Time Warner Cable Wants $150 to $160 in Buyout, Maybe Too Much
ThinkstockThe value of Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) is one which has been up for grabs for some time now. If Bloomberg TV is reliable for getting a scoop here, then the value…
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Newest first · Page 203The Disney Dividend Hike Could Have Been Much More
ThinkstockWalt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) was a company we had pegged for a dividend hike very soon, and the company delivered on this expectation. The problem is that the 15% dividend hike is simply…
When Athletes Become More Overpaid Than CEOs
ThinkstockThe criticism of CEO pay over worker pay is an age-old discussion. It has become one of the key points as the discussions about inequality picks up or goes quiet. Defending pay when it is in…
Pandora Investors Cheer Listener Hours Yet Ignore Active User Metrics
ThinkstockPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) is showing that the blip in active users may not have been as big a concern as it seemed, although we would point out that the number of active…
The Odd Resurrection of Newsweek
ThinkstockThough Newsweek ceased being a printed publication last year, Editor in Chief Jim Impoco said Tuesday in an interview that the magazine plans to resume weekly publication as early as January 2014. But readers…
Sony PS4 Sales Hit 2.1 Million Worldwide
Courtesy Sony Corp.Sales of Sony Corp.’s (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 4 reached 2.1 million units worldwide, temporarily giving it bragging rights over Microsoft Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox. Given that the PS4 just launched and that…
After The Hunger Games, Feast or Famine Cometh
Lions GateLions Gate Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: LGF) has managed to grow and grow, up to the point that it is now worth some $4.4 billion in market capitalization. The latest bump over the last…
“Fast and Furious” $2.4 Billion Franchise May End With Paul Walker Death
ThinkstockThe movie franchise known as “The Fast and the Furious” produced six films and approximately $2.4 billion in ticket sales worldwide. With the death of star, Paul Walker, who played ex-cop Brian O’Conner, the franchise…
Prime Time TV Ratings Falter As Viewers Travel For Holidays
thinkstockNetwork and cable television program ratings were hammered by the travel patterns of people on their ways for the four day holiday weekend. Nothing the networks offered for Thanksgiving Eve did well, nor did anything on…
Another Way to Play the 3D Printing Boom: Invest in Media that Covers the Industry
ThinkstockOne lightly traded stock making a big move today is Mediabistro Inc. (NASDAQ: MBIS), an Internet media company that offers a variety of services in a number of vertical media markets. The company today…
Xbox One and PS4 Sales Seriously Muted Over Supply Issues
courtesy of NvidiaMicrosoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) has answered Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) in the video game console wars, sort of. The software and would-be technology giant sold more than 1 million Xbox One units…
Katie Couric to Join Yahoo as Global Anchor
courtesy of Yahoo!In yet another dramatic move to beef up its place in the social media war for eyeballs, Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) announced on Monday that former ABC correspondent Katie Couric will join…
Cable Mergers May Rekindle The Satellite TV Merger
ThinkstockIf Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) are seriously going to do a joint offer (or individually) for Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC), 24/7 Wall St. cannot help but…
Is Spotify REALLY Worth $4B Against Pandora and Sirius?
ThinkstockThe world around venture capital sometimes creates some very interesting reading when you look at private company valuations versus public company valuations. In this case, it is in the online streaming music service of…
Tribune Co. Layoffs Put Pressure on New York Times
ThinkstockTribune Co. announced 700 layoffs. The company owns a number of television stations, but most of the jobs lost come from the firm’s newspaper division. The jobs eliminated show how newspaper companies have started…