Comcast buys Olympics, Universal Studios, Spectacor to sell 76ers [VIDEO]: Roundup

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DEFINITE READS

• NBC Wins the U.S. Television Rights to Olympic Games Through 2020 [Bloomberg]
• NBC Universal snaps up other half of Orlando parks [Reuters] — “NBCU will buy out [Blackstone] the private equity firm’s 50 percent stake in Universal Orlando for around $1.025 billion.”
• How Will NBCUniversal’s Olympics Deal Affect Comcast’s Stock? [Hollywood Reporter] — H/T Philly Tech News

MIGHT INTEREST

• New day for Comcast to spend $$ [Philly Inc: Inquirer] — For Olympics and Universal Studios
• “Education Nation Experience” Launches in Philadelphia [Comcast blog] –David L. Cohen kicking off the NBC News event with others at National Constitution Center
• Comcast VC arm leads stampede to San Francisco’s 1 Kearny St. [San Francisco Business Times]
• NBC finishes last in prime time [Philadelphia Business Journal]
• Comcast to offer home security package [Reuters] — As we’ve heard before, pushing into the other market of home security
• Comcast SportsNet to telecast Philadelphia bike race in high definition [Philadelphia Business Journal] — The local sports network shot the International Cycling Championship, including the Wall in Manayunk
• Sources: 76ers sales talks ongoing, sale ‘imminent’ [ESPN] — In which Comcast-Spectacor sells to a New York-based ‘leveraged buyout specialist’ Joshua Harris, a Wharton grad

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