Exclusive-NBCUniversal may enter video game business after Comcast split, source

By Echo Wang, Dawn Chmielewski and Milana Vinn

June 29 - NBCUniversal is eyeing opportunities in digital gaming and new entertainment franchises as the company weighs options for future growth after its planned spinoff from Comcast, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Comcast's cable and connectivity business, meanwhile, is ripe for technological investments that ‌could take advantage of the massive surge in data centers and AI, these people said.

No tie-ups have been discussed, and any potential deal would not happen until a period ‌of time following the split, the people said. These are among a broad range of options the company is exploring.

Comcast declined to comment on any possible deals.

In an interview with Reuters, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said the company had decided the ​separation was "the better way to move forward for the opportunities that we see for both of these businesses is to let them run independent of each other with focused dedicated great management teams and strong assets."

As to the timing, he added: "We just decided once you're in go mode, you know, we want to go."

The announcement has ignited chatter of potential M&A ac

Fuente original: Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/media-advertising/articles/exclusive-nbcuniversal-may-enter-video-203348865.html)