NBC Universal for sale?

[Razzy]

Anyone got a spare 40 billion lying around? Let's take up a collection and buy them and help put an end to the format war.

"The fate of NBC Universal, General Electric’s entertainment unit, will be decided only after the Beijing Olympics, with executives at the US conglomerate ruling out a sale before August’s showcase event, according to people close to the situation.

NBC, whose value is estimated at about $40bn, has been the subject of repeated sale rumours because of its lagging performance and the awkward fit with the rest of GE’s industrial and financial businesses."

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