NBC Universal and Comcast get beat up in hearings on merger

Posted February 8, 2010, 1:26P | Contributed by Jeff

[Ed. note: While not directly an amusement industry story, the proposed merger of NBC Universal and Comcast does have potential impact on the fate of the Universal Studios parks, which are partly owned by NBC Universal. -J]

Comcast and NBC Universal didn't get a whole lot of love at Thursday's emotional Senate and House hearings on their proposed merger. But company representatives did get plenty of questions. Senator Al Franken of Minnesota had a lot to say about the past performance of the network in response to deregulation.