Comcast sells A&E shares for $3 billion, Comcast CFO is highest paid in country [Roundup]

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• SOLD: Disney, Hearst pay Comcast $3B for A&E stake  [Philadelphia Inquirer] “Why sell now? ‘Unlike most of NBC Universal, A&E is performing very well’ with its History Channel, Lifetime and A&E networks, writes bond analyst Dave Novosel of Gimme Credit LLC.”
• Comcast close to selling its share in A&E [Philadelphia Inquirer]
• Compensation Slows for CFOs [Wall Street Journal] “Comcast Corp. Chief Financial Officer Michael Angelakis was named vice chairman of the media company late last year and now can add another distinction to his résumé: He was the most highly compensated CFO among major U.S. companies. Mr. Angelakis was awarded compensation valued at $21.9 million last year, according to a Wall Street Journal review of data provided by S&P Capital IQ.” According to the report, his compensation declined, but generally, some of the most highly paid CFOs had moved on from this positions or received a greater loss in compensation last year.
  

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