NBCU, News Corp. choose CNET.com as video partner


According to wire reports, NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) and News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) ended the suspense today by announcing that they have chosen CNET Networks (NASDAQ: CNET) to distribute their content on the internet. NBCU will provide content from its stable of networks as well as its vault. Media Corp. will offer entertainment from its Fox Network and 20th Century Fox brands.

The combined offerings lineup could be something like this:

NBC Universal
  • CNET.com
  • NBC Entertainment
  • Telemundo
  • NBCU Sports & Olympics
  • Bravo
  • Chiller
  • SciFi
  • CNBC
  • CNBC World
  • MSNBC
  • Shop NBC
  • Mun2
  • Sleuth
  • USA
  • History Channel
  • History Channel Int'l
  • Biography Channel
  • Sundance Channel
  • Telemundo Puerto Rico
  • Universal HD
  • NBCU Global
  • CNBC Europe
  • CNBC Asia
  • Universal Studios
News Corp.
  • Fox Television
  • Fox Movie Channel
  • Fox Sports Channel
  • Speed
  • Fuel
  • Fox College Sports
  • Fox Soccer Channel
  • Fox Sports net
  • Fox en Español
  • FX
  • National Geographic
  • Blue Sky Studios
  • Star
This deal will create the largest single block of video entertainment content on the net to date. The game has been ratcheted up another notch.
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