Comcast to buy NBC for $30 Billion

Comcast announced on Thursday (12/4) that they were purchasing control of NBC Universal from General Electric. This.. angers me. Maybe it’s the amount of money I pay each month for Comcast services. Maybe it’s the fact that NBC airs all of the shows I want to watch at the same time as other shows I want to watch, causing me to need a Comcast DVR.. costing me more money. Or, more likely, it is the fact that whenever I see a cash value with so many numbers I have to spell the word “Billion” for fear that I will lose count of all the zeros.

Really, I have a few questions. In regard to several topics, US Jobs, NBC’s Programs, and Comcast’s prices, is this a good thing, a bad thing, or will it matter in the long run? I could see NBC’s programs going to crap, and Comcast losing money on the deal and having to raise their prices, but those are possibilities. I don’t know the likelihood of any scenario. And, in regard to US Jobs, this could be good. I know Comcasts has pretty good support, and employs a lot of customer service representatives in the states (I don’t know if they outsource), would this purchase result in Comcast creating more jobs?

If anyone has an opinion, let me know. I’d love to hear some more insight on this topic.