ThinkstockWhen Dish Network Inc. (NASDAQ: DISH) acquired bankrupt Blockbuster nearly two years ago, the company said that the 1,700 Blockbuster stores that were part of the deal would “complement our existing video offerings while…
ThinkstockToday’s announcement from CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) that it will convert its outdoor advertising business into a REIT and seek buyers for the foreign properties owned by the company could fire up interest among…
thinkstockCBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) is getting high marks so far after the company disclosed details of what is nothing short of a total reorganization of the company. Most investors know of CBS by the national…
clevelandbrowns.comFirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is taking on a new risk, a risk which you will not find anywhere in its annual report and proxy filings. The company has partnered with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns to…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.The highly anticipated event from Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is finally here. In the “Come see what we’re building” event, it sure seems that Mark Zuckerberg’s tease was aimed at emulating…
courtesy of YouTubeThere is barely any reason for a single media company to be in the online video content business. Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube has such a huge presence that it sucks the…
ThinkstockThe number of U.S. households paying for TV service is expected to fall slightly in 2012, from 100.9 million in 2011 to 100.8 million. While not a big dive in itself, if the forecast…
courtesy GameStop Corp.The holiday season brought no relief for the embattled video game industry. Traditional consoles and software sales are under siege from new products that run on mobile handsets and tablets, and within…
ThinkstockBusiness website newcomer BusinessInsider sent another shudder through the sector as its December audience reached 8.8 million unique visitors, according to research firm comScore. That puts it well ahead of the audience of troubled…
courtesy of Facebook Inc.Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has crossed back up over $30 for the first time since its disastrous initial public offering robbed billions of dollars from unsuspecting investors. Now there is a…
courtesy of Sirius XM RadioSirius XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is trying to tell Wall Street that it has an exciting 2013 ahead of it. The problem is that with new management, with a…
ThinkstockOne of the premier brands in the newspaper business is the Financial Times, owned Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO), and when the company’s CEO announced her retirement last October, there was some speculation that the…
courtesy of NetflixUsing words like “unprecedented” and “addictive” and “compelling,” Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) this morning announced that it has struck a deal with Warner Brothers Television Group (WBTV), which is ultimately owned by…
courtesy of NvidiaThe game console and portable device business just became more crowded. Chip company Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) will release its own game product, which has been given the code name of “Project…
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) has decided not to allow a recent series of shootings, particularly the one in Newtown, to hamper its public profile or its support of the use of…