The second quarter earnings report of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) exceeded Wall Street expectations, as well as demonstrating significant year over year improvement. Yet investors...
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July 25 - News
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS) are two top media stocks. However, their execution and strategies have been remarkably different.
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July 24 - News
To be sure, if you thought the meager $29.2 million domestic opening weekend take achieved by The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)'s The Lone Ranger was bad, Dreamworks Animation...
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July 24 - News
Risk and a little uncertainty make an investment exciting. The same is true with fantasy sports. Not only is fantasy sports fun, but it can be lucrative as well.
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July 23 - News
On the eve of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)'s second-quarter earnings report, the company got some bad news from a partner.
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July 23 - News
It's no mystery that The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) loves a good sequel.
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July 22 - News
Last Friday, the three media giants that own video streaming service Hulu -- The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ:FOX), and Comcast Corporation...
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July 17 - News
If you want gigabit Internet speeds at an affordable price, you have to go with Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Fiber.
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July 15 - News
Animated features have a long history of outperforming.
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July 15 - News
Comic book movies and TV shows don't always star superheroes. Sometimes, they star dead lawmen and trained killers. That's what we'll have next weekend when R.I.P.D.
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July 15 - News
More on why that is shortly. First, let's dig into the bad news.
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July 10 - News
After all, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) did pile a reported $215 million into production of the film, while optimistically noting that it had all the makings of a winner...
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July 9 - News
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has a "grand vision" for the TV market, according to Tim Cook.
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July 5 - News
They're baaaaack. The minions of Despicable Me, that is, and this time they're taking on The Lone Ranger. The Masked Man doesn't stand a chance.
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July 5 - News
Several years ago the video-based media pie was easy to cut. The studios and networks would create the content, and the cable and video rental companies would distribute it.
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July 3 - News
The Video On Demand (systems by which users select and watch video content on demand) market is becoming more and more attractive.
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July 2 - News
It's a bird, it's a plane...
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June 27 - News
A leading provider of telecommunications services in the United States and worldwide, AT&T Inc.
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June 26 - News
The stock market recently logged its biggest one-day dip in over a year.
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June 21 - News
Recently, billionaire Mario Gabelli reported that he owned around 19.1 million shares of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) at the end of May, much higher than what he...
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June 18 - Hedge Funds
Still just a baby killer whale on the New York Stock Exchange, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc (NYSE:SEAS) only went public in April 2013, and shortly thereafter reported its first...
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June 18 - News
It’s like siblings trying to decide what to do with the last piece of candy.
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June 18 - News
Many years ago, television reception was all about “rabbit ears.” Today it is about cable and satellite offerings.
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June 18 - News
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is widely expected to unveil a smart TV sometime in the near future.
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June 17 - News
All the bloviating and blather about the "right way to watch TV" has given stocks that enable "binge viewing" a patina of sin on a par with alcohol, tobacco, and casino stocks...
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June 17 - News
These days, it's tough to read tech or media headlines without hearing everyone’s favorite new buzzword, “the second screen,” which has been touted by companies such as ...
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June 14 - News
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) raised single day admission prices at its theme parks in Florida and California, effective from June 2, 2013.
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June 12 - News
In 2009, things looked bleak for the nation's amusement parks, with revenues sinking to $11.6 billion overall.
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June 11 - News
Ever dream of owning a theme park? While it may not be realistic for everyone to have his or her own theme park, investors can fulfill this dream by becoming a shareholder of...
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June 11 - News
Recently, Joshua Sapan, the CEO of AMC Networks Inc (NASDAQ:AMCX), sold as many as 93,950 shares of the company he manages at around $66.95 per share, for a total transaction...
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June 11 - Insider Trading
The company operates about 100 cruise ships and tour companies in Alaska and Canada. Based on market capitalization, Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) is valued at $26.73 billion...
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June 10 - News
“Fast and Furious 6,” from Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)'s Universal Pictures, led the box office for the weekend of May 31 – June 2, grossing $35.2 million according...
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June 10 - News
I admit it: I’m not a big sports fan (aside from the ‘big game day’ events with friends).
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June 10 - News
Many feared that cable TV and cable stocks were in trouble as satellite providers and telecom providers encroached on their territory.
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June 10 - News
April and May saw a flurry of big-budget blockbusters from almost all of the major studios.
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June 10 - News
The latest potential suitor for Hulu is AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), according to reporting by AllThingsD. Sources "close to" AT&T Inc.
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June 10 - News
Jim Cramer told Mad Money viewers on May 31 that anyone buying Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
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June 6 - News
Most investors must be pretty happy with their investment in CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS). In just the last six months, the stock has jumped 32%.
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June 6 - News
Some would say that coming in second place is an accomplishment. Others would say that no one remembers who finished second, only who won.
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June 5 - News
I've been a big fan of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) in the past year or so, suggesting several times that the stock might be undervalued.
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June 3 - News
Before I tell you the name of the company I'm writing about, we need to establish one ground rule.
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June 3 - News
Andreas Halvorsen is one of the most successful Tiger cubs.
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May 29 - Hedge Funds
While the war to become the dominant supplier of home entertainment content will probably continue on ad infinitum, it is becoming clear that DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) and Comcast...
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May 28 - News
People are excited about Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Fiber.
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May 28 - News
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Netflix, Inc.
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May 24 - News
The biggest items in Appaloosa Management’s shopping cart in the latest quarter are Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG), Prudential Financial Inc (...
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May 23 - Hedge Funds
Dan Loeb, the famous hedge fund manager, delivered quite a strong annualized return of 15.4% in the past 15 years, leaving the S&P 500’s annualized return of only 4.5% during...
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May 22 - News
John Griffin founded Blue Ridge Capital in 1996 and was once known as billionaire Julian Robertson's right hand man.
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May 22 - Hedge Funds
Last Thursday, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced another new video content deal for its Prime Instant Video service.
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May 21 - News
