Broadcast Wars: Here’s Why Networks and Dish Won’t Give In
Gannett (NYSE:GCI) and Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) may have resolved their most recent battle, but the war is far from over. Broadcasting power Gannett, which has ABC (NYSE:DIS), NBC (NASDAQ:CMCSA),...
View ArticleGannett Won’t Drop-Kick Dish After All
At the beginning of the month, Gannett (NYSE:GCI) gave Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) an ultimatum: block the Auto Hop feature on its Hopper DVR, or lose content. This week, Reuters reported that the two...
View ArticleSprint and Dish Close In on Agreement and 4 Media Titans Making Waves
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX): Netflix Inc.’s Chief Executive Reed Hastings said that the economic troubles hanging over Europe are not expected to negatively impact the launch of their online video...
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Radar Movers: Alcoa Starts Earnings Season, Clearwire Receives DISH Offer
Shares of Alcoa (NYSE:AA) jumped more than 1.5 percent in late afternoon trading. The aluminum giant reported financial results for the fourth quarter. Net income increased to $242 million (21 cents...
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Ackman Not Bailing From J.C. Penney and 4 Other Hot Stocks
Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) announced today its investigational compound palbociclib (PD-0332991), an oral and selective inhibitor of cyclin dependent kinases (CDK) 4 and 6, has received Breakthrough Therapy...
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Dish Goes For The Source and 4 Other Hot Stocks
Struggling retailer J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP) draws $850 million from its $1.85 billion revolving credit line to fund working capital and inventory for its revamped home area being rolled out in 500...
View ArticleFord and GM Team Up, Dish Bids for Sprint, and Citi Beats Expectations:...
It was a red day for Mr. Market on Monday. It was gold’s lowest close since February 2011, while silver reached levels not seen since October 2010. DJIA: -1.79% to 14,599.20 S&P 500: -2.30% to...
View ArticleSoftBank to Prove It’s No Security Risk
Softbank Corp. has raised the stakes in its bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S). The Japanese company announced it would give the U.S. government the right to approve one of the directors of Sprint’s...
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Can Intel’s Web TV Compete With Dish and DirecTV?
Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) has decided to enter the pay-TV game, and the chip-maker is confident it can get the programming it would need to compete with Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWC) and DirecTV...
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SoftBank-Sprint Deal Gets Go-Ahead From FCC
SoftBank Corp.’s (SFTBY.PK) bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) cleared its final hurdle by receiving Federal Communications Commission approval, according to Bloomberg sources. The FCC was the last...
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AT&T’s Leap Puts Spanner in the Works for Dish and T-Mobile
AT&T Inc.’s (NYSE:T) $1.2 billion offer to purchase Leap Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) on Friday may force Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) and T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NYSE:TMUS) to join...
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3 Media Stocks in Focus: Netflix Faces Rising Costs, CBS Extends Time Warner...
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX): Analyst Youssef Squali from Cantor has cut the firm’s rating on Netflix to Hold, reflecting growing concern about rising content and international expansion costs. However, the...
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3 Tech Stock Stories Making Waves During a Busy Earnings Week
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ): Closing price $50.36 At a Tuesday press conference in New York, Verizon unveiled its new line of Motorola (NASDAQ:GOOG) Droid phones. The new products include the...
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3 Media Stocks in Focus: Comcast Posts a Dividend, AOL Pushes for Electronic...
Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:CMCSA): Comcast has declared a $0.195 per share quarterly dividend, in line with its previous dividends. It has a forward yield of 1.74 percent, for shareholders of record on...
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4 Consumer Stock Stories Ready for a Big Investment Shopping Weekend
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD): Closing price $94.77 In a visible sort of payback, this week McDonald’s affirmed that it has begun the process of transitioning to other vendors, in reaction to the...
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Is Dish Poised to Become a Force in Mobile Broadband?
Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) has positioned itself as a huge force in mobile broadband after a series of moves related to U.S. airwaves, but it will need help from U.S. regulators in order to move...
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GlaxoSmithKline Dodges China Bullet, Dish-Disney Deal Remains Elusive, and 2...
GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK): Chinese authorities are apparently likely to charge executives of GlaxoSmithKline on allegations of corruption, though the company as a whole will be spared, Reuters is...
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Here Is Why Disney and Dish Network Are Duking It Out
Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH) are still trying to hammer out a contract after their last one concluded over a month ago. Unfortunately, the two companies are having...
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4 Consumer Stock Stories for Your Investment Shopping Pleasure
Macy’s Inc. (NYSE:M): Closing price $46.41 Macy’s iconic Manhattan flagship store on Herald Square is slated for a $400 million makeover. It is reported that most of the wooden escalators will still...
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Dish’s Strong Quarter, QuickLogic’s Stock Offering, and 3 More Hot Stocks
Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH): Shares are up nearly 4 percent as Dish Network reports that it added almost 75,000 net broadband subscribers in the third quarter to bring its total broadband...
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