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Comcast, Time Warner Deal Changes the Cable Landscape

The announced merger between the largest U.S. cable operator, Comcast, and the second largest, Time Warner Cable, will create a media goliath with 33 million cable subscribers. But this is in an era when…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Sirius XM Merger Price Looks Closer to Fruition

It looked like the Sirius XM buyout was suddenly having problems as recently as last week. That may no longer be the case. What investors need to know is that the merger is not…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

A Free Facebook Smartphone?

In the past several weeks, several content providers have pressed wireless carriers to offer their services free from the normal fees for access to their products or services. Facebook is the latest of these.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

NBC Faces Olympic Competition From Twitter and Facebook

courtesy of TwitterThe XXII Olympic Winter Games held in Sochi, Russia, belong to NBC, at least from the standpoint of traditional media coverage. Comcast Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) NBCUniveral unit paid $4.38 billion for the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

Zynga Analyst Duel Sets Mixed Trading and Outlook

courtesy of ZyngaZynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) took a bit of a reality check this week. After a stellar prior week on news of preannounced earnings and on an acquisition, investors and analysts alike were…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Lower Ad Sales Cut Into News Corp. Revenues

courtesy of Dow JonesNews Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA) reported second-quarter fiscal 2014 results before markets opened on Thursday. The print publishing giant posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.31 on revenue of $2.24 billion.…

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Earnings Analysis: Don’t Write Off AOL

AOL has released its fourth-quarter earnings report, and it might make you wonder why so many wrote AOL off for dead before the company's shareholder-friendly turnaround. AOL beat revenue expectations handily.

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Pandora Guidance Opens the Sins of the World

courtesy of Pandora MediaPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) felt as though the stock was too high up above $35, and no we know why it felt that way. The personalized online music radio company…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Can CBS Make You Watch Thursday Night Football?

ThinkstockA news break is out from multiple sources, showing that CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) will produce a full slate of 16 NFL games. The problem is that this is the Thursday Night Football package.…

Jon C. Ogg · 13 years ago

Sirius XM’s Subscriber Counts Rise, Profits Do Not

Sirius XM Holdings reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 results before markets opened on Tuesday morning. Earnings fell short of consensus estimates, but revenues were better than expected.

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago

Super Bowl XLVIII Most Watched TV Show in History

ThinkstockThe score may have been lopsided enough that people switched away from the Super Bowl at half-time. That did not keep viewership of the game from setting an all time record for TV audience…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 13 years ago

How Facebook Is Saving Twitter Ahead of Earnings

Since Facebook's beat of fourth-quarter expectations, Twitter's stock price appreciation has actually outpaced Facebook's. Before Facebook reported earnings last week, Twitter stock was barely flat for the month of January.

Paul Ausick · 13 years ago