Vizio jumps 3% on report Comcast has approached on possible acquisition
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Vizio stock (NYSE:VZIO) has jumped 3.2% off a report that Comcast (CMCSA) has been eyeing an acquisition of the consumer electronics maker as it considers getting further into building its own smart televisions.
Comcast (CMCSA) has approached Vizio (VZIO) about a potential deal, according to Protocol, as well as rival maker TP Vision, which owns the Philips brand in Europe and already makes Comcast's Sky Glass TV for the UK market.

The NBCUniversal owner had partnered with Hisense in September and has sold two XClass-branded television sets at Walmart, along with the Sky units in the UK.