About this episode

The episode discusses Comcast's decision to spin off NBC Universal and its implications for the media landscape.

This week I’m joined by CNN’s media analyst Brian Stelter to discuss the big news of the week, Comcast’s decision to spin NBC Universal off into a separate company. What will happen to the broadcast network? Who might some of the suitors be for the standalone company? All that and more on this week’s episode. If you enjoyed it, please share it with a friend!

People in this episode

Host: The Bulwark

Guest: Brian Stelter

Topics covered

• media analysis
• corporate spin-off
• broadcast network
• business news
• entertainment industry

Keywords

• Comcast
• NBC Universal
• Brian Stelter
• media analysis
• corporate spin-off
• broadcast network
• entertainment industry

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Organizations: Comcast, NBC Universal, CNN

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