Context: Media outlets began reporting in late September 2009 that Comcast was in talks to buy NBCUniversal. Comcast denied the rumors at first, while NBC would not comment on them. However, CNBC itself reported on October 1 that General Electric was considering spinning NBCUniversal off into a separate company that would merge the NBC television network and its cable properties such as USA Network, Syfy and MSNBC with Comcast's content assets. GE would maintain 49% control of the new company, while Comcast owned 51%. Vivendi, which owns 20%, would have to sell its stake to GE. It was reported that under the current deal with GE that it would happen in November or December. It was also reported that Time Warner would be interested in placing a bid, until CEO Jeffrey L. Bewkes directly denied interest, leaving Comcast the sole bidder. On November 1, 2009, The New York Times reported Comcast had moved closer to a deal to purchase NBCUniversal and that a formal announcement could be made sometime the following week.

Question: What media conglomerate did Comcast begin preliminary talks to buy in 2009?
Answer: NBCUniversal

Question: What was NBC's parent company in 2009?
Answer: General Electric

Question: What ownership stake did Ccomcast get in this deal?
Answer: 51%

Question: What company was forced to sell its interest in NBCUniversal as part of the purchase deal?
Answer: Vivendi

Question: What other cable company was reputed to have an interest in NBCUniversal?
Answer: Time Warner

Question: When did CNBC announce Comcast had bought NBCUniversal?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How much of NBCUniversal did CNBC announce Time Warner would own?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How much stock was Vivendi forced to buy?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who is the CEO of Comcast?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who reported that Time Warner was placing a bid in November 2009?
Answer: Unanswerable