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Netflix to Acquire NBCUniversal After Comcast Spinoff
Netflix may buy NBCUniversal to fix sports deficit after Comcast splits.
In brief
Netflix may buy NBCUniversal to fix sports deficit after Comcast splits. Netflix could acquire NBCUniversal to address its sports shortfall following Comcast's planned spinoff. Originally reported by EssentiallySports.
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The one thing
Netflix could acquire NBCUniversal to address its sports shortfall following Comcast's planned spinoff.
