September 08, 2003

O NOVO GIGANTE DOS MEDIA
A compra de toda a área de media norte-americana da Vivendi pela NBC vai criar um novo gigante no mundo da comunicação e do entretenimento. Vale a pena ler o The Economist. Excerto:The new entity, which could be worth up to $40 billion, is a media monster by any standards. GE’s NBC is contributing the NBC broadcast network; MSNBC, a cable news channel jointly owned with Microsoft; CNBC, a financial network jointly owned with Dow Jones that is gradually regaining its popularity after the dotcom bust; Bravo, an arts channel; and Telemundo, a Spanish-language television station. From Vivendi’s side comes Universal Pictures (whose recent hits include “2 Fast 2 Furious”, “Bruce Almighty” and “A Beautiful Mind”); the Universal theme parks; USA Network, a cable station with a big but ageing audience; the Sci-Fi channel; and Universal Television, which produces popular shows like “Law & Order”.