Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O), the owner of NBCUniversal, said on Thursday it would buy Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc (DWA.O) for $3.8 billion to boost its family-friendly offerings and help it take on media conglomerate Walt Disney (DIS.N).
GLENDALE: DreamWorks Animation SKG said it plans to launch a 24-hour family-oriented television channel in 19 Asian countries during the second half of 2015 as part of its effort to expand television production and distribution.