—On NBC Universal: Murdoch found the possibility of partnering with GE interesting but said: “I was late into the scene but even so I don’t regret it. I would have had to sell off NBC, which would have been difficult, and MSNBC, which would not have been difficult. A big question was what was the value of the other things.” He doesn’t expect Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) to have to sell off assets. Conditions are another matter. “For instance, when we bought DirecTV, we were a supplier of cable channels and a distributor so we had to sign all sorts of undertakings that we would treat everybody equally. I’m sure they’ll have to do the same thing.”

—On M&A: Murdoch said he doesn’t see another media deal out there that he would like to do. (News Corp. recently ceded the Travel Channel to Scripps.)