ThinkstockThe plan under which Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) will spin off its Time Inc. magazine division received mostly negative press, particularly about the fate of the print operations. Most analysts believe that Time…
ThinkstockPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) reported fourth quarter and full year 2013 results after markets closed today. For the quarter, the Internet radio company posted an adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) loss of…
ThinkstockApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) first tried to license music for a new streaming service in time for the iPhone 5 launch, but pushback from the industry’s largest music publisher, Sony/ATV, a division of Sony…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has admitted, in it own way, that people do not spend as much time as they used to on the social network, as well as that the…
ThinkstockOwners of print media finally have started to do what they have threatened to do since advertising in the sector began a sharp and relentless drop a half a decade ago. In an admission that…
starwars.comIt was back on October 30, 2012 that we first covered how The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) was getting a steal by acquiring the wonderful Star Wars franchise from George Lucas for a…
thinkstockby Jon Friedman Once upon a time, Hulu had a golden opportunity to transform our viewing habits, the television industry and the Internet. Now, you’re more likely to associate Hulu with one of those…
ThinkstockAlmost every financial and general newspaper or news website has as its headline a story about the record peak of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The same media appear evenly split on what happens…
ThinkstockPandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) has recovered handily off of its lows as the Internet radio player has been trying to mature as a public company. While its costs have risen in unison with…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The price recovery of Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) shares was trending, but they are selling down again. Optimism that the social network has found a way to raise rates on the…
courtesy of Google Inc.For those who swear by Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) news as the best source of aggregated information on the Internet, here are today’s business headlines: Countdown to spending cuts: A matter…
ThinkstockThe Nasdaq and NYSE short interest for Feb. 15 is out, and there have been some big changes in the short interest compared to January 31. While Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) saw a big gain…
ThinkstockThe conventional wisdom is that old media online content gets trumped every time by new media properties, at least when it comes to ad revenue. This does not have to be the case, based…
ThinkstockIn a lawsuit filed late yesterday in New York, Cablevision Systems Corp. (NYSE: CVC) is taking on Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) in a move that challenges the media company’s practice of forcing cable providers…
ThinkstockThe number of big city dailies on the market for sale is about to rise sharply. These papers are viewed by many analysts as dinosaurs, and ones that will never make money. The losses…