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Panasonic Wants Back In The Video Game Business

Panasonic wants to join Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Sony (NYSE: SNE), and Nintendo as a large provider of video game consoles. It will launch a product into that market called “Jungle.” The Wall Street Journal…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Media Digest (10/6/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   George Soros says Germany has a deflation problem. Reuters:   China helped keep the yuan’s value low by giving aid to Greece. Reuters:   China ignored EU comments about the yuan. Reuters:   Congress wants investigations…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

A New 3D TV Without Glasses And Perhaps Without Buyers

Toshiba has introduced a 3D TV that does not require consumers to wear the odd glasses that people must wear to view movies using the technology. Many electronics companies say that 3D TV will…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Media Digest (10/5/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Bank of Japan moved rates to zero Reuters:   September retail sales were probably up due to promotions. Reuters:   Obama said the fiscal situation was untenable. Reuters:   Twitter appointed a new CEO. Reuters:   Google…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Media Digest 10/4/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   The American Sociology Review said a group of mortgages aimed at racially segregated neighborhoods helped cause the mortgage crisis. Reuters:   Sanofi-Aventis made an $18.5 billion offer for Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ). Reuters:   Philadelphia Fed…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Analysts Could Keep Pressure On Netflix Next Week (NFLX)

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) felt a sting on Friday after an analyst downgrade.  The home delivery of all-you-can-eat video rentals provider may have some additional answering to do when it comes to analyst coverage…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

SIRIUS XM Keeps Raising Targets (SIRI)

SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is at it again on the raised guidance front for subscribers.  CEO Mel Karmazin has now announced that SIRIUS is expected to end 2010 with approximately 20.1 million…

Jon C. Ogg · 16 years ago

Media Digest (10/1/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HP) named the former CEO of SAP (NYSE: SAP) as CEO and a former president of Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) as chairman. Reuters:   A trade  by Waddell & Reed Financial helped start…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Media Digest (9/30/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   China said legislation aimed at a devaluation of the yuan violated WTO regulations. Reuters:  IPOs do poorly in the People’s Republic now but can raise money from overseas investors. Reuters:   The new consumer…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

American Mistrust Of Media Surges

American’s do not trust the media, and this mistrust hit an all-time high in 2010, the fourth year the figure has gone higher. Fifty-seven percent of US adults have little or no trust in…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Media Digest (9/28/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   US businesses fear a fight over the yuan will cause a trade disaster. Reuters:   The US will test a cyber-blitz response plan. Reuters:   JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) may go to the FDIC for…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Media Digest 9/27/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters:   American International Group (NYSE: AIG) and the Treasury are closer to a deal to recoup the taxpayers’ investment in the insurer. Reuters:   China said movement on a bill to force revaluation of the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Jeff Zucker Should Have Been Fired Long Ago

In a move that should have surprised no one,  Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) said today that it was replacing Jeff Zucker as head of NBC Universal once the business is sold by General Electric…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Media Digest (9/24/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Reuters: Petrobras raised $70 billion in the largest stock offer in history. Reuters:   There will likely be no tax cut before the election, according to Democrats Reuters:   Obama asked the Chinese premier for more…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago

Blockbuster’s Chapter 11 May Be Inadequate

Blockbuster filed for Chapter 11 as expected. The rental chain declared that  it reached agreement with a group of bondholders holding approximately 80.1 percent principal amount of the company’s 11 3/4 percent senior secured…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 16 years ago