'Secret Life of Pets' fetches $103 million in opening days
By LINDSEY BAHR - AP - Sun Jul 10, 2:55PM CDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a good time for animated animals at the box office. "The Secret Life of Pets" follows "Zootopia" and "Finding Dory" as the latest success this year, opening to a massive $103.2 million according to studio estimates Sunday.
VIA: 49.93 (+2.16), LGF: 19.10 (+0.26), AMCX: 59.35 (+0.58), DIS: 99.62 (+1.21), SNE: 30.59 (+0.51), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), VIAB: 45.20 (+2.16), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85), TWX: 77.96 (+1.85)
Zacks Friday Finish Line: Can the IPO Market Recover?
Ryan McQueeney - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 08, 5:03PM CDT
On today's episode of the Zacks Friday Finish Line podcast, Content Writer Ryan McQueeney and Editor Maddy Johnson take on this week's biggest news from the investment and financial world including Netflix's latest partnerships, Juno's stock tanking, Hostess going public, and the current state of the IPO market.
NFLX: 97.06 (+1.96), JUNO: 27.81 (-13.01), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
Watch for Comcast to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 1.86% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jul 07, 11:52AM CDT
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $64.75 to a high of $66.31. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.9%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $65.43 on volume of 7.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
Comcast Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.86%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jul 07, 11:50AM CDT
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $64.75 to a high of $66.31. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.9%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $65.43 on volume of 7.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
B2Gold, Aviva, Netflix, Comcast and Walt Disney highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 07, 8:30AM CDT
B2Gold, Aviva, Netflix, Comcast and Walt Disney highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day
NFLX: 97.06 (+1.96), BTG: 2.97 (+0.16), AV: 9.54 (+0.13), DIS: 99.62 (+1.21), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
Netflix Partners with The CW in Exclusive Streaming Deal
Madeleine Johnson - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 06, 2:38PM CDT
Streaming video giant Netflix Inc. (NFLIX) and The CW, a joint venture between CBS and Warner Bro. Entertainment, just reached an exclusive, multi-year deal that will allow Netflix to stream all past seasons of the network's shows in the U.S.
NFLX: 97.06 (+1.96), DIS: 99.62 (+1.21), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
Comcast Adds New Video Camera and Voice Controls to Smart Home Platform
BusinessWire - Wed Jul 06, 9:00AM CDT
Comcast today unveiled a new Wi-Fi-enabled, high definition, indoor/outdoor camera, the latest in a series of new features and devices for its home security and automation platform, Xfinity Home. The company also added voice control to its home platform and is redesigning its own core smart home devices while continuing to integrate third party products from leading manufacturers like August Home, Chamberlain, Lutron, and Nest.
CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
Blog Coverage: Netflix Reaches Agreement with Comcast
ACCESSWIRE - Wed Jul 06, 8:16AM CDT
LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / July 6, 2016 / Active Wall St. blog coverage looks at the headline from Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). On Tuesday, July 05, 2016, Netflix's shares briefly surged pass $100 following the news that it has reached an agreement with cable titan Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) that will allow customers to stream Netflix through their Comcast X1 set-top box like a regular cable channel. Register with us now for your free membership and blog access at:
NFLX: 97.06 (+1.96), CHTR: 237.17 (+2.30), GOOGL: 717.78 (+10.52), AAPL: 96.68 (+0.74), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85), TWX: 77.96 (+1.85)
Are Cable TV Operators Exploring Wireless Network Route?
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 06, 8:07AM CDT
Thriving WiFi networks throughout the U.S. have become a major concern for large wireless operators.
S: 4.68 (+0.14), CHTR: 237.17 (+2.30), GOOGL: 717.78 (+10.52), TMUS: 43.58 (+0.62), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85), VZ: 55.90 (+0.52), USM: 39.37 (+0.93)
Netflix to make debut on Comcast's X1 box later this year
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Jul 05, 3:08PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comcast is going to add Netflix to its X1 set-top boxes in the latest deal to blur the lines separating cable TV from Internet video services.
