Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Tue Sep 16, 6:46PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Tue Sep 16, 12:22PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
EPIX Original Documentary To Russia with Love Explores LGBT Human Rights Journey as Seen Through Athletes' Experience -- Premieres October 29 at 8PM ET
Business Wire - Tue Sep 16, 11:57AM CDT
--Golden Globe & Emmy Award Winner Jane Lynch Narrates
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Tue Sep 16, 9:43AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Nickelodeon's TV and Digital Channels to Go Dark for Eleventh Annual Worldwide Day of Play, Saturday, Sept. 20
Business Wire - Mon Sep 15, 10:35AM CDT
Nickelodeon will empower kids to get up and get active when its TV channels, websites and app go off air and offline for its 11th Annual Worldwide Day of Play (WWDoP) on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (all times ET/PT). Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nick.com, NickJr.com, Nicktoons.com, TeenNick.com and the Emmy(R) Award-winning Nick App will all participate. Additionally, the network's national prosocial partners - United States Tennis Association, NFL PLAY 60, the Boys and Girls Club of America and Key Club, among others -- will host several thousand local events across the country to help celebrate kids' love of play.
Viacom Inc. to Report Quarterly and Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Results on November 13, 2014
Business Wire - Mon Sep 15, 8:00AM CDT
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAB and VIA) announced today that on Thursday, November 13, 2014, it will issue financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. The Company will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET), following the release of its earnings announcement.
'No Good Deed' defeats 'Guardians' at theaters
By SANDY COHEN - AP - Sun Sep 14, 2:51PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took a murderous Idris Elba and a pair of dolphin buddies to defeat "Guardians of the Galaxy" at movie theaters.
"Guardians of the Galaxy," "Maleficent," and More: The 5 Biggest Box Office Hits of Summer 2014
Keith Noonan, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 14, 8:07AM CDT
With the summer box office season drawn to a close, it's a good time for a little reflection. Overall domestic totals came in well below those from 2013, but there were still standout performers and companies that emerged from the highly important...
Multi-screen Viewership Boosts TV Fandom and Loyalty, According to Viacom's "Getting With the Program: TV's Funnels, Paths and Hurdles"
Business Wire - Thu Sep 11, 8:00AM CDT
Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today unveiled the results of "Getting With the Program: TV's Funnels, Paths and Hurdles," a new study exploring how audiences discover, watch and become fans of TV shows. The findings reveal that the proliferation of devices and sources is having a positive impact on viewership and fandom. Additionally, multi-screen viewers (those who used multiple screens and sources) demonstrate a preference for live TV and stronger network loyalty compared to single-screeners (those who only used one screen).
UK TV series take root in Acorn streaming service
By LYNN ELBER - AP - Thu Sep 11, 5:56AM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here's an offbeat mystery: Why did detective Hercule Poirot's final U.S. small-screen bow come not on his familiar stage, PBS, but on a niche website devoted to streaming British whodunits and dramas?
How Will Viacom (VIA) Stock React To Distribution Agreement With Sony (SNE)?
at The Street - Wed Sep 10, 10:51AM CDT
Viacom (VIA) and Sony (SNE) entered into a distribution agreement relating to Sony's upcoming TV streaming service and 22 of Viacom's networks.
Viacom and Sony Reach Landmark Internet Distribution Agreement
Business Wire - Wed Sep 10, 9:00AM CDT
--Twenty-Two Viacom Networks, including Comedy Central, MTV, Spike, VH1, Nickelodeon to be Available on New Service at Launch