Media Digest 8/17/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The GM IPO is about to be filed. Reuters: Several members of the Senate want the FCC to push ahead with its own internet rules and not rely on Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Reuters: …
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Newest first · Page 291The Market For 3-D Porn
There is, apparently, a market for 3-D pornography. This is the gamble that a firm in Hong Kong is taking as it produced new films like “3-D Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy” according to…
Media Digest 8/16/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Japan’s Q2 CGP was only .1% or a rate of .4% for the year. Reuters: Worries about growth have moved from Europe to the US. Reuters: Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) may sell…
Microsoft Xbox 360 Sales Surge Ahead OF Wii
Nintendo just announced that sales of its Wii game console had reached 30 million units in the US, and had reached that level faster than any other console in history. The celebration was short-lived.…
Media Digest 8/13/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The GM CEO will leave as the company has its IPO. ‘Reuters: Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) sued Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) over Android. Reuters: Germany raised its forecast for the second half Reuters: Hewlett-Packard’s…
MakeMyTrip Becomes Top IPO of 2010 (MMYT)
CIA World FactbookMakeMyTrip Ltd. (NASDAQ: MMYT) just became the best IPO of 2010 today. Whether that status holds is something not yet known, but the IPO priced at the higher-end of its range and…
Media Digest 8/12/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: India officials met over a decision about whether to ban certain services of the Research In Motion (NYSE: RIMM) BlackBerry. Reuters: GM put together a $5 billion bank facility and will probably file…
Media Digest 8/11/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Research In Motion will share some BlackBerry code with the Saudis. Reuters: The dollar hit a 15-month low compared to the yen Reuters: India will decide whether to restrict the BlackBerry. Reuters: Dell…
Nintendo Wii Sales Hit 30 Million In US
Nintendo Wii sales have not been particularly spectacular recently. The console is aged and the Sony (NYSE SNE) PS3 and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox 360 have new features and have sharply cut retail prices.…
Disneys Grows All Segment Revenues (DIS)
The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) just followed trends seen at other media companies with better-than-expected earnings. Third quarter earnings rose 31% to $0.67 EPS from $0.51 in the same quarter in 2009. Revenues…
What Ever Happened To Cable Giant John Malone?
Cable magnate John Malone offered a gloomy outlook on the economy to the Wall Street Journal that has not been born out by his own holdings. “Well, my wife, who is very concerned about…
Netflix & EPIX… Pipe Dreams? (NFLX, VIA-B, LGF, CSTR)
There may be some fears that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has peaked or that its growth trajectory may not be as sustainable as it had been. A new deal announced today that sounds like…
Media Digest 8/10/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Economists have cut forecasts and look to the Federal Reserve to take action. Reuters: BP Plc (NYSE: BP) will try the final stage of killing its leaking well and has begun to fund…
Media Update (8/9/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Former Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd settled a sexual harassment case from reality TV star Jodie Fisher. Reuters: HP will signal its direction based on the background of its new chief. Reuters: …
Apple’s Billions, Gaming, and China (AAPL, NTDOY, 7974)
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly (Reuters) in talks to buy a Chinese software maker named Handseeing, a designer of online games based on Chinese folklore. If this deal occurs, it seems to be…