The $14 billion Vivendi Uni-versal deal opens a new world for Jeff Zucker. As the company finds ways for the studio to fuel its various networks, the deal catapults him into cable's big leagues with control of top-ranked USA Network and Sci Fi Channel. With Universal Television, NBC gets what all of its broadcast rivals have: a substantial TV-production operation and library. Zucker and Universal Studios President Ron Meyer sat down with B&C Deputy Editor John M. Higgins to talk about how they'll weave USA and Sci Fi into NBC and how they plan to avoid mistakes made by other media giants.
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机译：这项价值140亿美元的维旺迪环球（Vivendi Uni-versal）交易为杰夫·扎克（Jeff Zucker）开辟了新天地。随着公司为录音室寻求途径来推动其各种网络发展，这笔交易使他进入了有线电视的大联盟，并控制了排名靠前的美国网络和科幻频道。通过环球电视，NBC获得了其所有广播竞争对手所拥有的：庞大的电视制作业务和图书馆。祖克（Zucker）和环球影业（Universal Studios）总裁罗恩·迈尔（Ron Meyer）与B＆C副编辑约翰·希金斯（John M. Higgins）坐下来，讨论他们如何将美国和科幻电影纳入NBC，以及他们如何计划避免其他媒体巨头犯下的错误。
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