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Facebook To Host News Directly On Its Site?
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 8:16am | 228Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) has been "quietly" holding talks with at least half a dozen media companies about hosting their content directly on Facebook's platform than force users to click on an external link to access the content, the New York Times reported on Monday night. Facebook is in a...
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Yahoo Spikes Up After Alibaba Takeover Speculation
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 12:57pm | 249Read More...Shares of Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) spiked higher Wednesday morning. The move is likely related to a Chinese publication in which an anonymous author explored a potential takeover of the company by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (NYSE: BABA) founder Jack Ma. "The acquisition of Yahoo is...
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5 Recent Big Media Spinoffs
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 11:19am | 826Read More...Gannett’s (NYSE: GCI) announcement last Tuesday that it planned to spin off its print business, including USA Today, into a separate company was only the latest of several recent media spinoffs. Here's a look at how the deal stacks up against the others. The Debt Question Gannett...
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Are Investors Undervaluing The Gannett Restructuring?
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 3:52pm | 377Read More...Investors are coming to grips with a series of restructuring announcements from media company Gannett (NYSE: GCI) as they try to value the stock. Analyst Commentary Noble Financial is the first sell side research house to comment on the transformation. "We view the moves favorably, as...
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Hockey Broadcasts in Canada Change Hands as Rogers Communications Scores 12-Year Deal with NHL
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 4:34pm | 552Read More...A major sports broadcasting deal is shaking up the media landscape in Canada. The National Hockey League and Rogers Communications (NYSE: RCI) announced a “landmark” 12-year agreement on Tuesday – that includes the Canadian national rights to all NHL games on all media platforms, in all...
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DISH Network and Disney Reportedly Closing in on Programming Deal
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 - 4:26pm | 754Read More...It looks like the dispute between Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) and Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) over programming issues may be resolved without the much-feared blackout of some very popular cable channels for Dish subscribers. At issue is the satellite-television provider's carriage of some much-...
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Have Super Bowl Ads Become Too Costly For Advertisers?
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 3:11pm | 667Read More...Quick: think of a televised event that nearly everyone you know watches at the same time. Chances are good you probably thought of the Super Bowl. Outside of critical breaking news, the NFL football championship is one of the few remaining instances where U.S. broadcasters and advertisers can...
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Carl Icahn's Netflix Exit: Genius, Collusion or Both?
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 5:09pm | 484Read More...By Bryan Wiener Tuesday was one of the craziest days for a single stock in quite a while. Having released its earnings report after the close on Monday, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) raged to its highest level ever in after-hours trading, hitting upwards of $396. Then, in an enormous reversal of...
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Can Twitter Live Up to its Pre-IPO Hype? (TWTR)
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 2:15pm | 822Read More...While investors wait for Twitter's impending IPO, expected as early as next month, a new survey suggests the microblogging and social networking site may be facing a consumer plateau. A recently-released Reuters/Ipsos online survey of nearly 1,100 people who have joined Twitter (NYSE: TWTR)...
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Even MSNBC Admits Big Oil Creates Jobs
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 5:57pm | 225Read More...Drill, drill, drill = Jobs, Jobs, Jobs Amazing facts: The Williston, North Dakota Walmart sells out of merchandise every day, and the local McDonald's is one of the busiest in the country and pays $15 per hour to attract workers. HT: Americans for Tax Reform
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Invest in China's inland empire
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 3:48am | 628Read More...As stated in the last paragraph on my article (Plenty of Hiring - Just not in America), China's manufacturing base is gradually shifting away from coastal and southern tier 1 cities to more inland tier 2 cities. While it is still being debated how fast this transition can be, and whether the...
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After Avatar Success: 3D Going Mainstream
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 5:02pm | 283Read More...Although the technology has existed since the 1920's and many films have tried to use it to create a more realistic movie experience, 3D has never been a hit with viewers. All that has changed with the success of Avatar. The film is only the second movie ever to gross over $1 billion in ticket...
