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News Breaks February 26, 2013 09:05 EDT AMZN, SNE Amazon.com announces content licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Television Amazon.com (AMZN) announced a content licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Television (SNE), making Prime Instant Video the exclusive online subscription home to the FX Network western crime drama Justified. In addition, Prime Instant Video will add the critically-acclaimed inner-city Los Angeles crime drama The Shield to its catalog. News For AMZN;SNE From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on AMZN;SNE the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | all recent news | >> May 24, 2013 07:11 EDT AMZN Google seems to be copying Amazon's moves, WSJ reports Google (GOOG) increasingly appears to be following Amazon.com’s (AMZN) lead. Last year, Amazon rolled out AmazonSupply, an e-commerce site featuring industrial goods, and Google followed suit this January, reports the Wall Street Journal.Reference Link 06:16 EDT SNE Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, DigiTimes says Subscribe for More Information 06:10 EDT AMZN On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up Subscribe for More Information May 23, 2013 12:52 EDT AMZN Google cuts data storage prices Google earlier today announced that it was reducing its Google App Engine data storage prices by up to 25%. Reference Link 11:38 EDT SNE GameStop sees being able to leverage buy/sell/trade model with new consoles GameStop (GME) says in communication with Microsoft (MSFT) about how used games and resale will be handled in respect to upcoming Xbox One. 11:22 EDT SNE GameStop believes next-gen consoles will have lower price points than last cycle Subscribe for More Information 11:09 EDT SNE GameStop says 'right in the middle' of opportunity presented by new consoles Subscribe for More Information 10:38 EDT AMZN Amazon.com makes Kindle Fire HD tablets available in over 170 countries Subscribe for More Information 07:13 EDT AMZN Amazon.com eBay to see little impact from sales tax reform, says Bernstein After the Senate passed a bill that would force all online retailers to collect sales tax, Bernstein thinks the impact of such a law on Amazon's (AMZN) gross profits would be "immaterial," while the bill would reduce eBay's (EBAY) EPS by less than 1% in 2014 if it becomes law. The firm keeps Outperform ratings on both stocks. 06:04 EDT SNE Apple hoping to launch music service at June conference, NY Post reports Subscribe for More Information May 22, 2013 14:27 EDT SNE comScore says Google Sites lead April U.S. online video rankings Subscribe for More Information 13:56 EDT AMZN Amazon.com to add 500 jobs in Web services unit, Washington Post says Subscribe for More Information 09:07 EDT AMZN Amazon introduces 'Kindle Worlds' commercial publishing platform for fan fiction Amazon Publishing announced Kindle Worlds, the first commercial publishing platform that will enable any writer to create fan fiction based on a range of original stories and characters and earn royalties for doing so. Amazon Publishing has secured licenses from Warner Bros. Television Group’s Alloy Entertainment division for its series Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and Vampire Diaries and plans to announce more licenses soon, the company said. Through these licenses, Kindle Worlds will allow any writer to publish authorized stories inspired by these Worlds and make them available for readers to purchase in the Kindle Store. Amazon Publishing will pay royalties to both the rights holders of the Worlds and the author. 07:15 EDT SNE Sony will take partial entertainment unit spinoff proposal to board, WSJ says Subscribe for More Information 07:10 EDT SNE Samsung, LG TV screen troubles benefit Sony, Sharp, Bloomberg reports Subscribe for More Information 06:02 EDT SNE On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up WALL STREET JOURNAL: Since the financial crisis, bonds backed by a single loan have been less common than securities made up of a group of unrelated loans. But the market for loans on commercial properties has changed in recent months and is booming again--$12.1B so far this year--the Wall Street Journal reports...Big phone companies (SAP, T, TEF, VZ, VOD, CCO) have begun to sell the vast amounts of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits. The information provides a powerful tool for marketers but raises new privacy concerns, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Apple's (AAPL) ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. Apple channeled profits into Irish-incorporated subsidiaries that had no declared tax residency anywhere in the world, Reuters reports...The dollar languished well below last week's 4 1/2-year high against the yen today, ahead of testimony from the Fed Chairman Bernanke after two regional Fed presidents hinted that the central bank will continue its bond-buying scheme, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Samsung (SSNLF) and LG Electronics are reworking their strategies for high-end TVs after spending billions of dollars on a new display technology that’s behind schedule and costs nearly $10,000 a set. The misstep has created an opening for Sony (SNE), Sharp (SHCAY) and Chinese maker Skyworth Digital, Bloomberg reports...Apple’s (AAPL) bonds have lost $280.6M of market value since buyers snapped up $17B of the iPhone maker’s debt last month, declining as yields climb from record lows, Bloomberg reports. 05:56 EDT SNE Stocks with implied volatility movement; SNE JRCC Subscribe for More Information 05:54 EDT SNE Sony targets FY14 sales of 8.5T yen, operating income margin over 5% Subscribe for More Information May 21, 2013 16:26 EDT SNE On The Fly: Closing Wrap Subscribe for More Information 14:18 EDT SNE Electronic Arts announced EA Sports Ignite for Xbox One Subscribe for More Information 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | all recent news | >> Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.