NFLX: 97.06 (+1.96), GOOGL: 717.78 (+10.52), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), GOOG: 705.63 (+10.27), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
Comcast (CMCSA) To Allow Netflix (NFLX) Onto Its X1 Platform
Ryan McQueeney - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jul 05, 12:31PM CDT
Comcast (CMCSA) and Netflix (NFLX) announced an agreement today that will allow the video streaming giant to be accessible on Comcast's X1 platform
NFLX: 97.06 (+1.96), P: 13.28 (+0.44), FB: 117.24 (+1.39), GOOGL: 717.78 (+10.52), AAPL: 96.68 (+0.74), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
First Part of the FCC Incentive Auction Sets Hefty Price
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 04, 9:05AM CDT
The TV broadcasters have agreed to free a substantial amount of 126 MHz of spectrums for a massive $86.4 billion.
T: 42.61 (+0.31), TMUS: 43.58 (+0.62), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85), VZ: 55.90 (+0.52), DISH: 51.85 (+0.59)
Disney to Acquire Stake in MLB Advanced Media for $3.5B
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 04, 8:24AM CDT
Media giant, The Walt Disney Company (DIS) is all set to purchase one-third stake in Major League Baseball's ("MLB"
FOXA: 27.70 (+0.77), DIS: 99.62 (+1.21), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85), TWX: 77.96 (+1.85)
Telecom Stock Roundup: AT&T Buys QuickPlay, Comcast Eyes Icontrol Network, Qualcomm Files Lawsuit in China
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 30, 8:50AM CDT
The telecom industry experienced a solid run on the bourses in the past one week as most of the key stocks traded in the green. Several important developments also took place in the meantime.
T: 42.61 (+0.31), BCE: 46.95 (-0.42), QCOM: 54.19 (+1.26), TEF: 9.37 (+0.21), WIN: 9.45 (+0.29), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85), TV: 25.72 (+1.02)
Level 3 Communications Down to Sell, Competition a Woe
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 30, 7:29AM CDT
Level 3 Communications top line faces the risk of the impact of adverse foreign currency movements
T: 42.61 (+0.31), LVLT: 52.73 (+1.52), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85), VZ: 55.90 (+0.52)
Xfinity On Demand Top 20 TV for the Week of June 13 - June 19
BusinessWire - Tue Jun 28, 3:13PM CDT
The top 20 TV episodes on Xfinity On Demand that premiered during the week of June 13 - June 19 were:
CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
'Game of Thrones,' ABC's games dominate Sunday
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Tue Jun 28, 2:37PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — On an unusually busy summer night of television, viewers turned out Sunday for game shows, "Game of Thrones" and a BET awards show stuffed with tributes to the late Prince.
VIA: 49.93 (+2.16), DIS: 99.62 (+1.21), CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CBS.A: 60.39 (+1.59), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85), VIAB: 45.20 (+2.16), CBS: 57.08 (+0.97)
Comcast NBCUniversal Named One of the Most Community-Minded Companies in America
BusinessWire - Tue Jun 28, 11:30AM CDT
For the third consecutive time, Comcast NBCUniversal was recognized today as one of the most community-minded companies in the nation as part of the Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light that sets the standard for corporate civic engagement. This year, honorees were selected based on four dimensions of their U.S. community engagement programs, including investment, integration, institutionalization, and impact.
CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Connects to University Park Data Center with 100 Gig Ethernet Service From Comcast Business
PR Newswire - Tue Jun 28, 9:00AM CDT
Comcast Business today announced it is providing a 100 Gigabits-per-second (Gbps) Ethernet connection between the recently opened University Technology Center on the campus of the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the university's primary data center at University Park. It is the largest network operated by Comcast Business in the Eastern United States and the third 100 Gbps Ethernet network the company has constructed across the country.
CMCSK: 58.00 (-1.69), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)
Comcast (CMCSA) to Partially Acquire Icontrol Networks
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jun 24, 7:21AM CDT
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) confirmed that it has decided to acquire certain useful assets of Icontrol Networks Inc.
RCI: 40.80 (-0.40), CHTR: 237.17 (+2.30), ALRM: 27.15 (+1.05), CMCSA: 67.11 (+0.85)