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CBS (CBS) Ad Spots Sold Out For Super Bowl
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 4:46pm | 92Super Bowl is not just Football anymore, it is an advertising extravaganza. According to CNBC’s Julia Boorstin, CBS (NYSE: CBS) has reported that they are “virtually” sold out. TNS media intelligence has suggested that ad prices in 2009 went up as high as $4 million. According to media reports,...
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Comcast (CMCSA) CEO Optimistic About Merger With NBC Universal : CNBC
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 11:26am | 116Cable behemoth Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) are in the process of convincing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that their merger is in the public interest. They are also trying to make a point that this merger should not invoke antitrust laws. Both the companies have...
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Profitability Improves At TWC, Offers Strong Annual Dividend
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 1:50pm | 124Analysts at Goldman Sachs maintain their "neutral" rating on Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC). Time Warner Cable has reported its 4Q09 revenues inline with the consensus and EPS ahead of the consensus. TWC also implemented a $1.60/share annual dividend. “We expect the dividend implementation to be...
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Dividend And Profits From Time Warner Cable (TWC)
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 12:32pm | 131America’s second-largest cable company, Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC), announced a profit of $322 million as well as a quarterly dividend of 40 cents a share, a year after its spinoff from Time Warner (NYSE: TWX). The company used internet and digital-phone subscriptions to boost revenues by 4.2...
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Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) Reports Q4 Results
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 10:12am | 127Analysts at Hudson Square Research have released an update on Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC). Time Warner Cable reported the results for Q4 that were in line with analysts’ expectations. The company reported revenue of $4.532 billion and EBITDA of $1.707 billion. Time Warner reported EPS of $0...
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Benzinga’s Earnings Roundup (TYC, BDX, TWC, BLL, LLY)
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 8:55am | 413Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC) reported today a first-quarter net income of $302 million, or $0.63 per share, as compared to $277 million, or $0.58 per share, for the same quarter last year. Analysts had expected Tyco International to report earnings of $0.59 per share. Revenue declined to $4....
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TWC Exceeds Q4 Earnings
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 8:49am | 101Fourth-quarter net income at Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC) was $322 million, or $0.91 a share, as compared to a loss of $8.16 billion, or $25.07 a share, in the same period a year ago. TWC’s total revenues rose 3% year-over-year to $4.5 billion. Subscription revenues grew 4.2% year-over-year...
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Liberty Global Selling Stake In Japanese Subsidiary
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 5:01am | 209Cable company Liberty Global Inc. (Nasdaq: LBTYA) (Nasdaq: LBTYB) (Nasdaq: LBTYK) made an announcement early Monday that Japanese wireless operator KDDI Corp. has agreed to buy its subsidiaries that directly and indirectly control 37.8% of Japanese broadband communications unit, Jupiter...
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Stocks That Have Hiked Their Dividend In The Week Ending January 22, 2010 (EPHC, CVS, PNR, LNT, SJR, LLTC)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 8:51am | 337Epoch Holding (NASDAQ: EPHC) shares closed at $10.28, down 5.95%. EPHC had raised its dividend by 66.7% and its current dividend yield stands at 1.80%.Read more on this stock. CVS Caremark Cp (NYSE: CVS) shares fell 1.80% to $33.24. CVS had raised its dividend by 14.8%, bringing its yield to 1%....
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Liberal Radio Network Air America Files For Bankruptcy
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 9:01pm | 194The privately held Liberal talk radio network Air America has announced that it is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. "The very difficult economic environment has had a significant impact on Air America's business," said a statement on the network's Web site. "With radio industry ad revenues down for...
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Virgin Media Inc. (VMED) Update
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 4:55pm | 123Analysts at Wunderlich Securities have released an update on Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED). The analysts have a $24 price target for Virgin Media. They estimate Virgin's 2010 estimated free cash flow yield at 12.4%, increasing to 17% in 2011. The proceeds from the pound 1.5 billion in Senior...
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Top 5 Mid-Cap Stocks In The Services Sector With The Highest Operating Margins (CTCM, ESI, SNI, DISCA, VRSK)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 7:12am | 283Below are the top 5 mid-cap services stocks on the NASDAQ and the NYSE in terms of operating margins. The trailing-twelve-month operating margins for CTC Media Inc (NASDAQ: CTCM) are 42.64%. CTCM’s market capitalization is $2.3 billion. CTCM’s quarterly earnings growth stands at 23.30% y/y. Read...
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Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) 4Q09 Preview
Friday, January 15, 2010 - 3:46pm | 128Analysts at Credit Suisse (ADR) (NYSE: CS) have released a report on Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC). Analysts expect Time Warner Cable to announce return of capital in 1Q10 when the company announces its 4Q09 results. According to analysts, Time Warner has shown that it favors dividends over...
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Super Bowl Ad Rates Down
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 4:33pm | 201The lingering effects of the financial crisis and recession have claimed another victim: Super Bowl ad rates. For only the second time in Super Bowl history, prices for the coveted Super Bowl ad spots have gone down. TNS Media Intelligence reports that 30 second ads to be aired on CBS (NYSE: CBS)...
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After Avatar Success: 3D Going Mainstream
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 5:02pm | 283Although the technology has existed since the 1920's and many films have tried to use it to create a more realistic movie experience, 3D has never been a hit with viewers. All that has changed with the success of Avatar. The film is only the second movie ever to gross over $1 billion in ticket...