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| May 19, 2013 |
| 16:41 EDT |  | DIS | Viacom's 'Into Darkness' tops Disney's “Iron Man 3” at box office, WSJ says
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| May 17, 2013 |
| 15:51 EDT | | CMCSA, DIS | 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 |  | DIS, CMCSA | DirecTV considering acquisition of Hulu, Dow Jones reports
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| 06:23 EDT |  | DIS | Disney downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Atlantic Equities
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| May 16, 2013 |
| 19:11 EDT | | DISH | Dish sends letter to FCC over SoftBank, Sprint deal, Reuters says
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| 13:46 EDT | | DIS | Disney's ESPN acquires rights to tennis' U.S. Open beginning 2015
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| 09:24 EDT | | CMCSA | Amazon.com expands content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal
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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 | | CMCSA, DIS | 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 | | DIS, 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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| 05:59 EDT | | DIS | Corporate boards recruit newcomers with digital knowledge, WSJ reports
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| May 14, 2013 |
| 17:48 EDT | | DIS | 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). |
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| 08:31 EDT | | DISH | DISH announces $2.5B debt offering, to be used to partially fund Sprint bid
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| 08:06 EDT | | CMCSA | Cinedigm enters multi-year agreement with Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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| 07:40 EDT |  | DISH | Senate Commerce Committee to hold a hearing
The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet holds a hearing on the state of video with President & CEO Smith of the National Association of Broadcasters, President & CEO Powell of the National Cable and Telecom Association and Stanton Dodge, Executive Vice President for DISH Network (DISH) on May 14 at 10:30 am. Webcast Link |
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| 07:05 EDT | | DIS | Netflix continues to lead web usage in North America, AllThingsD reports
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| 06:28 EDT |  | DIS | Disney initiated with an Outperform at BMO Capital
Target $76. |
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| 05:44 EDT | | DISH | Banks work deals from both sides of the field, WSJ reports
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| May 13, 2013 |
| 18:11 EDT | | DIS | ESPN to expand partnership with Twitter, WSJ reports
ESPN and Twitter are set to announce an expanded partnership on Tuesday that will involve ESPN showing video-highlight clips of major sporting events on Twitter, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Reference Link |
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| 08:24 EDT | | DISH | Softbank pressuring potential Dish investment banks, FT reports
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| May 12, 2013 |
| 18:49 EDT | | DIS | ABC app to let users live stream local programming, NYT says
ABC, a unit of the Walt Disney Company (DIS), will unveil the "live" function for its app for iPhones (AAPL) and iPads, allowing users around New York and Philadelphia to live stream all the programming from ABC’s local stations there, says the New York Times. Reference Link |
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| 14:16 EDT | | DIS | Disney's ‘Iron Man 3’ tops weekend movie sales again, Bloomberg says
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| May 11, 2013 |
| 13:39 EDT | | DISH | Softbank says Dish-Sprint deal poor match, Bloomberg reports
The CEO of SoftBank (SFTBF) Masayoshi Son criticized the concept of Dish Network's (DISH) offer to buy Sprint Nextel (S), saying the satellite company would be a poor fit for a wireless carrier, while the synergies of a SoftBank-Sprint deal will result in significant cost savings. Reference Link |
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| May 10, 2013 |
| 14:52 EDT |  | DIS | Market poised to end week higher as tech helps lead advance
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| 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 |
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| 07:09 EDT | | DISH | Dish gets Jefferies Group financing in Sprint bid, Bloomberg reports
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| 07:08 EDT | | DIS | ESPN considers subsidizing wireless data plans, WSJ reports
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| 06:10 EDT | | DIS, DISH | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
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| May 9, 2013 |
| 12:57 EDT | | DISH | Ergen says DISH could sell non-core assets if needs to decrease debt leverage
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| 12:54 EDT | | DISH | DISH Chairman says sale of spectrum or whole company options if Sprint bid fails
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| 12:44 EDT | | DISH | DISH's Ergen: If Sprint bid unsuccesful, could sell spectrum or whole company
Comment made on Q1 earnings conference call. |
