BUZZ-Comcast jumps on plan to spin off NBCUniversal, Sky
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** Shares of media and telecommunications company Comcast CMCSA.O rise 20.9% to $28 premarket
** Co plans to separate NBCUniversal and Sky into an independent publicly traded company through a tax-free spin-off
** Comcast shareholders will own shares in both companies after the separation
** Spin-off is expected to be completed in about one year
** Mike Cavanagh will become CEO of NBCUniversal, while former Comcast CFO Michael Angelakis will become Comcast CEO
** Up to last close, the stock had fallen about 17.3% YTD
