Final Glance: Media companies
AP - Wed Dec 24, 5:02PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading:
VIA: 76.94 (-0.37), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), CMCSK: 57.71 (+0.21), NYT: 13.41 (-0.17), VIAB: 76.89 (-0.38), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Is The 'Entourage' Movie Just What Warner Brothers Needs In 2015?
The Entertainment Oracle - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 4:11PM CST
TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Discovery Communications Viewership May Drop Further - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Dec 24, 2:20PM CST
On Dec 24, 2014, we issued an updated research report on Discovery Communications Inc. (DISCA).
DISCA: 34.89 (-0.19), NXST: 52.49 (unch), SIRI: 3.48 (unch), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Comcast Strong on Innovative Services, Theme Park Business - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Dec 24, 12:20PM CST
A string of innovative service launches like "Ethernet@Home"coupled with higher demand for metro Ethernet services are likely to spur growth for Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) in the coming quarters.
LBTYA: 50.76 (-0.02), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), VG: 3.82 (+0.03), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Early Glance: Media companies
AP - Wed Dec 24, 9:23AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
VIA: 76.94 (-0.37), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), CMCSK: 57.71 (+0.21), NYT: 13.41 (-0.17), VIAB: 76.89 (-0.38), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Online launch of The Interview to be closely watched
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 7:10AM CST
VIA: 76.94 (-0.37), LGF: 32.36 (+0.49), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), SNE: 21.32 (+0.46), AMC: 26.62 (-0.20), CKEC: 26.09 (+0.10), VIAB: 76.89 (-0.38), CNK: 36.22 (+0.05), RGC: 21.20 (+0.09), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Netflix Inc. CEO Reed Hastings' Letter to Santa
Rick Munarriz, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Dec 23, 7:00PM CST
Dear Santa, It's me, Reed Hastings. I know that you're busy this time of year, but I wanted to take some time to thank you for all that you've brought me in the past couple of years before moving on to the stuff I would really like this...
NFLX: 342.10 (+5.67), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20), OUTR: 72.88 (-2.00)
Can Ad-Supported Amazon Prime Video Dethrone Netflix?
Daniel B. Kline, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Dec 23, 5:13PM CST
Amazon Prime Instant Video has always been an exclusive perk for members of the company's $99 a year Prime service. However, the company is now considering an ad-supported version of the streaming service that would be available to anyone, The...
NFLX: 342.10 (+5.67), AMZN: 303.03 (-3.26), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Midday Glance: Media companies
AP - Tue Dec 23, 12:22PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top media companies are up at 1 p.m.:
VIA: 76.94 (-0.37), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), CMCSK: 57.71 (+0.21), NYT: 13.41 (-0.17), VIAB: 76.89 (-0.38), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
AMC Networks
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Dec 22, 5:28PM CST
AMC Networks (AMCX) and Time Warner (TWX) are best positioned among cable TV network owners amid cord cutting, Internet streaming and other changes in the pay-TV market, says Pacific Crest Securities, which initiated coverage on the entertainment...
AMCX: 64.54 (+0.74), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Box office: 'Hobbit' finale sends 'Exodus' fleeing
AP - Mon Dec 22, 5:21PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — The finale of Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" trilogy, "The Battle of the Five Armies," marauded through the multiplexes during the weekend before Christmas, taking in $54.7 million. Since opening Wednesday, the Warner Bros. release has made $89.1 million, according to final box office figures Monday.
VIA: 76.94 (-0.37), LGF: 32.36 (+0.49), AMCX: 64.54 (+0.74), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), SNE: 21.32 (+0.46), CMCSK: 57.71 (+0.21), VIAB: 76.89 (-0.38), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
DIRECTV (DTV) Banks on Innovative Services for Growth - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Dec 22, 1:30PM CST
Continuous elimination of low-quality customers, aggressive share repurchase plans and the launch of innovatiove services are likely to benefit DIRECTV (DTV), going ahead.
LBTYA: 50.76 (-0.02), DTV: 86.82 (-0.05), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Jim Cramer: Palo Alto Networks Is the 'Gold Standard' of Cyber Security
at The Street - Mon Dec 22, 10:24AM CST
Cramer says Palo Alto Networks will see a revenue boost as more companies increase their cyber security protection.
FEYE: 32.38 (-1.11), FOXA: 38.71 (-0.03), PANW: 125.99 (+0.77), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Why Dish Network's Stock Price Soared During the Past Couple of Months
Adam Levy, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Dec 22, 10:14AM CST
Since the start of the FCC's AWS-3 spectrum auction in mid-November, Dish Network shares have increased rapidly. When shares were at their recent highs in late November, the company had added $7 billion to its enterprise value from where it stood...
NFLX: 342.10 (+5.67), T: 33.96 (-0.07), DTV: 86.82 (-0.05), GOOGL: 536.93 (-1.84), CMCSK: 57.71 (+0.21), TMUS: 26.67 (+0.07), VZ: 47.67 (unch), GOOG: 528.77 (-1.82), AAPL: 112.01 (-0.53), DISH: 72.63 (+0.54), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Time Warner, AMC Rated Buy Amid Pay-TV Upheaval
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Dec 22, 8:51AM CST
Strong programming at Time Warner (TWX) and AMC Networks makes them best positioned among cable TV network owners amid cord cutting, Internet streaming and other changes in the pay-TV market, says Pacific Crest Securities. Andy Hargreaves, a Pacific...
NFLX: 342.10 (+5.67), T: 33.96 (-0.07), AMCX: 64.54 (+0.74), SNE: 21.32 (+0.46), DISCA: 34.89 (-0.19), SNI: 78.54 (+0.85), VZ: 47.67 (unch), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), DISH: 72.63 (+0.54), STRZA: 29.80 (+0.50), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
'Hobbit' Franchise Casts One Last Spell For Warner Brothers As 'Five Armies' Beat Expectations In Box Office Win
The Entertainment Oracle - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 21, 10:41PM CST
FOX: 37.33 (+0.02), LGF: 32.36 (+0.49), FOXA: 38.71 (-0.03), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), SNE: 21.32 (+0.46), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
Hobbit finale delivers for Warner Bros. and IMAX
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Dec 21, 10:13PM CST
AMC: 26.62 (-0.20), MCS: 18.79 (+0.01), CKEC: 26.09 (+0.10), RGC: 21.20 (+0.09), CNK: 36.22 (+0.05), IMAX: 30.49 (+0.35), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)
'Hobbit' goes out on top with $90.6 million 5-day debut
By JAKE COYLE - AP - Sun Dec 21, 2:42PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — While Hollywood continued to wrestle with the fallout of the Sony hacking scandal, the weekend box office offered the solace of a moviegoing truism: Hobbits sell.
VIA: 76.94 (-0.37), LGF: 32.36 (+0.49), AMCX: 64.54 (+0.74), DIS: 94.42 (-0.27), SNE: 21.32 (+0.46), CMCSK: 57.71 (+0.21), VIAB: 76.89 (-0.38), CMCSA: 58.07 (+0.17), TWX: 85.58 (-0.20)