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LOS ANGELES — The nation’s largest cable-TV company, Comcast Corp., was set to take control of NBC Universal on Friday after the government shackled its behavior in the coming years to protect online video services such as Netflix and Hulu.
The deal’s closing was expected to occur shortly before midnight EST on Friday, Comcast spokesman John Demming said.
The takeover gives the cable-hookup company 51 percent control of NBC Universal, which owns the nation’s fourth-ranked broadcaster, NBC; the Universal Pictures movie studio and related theme parks; and a bevy of cable channels, including Bravo, E! and USA.
