-old from Tumwater, Wash., and a 27-... Comcast - Newark New Jersey - Philadelphia - Telecommunication - Business

• 3 Charged With Redirecting Comcast Site Traffic - CBS 3
• 3 charged with redirecting Comcast site traffic - Seattle Times
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Three indicted for Comcast hack last year

Computer World (Free subscription) | yesterday

Three hackers have been indicted for redirecting the Comcast.net Web site to a page of their own making in 2008.

• Three indicted for Comcast hack last year - The Industry Standard
• Feds Charge Three With Comcast.net Hijacking - Threat Level
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Three Charged in Comcast Cyber-Attack

eWeek (Free subscription) | yesterday

Three men were charged by federal indictment Nov. 19 in connection with attack Comcast.net and redirecting traffic to sites under their control. The group altered Comcast's DNS records and is estimated to have cost the company more than $128,000. - Three men have been charged by federal authorities for redirecting traffic for Comcast.net last year to sites under the trios control. According to the...

• 3 charged with redirecting Comcast site traffic - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• 3 Charged With Redirecting Comcast Site Traffic - CBS 3
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Three indicted for Comcast hack last year

Computer World (Free subscription) | yesterday

Three hackers have been indicted for redirecting the Comcast.net Web site to a page of their own making in 2008.

• Three Indicted for Comcast Hack Last Year - PC World
• Three indicted for Comcast hack last year - The Industry Standard

Report: Malone decries Comcast-GE deal for NBC

The Denver Business Journal (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Colorado media mogul John Malone expressed his disapproval of the potential deal that would make NBC Universal a joint venture between Comcast Corp. and General Electric Co. in a report from the Associated Press.

• Malone decries Comcast-GE NBC deal in AP report - The Los Angeles Business
• John Malone: Comcast-NBC would have too much power - San Fransisco Chronicle
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GE Haggles With Vivendi; Comcast-NBC Hangs on Valuation Quibbles

Stocks to Watch Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

General Electric (GE) is apparently quibbling with France’s Vivendi over how much to give the latter in a sale of GE’s NBC-Universal to Comcast (CMCSA), according to the Financial Times, citing annoymous sources. Vivendi thinks its stake should be worth about $6.3 billion, GE says low valuation multiples for media [...]

Three charged with hacking into Comcast service

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday

Three men have been indicted on charges of hacking into Comcast's e-mail and voice-mail service for its Internet customers during two days last year, federal prosecutors announced yesterday.

Hot Stocks: Comcast Looks to Expand Its Brand with Potential NBC Universal Takeover

Money Morning (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Bob Blandeburgo Associate Editor Money Morning With a possible buyout of General Electric Co.’s (NYSE: GE) NBC Universal Inc. in the works, Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is adapting to a... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets. But Money Morning lets you move first.

John Malone: Comcast-NBC Would Have Too Much Power

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

PHILADELPHIA — Media mogul John Malone said Thursday that Comcast Corp.'s plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to consider similar acquisitions. Comcast Corp. – the nation's largest cable TV provider – is in talks to buy a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co. GE is negotiating to buy back...

• John Malone: Comcast-NBC would have too much power - San Fransisco Chronicle

John Malone: Comcast-NBC would have too much power

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Media mogul John Malone says Comcast's plan to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal would give it too much market power and force competitors to consider mergers or acquisitions as well.

• John Malone: Comcast-NBC would have too much power - Boston Globe
• John Malone: Comcast-NBC would have too much power - Seattle Times
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Comcast and TV Guide Network Reach Agreement to Bring Consumers Premier Television Entertainment

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TV Guide Network, a leading entertainment network reaching more than 80 million households, announced an extension of a multi-year carriage agreement with Comcast that will bring Comcast customers original programming, comprehensive program listings and the latest information on the best programs, hottest stars and latest trends in entertainment. Under its new ownership...

3 charged with hacking into Comcast's Web site

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday

When Comcast's Internet customers tried to connect to their e-mails or voice mails two days in May 2008, they were redirected to a Web site that read "KRYOGENIKS Defiant and EBK RoXed COMCAST sHouTz to VIRUS Warlock elul21 col 1 er seven."

Comcast: Expect Another Drop in the Stock Price

SeekingAlpha Media Stocks (Free subscription) | yesterday

Andrew Horowitz submits: Comcast ( CMCSA ) had news that both helped and hurt the stock in that last few days. First, the NBC deal that would help to expand their content and distribution was seem as a positive for the company. There were a few flies in the ointment, but overall it was an exciting opportunity, as long as no one overpaid. Then we saw the news that they were going “help”...

Is John Malone really worried about Comcast-NBC or is there another agenda at play?

Company Town (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

How's this for irony? Liberty Media Chairman John Malone, the cable mogul who was once dubbed Darth Vader by Al Gore and who wrote the book on how to combine content with distribution, squeeze competitors and build an empire, is...