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News For CMCSA;CVC;TWC;VZ From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on CMCSA;CVC;TWC;VZ the last two weeks. |
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| May 24, 2013 |
| 13:19 EDT |  | CMCSA | KKR, Silver Lake to join bidding for Hulu video service, Bloomberg reports
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| 07:56 EDT |  | CVC | Police called to Cablevision annual meeting, WSJ reports
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| 07:11 EDT | | TWC | Hulu attracts several bidders, Reuters reports
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| 06:10 EDT | | TWC | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
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| May 22, 2013 |
| 19:07 EDT | | TWC | Cable companies not thrilled with channel rebrandings, Bloomberg says
Cable companies, including DirecTV (DTV) and Time Warner Cable (TWC), are not thrilled with the rebranding of low-rated channels, complaining they have no control over the changes and are wary networks will demand more money for unproven shows, reports Bloomberg. Reference Link |
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| 08:42 EDT |  | VZ | Vodafone an attractive way to play trends at Verizon Wireless, says RW Baird at RW Baird
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| 07:42 EDT |  | VZ | Barclays to host a conference
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| 07:29 EDT | | CVC, TWC, CMCSA | Xbox won't hurt pay TV companies in near-term, AllThingsD says
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| 07:24 EDT | | VZ, CMCSA | NetEvents International to host a summit
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| 07:08 EDT | | VZ | Phone companies start selling subscriber data, WSJ reports
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| 06:02 EDT | | VZ | 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. |
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| May 21, 2013 |
| 07:32 EDT | | VZ | CTIA–The Wireless Association to host a conference
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| 06:52 EDT | | TWC, CMCSA, CVC | Video on demand from cable companies becoming more popular, NY Times says
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| 05:50 EDT | | VZ | Vodafone to invest $3.15B Verizon dividend on business, WSJ reports
Vodafone Group said it will keep the $3.15B dividend payment it will receive from Verizon Wireless and invest it in its flagging operations in Europe, which weighed heavily on its full-year profit, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reference Link |
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| May 20, 2013 |
| 13:45 EDT | | CMCSA | Comcast's NBC names new news president
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| May 17, 2013 |
| 16:47 EDT | | VZ | Fitch affirms Verizon's IDR at 'A', outlook stable
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| 15:51 EDT | | CMCSA | DirecTV weighing bid for Hulu, WSJ reports
DirecTV (DTV) is considering making a bid for Hulu, the video website jointly owned by News Corp. (NWSA), Comcast (CMCSA), and Disney (DIS), reports The Wall Street Journal citing a person familiar with the matter. Reference Link |
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| 15:26 EDT | | CMCSA | DirecTV considering acquisition of Hulu, Dow Jones reports
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| 15:12 EDT | | VZ | Focus on Verizon Wireless stake ahead of Vodafone earnings, Reuters says
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| 06:50 EDT |  | VZ | Verizon initiated with an Overweight at Barclays
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| May 16, 2013 |
| 09:24 EDT | | CMCSA | Amazon.com expands content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal
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| 06:33 EDT | | TWC | Time Warner Cable talking about joint bid for Hulu, NY Post reports
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| 05:51 EDT | | CMCSA | NBCUniversal says winter Olympic Games ad sales strong, WSJ reports
Comcast's (CMCSA) NBCUniversal unit is projecting advertising sales over $800M for the Olympic Games next year in Russia, which would be a record for the Winter Games, despite the decision by Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) and Hilton Worldwide not to advertise on the event in Sochi, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company said it has sold 75%-80% of its TV inventory.Reference Link |
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| May 15, 2013 |
| 19:59 EDT | | TWC, CMCSA | Pay-TV operators eye Hulu, WSJ reports
At least two pay-TV operators, including Time Warner Cable (TWC), are looking at an investment in Hulu, jointly controlled by Comcast (CMCSA), Disney (DIS), and News Corp. (NWSA), reports the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. Reference Link |
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| 11:48 EDT | | CMCSA | Appaloosa reports new stakes in Comcast, Ashland, sells Oracle
David Tepper's Appaloosa in its quarterly filing report new positions in Comcast (CMCSA), Prudential (PRU), Hess Corp. (HES), Check Point (CHKP), KBR (KBR) and Ashland (ASH). The fund sold its stakes in Oracle (ORCL) and Noble Corp. (NE). Appaloosa's top position is in Citigroup (C), with a stake worth over $376.9M. |
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| 11:24 EDT | | CMCSA | David Tepper's Appaloosa reports new stake in Comcast
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| 10:49 EDT | | CMCSA | Senator questions TV broadcasters' free spectrum rights, The Hill says
Democratic Senator Mark Warner questioned whether broadcast stations that pull their programming off the air should be able to keep using spectrum for free, The Hill reported yesterday. A number of TV networks have threatened to broadcast only on cable and satellite in response to the launch of Aereo. The latter service uses stations' over the air signals to send programming to consumers' Internet devices. Reference Link |
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| May 14, 2013 |
| 11:54 EDT | | VZ | Verizon CFO says 'very comfortable' with cash position, ability to pay dividend
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| 11:49 EDT | | VZ | Verizon CFO declines to comment on potential to purchase Vodafone JV stake
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| 08:06 EDT | | CMCSA | Cinedigm enters multi-year agreement with Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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| May 13, 2013 |
| 16:48 EDT | | VZ | Verizon Wireless to make $7B payment to Verizon, Vodafone
Verizon (VZ) disclosed in a regulatory filing that on May 9, the board of representatives of Verizon Wireless declared distributions to its owners in the aggregate amount of $7B, payable on June 25 in proportion to their respective partnership interests on the date of such distribution. Based on current ownership interests in Verizon Wireless, Verizon will receive cash payments aggregating $3.85B and Vodafone (VOD) will receive cash payments aggregating $3.15B. |
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| 10:31 EDT | | TWC | Time Warner Cable management to meet with Needham
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| 07:29 EDT | | VZ | Skillsoft to host a conference
2013 Global Skillsoft Perspectives Learning Industry Conference is being held in Orlando, Florida on May 13-16. |
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