Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and John Malone's Liberty Media Corp are interested in NBC Universal, according to a report by CNBC, citing sources.

Cable company Comcast Corp has been widely reported to be in talks with NBC Universal parent General Electric Co to buy a controlling stake in the broadcast, cable and movie company.

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News Corp, which owns the Fox TV network and the Wall Street Journal, had been seen as a less likely bidder, analysts have said, because taking a stake in NBC might raise antitrust concerns with the U.S. government.

Liberty Media has been seen as possible bidder for a minority stake in NBC Universal because of its history of taking minority stakes in big media companies.

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Will. Never. Happen.