CBS’ Top Ratings Aren’t Enough to Lift Struggling Stock Price
at The Street - 2 hrs 58 mins ago
CBS can't catch a break. Even as ratings for 'NCIS,' the NFL and Stephen Colbert make it the "most watched network," the company's stock remains a laggard.
NFLX: 98.06 (+0.10), FB: 98.64 (+1.53), CHTR: 179.00 (+3.65), AMCX: 68.48 (+0.35), DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), TWC: 183.98 (+3.54), CMCSA: 61.98 (+0.87), VZ: 45.79 (+0.93), GOOG: 652.73 (+10.12), TWX: 72.98 (+1.85), CBS: 43.26 (+0.08)
Make-A-Wish(R) and Disney(C) Celebrate 100,000 Wishes Together
Marketwired - Thu Oct 22, 8:30AM CDT
Make-A-Wish and The Walt Disney Company celebrated the 100,000th Disney-related wish during a special event at Disneyland Resort Wednesday night. Since granting the first wish in 1981 for eight-year-old Frank "Bopsy" Salazar to go to Disneyland®, Make-A-Wish and Disney have worked together to grant wishes for children from all over the world. Thirty-five years later, Make-A-Wish and Disney have marked an enormous milestone by recognizing seven-year-old Luke as the 100,000th Disney wish kid.
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Disney and IMAX
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Oct 22, 8:30AM CDT
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Disney and IMAX
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), IMAX: 37.60 (+0.79)
5 Big Stocks to Trade for Breakout Gains: Must-See Charts
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 6:55AM CDT
Here's a technical look at how to trade some of the biggest stocks on Wall Street.
UTX: 99.85 (+1.88), JCP: 9.93 (+0.12), DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), TMUS: 40.57 (+0.35), NVR: 1,658.64 (+31.13)
YouTube's $10 Service Wins Big Even If Most Users Don't Subscribe
at The Street - Thu Oct 22, 6:45AM CDT
YouTube's new subscription service Red may only attract a slice of its current user base, but for Google that's still a handsome business.
NFLX: 98.06 (+0.10), AMZN: 565.88 (+10.11), P: 19.28 (+0.02), FOXA: 29.85 (+0.61), DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), SNE: 28.80 (+0.70), VIAB: 49.85 (+1.33), AAPL: 114.99 (+1.23), GOOG: 652.73 (+10.12), DISH: 61.50 (+0.49), CBS: 43.26 (+0.08), TWX: 72.98 (+1.85)
Ausfilm Welcomes the Australian Government's Support of Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok and 20th Century Fox's Ridley Scott Alien Project to Locate to Australia
PR Newswire Europe - Thu Oct 22, 2:01AM CDT
Ausfilm today welcomed the announcement by the Australian Government through the Minister for Communications and Minister for the Arts, Senator the Hon. Mitch Fifield and Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Julie Bishop, of its financial support to attract two major international film productions from two of Hollywood's biggest studios. The Australian Government is helping to secure both Marvel Studios' (owned by The Walt Disney Company) 'Thor: Ragnarok' and 20th Century Fox's untitled Ridley Scott Alien project.
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87)
May the Force Be with World MasterCard® Fashion Week
CNW Group - Wed Oct 21, 7:11PM CDT
Disney Consumer Products partners with Mercedes-Benz Start Up, hosting a "Star Wars Inspired" Design Competition
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87)
Disney to stream in the U.K.
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 5:49PM CDT
Walt Disney (DIS) fans in the U.K. will reportedly be able to access classic characters and Pixar stories online next month with DisneyLife, the Mouse's upcoming digital subscription service, which bundles many of its TV shows, books, music and...
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87)
Disney's
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 5:49PM CDT
Disney's (DIS) ESPN sports network is cutting more than 300 jobs as part of its reorganization effort, Reuters reported, citing sources.
