BackstoryThe Rehabilitation Of Bob Pittman confirmedCarla Bruni: Oui, I'm PregnantGoogle Designer Heads to Way Cooler Job at TwitterGoogle to Lay Off 200 EmployeesApple Source Confirms 50 Layoffs in SalesNewsweek bosses ensure Fake Steve Jobs blogger will blog no more confirmed DailyCandy Comcast Viacom Bob Pittman Valleywag Owen Thomas 8/05/08 7:20pm 8/05/08 7:20pm g 2,357L 2Edit DailyCandy sold to Comcast for $125 million Owen Thomas PFollowOUnfollow 8/05/08 7:20pm 8/05/08 7:20pm g 2,357L 2EditIn selling DailyCandy to Comcast for $125 million, Bob Pittman has notched a 36x return on the email newsletter he bought in 2003 for $3.5 million. We had heard that Comcast was trying to get it for $75 million, marking sharp dealmanship by Pittman to get the higher price. The long-rumored deal has done much to restore Pittman's reputation as a businessman after the disastrous AOL-Time Warner merger. [Silicon Alley Insider} 1 jFacebook iTwitter kTumblrLDiscuss