Acquisition closed
Comcast acquires NBC and 3 other brands (2011)
Comcast completed the acquisition of NBC and 3 other brands on 28 January 2011 for $13.8 billion.[1]
Comcast took majority control of NBCUniversal from General Electric in a transaction valuing the business at about $30 billion, contributing cable channels and $13.75 billion in cash. It turned the largest American cable distributor into a studio owner, and regulators imposed conditions on how it treated rival programmers.
Comcast bought out GE's remaining stake in 2013.
Deal facts
- Announced
- Closed
- Value
- $13.8 billion (enterprise value)
- Buyer
- Comcast
- Seller
- —
- Assets
- NBC, Universal Pictures, Telemundo, Universal Destinations & Experiences
- Regulatory review
- None recorded
Ownership changes recorded from this deal
| Owner | Owned | Relationship | Stake | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast | NBC | owns | 100% | 2011-01-28 | present |
| Comcast | Universal Pictures | owns | 100% | 2011-01-28 | present |
| Comcast | Telemundo | owns | 100% | 2011-01-28 | present |
| Comcast | Universal Destinations & Experiences | owns | 100% | 2011-01-28 | present |
Who owns these brands today?
- NBC — owned by Comcast since 2011
- Universal Pictures — owned by Comcast since 2011
- Telemundo — owned by Comcast since 2011
- Universal Destinations & Experiences — owned by Comcast since 2011
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Comcast Corporation Form 8-K — closing of the NBCUniversal transaction — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 28 January 2011; retrieved 8 September 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.