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87)
Disney Counters Netflix Threat With Europe Streaming
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 4:02PM CDT
Walt Disney (DIS) fans in the U.K. will reportedly soon be able to access classic characters and Pixar stories online with the Mouse's upcoming digital subscription service, which bundles many of Disney's TV shows, books, music and movies. The...
NFLX: 98.06 (+0.10), AMZN: 565.88 (+10.11), DIS: 112.96 (+2.87)
Can Star Wars Save Disney?
Panel Of Zacks Experts - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 3:15PM CDT
In the same week that the new Star Wars film is seeing record ticket sales, ESPN has struggled.
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), IMAX: 37.60 (+0.79)
ESPN is cutting about 300 jobs, or 4 percent of staff
By TALI ARBEL - AP - Wed Oct 21, 11:41AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Disney's ESPN is cutting about 300 jobs, or 4 percent of its staff, amid signs that the traditional cable bundle is less far-reaching than it once was.
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87)
Disney (DIS) Stock Higher as ESPN Eliminates 300 Jobs
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 11:07AM CDT
Disney (DIS) shares are up on Thursday after the company-owned ESPN said it would eliminate about 4% of its workforce or about 300 employees.
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87)
Early Gains Fizzle, Turn Mixed; Biogen, Ferrari Rise
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 21, 9:47AM CDT
Leading indexes turned Wednesday's modest opening gains to mixed and busy action, powered primarily by quarterly reports and company news. The Nasdaq backed out of a narrow advance and slipped 0.2%. The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500...
BIIB: 279.33 (+2.99), MU: 16.78 (+0.35), NTES: 139.18 (+2.01), HA: 33.66 (+0.79), DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), MANH: 71.36 (+1.28), WDC: 72.13 (+0.69), BA: 147.07 (+5.88), AOS: 72.36 (+3.69), OZRK: 48.65 (+0.78), LRCX: 72.57 (+1.78), CMG: 659.50 (-6.17), CRUS: 32.38 (-0.51), KLAC: 65.10 (+1.12), RACE: 56.37 (+1.37), SNDK: 76.91 (+0.13)
Critical Alerts For Disney, Exact Sciences, Chevron, Whiting Petroleum and BP Released By InvestorsObserver
PR Newswire - Wed Oct 21, 8:31AM CDT
InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for DIS, EXAS, CVX, WLL and BP.
WLL: 19.01 (+0.30), DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), BP: 35.88 (+0.74), EXAS: 8.22 (+0.20), CVX: 91.37 (+2.04)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Walt Disney, IMAX, Regal Entertainment, AMC Entertainment Holdings and Cinemark Holdings
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Oct 21, 8:30AM CDT
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Walt Disney, IMAX, Regal Entertainment, AMC Entertainment Holdings and Cinemark Holdings
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), AMC: 26.17 (+0.68), CNK: 34.00 (+0.35), RGC: 18.91 (+0.20), IMAX: 37.60 (+0.79)
America's Obsession With Sports Is Game-Changer for Sector
at The Street - Wed Oct 21, 5:45AM CDT
The sports market poised for huge growth in ticket sales, media rights, sponsorships and merchandise, says Adam Jones, PwC's sports advisory services director.
FOX: 30.13 (+0.59), DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), CMCSA: 61.98 (+0.87), CBS: 43.26 (+0.08)
Nielsen's top programs for Oct. 12-18
AP - Tue Oct 20, 3:16PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Oct. 12-18. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
AMCX: 68.48 (+0.35), DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), CBS.A: 47.96 (-0.04), CBS: 43.26 (+0.08)
TV network ratings drops: Are people watching less TV?
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue Oct 20, 3:15PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Viewership at each of the six largest broadcast networks was down last week compared to the same week a year before. But given how television is changing, it's hard to say whether that means viewers are rejecting the programming choices.
DIS: 112.96 (+2.87), CMCSK: 62.33 (+0.76), CBS.A: 47.96 (-0.04), CMCSA: 61.98 (+0.87), CBS: 43.26 (+0.08)