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| 11:02 EDT | | DIS | Netflix and Disney announce multi-year licensing deal for XD shows
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| 10:30 EDT | | DISH, CMCSA | Bill would pressure cable companies on a la carte channels, The Hill says
Republican Senator John McCain is writing a bill that would push cable TV and satellite companies to offer a la carte channel options to their customers, according to The Hill, which cited statements by the senator's office. McCain's bill would rpessure cable and satellite companies to enable consumers to choose which individual channels they want, the website explained. Reference Link |
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| 07:58 EDT | | DISH | Softbank says it will save Sprint $3B by 2017, Bloomberg reports
SoftBank (SFTBF) defended its takeover bid for Sprint Nextel (S) against a counteroffer by Dish Network (DISH), telling investors that its deal will bring about $3B in annual operating savings by 2017, reports Bloomberg. The merged companies will also be able to cut Sprint’s capital spending by 32% to 36%, SoftBank said. President Masayoshi Son presented the numbers to Sprint investors in a meeting in New York, sources said. Reference Link |
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| 06:02 EDT |  | DISH | DISH reports Q1 revenue $3.56B, consensus $3.61B
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| May 8, 2013 |
| 17:01 EDT | | DIS | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were higher again, pushing the Dow and S&P to new record levels. A late afternoon move down to the flatline made it seem like the recent winning streak was set to end, but the averages quickly reversed higher and closed firmly in positive ground. ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., the light economic calendar included MBA's report on mortgage applications, which were up 7%, and the EIA's petroleum status report, which showed crude oil inventories built up by less than was expected last week. In Europe, German industrial production increased 1.2% month-over-month in March, beating expectations for a 0.1% decline. In Asia, Chinese trade data showed exports climbed 14.7% in April, while imports were up 16.8%. However, some analysts expressed caution that the strong export gains should be viewed with some level of skepticism. COMPANY NEWS: Dow member Disney (DIS) beat expectations on the top and bottom line and price targets on the stock were raised at several firms, but shares slid 8c, or 0.12%, to $65.99... J.C. Penney (JCP) released preliminary Q1 results last night, including comparable store sales that were down 16.6% and revenue of $2.64B, which was below expectations. However, the results were enough to send shares of the heavily-shorted retailer up $1.21, or 7.38%, to $17.61. MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers was Whole Foods Market (WFM), up $9.39, or 10.12%, to $102.19 after earnings beat estimates, the company raised its full year outlook and announced a two-for-one stock split. Also higher were shares of Dex Media (DXM), up $2.84, or 20.71%, to $16.55 after Kyle Bass, presenting at the Sohn Investing Conference, said the company's stock could trade up to 5 times higher than current levels in 3 years. Among the noteworthy losers was Fusion-io (FIO), down $3.40, or 18.89%, to $14.60 after its CEO and chief marketing officer resigned and shares were downgraded by at least two analyst firms. Also lower following its earnings report was Zillow (Z), which fell $6.26, or 9.95%, to $56.68. INDICES: The Dow was up 48.92, or 0.32%, to 15,105.12; the Nasdaq was up 16.64, or 0.49%, to 3,413.27; and the S&P 500 was up 6.73, or 0.41%, to 1,632.69. |
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| 16:00 EDT |  | DIS | Options Update; May 8, 2013
CBOE Volatility Index VIX down 17c to 12.66. Option volume leaders: BAC GOOG C AAPL DIS X XOM according to Track Data. |
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| 12:20 EDT | | DIS | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
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| 09:37 EDT | | DIS | Active equity option families trading on open
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| 09:29 EDT |  | DIS | Disney price target raised to $76 from $63 at Citigroup
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| 07:14 EDT | | DIS | Disney price target raised to $71 from $63 at RBC Capital
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| 06:59 EDT | | DIS | Disney price target raised to $75 from $67 at JPMorgan
JPMorgan raised its price target for Disney following the company's Q2 results and keeps an Overweight rating on the stock. |
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| 06:55 EDT | | DIS | Disney price target raised to $73 from $66 at Credit Suisse
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| 06:06 EDT | | DISH | Sprint holds off on giving DISH access to books, NY Post reports
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| May 7, 2013 |
| 19:26 EDT | | CMCSA, DIS | Yahoo! CEO has met with Hulu executives, AllThingsD says
Yahoo! (YHOO) CEO Marissa Mayer has met with executives at Hulu, a joint venture between Comcast (CMCSA), Disney (DIS), and News Corp. (NWSA), according to an AllThingsD report that cites sources that say Yahoo! is "in the process" but has not yet made a formal bid. Reference Link |
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| 16:54 EDT | | DIS | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
