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Correction: Nielsens story
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Thu Jul 17, 3:11PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story July 15 about the Nielsen ratings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the CBS series "Extant" marked actress Halle Berry's small screen debut. It is her first starring role in a television series, but not her TV debut.
3 Media Stocks to Watch on M&A Activity - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 17, 2:07PM CDT
The increases in M&A activity has had a profound impact on media sector which has witness several mega bids in 2014 with the latest being Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc's. (FOXA) bid for Time Warner Inc. (TWX). -
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jul 17, 12:19PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Is Disney About to Add a Little Magic to Your Portfolio?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 12:00PM CDT
Source: Disney Heading into earnings on August 5, some investors might be wondering what to do with shares of The Walt Disney Company . With shares of the entertainment giant trading just off of their all-time highs, it might be awfully tempting...
eBay Rises, Sandisk Slumps: Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 11:18AM CDT
EBay shares rose following earnings, while SanDisk sank on weak guidance and Microsoft rose on layoffs.
Video: Apple Unlikely To Pursue Time Warner, Content
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 17, 10:17AM CDT
Apple (AAPL) is unlikely to bid for Time Warner or make a major content acquisition of that size, says BMO Capital Markets in a research report analyzing whether others might join 21st Century Fox (FOXA) in pursuing Time Warner. Time Warner (TWX) on...
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jul 17, 9:28AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Every Fool Should Look at These 3 Sports Companies!
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 9:00AM CDT
Source: Disney PricewaterhouseCoopers estimated that the global sports industry reached about $135 billion in revenue during 2013, which represented 4% year-over-year growth. Given the size of the industry, it's not too hard to guess that...
Will Disney (DIS) Stock Be Affected By This Netflix (NFLX) Canada Deal?
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 8:46AM CDT
Disney (DIS) and Netflix (NFLX) signed an agreement to stream Disney films on the website in Canada eight months after they are released in theaters.
Baseball's All-Star Game Is a Second-Tier Event
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 7:30AM CDT
With declining viewership and interest, the All-Star Game has fallen on hard times, despite its value to Fox and Major League Baseball's sponsors.
What the Court Ruling Against Fox in DISH Hopper Case Means for Streaming TV Services
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 6:31AM CDT
Despite the recent Supreme Court decision that shut down Aereo, a service that allowed subscribers to stream broadcast TV to mobile devices, a federal appeals court struck a blow to Fox Broadcasting Company 's efforts to shut down a similar service...
The 3 Companies That Will Dominate the Theme Park Industry for Years to Come
Casey Kelly-Barton, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 6:28AM CDT
TripAdvisor Inc users have chosen the best amusement parks in the United States and beyond, and almost all of them are owned by three American companies. Among the top 10 U.S. theme parks chosen for the Travelers' Choice awards , four are owned by...
Why the Dow's 15th Record of 2014 Left Disney and McDonald's Behind
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 8:04PM CDT
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrials set their 15th record of the year, rising more than 77 points on the back of Dow-component stocks in the technology sector . With signs that growth in mobile device continues to expand and even...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: A Dazzling Market
at The Street - Wed Jul 16, 6:43PM CDT
There's so much good happening it's hard to even comprehend it, Cramer says.
When Theme Parks Attack
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 5:10PM CDT
It's getting pretty intense in Central Florida as theme park mishaps continue to pile up this summer. Let's go over some of the incidents that have taken place at parks owned by Disney and Comcast . The rough run for theme parks began six...
Fox bid for Time Warner sparks content merger race
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Wed Jul 16, 4:57PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even though Rupert Murdoch's $76 billion bid for rival media giant Time Warner Inc. has been rejected, that doesn't mean how you watch TV shows and movies will stop changing any time soon.
CBS Completes CBS Outdoor Shares Exchange, Declares Outcome - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 16, 3:45PM CDT
CBS (CBS) declared the final outcome of the offer made by it to the stockholders, to swap their CBS Class B shares for shares of CBS Outdoor Americas (CBSO) held by CBS.
Disney's $95.6 Billion Arsenal
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 3:00PM CDT
Source: Disney As one of the largest companies in the world with a market cap of roughly $150 billion, The Walt Disney Company has a lot of resources at its disposal. But aside from the traditional tools at its disposal, like its $6 billion in...
Time Warner Skyrockets as 21st Century Fox Confirms Rejected Bid
at The Street - Wed Jul 16, 2:33PM CDT
Time Warner surges after rejecting an $80 billion acquisition bid from Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox.
Why Disney Is Down on a Strong Day for the Dow
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 2:30PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 65 points late in today's trading session following a solid earnings report from Intel showing far better performance from PCs than expected. Earnings season seems to be proving profitable so far; we saw...
