Comcast/NBC Universal, The Trilogy...

I swear I was going to blog about something else, but this appeared at the bottom on the NY Times section. *facepalm

NEW facts about the Comcast/NBC Universal where the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION might be overseeing the deal, oh snap! President Obama's media regulators will eventually have a say on the deal before it is made. However, at this point they can not overview anything because "the terms of the deal itself are unclear."

The President has been trying to figure out, in a sense, if Bush-era media mergers promotes media diversity for the public. The only problem is that some analysts are skeptical if Obama will do anything about media diversity.

The reason why they have been keeping an eye on this event is because they fear vertical integration with no room for competition. There have been previous issues including FOX and DirectTV when it came to company merger in the media.

As just discussed in class, the internet seems to be getting more attention than the TV. With Comcast becoming the "Godzilla" in the deal, people believe that eventually internet video distribution will be affected and become available for a price. Hulu has been considering to make the site a subscription only.

I'm starting to believe my friend more and more that the internet is going to be partitioned like TV. In that, you pay for what sections of the internet you choose to go to. I know it sounds completely absurd, but it seems like the internet might be changing soon. With the ISPs (Internet Service Providers) in control, they can change it and manage to make some sort of profit from the internet.

Ok, I'm really done. I PROMISE I won't do another blog about this subject. As interesting as it is, I think it's best I talk about something else.

G.E. and Comcast Part Deux

Since I have last blogged about G.E. selling NBC Universal to Comcast, new information has been released to the public. G.E. and Comcast are getting closer to closing a deal. However, Vivendi (the original owners of Universal before G.E. made a deal with them back in 2004) has a part to play in the deal since they are 20 percent owners of NBC Universal.

Vivendi is considering selling their share to the public but G.E. is more than likely going to buy it because it would make the deal with Comcast more managable. To make things much better for Comcast, the talks in making the deal with G.E. are so close to a deal that no other party, at this time, can strike a deal.

I believe Comcast is going to grow immensely as a company once they achieve NBC Universal. My only question is how will this affect the rest of the entertainment business?