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AT&T Looking Again at Dish? (T, DISH, DTEGY, VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, PCS, LEAP, S)

Will AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) finally make an offer for Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) now that the merger with the T-Mobile USA unit of Deutsche Telekom AG (OTC: DTEGY) ...
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Shame on Them… Proposing A Verizon Wireless & Vodafone Merger (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC)

In early December, Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone Group plc (NASDAQ: VOD), paid $3.6 billion for wireless spectrum licenses owned SpectrumCo LLC. ...
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Verizon’s Spectrum Purchase Being Investigated (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, T, DTEGY, S)

Earlier this month Verizon Wireless, the joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone plc (NASDAQ: VOD), paid $3.6 billion for spectrum licenses belonging to SpectrumCo LLC, a ...
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Xbox Live Challenging Cable Supremacy? (MSFT, AAPL, GOOG, CMCSA, TWC, VZ, CVC, SSNLF, LOGI)

Tomorrow’s launch of an upgrade to Xbox Live from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the latest shot in the battle for control of US TV sets. The Redmond giant isn’t ...
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Cablevision Remains Too Oversold and a Bargain (CVC, TWC, CMCSA, DTV, CHTR, MSG, AMCX)

Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) is still trading just above the $15.00 mark and its 52-week range is $14.18 to $38.08.  The long-term stock chart is a bit misleading because of ...
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The Most Valuable Movie Franchises Of All-Time

The movie industry grosses billions of dollars per year in box office sales. The amount of money invested on the top movie franchises is mind-boggling, but the largest films have ...
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Dish Network Stumbles (DISH, DTV, VZ, T, NFLX, AMZN, SATS, CMCSA)

Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) came close to meeting consensus estimates on earnings and revenues, and in this case, close may be good enough. The company lost 111,000 subscribers in ...
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Expected Price Gains for Network and Cable TV Operators (CBS, DIS, CMCSA, TWC, DISH, DTV, VIA, LSTZA, DISCA, CHTR)

There are plenty of challenges facing the network and cable TV industry these day, not the least of which is the growth in streaming video. The well-known troubles of ...
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Comcast Brings New Competition Into Towers Space (CMCSA, AMT, CCI, SBAC)

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has formed a new portfolio company out of its Comcast Ventures unit that will own and operate telecommunications towers throughout the United States.  The company is ...
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Starz Could Just Be The Tip Of The Iceberg At Netflix (NFLX, CSTR, AMZN, BLOAQ, LSTZA, DIS)

What a difference a couple of months can make.  Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has gone from the hottest controversial stock in the market to a controversial stock in trouble, and ...
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Dish Network’s Plans Becoming Clearer (DISH, T, S, VZ)

Back in February, Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) acquired two bankrupt satellite communications companies, TerreStar Network Corp. and DBSD North America, Inc., for $1.375 and about $1 billion respectively. At ...
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Can Clearwire Really Be Acquired? It’s Complicated (S, CLWR, CMCSA, TWC, T, VZ, CVC, AAPL, RIMM, GOOG)

There is an interesting notion this morning regarding the fate of the real 4G in America and it is both fascinating and complicated.  A report from Bloomberg this morning is ...
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How the Election Cycle Will Win For TV & Media (GCI, SSP, JRN, GTN, SBGI, BLC)

Gabelli & Co. has a unique research report out this morning and we took a look at this to see where the opportunity is.  Imagine that television stocks should still ...
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Comcast Trumps Cablevision in Earnings (CMCSA, GE, CVC, T, VZ, DTV, DISH)

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings this morning that both beat analysts' expectations. For the quarter, Comcast posted EPS of $0.36 on revenue of $9.7 billion, ...
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AT&T Deal for Dish Network Still Okay After EchoStar/Hughes Merger? (SATS, HUGH, DISH, T, VZ, DTV, CMCSA, TWC, CVC)

EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ: SATS) has agreed to acquire Hughes Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGH) for about $2 billion, including debt, in a deal that would give EchoStar, which makes set-top boxes ...
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