Netflix Earnings Preview
courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is on the earnings calendar after the markets close on Monday, and the trading community is on edge for this earnings report. With a huge turnaround and with…
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Newest first · Page 217Amazon Previews New Online TV Shows
Wikimedia CommonsAs promised, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has posted at its website the pilot episodes for 14 new programs the company is considering producing for its Amazon Prime subscribers. The 14 programs include eight…
SeaWorld IPO Goes Swimmingly
ThinkstockThe initial public offering (IPO) of SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: SEAS) went off this morning at the high end of the $24 to $27 expected price range. The theme park operator sold 26 million…
Intelsat IPO Disappoints, Only to Please
IntelsatThursday’s initial public offering of Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) appears to be off to a bit of a disappointing start, at least on the surface. The world’s largest commercial satellite operator is private equity…
Twitter Seeks Video Deals with Viacom, Comcast
thinkstockIn an effort to boost the amount of time users spend on its website, privately held Twitter is reportedly negotiating with Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) and Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) for the rights to…
No Advertising Recovery at Martha Stewart
ThinkstockAs Martha Stewart Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) prepares it first-quarter earnings release, one piece of bad news is sure to be included. Print advertising at its flagship magazine, which is essential to the firm’s…
GM’s Very Tiny Facebook Gesture
courtesy of General MotorsThe press made a great deal of noise about General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) decision to test Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) as an advertising medium. When the car company walked away…
Will Video Game Consoles Really Save AMD?
courtesy GameStop Corp.Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is seeing some short-term profit taking so far on Tuesday, which frankly is of very little surprise. AMD shares rose a sharp 13% after a Bloomberg…
Google Fiber Coming to Austin
courtesy of Google Inc.First it was Kansas City, now it is Austin. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced that it is going to be launching its Google Fiber service for ultra high-speed Internet and TV…
If You Can’t Win in Court, Take Your Broadcast Network to Cable
ThinkstockBroadcast TV networks have failed twice to get the courts to stop a start-up called Aereo Inc. from capturing the networks’ broadcast signal on an antenna leased to a subscriber and then piping a…
Is Drudge Report the Perfect Media Model?
thinkstockAmidst the talk of the restructuring of old line media like the Financial Times and Time Inc., and the Jeff Bezos investment in upstart Business Insider, the model of the Drudge Report, now more…
Two Analysts See Facebook Shares Going to $36 or $37
courtesy of Facebook Inc.While there have been some negative comments around the new Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) Home initiative from Thursday, we have found two analysts making very positive comments on the stock. We…
Addressing the Unusual Netflix Trading
courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is playing a serious game of give back after it was the top S&P 500 stock in the first quarter. Shares doubled yet again during the bull market’s…
Another Loss in Court for TV Networks
ThinkstockA federal appeals court today denied the appeal from a group of broadcasters including CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), which owns the ABC television network, News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS),…
Small Screen, Growing Viewership for Mobile Video
courtesy of AppleLarger screens and faster networks are leading to increased usage of mobile devices, especially smartphones, for watching video. That’s one conclusion drawn from a global survey of mobile phone owners conducted recently…