Gannett and Tronc Shares Hold Their Own After M&A Talks
The stocks of Tronc and Gannett were thrown out of what would have been a normal trajectory by merger talks. Now they can move according to results.
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Can Trump’s Inauguration TV Ratings Top Reagan’s Record?
Will the Trump swearing-in numbers be bolstered by "The Apprentice," or will the forces meant to keep people from tuning in win?
Netflix 40 Times More Popular Than Porn in Hotel Rooms
Porn no longer pays off for hotels. Just 1% of occupied hotel rooms order a paid on-demand video, compared with 40% of occupied rooms that stream Netflix videos.
Wall Street Loves Meredith Because It Isn’t a Publishing Company
Meredith may be in the midst of a merger with America's largest magazine publisher, but Wall Street, ironically, loves the company because magazines are not its most successful business.
Social Media Short Interest Sinks
The December 30 short interest data have been compared with the previous report. Short interest moves in these selected social media stocks were mostly down for this settlement date.
24/7 Wall St. Launches City Stat Sites for 20 Major Cities
24/7 Wall St. has launched city statistics sites for 20 major cities. Among other things, the new have interactive tables that compare each metro’s income, housing, population, labor, crime and health figures.
10 Top-Rated TV Shows for the Last Week of November
According data just released, nine of 10 top-rated television programs were shown on just three broadcast networks, mostly on NBC.
Top 10 TV Ads for December 2016
Nielsen publishes a monthly scorecard on the most memorable prime-time English language TV ads among adults ages 18 or over. December's most memorable TV ads were dominated by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Why the 2017 Disney Bull-Bear Case May Have Low Bar for Expectations
Walt Disney managed to return less than 1% for shareholders in 2016. Its paltry dividend yield accounted for most of that gain, but what saved the year for Disney was a rather strong fourth…
Music Streaming Tops 250 Billion Songs in 2016
More than 250 billion audio streams were played last year, an increase of more than 82% compared with 2015, according to industry researchers at BuzzAngle Music.
3 Executives Twitter Cannot Afford to Lose
CEO Jack Dorsey is down to a very few senior lieutenants to run a company that many investors do not think is a viable standalone public corporation. He must keep what remains of his…
Despite Late Year Drop, McClatchy Leads Newspaper Stock Performance
Despite a late year sell-off, it McClatchy led newspaper stocks in what was a 2016 of generally dismal performance.
CGTN Reinvents China’s National TV Broadcaster, but Not Its Owner
China Central Television, the TV mouthpiece of China, has reinvented itself starting with the New Year as China Global Television Network, an attempt to make itself a legitimate global broadcaster.
‘Star Wars: Episode VIII,’ Other Sequels Lead List of 2017 Most Anticipated Movies
According to new research, movie goers are more excited about new installments of old franchises than any other genre.
Half of 2016’s Top Grossing Movies Were Comic Book Adaptations
Of the 10 top grossing movies worldwide in 2016, half were based on comic book characters, three were animations, and two were live-action family fare.