Land of the Lost

Another biggie. Comcast is negotiating to buy NBC Universal from GE. The scoop, via The Wrap:
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 [...]

The Spiffy Channel

NBC Universal’s SciFi Channel had a very good year, reports Television Week:
Sci Fi is coming off the best year in its history. In primetime it ranked 13th in total viewers among ad-supported cable networks in 2008. It’s a top-10 network in both adults 18 to 49 (up 4%) and adults 25 to 54 (up 6%).
During [...]