Most active Nasdaq-traded stocks
AP - 55 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at Nasdaq 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - 55 mins ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are down at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Tue May 13, 9:41AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Fox, FIFA talked about effects of 2022 date shift
AP - Tue May 13, 6:12AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox Sports executive says the company has talked to FIFA about the ramifications of possibly shifting the dates of the 2022 World Cup.
Rentrak Announces Top DVD & Blu-ray Sales and Rentals for Week Ending May 4, 2014
PR Newswire - Mon May 12, 1:23PM CDT
Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT) today announced the Top-10 DVD & Blu-ray Disc sales and rentals according to the company's Retail Essentials and Home Video Essentials tracking services which are based on estimated consumer spending per data collected for the week ending May 4, 2014.
Fox unveils schedule, cutting back 'Idol'
AP - Mon May 12, 10:05AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox will cut "American Idol" to one night for several weeks next spring, part of a reset for a struggling network that will have 11 new series in the coming year including the much-awaited "Batman" prequel "Gotham."
May 12 Premarket Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know
at The Street - Mon May 12, 7:04AM CDT
U.S. stock futures rise; Pro-Russian separatists declare victory in Ukraine; Pfizer pushes for AstraZeneca deal; BSkyB in talks with 21st Century Fox to buy pay television assets in Italy and Germany.
Asian Stocks Finish Mostly Higher, Europe Trades Mixed
at The Street - Mon May 12, 5:24AM CDT
Asian markets draw the most attention Monday, while European markets are mixed.
Statement from 21st Century Fox Spokesperson Regarding BSkyB
Business Wire - Mon May 12, 1:04AM CDT
"Over the years we've had numerous internal discussions regarding the organizational and ownership structure of the European Sky-branded satellite platforms. From time to time these conversations have included BSkyB, however no agreement between the parties has ever been reached."
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
AP - Fri May 09, 12:11PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
Disney Confirms 3 ‘Star Wars’ Spin-Off Films on the Way
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 09, 7:25AM CDT
Disney CEO Bob Iger recently confirmed that "at least three" new Star Wars spin-off films were in the works, running parallel to its three upcoming main films, Episodes VII ,...
News Corp profit drops; results top Wall Street
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Thu May 08, 7:33PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — News Corp.'s net income fell in its fiscal third quarter, but its results beat Wall Street expectations due to better book publishing thanks to thriving sales of the "Divergent" series, which was launched as a movie in March.
Does an X-Men TV Show Make Sense for Fox?
John Casteele, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 08, 4:35AM CDT
Twenty-First Century Fox has had great success with the "X-Men" franchise that it licensed way back in 1994 after seeing how well "X-Men: The Animated Series" was performing in its Fox Kids programming block. With a collective worldwide box office...
Fox 3Q earnings top expectations
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Wed May 07, 6:37PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings that topped analyst expectations as revenue grew thanks to higher advertising sales and a popular Super Bowl.
21st Century Fox Reports Q3 Total Segment Operating Income before Depreciation and Amortization of $1.79 Billion
Business Wire - Wed May 07, 3:02PM CDT
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. ("21st Century Fox" or the "Company" -- NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) today reported $8.22 billion of total revenue for the three months ending March 31, 2014, an $866 million or 12% increase over the $7.35 billion of revenue reported in the prior year quarter(1). The growth in revenue was driven by a $338 million increase at the Television segment, led by the broadcast of Super Bowl XLVIII, and a $325 million or 11% increase at the Cable Network Programming segment, led by continued global affiliate revenue growth.