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Fox's Investment In 'Deadpool' Set To Pay Off
Friday, February 12, 2016 - 9:20am | 530Read More...While Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has the market cornered on Marvel's core characters, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) has slyly found a new way to stay in the game. Many remember the studio holds the film rights to the "X-Men," and "Fantastic Four" comics, but the character getting the...
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Rising Expectations For Disney, Time Warner Earnings
Sunday, February 7, 2016 - 12:04pm | 524Read More...Several big media companies are on deck to share their latest results this week. Earnings estimates have been rising for two of the largest. But only one of them is expected to have strong top and bottom line results. Though many blue chips have already reported their most recent quarterly results...
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Marvel Comics New Muslim Character Could Diversify Cinematic Universe
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 - 1:50pm | 1067Read More...DC Comics and Marvel are known widely as comic book royalty. By sporting rabbit and mouse ears respectively, they have access to big funds that translate into better writers, actors, directors and animators for their big-budget films. While Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) are...
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Mark Haines: Superman Doesn't Stand For Trust, Justice, And Fish & Chips
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 11:11am | 74Read More...On a brief moment away from the financial markets, CNBC's Mark Haines commented humorously on the new Superman movie and its British lead. “The new Superman is being played by a [British actor],” Haines said. “Superman stands for truth, justice, and the American way. Not truth, justice, and fish...
