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In a coups of sorts, International Game Technology PLC (NYSE: IGT) has managed to clinch the property licensing rights to Shark Tank." In a press release, the company said its subsidiary IGT Global Solutions has secured from Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE: SNE) Sony Pictures Television Inc. the rights to...

ABC's "Shark Tank" hosts have gotten increasingly political in recent races. Lowercase Capital investor Chris Sacca and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban were heavily involved in Hillary Clinton's campaign this cycle, with Cuban appearing at Clinton events in Pittsburgh and Detroit. While fellow...

Election Day is one of the biggest revolving events for the media. Once every four years, the political rhetoric intensifies to its peek on a fateful Tuesday in November. Unfortunately, from time to time, the media itself becomes part of the story. Here’s a look at four of the biggest...

Talks of a Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) acquisition have been circling in the last week, with rumored acquirers including salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). On Monday, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is said to have hired a financial advisor to look into a...

The new fall season got off to a great start last week with every new series from Monday to Wednesday registering high demo numbers. Thursday saw an end to that streak as ABC (Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and Fox (Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA)) both saw poor debuts, but CBS (CBS...

The major networks are very optimistic so far this new fall season, as every new show has launched above a 2.0 in the all-important 18–49 demo. Wednesday, the streak continued as ABC (Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)) and Fox Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA)) saw continued success. ABC...

It is that time of the year again where the networks reboot themselves with a brand new schedule and a brand new crop of rookie series. For investors it is an important period as it can give them a snapshot of how the network will do over the next season and in many cases how that will impact the...

It is that time of the year again where the networks reboot themselves with a brand new schedule and a brand new crop of rookie series. For investors it is an important period as it can give them a snapshot of how the network will do over the next season and in many cases how that will impact the...

It is that time of the year again when networks reboot themselves with a brand new schedule and a brand new crop of rookie series. For investors, it is an important period as well, as it can give them a snapshot of how a network will do over the next season, and in many cases, how that will...

College football is just weeks away, and although for sports fans it's one of the most exciting times of the year, the season may be a viable opportunity for traders and investors. One of college football’s largest television providers is ABC and ESPN, both of which are owned by Walt...

Stars of ABC’s hit reality show “Shark Tank” Mark Cuban and Kevin O’Leary sometimes argue over the merits of an entrepreneur's offer, but one thing they agree on is using stock investing to build portfolio value. O’Leary, a frequent guest on CNBC, recently...

ABC is playing a new type of game this summer as the Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)-owned network is banking heavily on game shows and unscripted programming to populate its offseason. The network's first big test of that programming came Sunday with its "Fun & Games" Sunday night...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) ABC's summer has been stellar so far thanks in large part to the NBA Finals and a rematch between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Sunday night, the best-of-seven game series wrapped up in nail-biting fashion and over 30 million people tuned...

ABC (Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS))'s summer looks just as loaded as its regular season with a number of new offerings in the mix. Analysts were quick to note, however, that this year the network has taken a decidedly unusual path in mostly relying on reality programming. The first of those new series...