Like Turner Broadcasting, it is a collection of cable channels built around a flagship network -- in its case, USA.
Comcast would commit cash and merge its modest collection of cable channels, which include E! and the Golf Channel, with NBC Universal's much more impressive roster.
But AT&T and Comcast were unwilling to risk betting the entire Time Warner Entertainment stake on simply a collection of cable systems.
But its collection of cable properties -- the nation's largest -- which was put together through a $100 billion buying spree led by the chairman of AT&T, C. Michael Armstrong, makes it attractive to cable companies.
But it is more important to deepening the presence of Viacom, with its collection of cable networks in Germany, the world's second-largest television market in advertising revenue, behind the United States.
Kawakubo recently tapped Tao Kurihara, a seven-year veteran of the house, to create Tao Comme des Garçons, which made its debut with a fall collection of cable-knit corsets and crocheted camisoles that were frothy enough to top with a cherry.
The success story and the majority of revenue is NBC Universal's collection of cable assets, which have grown tremendously with Zucker at the company's helm.
If the deal goes through, Burke is likely to take charge of the new entertainment company, which will also include Comcast's collection of cable networks like E! and Versus.
Reports have surfaced that Comcast is in talks to form a joint venture with GE that would give Comcast a 51% stake in a spun-off NBC Universal that would include NBC's valuable collection of cable stations (such as USA and Bravo), Universal Studios and the NBC broadcast network.
