When a group including movie studios and streaming video companies released a new streaming format called UltraViolet last October hardly anyone noticed. That’s likely to change now that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has…
Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) is getting a much less of a reception than you might expect following on news that it is taking its Dragon speech recognition to the television. Most…
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. That company…
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) will complete the capital raise for its $16 billion fund. (Reuters) The EU agrees to an embargo on Iranian oil. (Reuters) Citing defense cuts, Boeing (NYSE: BA) closes it…
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 joint venture…
This last weekend brought the first waves of picks for 2012. Barron’s issued its “10 Favorite Stocks For 2012” and the stocks were just about all lower on Monday with a very…
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 the only…
It’s not everyday that a company gets access to another 259 million customers. But that happened today for Verizon Wireless, the joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone plc…
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 spin-offs, but…
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 the third…
Media producer Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) this morning posted adjusted EPS of $0.79 on $7.07 billion in revenues. Consensus estimates called for EPS of $0.76 on revenues of $6.97 billion. The…
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 Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:…
Earnings season is still running strong and the economic readings keep coming out as well. As we come to the end of October, there is going to be plenty of news coming…
Obama to announce aid for student and home loans. Home loan proposals will include refinancing for underwater mortgages. (Reuters) EU leaders press Italy for more austerity measures. (Reuters) China’s October PMI is…
Streaming video provider Hulu LLC has been taken off the auction block by owners News Corp. (NYSE: NWS), Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), among others. Rumored potential buyers…
