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YouTube Crushes Online Video Competitors (GOOG, NFLX, YHOO, VIA, AOL, MSFT, CMCSA, NWS, DIS, TWX)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 1:51 pm

Not only is Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) the 600-pound gorilla in the search business, the company’s YouTube streaming video service holds a similar position in the streaming video business. According ...
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DVD/Blu-ray Rentals Fall, Netflix Leads Streaming Market (NFLX, AMZN, CSTR, DISH)

Posted: January 19, 2012 at 12:13 pm

Nearly a third of US consumers now watch movies and other videos on Internet streaming services such as those offered by Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). About ...
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AT&T Looking Again at Dish? (T, DISH, DTEGY, VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, PCS, LEAP, S)

Posted: January 17, 2012 at 1:09 pm

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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Netflix & UK Launch, Driving on the Left Side of the Road (NFLX, AMZN, VMED)

Posted: January 9, 2012 at 9:47 am

Battered video provider Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is launching its streaming video service in the UK and Ireland today with a one-month free trial for customers who sign up through ...
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Netflix Shares Rise on Rumor, Report (NFLX, YHOO, AMZN, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: January 4, 2012 at 2:36 pm

Shares of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) have risen about 7% today and it’s hard to say whether the main cause is speculation that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) might buy the ...
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Verizon’s Spectrum Purchase Being Investigated (VZ, VOD, CMCSA, TWC, T, DTEGY, S)

Posted: December 21, 2011 at 9:07 am

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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The Most Valuable Movie Franchises Of All-Time

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 11:34 am

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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Sony Continues to Lag (SNE, ERIC, NOK, GOOG, SSNLF, PC, TOSBF)

Posted: October 31, 2011 at 11:20 am

Last week Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) said it would buy out the 50% stake in Sony Ericsson owned by its partner L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: ERIC) for about $1.46 ...
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How the Election Cycle Will Win For TV & Media (GCI, SSP, JRN, GTN, SBGI, BLC)

Posted: June 16, 2011 at 10:50 am

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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A Microsoft TV Box To Compete With Google And Apple

Posted: January 4, 2011 at 6:06 am

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will launch a TV set-top box at the International Consumer Electronics Show, according to a number of media reports. It will compete with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google ...
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Reports of the Death of TV Networks Are Exaggerated

Posted: June 7, 2010 at 4:50 am

Media companies and investors are treating the broadcast television businesses as if they had the plague. There are rumors that Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) wants to dump ABC and ...
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The Month’s Biggest Index Gainers: Broadcast TV, Vehicle Rental, and Radio Stocks

Posted: April 27, 2010 at 11:25 am

There were strong gains in three Tickerspy indexes over the most recent 30-day period. This month’s biggest gainers are in broadcast TV, vehicle rental, and radio stocks. Broadcast TV stocks are up 30.8% in the ...
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Christmas Tree Sales, A Leading Economic Indicator, Are Strong

Posted: December 12, 2009 at 7:19 am

How can economists get a handle on holiday retail sales trends? Watch Christmas tree sales. The theory seems plausible. People who can afford to pay $20, $40, or $100 for a ...
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24/7 Wall St. TV: Citi Trying to Exit TARP (C, WFC, BAC)

Posted: December 9, 2009 at 3:32 pm

If the rumor mill is accurate, it seems that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) may get to beat Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) in the race to exit the TARP ...
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24/7 Wall St. TV: McDonald’s (MCD) Sales Slow Near A Halt

Posted: December 8, 2009 at 8:07 am

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) same-store sales have been one of the corporate bright spots during the recession. Now that the recovery in underway, the world's largest fast food chain's traffic has stagnated. ...
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