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| April 13, 2012 |
| 08:14 EDT |  | GME, ATVI, EA, KNM, SNE, MSFT, TTWO, ZNGA | Video game disc and console revenue down 25% in March, LA Times reports
Revenue from video game discs and consoles dropped 25% in the U.S. from a year ago, according to research firm NPD Group, with device sales down 35% to $323.5M and software sales down 25% to $553.1M, reported The Los Angeles Times. The report noted that the data include only sales of physical games and consoles and excludes digital downloads, social and mobile video games. Reference Link |
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| June 18, 2013 |
| 17:12 EDT |  | SNE | Nvidia to begin licensing GPU cores, visual computing portfolio
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| 16:22 EDT |  | SNE | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
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| 16:12 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft adds Qualcomm as Surface RT supplier, Bloomberg says
Microsoft (MSFT) will use Qualcomm (QCOM) chips in its updated Surface RT tablet, reports Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the company's plans. The report also cites a source that says Nvidia's (NVDA) Tegra chip will continue to be used for some versions of the Surface. Reference Link |
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| 15:49 EDT | | MSFT | NVIDIA said to remain supplier for some Surface RT versions, Bloomberg says
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| 15:47 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft said to have added Qualcomm as supplier for Surface RT, Bloomberg says
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| 12:21 EDT | | SNE | On The Fly: Midday Wrap
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| 11:03 EDT | | ATVI | Activision Blizzard: Activision Publishing doubles portfolio of licensees
Further bolstering its licensing footprint, Activision Publishing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, announced at Licensing Show Expo 2013 that it has more than doubled its portfolio of licensees in less than one year to more than 150 licensing partners. |
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| 10:34 EDT | | MSFT | Microsoft selling tablets to schools for huge discounts, ZDNet says
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| 09:49 EDT |  | SNE | Sony rises after Third Point raises stake to 7%, levels to watch
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| 09:06 EDT | | EA | Amazon Kindle FreeTime Unlimited adds new kids content
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| 09:05 EDT | | SNE | T-Mobile to be exclusive carrier of Sony Xperia Z smartphone
T-Mobile U.S. (TMUS) announced it will be the exclusive U.S. wireless company to carry the Xperia Z from Sony (SNE). |
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| 08:52 EDT | | SNE | On The Fly: Pre-market Movers
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| 07:42 EDT | | MSFT, TTWO, GME, ZNGA, SNE, ATVI, EA | May U.S. retail video game sales fall 25%, Bloomberg reports
U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories tumbled 25% to $386.3M this past May, with overall hardware sales down 31% from last year to $96M, reported Bloomberg citing data from NPD Group. Reference Link |
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| 07:42 EDT |  | MSFT | O'Reilly Media to hold a conference
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| 07:39 EDT | | SNE | Loeb ups his Sony stake, pushes for entertainment IPO, WSJ reports
Hedge-fund investor Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC increased its stake in Sony Corp. as it moved to persuade the company to launch an IPO of its entertainment division, reports the Wall Street Journal. Third Point added about 5M shares to its Sony stake, for a total of 70M shares, or 6.9% of the company. This morning in Tokyo, Loeb's fimr sent a letter from him to Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai reiterating their argument that Sony should sell a 15% to 20% stake in its entertainment arm, which comprises the company's movie and music businesses. Reference Link |
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| 07:29 EDT | | MSFT | Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association to host a conference
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| 06:17 EDT | | MSFT | Taiwan tablet sales to reach 2M units in 2013, DigiTimes reports
Tablet demand in the Taiwan market is set to reach 2M units in 2013, reports DigiTimes, according to a Far EasTone Telecommunications Officer. Maxwell Cheng said the forecast for tablet sales volume in 2013 is set to double the level in 2012, with the 7-inch models estimated to account for 70%-80% of solid tablets. Reference Link |
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| 06:05 EDT |  | SNE | Sony implied volatility at upper end of index mean range
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| 05:59 EDT |  | EA, GME, ATVI, TTWO | NPD video game software dropped 31% in May, says Piper Jaffray
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| June 17, 2013 |
| 20:08 EDT | | SNE | Dan Loeb sends second letter to Sony, Variety reports
Dan Loeb has sent a second letter to Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai reiterating his proposal to spin-off Sony's entertainment assets, reports Variety. Reference Link |
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