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News Breaks | | | | February 12, 2013 | | 09:33 EDT |  | CMCSA, NWSA | Comcast, Fox announce comprehensive programming agreement
Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) and Fox Networks (NWSA) announced that they have reached an agreement for a new distribution pact to deliver Fox Broadcasting’s and Fox Television Stations’ content to Comcast Xfinity TV customers across televisions, computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and internet-enabled televisions. The renewal provides video service to nearly 22M Xfinity TV customers of both live and on demand programming from 20 FTS broadcast stations as well as FX, FX Movie Channel, SPEED, FUEL TV, FOX Soccer, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, MundoFox, Fox Deportes, and Fox Business Network. Financial terms were not disclosed. However, the companies said the agreement also includes a framework for both companies to continue to collaborate on new multiplatform offerings. | |
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| May 20, 2013 | | 13:45 EDT | | CMCSA | Comcast's NBC names new news president
 Subscribe for More Information | | | May 17, 2013 | | 15:51 EDT |  | NWSA, 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 | | | 15:26 EDT | | CMCSA, NWSA | DirecTV considering acquisition of Hulu, Dow Jones reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 16, 2013 | | 09:24 EDT | | CMCSA | Amazon.com expands content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal
Subscribe for More Information | | | 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 | | | May 15, 2013 | | 19:59 EDT | | CMCSA, NWSA | 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 | | | 17:46 EDT | | NWSA | SAC Capital gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Discovery (DISCA), Liberty Global (LBTYA), Liberty Media (LMCA), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and Cubist (CBST). INCREASED STAKES: Suncor (SU), EQT Corporation (EQT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Visa (V), and GNC Holdings (GNC). DECREASED STAKES: News Corp. (NWSA), Facebook (FB), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and Avago (AVGO). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Coach (COH), Dover (DOV), and Virgin Media (VMED), . | | | 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. | | | 11:24 EDT | | CMCSA | David Tepper's Appaloosa reports new stake in Comcast
| | | 10:49 EDT | | NWSA, 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 | | | | 06:42 EDT | | NWSA | U.S. says Apple was "ringmaster" in e-book price fixing scheme, NY Times says
The Justice Department is alleging that Apple (AAPL) was "the ringmaster" in an e-book price fixing scheme, according to The New York Times, citing a lawsuit filed by the agency. One piece of evidence the agency is using to try to prove that charge is an e-mail from former Apple CEO Steve Jobs to News Corp's (NWSA) James Murdoch, in which Jobs allegedly suggested that the two companies set specific prices for e-books, the newspaper added. Reference Link U | | | May 14, 2013 | | 17:48 EDT | | NWSA | Lone Pine gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), Virgin Media (VMED), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), CME Group (CME), and Liberty Media (LMCA). INCREASED STAKES: Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), News Corp (NWSA), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Monsanto (MON), and Qualcomm (QCOM). DECREASED STAKES: Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Equinix (EQIX), Ralph Lauren (RL), Disney (DIS), and Oceaneering International (OII). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Facebook (FB), Crown Castle (CCI), Accretive Health (AH), Informatica (INFA), and NetEase (NTES). | | | 10:01 EDT |  | NWSA | On The Fly: Analyst Initiation Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:06 EDT | | CMCSA | Cinedigm enters multi-year agreement with Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:54 EDT |  | NWSA | News Corp. added to U.S. 1 List at BofA/Merrill
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:05 EDT | | NWSA | Netflix continues to lead web usage in North America, AllThingsD reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:28 EDT | | NWSA | News Corp. initiated with a Market Perform at BMO Capital
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 10, 2013 | | 14:52 EDT |  | NWSA | Market poised to end week higher as tech helps lead advance
Subscribe for More Information | | | 11:21 EDT | | CMCSA | NBC News settles on new president, NY Times reports
NBC News is close to naming Deborah Turness, the head Britain's ITV News, to succeed Steven Capus, who stepped down in February, as its president, reports the New York Times, citing people with knowledge of the appointment. Reference Link | | | 08:22 EDT | | NWSA | BT takes on BSKyB with free TV sports channel, FT reports
BT, battling satellite broadcaster BSkyB, said it would offer its TV sports channels free to its broadband customers, reports the Financial Times. Reference Link | | |
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