Mediagazer: How Comcast and NBCUniversal used Minions to solidify their merger, which provides a template for looking at AT&T's proposed $85B takeover of Time Warner (Emily Steel/New York Times)

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How Comcast and NBCUniversal used Minions to solidify their merger, which provides a template for looking at AT&T's proposed $85B takeover of Time Warner — Minions, the impish fire hydrant-shaped yellow misfits who exist to serve the world's most evil villains, would appear …

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