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News Breaks | | | | January 22, 2013 | | 06:15 EDT |  | DWA, NWSA, LAMR, VIAB, LGF, TWX, CBS, DIS | U.S. Media sector upgraded to Attractive from Neutral at Goldman
Goldman upgraded the U.S. Media sector based on increased demand for professional content, improving 2H 2013 ad growth, and above average capital returns. As part of the sector change the firm upgraded Viacom to Buy from Neutral. | |
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| May 22, 2013 | | 12:05 EDT |  | VIAB | Viacom increases quarterly dividend to 30c from 27.5c
Viacom announced that its board has approved an increase in its quarterly dividend to 30c per share of Class A and B common stock from 27.5c per share. The increase will take effect beginning with Viacom's next quarterly dividend, payable on July 1, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 14. | | | 12:03 EDT | | VIAB | Viacom raises quarterly dividend to 30c from 27.5c
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:55 EDT | | LGF | Lionsgate achieves record sales of $250M at 2013 Cannes market
Lionsgate announced to its International distribution partners, the lineup of films for the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, achieving a company record of more than $250M in sales for nine titles that included Mockingjay 1 and 2, the third and fourth installments of the global blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, Step Up 5 and upcoming Lionsgate and Summit titles such as Draft Day, The Last Witch Hunter and Lionsgate UK's A Little Chaos. | | | 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 | | VIAB, 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, NWSA | 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 | | NWSA, 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 | | | May 16, 2013 | | 13:46 EDT | | DIS | Disney's ESPN acquires rights to tennis' U.S. Open beginning 2015
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:09 EDT | | CBS, TWX | CC Media, CW announce broadcast agreement for iHeartRadio events
Subscribe for More Information | | | | May 15, 2013 | | 19:59 EDT | | DIS, 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 | | | 17:47 EDT | | TWX | Warner Bros. TV executive Rosenblum to leave, WSJ reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 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), . | | | 17:09 EDT | | CBS | Greenlight gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Oil States International (OIS), Hess (HES), Spirit (SPR), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), and Capital Bank (CBF). INCREASED STAKES: Apple (AAPL). DECREASED STAKES: Microsoft (MSFT), Seagate (STX), Delphi (DLPH), CBS (CBS), and Computer Sciences (CSC). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Ensco (ESV), Xerox (XRX), Yahoo (YHOO), NVR (NVR), and Google (GOOG). | | | 11:45 EDT | | TWX | Time Warner to stream TBS, TNT online, The Verge reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:49 EDT | | NWSA, CBS, 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 | | | 06:35 EDT | | TWX | Warner Music receives EU approval for Parlophone acquisition, Reuters says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 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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