Media Execs Weigh In On Comcast-NBCU

A variety of media executives delivered their views, positive and negative, on the Comcast NBC Universal get together at the Bloomberg Businessweek media summit Wednesday, March 10.

Reveille managing partner, Howard T. Owens, wondered what the impact of the deal on the independent production community might be, once complete.

Separately, Standard & Poor equity analyst, Tuna Amobi, wondered why the supposed synergies frequently touted as a benefit of such mega mergers weren't articulated. Amobi compared the deal to Livenation/Ticketmaster merger where the legal conditions of the deal were expected to cost millions of dollars. "I would argue that Comcast and NBC conditions will be much harsher, expect stringent conditions about program access and net neutrality."

Discovery's president of digital media and corporate development, Bruce Campbell spoke up in favor of the deal.