Did Comcast push Jeff Zucker out?

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If they did, it was the smart move, as he was past his peak in running what was once his network.

Comcast names Burke to run NBCU | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/26/2010

Steve Burke, like his father before him, is going to run a TV network.

Burke, the No. 2 executive at Comcast Corp., was named on Sunday to run NBC Universal Inc. when the cable giant acquires 51 percent of the entertainment and news giant, which could be later this year.

Philadelphia-based Comcast announced Burke's position as chief executive officer of NBCU two days after Jeff Zucker, the current head of NBCU, told employees on Friday morning in an e-mail he would leave when the Comcast/NBCU deal closes. Zucker said Friday that he met with Burke two weeks ago and Burke told him that Comcast had wanted him to go.

Zucker noted that Comcast was spending billions of dollars on NBCU and it wanted management control over the business, which has major operations in New York City and Los Angeles, and company-owned TV stations around the nation.

This is the first of many shakes up in Hollywood as Comcast moves it new pieces....

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And a reminds of how it got this way, an how Comcast got their hands on NBC:

Jeff Zucker's achievements: Most execs only get to destroy a show or a few time slots, he managed to nuke primetime, late night, the Olympics, local news, and multiple cable networks.