Comcast, NBC Deal Still Faces Obstacles
Wall Street Journal, October 5, 2009
By Sam Schechner, Shira Ovide and Jeffrey McCracken
A deal to merge NBC Universal into a new joint venture with Comcast's cable networks might solve pressing needs for both companies. But a number of financial and legal issues still hang over the talks, which are still at an early stage. People familiar with the matter give the transaction 50-50 odds of coming together.
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