Wednesday 6-18-2014 Walt Disney Company (DIS) $DIS
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Overall Average: 24% Buy
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Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Wed Jun 18, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: (full story)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Wed Jun 18, 1:17PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: (full story)
Rentrak Announces Top Ten Digital Movie Purchases & Rentals for Week Ending June 1, 2014
PR Newswire - Wed Jun 18, 11:00AM CDT
Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT), the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the top ten digital movie purchases and rentals based on consumer transaction rate. The report includes Internet Video on Demand (iVOD) and electronic sell-through (EST), for both Standard-Definition and Digital HD movie purchases and rentals. (full story)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Wed Jun 18, 10:36AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: (full story)
Nielsen: Nearly 16 million watch Ghana-US
AP - Wed Jun 18, 6:03AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 16 million people in the United States watched the country's World Cup opener on television. (full story)
IMAX Authorizes Share Repurchase Program - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 17, 11:00PM CDT
IMAX Corp. (IMAX) yesterday announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of $150 million of its common shares within the next three years. (full story)
3 Major Reasons Why Netflix Will Outperform in the Long Run
Ishfaque Faruk, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 17, 5:46PM CDT
The stock price of Netflix has seen a big recovery in the last month after a heavy pullback in the broad tech sell-off. However, Netflix remains a very sound and fundamentally strong business with not only growth in subscribers but also large... (full story)
Rovio, Hasbro to Combine Transformers and Angry Birds - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 17, 1:05PM CDT
Hasbro Inc. (HAS) is partnering with Finnish casual game maker Rovio Entertainment for Angry Birds Transformers, a mobile game, consumer licensed goods and toys featuring the Telepods platform. (full story)
NBA Finals lead ABC to ratings win
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue Jun 17, 12:50PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs are happy it took only five games to beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, but the same can't be said for ABC. (full story)
Nielsen's top programs for June 9-15
By The Associated Press - AP - Tue Jun 17, 12:45PM CDT
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for June 9-15. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. (full story)
Nintendo Stock: How the Wii U Is Becoming an Unexpected Catalyst
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 17, 10:30AM CDT
Following a slew of announcements at E3, Nintendo stock moved up more than 2% as the broader market slid. Does that mean it's time for investors to get back in? Is Nintendo finally putting the Wii U's disastrous sales performance behind it? Fool... (full story)
1 Major Risk -- and Opportunity -- for Lions Gate Entertainment Investors
Andrés Cardenal, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 17, 9:05AM CDT
Source: Lions Gate. Lions Gate Entertainment is quite a singular case among movie studios. The company is substantially smaller and more concentrated than most competitors, and this can be a major source of risk for investors when things don't... (full story)
CrowdGather: Diversified Play on High-Growth Social Gaming
ACCESSWIRE - Tue Jun 17, 8:58AM CDT
CrowdGather: Diversified Play on High-Growth Social Gaming (full story)
Intelligent Highway Solutions Finds Itself in the Right Place at the Right Time
ACCESSWIRE - Tue Jun 17, 8:48AM CDT
Whitefish, MT / June 17, 2014 / Approximately 45 days ago, Intelligent Highway Solutions Inc. (OTCQB: IHSI) announced its plans to expand into the burgeoning medical marijuana industry. At first glance it would appear as though IHSI is just another company haphazardly entering the market with the hopes of benefiting from the tremendous growth taking place. A closer look, however, will show that this isn't at all the case. (full story)
The Not-Yet-Fatal Flaw in Marvel's Movie Strategy
Tim Beyers, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jun 17, 8:47AM CDT
Ant-Man finally has a new creative team. Credit: Marvel Entertainment. Walt Disney 's Marvel Studios has a new director and writer for Ant-Man and a new Kingpin for its Netflix original series, Daredevil . Is the studio back on track?... (full story)
Netflix to Stream Show Based on Mattel's Ever After High - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jun 17, 8:35AM CDT
Netflix Inc (NFLX) recently announced that it plans to launch a new animated series for kids based on the Mattel (MAT) franchise Ever After High. (full story)
How Is the World Cup Faring So Far?
at The Street - Tue Jun 17, 7:30AM CDT
The World Cup couldn't match the intensity of the NBA Finals, but it's putting up bigger numbers than any other sport U.S. programmers have thrown at it. (full story)