ThinkstockMartha Stewart recently flogged her book, “Living the Good Long Life: A Practical Guide to Caring for Yourself and Others,” in the pages of USA Today. Between tips on longevity, she mentioned her present…
ThinkstockWhen Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) put in its bid of $25.5 billion for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), there could be little question that the satellite TV provider was serious about its long-term…
TwitterTwitter has added an investment banker to its staff. This has prompted speculation that the company may begin the process for an initial public offering. Of course, investors could be gun-shy after the collapses of…
courtesy of YouTubeThe Wall Street Journal reports that the management of Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) giant video site — YouTube — has started to promote its audience size. What management does not say is that YouTube…
courtesy GameStop Corp.Video games are going to get their chance to prove once again that the boxed video game era of $59.95 releases is not dead. Freemium games have had their day, maybe, and now we have…
ThinkstockComcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The cable operator posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.54 on revenues of $15.31 billion. In the same period…
ThinkstockWall Street firms have a tradition of hosting conferences to highlight market sectors in which they specialize in research coverage. Next week, May 7 through May 9, Jefferies will host its annual Global Technology,…
Technology executive Peter Thiel told the Milken Institute Global Conference that Twitter likely will outlive The New York Times. His theory is based on the wide use of Twitter and the fact that New York Times…
ThinkstockAs of last September, the daily newspaper with the highest average circulation was The Wall Street Journal, with a combined print and digital circulation of 2.29 million. USA Today claimed 1.71 million and The…
ThinkstockThe first-quarter results for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) could not have been worse. The company desperately needs a new chief executive to take both the firm and Martha Stewart herself in…
thinkstockTelevision broadcasting company Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (NASDAQ: SBGI) today commenced an underwritten secondary offering of 14 million shares of class A stock. Joint book-runners for the offering are Wells Fargo Securities and J.P.…
courtesy of YouTubeVarious sites owned by Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), including YouTube, drew nearly 154 million unique viewers in March. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) clocked in with nearly 64 million unique viewers in March,…
Wikimedia CommonsIf several media reports are true, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) will release a set-top box through which consumers can stream premier video content. Even with its huge customer base and tremendous brand leverage,…
thinkstockThe battle over whether broadcast television can be streamed over the Internet has become more complicated. Television companies have started to spread their risk. This is because the move from broadcast to Internet TV…
courtesy of Netflix Inc.Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) was on the earnings calendar docket for Monday and the streaming media giant reported earnings of $0.31 EPS and $1.02 billion in revenue. Thomson Reuters had its…