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News Breaks | | | | March 1, 2013 | | 17:21 EDT |  | NWSA, CMCSA, DIS | Disney, News Corp discuss future roles in Hulu, WSJ reports
Disney (DIS) and News Corp (NWSA), each of which own about a third of Hulu, with Comcast (CMCSA) owning the other third, are in discussions regarding uncertainty over their Hulu stakes, with a possible outcome being that either Disney or News Corp. sells their stake in Hulu, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cites sources. Reference Link | |
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| May 22, 2013 | | 07:29 EDT | | CMCSA | Xbox won't hurt pay TV companies in near-term, AllThingsD says
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:24 EDT |  | CMCSA | NetEvents International to host a summit
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 21, 2013 | | 12:58 EDT | | DIS | Disney's ESPN cuts less than 6% of workforce, Bloomberg reports
Disney's (DIS) ESPN unit laid off less than 400 workers today as part of a companywide cost-cutting effort, Bloomberg reports, citing a person with knowledge of the situation. The cuts amount to less than 6% of ESPN’s 7,000 employees, the report adds. Reference Link | | | 06:52 EDT | | CMCSA | Video on demand from cable companies becoming more popular, NY Times says
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 20, 2013 | | 13:45 EDT |  | CMCSA | Comcast's NBC names new news president
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 19, 2013 | | 16:41 EDT | | DIS | Viacom's 'Into Darkness' tops Disney's “Iron Man 3” at box office, WSJ says
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 17, 2013 | | 15:51 EDT | | CMCSA, NWSA, 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 | | | 15:26 EDT | | CMCSA, DIS, NWSA | DirecTV considering acquisition of Hulu, Dow Jones reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:23 EDT |  | DIS | Disney downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Atlantic Equities
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 16, 2013 | | 13:46 EDT | | DIS | Disney's ESPN acquires rights to tennis' U.S. Open beginning 2015
Subscribe for More Information | | | | 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 | | NWSA, 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 | | | 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, DIS | 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 | | | 05:59 EDT | | DIS | Corporate boards recruit newcomers with digital knowledge, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 14, 2013 | | 17:48 EDT | | DIS, 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). | | |
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