GE and Comcast have agreed that a joint venture between NBC Universal and Comcast would be worth $30 billion, bringing them closer to a deal that would give the cable monster a 51 percent stake in NBCU. This is Jeff Zucker’s cue to pretend-fire all of NBCU’s under-contract executives and start his own broadcast network, Lane Pryce–style. [Reuters]
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