|
|
News Breaks | | | | September 13, 2012 | | 08:04 EDT |  | SCOR, DIS, ARB | comScore, Arbitron launch cross-platform media measurement initiative
Arbitron (ARB) and comScore (SCOR) announced an agreement to develop a five-platform measurement initiative that would provide persons-level insights by integrating the complementary resources of both companies—the census and panel-based PC, mobile and TV set-top box measurement capabilities of comScore along with enhanced, single-source, multiplatform measurement capabilities of the Arbitron Portable People Meter technology. Disney's (DIS) ESPN will collaborate on the design of this initiative as its charter client. | |
|
News For SCOR;ARB;DIS From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on SCOR;ARB;DIS the last two weeks. |
|
|
| May 24, 2013 | | 15:07 EDT |  | DIS | Yahoo submits bid for Hulu, AllThingsD reports
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 13:19 EDT | | DIS | KKR, Silver Lake to join bidding for Hulu video service, Bloomberg reports
| | | 07:11 EDT | | DIS | Hulu attracts several bidders, Reuters reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:10 EDT | | DIS | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 22, 2013 | | 14:27 EDT | | SCOR | comScore says Google Sites lead April U.S. online video rankings
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 | | | 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 | | 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 | | DIS | 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 | | | | 05:55 EDT | | SCOR | comScore, Nielsen battle for clients, WSJ reports
Companies that measure the reach of online ads are battling for clients, reports the Wall Street Journal. The latest is ad-buying giants Starcom MediaVest Group and ZenithOptimedia saying they signed on to use comScore's (SCOR) online advertising ratings system, a blow to TV ratings leader Nielsen,(NLSN) which offers advertisers a comparable service. The ad-buying firms, both of which are owned by Publicis Groupe (PUBGY) had been testing both services.Reference Link | | | May 16, 2013 | | 13:46 EDT | | DIS | Disney's ESPN acquires rights to tennis' U.S. Open beginning 2015
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 15, 2013 | | 19:59 EDT | | 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 | | | 16:08 EDT | | SCOR | Google sites lead U.S. April searches with 66.5% of searches, comScore says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:49 EDT | | 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 | | | 05:59 EDT | | DIS | Corporate boards recruit newcomers with digital knowledge, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 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). | | | 07:05 EDT | | DIS | Netflix continues to lead web usage in North America, AllThingsD reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:28 EDT |  | DIS | Disney initiated with an Outperform at BMO Capital
Target $76. | | | 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 | | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
