Much of the doubt regulators have about letting the Comcast Time Warner Cable merger go forward centers around the fact that regulators don’t think Comcast did a very good job adhering to the conditions set during its 2011 acquisition of NBC Universal.
Another condition of the merger was that Comcast exempt itself from managerial decisions related to Hulu, which was co-owned by NBC alongside Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox. But new reports suggest Comcast ignored those restrictions, largely out of a concern that a sale of Hulu could provide added competition to Comcast’s video interests, reports the New York Times.
As for Comcast, it denies any wrongdoing in its dealings with Hulu. “Comcast has no role in making, evaluating, or reconsidering any management decisions at Hulu,” a Comcast spokesperson told de New York Times.
Full Content: The New York Times
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