New York Times Vs. Buzzfeed
ThinkstockBuzzfeed, a company that has come to call itself a media operation instead of the social media distributor of clever lists, which it has been for several years, raised $50 million, according to primary…
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The Walt Disney Co.Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has apparently decided that when the going gets tough, the company will play tougher. In what appears to be the company’s latest distribution dispute, Amazon has removed…
Major NFL Rivalries Lead To Big Ticket Premiums on Secondary Market
The regular season the National Football League is just a month away. The first full week of preseason games is already underway, and training camp is in full swing. Season ticket holders have already…
Murdoch’s Next Target May Be Viacom
Rupert Murdoch needs to only make one call to land another huge multimedia company. Sumner Redstone, Viacom's founder and executive chairman, owns 79% of the Class A common shares.
Zynga Earnings Just More Roadkill at the Farm
Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is lost. The company just doesn’t seem to have the muster to get back on track, and lower revenues for the second quarter and lower guidance for the rest of…
iDreamSky IPO Not As Hot As It Looks
ThinkstockiDreamSky Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: DSKY), a leading mobile game publishing platform in China, started trading on the NASDAQ on Thursday. The company is known for being the distributor of the popular ‘Temple Run 2’…
Can Zynga Telegraph a Cure for the Death of Growth in Earnings?
Zynga reports its earnings Thursday after the market close. Zynga has been on the decline since the end of the previous quarter in March.
Why Time Warner Can’t Return to a 52-Week High
Investors in Twenty-First Century Fox indirectly let the company’s chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch know exactly how they felt about the proposed acquisition of Time Warner.
Disney Posts Great Earnings, but Not a Great Stock Reaction
courtesy of DisneyThe Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) has another blowout for earnings this quarter, posting strong numbers throughout all of its business segments. Unfortunately, the investment community has seen so many great earnings…
What to Expect From Disney Earnings
Walt Disney will report earnings on Tuesday after the close. The past year has been very good to Disney, in part due to top box office movies and from its acquisition of Marvel.
Comcast to Offer Free Internet to Lower Income Households
Comcast has created a program to deliver Internet for free to many lower income households for a period of six months. The plan is part of Comcast's "Internet Essentials" program.
America’s Most Successful Movie Studios
The Walt Disney Co.The first weekend of August is now behind us and we have a new, all-time leading August movie release weekend champion. Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” grabbed $94 million in U.S.…
What Will Happen to Tiger Woods’s Sponsors?
What will happen when the Nike Swoosh that sits on Tiger Woods's golf bag is not seen as often on TV as last season, when he won five PGA events?
Can Twitter Shares Return to All-Time Highs?
Twitter's earnings were so good that the stock rose 26% after hours to $48.55. That is still very far short of its all-time high of $74.73.
Sirius XM Delivers on Earnings and Buybacks (Update)
Sirius XM has released its second-quarter earnings, showing that revenue grew and has crossed the $1 billion mark. The company even lived up to its buyback plans.