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NBC AND UNIVERSAL MERGE

Bob Wright, left,chairman of GE and chairman and CEO of NBC Universal, is joined by ( second left to right) Ron Meyer, president and COO of Universal Studios, Randy Falco, president of NBC Universal Television Networks, Jeff Zucker, president of the NBC Universal Television Group, Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports and Olympics and Jay Ireland, president of NBC Television Stations for the announcement of the merger between NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment at a press conferance May 12, 2004 in New York City. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)

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