Comcast Cable Trunking Broadcast TV in Doubt
The studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza — and shows like “30 Rock,” which parodies NBC’s corporate culture — will not be going dark as a result of the deal. But employees inside both the thriving news division and the ailing entertainment johdotus kanava division of the National Broadcasting Company still have reason to be anxious about it.
At every turn, Cable Trunking Comcast has emphasized to its own shareholders that the deal’s purpose is to gain control over NBC Universal’s fast-growing cable channels. The writer and humorist John Dillon observed Thursday that in the 2,742-word news release about the deal, the broadcast network was not mentioned until word 2,170. There is even talk of changing slotted pvc trunking Universal’s name to play down the broadcast association
