NBC Universal JV

The Comcast/NBCU merger has drawn its first petition to deny from self-described "Pan-Asian" group called the Mabuhay Alliance.

The FCC is now seeking comment from all interested persons to assist the Commission in its independent review of this proposed transaction.

In the wake of last month's heated Senate hearing with executives from NBC and Comcast, Sen Al Franken (D-MN) wanted some guarantees that the companies would continue to offer their content online on sites like Hulu.com after the proposed merger.

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on March 11 to investigate issues raised by the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal.

Many of the country's biggest television providers have signed on to a petition asking the government to revamp station retransmission rules. Cablevision, Charter, DirecTV, Dish Network, Time Warner Cable and Verizon all joined the coalition of providers and nonprofit groups in signing the petition on Tuesday. But the nation's biggest cable company, Comcast, was missing.

Public interest group Free Press is calling on its members to contact Members of Congress and ask that they block the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal.

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.

The real fight to watch isn't on television -- Conan vs. Leno, Olbermann vs. O'Reilly. Rather, it's about television, and the future of online video -- a fight that pits cable and content companies against consumers.

The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal on Thursday, March 11.

Rick Boucher (D-VA), chairman of the House Communications Subcommittee, says he has some follow-up questions for the heads of Comcast and NBCU about access to online content, which he suggests should be the same for consumers after the proposed joint venture as before.