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| 16:20 EDT | | DIS | Disney Q2 operating income at Cable Networks grew $224M to $1.7B
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| 16:19 EDT | | DIS | Disney reports Q2 Media Networks revenue $4.96B vs. $4.69B a year ago
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| 16:15 EDT | | DIS | Disney reports Q2 EPS ex-items 79c, consensus 76c
Reports Q1 revenue $10.55B, consensus $10.48B. |
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| 16:01 EDT | | DIS | Options Update; May 7, 2013
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| 15:34 EDT | | DIS | Notable companies reporting after market close
Notable companies reporting after the market close, with earnings consensus, include The Walt Disney Company (DIS), consensus 76c; Mondelez International (MDLZ), consensus 34c; Williams Companies (WMB), consensus 24c; McKesson (MCK), consensus $2.30; Marathon Oil (MRO), consensus 72c; Williams Partners (WPZ), consensus 50c; Symantec (SYMC), consensus 38c; Whole Foods Market(WFM), consensus 73c; CA Technologies (CA), consensus 55c; TripAdvisor (TRIP), consensus 46c; Electronic Arts (EA), consensus 58c. |
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| 14:19 EDT | | DIS | Walt Disney May weekly 65 straddle priced for 3.9% movement into Q2
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| 12:58 EDT | | DIS | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
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| 12:55 EDT | | DIS | Earnings Preview: Disney shares up over 20% over last three months
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| 09:17 EDT | | DIS | On The Fly: Pre-market Movers
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| 07:10 EDT | | DISH | Softbank president to meet with Sprint's major shareholders, Reuters reports
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| 06:07 EDT | | DISH | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Some of the world's biggest handset makers and telecom carriers are embracing alternative mobile operating systems this year in an attempt to become credible challengers to smartphones run by Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG), the Wall Street Journal reports...JPMorgan Chase (JPM) has yet to persuade three of its largest shareholders--BlackRock (BLK), Vanguard Group and Fidelity Investments--to back the company in a coming vote over whether James Dimon should retain his dual role of chairman and CEO, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: SoftBank (SFTBF) President Masayoshi Son said he will go to the U.S. today to meet Sprint Nextel’s (S) major shareholders about the Japanese company's takeover bid, after rival bidder Dish Network (DISH) said a U.S. company would make a better suitor., Reuters reports...Microsoft (MSFT) has sold 100M Windows 8 licenses in the six months since launch, but wants to combat sputtering interest in its flagship software with a substantial update to make it easier to use, and compatible with smaller tablets, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Rio Tinto (RIO) will likely pursue a $5B expansion of its iron ore output in Australia, CEO Sam Walsh said, according to two people present at a meeting with investors and analysts, Bloomberg reports...Saudi Arabia, home to the biggest Arab bourse, seeks to boost institutional investments in its $390B stock market as the top OPEC producer weighs plans to allow foreigners to buy shares directly, Bloomberg reports. |
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| May 6, 2013 |
| 17:22 EDT | | DIS | Marvel's 'Iron Man 3' has record-breaking global weekend in IMAX theaters worldwide
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| 16:02 EDT | | DIS | Disney, Electronic Arts announce multi-year Star Wars games agreement
The Walt Disney Company (DIS) and Electronic Arts (EA) announced a new multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines. Under the agreement, EA will develop and publish new Star Wars titles for a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game genres, while Disney will retain certain rights to develop new titles within the mobile, social, tablet and online game categories. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. |
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| 09:17 EDT | | DISH | Sprint says committee still evaluating DISH proposal
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| 07:43 EDT | | DISH | Dish rebuts Softbank CEO 'inaccurate' claim of superior Sprint bid, FT reports
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| 07:03 EDT | | DIS | Walt Disney May volatility elevated, shares at record high into Q2
Walt Disney May call option implied volatility is at 26, June is at 21, July is at 19; compared to its 26-week average of 22 according to Track Data, suggesting larger near term price movement into the expected release of Q2 after the market close on May 7. |
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| 06:40 EDT | | CMCSA | USA Network to start airing new types of programming, NY Times says
Comcast's (CMCSA) USA Network plans to begin launching new types of programming, including situation comedy and reality shows, as well as a somewhat dark drama, according to the New York Times. Reference Link |
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| 05:45 EDT | | DIS | Disney price target raised to $75 from $63 at Deutsche Bank
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