COMCAST IN TALK TO BUY UNIVERSAL

!  EXCLUSIVE: Comcast in Talks to Buy NBC-Universal Comcast, the nation's leading provider of cable services, is in talks to buy NBC-Universal from General Electric...read more at TheWrap. Comcast, the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, is in talks to buy the entertainment giant NBC-Universal from General Electric, according to knowledgeable individuals. Deal points were hammered out at a meeting among bankers for both sides in New York on Tuesday, executives familiar with the meeting said. Two individuals informed about the meeting said that a deal had already been completed at a purchase price of $35 billion. A spokeswoman for NBC-Universal had no comment. A spokeswoman for Comcast also had no comment.