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News Breaks | | | | September 10, 2012 | | 07:46 EDT |  | CKEC, CMCSA, VIAB, IMAX, RLD, CBS, RGC, CNK, LGF | Hollywood sees box office receipts slow, WSJ reports
Hollywood recorded its lowest grossing weekend of the year, reports the Wall Street Journal. As of yesterday morning, the box office was on track to bring in a cumulative $67M over the weekend, according to early estimates, nearly 18% lower than the same weekend last year, according to Hollywood.com. Reference Link | |
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| May 17, 2013 | | 15:51 EDT | | CMCSA | 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 | DirecTV considering acquisition of Hulu, Dow Jones reports
 Subscribe for More Information | | | May 16, 2013 | | 09:24 EDT | | CMCSA | Amazon.com expands content licensing agreement with NBCUniversal
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:09 EDT | | CBS | CC Media, CW announce broadcast agreement for iHeartRadio events
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 | | CMCSA | 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 | | | 17:09 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). | | | 11:48 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 | | CMCSA, CBS | 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 | | | | May 14, 2013 | | 10:01 EDT |  | VIAB, CBS | On The Fly: Analyst Initiation Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:06 EDT | | CMCSA | Cinedigm enters multi-year agreement with Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:28 EDT | | CBS | CBS initiated with an Outperform at BMO Capital
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:27 EDT | | VIAB | Viacom initiated with a Market Perform at BMO Capital
Target $71. | | | May 10, 2013 | | 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 | | | May 9, 2013 | | 10:30 EDT | | 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 | | | May 8, 2013 | | 10:11 EDT |  | CBS | CBS management to meet with Needham
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 7, 2013 | | 19:26 EDT | | CMCSA | 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 | | | 10:00 EDT |  | CKEC | On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:01 EDT | | CKEC | Carmike Cinemas upgraded to Buy from Neutral at B. Riley
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