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Hulu, the large premium video site owned by GE’s (GE) NBC Universal, News Corp. and Providence Equity Partners, is growing faster than most analysts expected. According to comScore, Hulu had more...
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Judging by the earnings reports out this morning from some of America’s largest media companies, US consumers are soaking up more entertainment than ever and they’re willing to pay for it. Media...
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Airbus is looking to bolster its defense segment with an AI-related purchase, and Disney is getting some help in fighting a proxy war.
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The Committee to Enhance Topps announced today that independent proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services, or "ISS," has recommended that stockholders of The Topps Company,...
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Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced that it plans to expand its offerings of original programming to include comedy shows and kids programming, in addition to its existing...
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We have many shares moving in the after-hours session this Tuesday evening. Not all are earnings, but keep in mind that this was on the heels of a 400+ point rally in the DJIA. Tonight’s...
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The broadcast TV networks’ dog-and-pony show known as the “upfront market” has gotten off to a good start this year. Advertisers get to see the coming season’s new TV shows and then mull over...
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Trying to figure out the impact of tablets on a how a given person spends time connected to the rest of the world requires a lot of patience and a sharp eye for detail. Most observers have figured...
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Updated: 31 October 2008Not all companies and industries will be hit equally hard by the consumer credit crisis. Operations such as Procter & Gamble (PG), McDonald’s (MCD), and Wal-Mart (WMT) may...
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Updated throughout the day… Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) still has persisting rumors of new cell phone carrier distribution outside of AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T). Various sources are citing a...
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Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL) is about to disappear. The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) acquisition is set to close this week. Some have criticized this $4.2 billion cash and stock deal,...
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The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is set to report earnings right at the close of trading today. The Thomson Reuters (First Call) estimates for the media giant and DJIA component are $0.49 EPS and...
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For its first fiscal quarter of 2011, Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA) reported that profit fell -12% and revenue fell by -4.8% due mainly to weakness in the company’s film business. Viacom’s cable TV...
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