media tech capital partners. >> best buy founder wants the stores back. shultz has offered to take the stores private. the offer is 24 to $26 per share. ho the higher price, it values the company at $8.8 billion. erica miller in manhattan with what could be one of the biggest buyouts in recent years of an american retailer. >> best buy founder has made a generous offer for the stores but faces an uphill battle getting the board to approve it. in a public letter. addressed to best buy's board, richard schulze says quote, "bold and extensive changes are needed for best buy to return to market leadership." he is proposing to buy out the company, using his own money, private equity funds and some debt. so would going private be the right strategy for best buy? >> it may make sense for best buy to be a privately held company, especially if you have the backing of private equity. with retail and turnaround experience. frankly, this company has a lot of work ahead of them to stay

not commenting. ifrmentd a billion dollar bet may be play paying off sooner than comcast hoped. and it may actually turn a profit. nbc has been hit with the criticism, too much focus on the americans, not enough live coverage, hasn't heard the television audience numbers in the u.s. through 10 days. comcast olympic ratings averaged 3.6 million viewers up 12% from beijing, 28% higher than the athens games

in 2016 is going to be online digital internet. not like this one. these decisions nbc made were two and a half years ago when they acquired the rights and they didn't anticipate the ipad and internet profueg. >> and the deliver sepatchy, it's not very good. >> tom: do you have any position in comcast by the way, porter? >> none. >> tom: porter bibb with us, media tech capital partners.