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Source: ThinkstockDish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The satellite TV provider posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47...
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Source: thinkstockDirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) reported first-quarter 2013 results before markets opened this morning. The satellite TV provider posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.43 on...
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Source: ThinkstockWhen Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) put in its bid of $25.5 billion for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S), there could be little question that the satellite TV provider was serious...
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Source: IntelsatThursday’s initial public offering of Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) appears to be off to a bit of a disappointing start, at least on the surface. The world’s largest commercial...
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Source: ThinkstockBroadcast TV networks have failed twice to get the courts to stop a start-up called Aereo Inc. from capturing the networks’ broadcast signal on an antenna leased to a subscriber...
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Source: thinkstockWe’ve been following for some time now the jockeying for position that has been going on in the entertainment industry. The past weekend brought a new offer from Verizon...
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Source: ThinkstockFor a while there it looked like satellite TV operator DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) might end up writing a rather large check to Vivendi to pay for the French media company’s Brazilian...
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Source: 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...
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Source: ThinkstockA lawsuit filed in 2009 by Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) against sports network ESPN, which is owned by The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), goes in front of a jury in Manhattan...
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Source: courtesy of Sirius XM RadioWe have mostly come through earnings season, and the start of February turns into “Annual Report Season” on Wall St. This is when investors get to see how all...
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Source: ThinkstockIn an Securities and Exchange Commission filing this morning, wireless network company Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) filed a preliminary proxy statement related to the company’s...
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Source: ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Justice has asked the Federal Communications Commission to defer a decision on the $20 billion Softbank plan to acquire control of Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:...
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Source: courtesy of Sirius XM RadioAn Securities and Exchange Commission filing this morning has shown that Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LMCAD) has acquired more shares of Sirius XM Radio Inc....
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Source: 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...
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Source: 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...
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