NBC Universal doesn’t have any desire to be in the Hulu business with Disney, however that doesn’t mean they would rather not be in it by any stretch of the imagination. Speaking September 14 at the Goldman Sachs + Innovation Meeting, that’s what comcast CEO Brian Roberts suggested, rather than selling their minority stake to Disney in 2024, he would be available to turning the tables and buying the streaming stage altogether. This would permit NBCU to combine Hulu – – which has around 50 million total users – – with the organization’s Peacock service. That isn’t to say he will go out and make a proposition tomorrow – – however Roberts says the nature of the business, alongside the brand name that Hulu has worked throughout the long term – – is an alluring mix.

In 2024, Comcast has the right (however not the commitment) to sell its excess 33% of Hulu to Disney for somewhere around $27.5 billion. Media Play News reports that Disney CEO Bounce Chapek might want to climb the sale window, and buy at a lower cost. That is not something that sounds probably given Roberts’ new comments.

“I accept on the off chance that Hulu was set available to be purchased, Comcast would be interested [in buying it],” Roberts said. “So would a ton of other tech and media companies. You would have a robust sale.”

He added, “Regardless, 100 percent worth of Hulu is what we are qualified for, however assuming it were available to be purchased, we absolutely, and I figure others would need to get into that open door. I think our position [in Hulu] is entirely lucky for ourselves as well as our shareholders. As an organization, Hulu has made a spectacular showing.”

Considering that NBCU has proactively started pulling some unique substance off Hulu and diverting it to Peacock, it isn’t clear how serious any endeavor to buy Hulu would be – – yet surely, if it somehow happened to go available to be purchased, Hulu would be in a preferred position over anybody with the exception of Disney to buy it. All things considered, having a significant ownership stake means they could, in theory, offer Disney a higher per-share cost than other bidders, nevertheless come out paying less eventually.

That “100 percent esteem” comment is probable the critical piece of the comments, though. It suggests that any arrangement to get NBCU to leave behind their share, would need to go under the terms of the arrangement they as of now have set up with Disney. The organization isn’t Warner Bros. Discovery, all things considered. They aren’t so cash-unfortunate that they might want to have a fire sale to raise speedy cash.