Correction: Nielsens story
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Thu Jul 17, 3:11PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story July 15 about the Nielsen ratings, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the CBS series "Extant" marked actress Halle Berry's small screen debut. It is her first starring role in a television series, but not her TV debut.
3 Media Stocks to Watch on M&A Activity - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 17, 2:07PM CDT
The increases in M&A activity has had a profound impact on media sector which has witness several mega bids in 2014 with the latest being Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc's. (FOXA) bid for Time Warner Inc. (TWX). -
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jul 17, 12:19PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Is Disney About to Add a Little Magic to Your Portfolio?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 12:00PM CDT
Source: Disney Heading into earnings on August 5, some investors might be wondering what to do with shares of The Walt Disney Company . With shares of the entertainment giant trading just off of their all-time highs, it might be awfully tempting...
eBay Rises, Sandisk Slumps: Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 11:18AM CDT
EBay shares rose following earnings, while SanDisk sank on weak guidance and Microsoft rose on layoffs.
Video: Apple Unlikely To Pursue Time Warner, Content
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 17, 10:17AM CDT
Apple (AAPL) is unlikely to bid for Time Warner or make a major content acquisition of that size, says BMO Capital Markets in a research report analyzing whether others might join 21st Century Fox (FOXA) in pursuing Time Warner. Time Warner (TWX) on...
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Thu Jul 17, 9:28AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Every Fool Should Look at These 3 Sports Companies!
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 9:00AM CDT
Source: Disney PricewaterhouseCoopers estimated that the global sports industry reached about $135 billion in revenue during 2013, which represented 4% year-over-year growth. Given the size of the industry, it's not too hard to guess that...
Will Disney (DIS) Stock Be Affected By This Netflix (NFLX) Canada Deal?
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 8:46AM CDT
Disney (DIS) and Netflix (NFLX) signed an agreement to stream Disney films on the website in Canada eight months after they are released in theaters.
Baseball's All-Star Game Is a Second-Tier Event
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 7:30AM CDT
With declining viewership and interest, the All-Star Game has fallen on hard times, despite its value to Fox and Major League Baseball's sponsors.
What the Court Ruling Against Fox in DISH Hopper Case Means for Streaming TV Services
Daniel Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 6:31AM CDT
Despite the recent Supreme Court decision that shut down Aereo, a service that allowed subscribers to stream broadcast TV to mobile devices, a federal appeals court struck a blow to Fox Broadcasting Company 's efforts to shut down a similar service...
The 3 Companies That Will Dominate the Theme Park Industry for Years to Come
Casey Kelly-Barton, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 6:28AM CDT
TripAdvisor Inc users have chosen the best amusement parks in the United States and beyond, and almost all of them are owned by three American companies. Among the top 10 U.S. theme parks chosen for the Travelers' Choice awards , four are owned by...
Why the Dow's 15th Record of 2014 Left Disney and McDonald's Behind
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 8:04PM CDT
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrials set their 15th record of the year, rising more than 77 points on the back of Dow-component stocks in the technology sector . With signs that growth in mobile device continues to expand and even...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: A Dazzling Market
at The Street - Wed Jul 16, 6:43PM CDT
There's so much good happening it's hard to even comprehend it, Cramer says.
When Theme Parks Attack
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 5:10PM CDT
It's getting pretty intense in Central Florida as theme park mishaps continue to pile up this summer. Let's go over some of the incidents that have taken place at parks owned by Disney and Comcast . The rough run for theme parks began six...
Fox bid for Time Warner sparks content merger race
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - AP - Wed Jul 16, 4:57PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even though Rupert Murdoch's $76 billion bid for rival media giant Time Warner Inc. has been rejected, that doesn't mean how you watch TV shows and movies will stop changing any time soon.
CBS Completes CBS Outdoor Shares Exchange, Declares Outcome - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 16, 3:45PM CDT
CBS (CBS) declared the final outcome of the offer made by it to the stockholders, to swap their CBS Class B shares for shares of CBS Outdoor Americas (CBSO) held by CBS.
Disney's $95.6 Billion Arsenal
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 3:00PM CDT
Source: Disney As one of the largest companies in the world with a market cap of roughly $150 billion, The Walt Disney Company has a lot of resources at its disposal. But aside from the traditional tools at its disposal, like its $6 billion in...
Time Warner Skyrockets as 21st Century Fox Confirms Rejected Bid
at The Street - Wed Jul 16, 2:33PM CDT
Time Warner surges after rejecting an $80 billion acquisition bid from Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox.
Why Disney Is Down on a Strong Day for the Dow
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 2:30PM CDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 65 points late in today's trading session following a solid earnings report from Intel showing far better performance from PCs than expected. Earnings season seems to be proving profitable so far; we saw...
