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NBCUniversal to Commence Registered Exchange Offer of up to $9.1B
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 3:23pm | 90NBCUniversal Media, LLC today announced the commencement of a registered exchange offer to issue up to $9.1 billion aggregate principal amount of new Senior Notes in exchange for a like principal amount of the Senior Notes issued in April and October 2010 in connection with the joint venture...
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Earnings Preview: Virgin Media EPS, Revenue Expected to Rise from Previous Quarter
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 1:11pm | 531Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) releases its next round of earnings this Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Here's Benzinga's advanced look at Virgin Media's second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Wall Street expects a EPS of 17 cents per share and revenues of $1.59 billion. Investors will...
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Collins Stewart Raises PT on Cablevision Systems To $32
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 9:15am | 26Collins Stewart has raised the price target on Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) to $32 and maintains its Buy rating.
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Wunderlich Securities Reiterates Buy and PT of $37 on Virgin Media
Friday, July 22, 2011 - 4:27am | 48Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $37. On Thursday, VMED added 4.76% to its value to end the day at $27.97.
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Thursday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 1:08pm | 78Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Banco Bradesco (NYSE: BBD) 3,852 puts, 186 calls 2. DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV) 3,022 puts, 212 calls 3. Toyota Motors Corp. (NYSE: TM) 2,661 puts, 303 calls 4. Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) 4,055 puts, 578 calls 5. Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) 2,630 puts, 379...
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Options Brief: Virgin Media
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 10:08am | 69Shares of Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) are higher on the session by 2.13%, trading at $27.27. Overall put volume is now running at 5.00x the daily average, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 4,000 contracts have traded on the session so far. Virgin Media Inc. is engaged in...
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Mark Aitken Promoted to Vice President of Advanced Technology at SBG
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 9:01am | 135Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that Mr. Mark Aitken has been promoted to Vice President of Advanced Technology for Sinclair Television Group. The announcement was made by Mr. David Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair. In making the announcement, Mr....
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Stocks to Watch for Thursday 7/21/2011: Fresh 52 Week Highs and Lows
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 5:36am | 2699Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Wednesdays's trading session (listed from highest total volume to lowest): 1) Nalco Holding (NYSE: NLC): Shares...
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Wednesday's Put/Call Ratio Leaders
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 12:55pm | 77Here are today's Put/Call Ratio leaders… 1. Vonage Holdings (NYSE: VG) 10,000 puts, 36 calls 2. Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) 2,962 puts, 33 calls 3. Carnival Corp. (NYSE: CCL) 3,297 puts, 132 calls 4. Biosante Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BPAX) 2,761 puts, 170 calls 5. FTI Consulting (NYSE: FCN) 4,319...
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The King Of The Jungle Is Going After The Cheetah
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 12:53pm | 696What some thought was just a "hobby" as Steve Jobs likes to call Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced this morning that it is going after Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) by reaching a deal with CBS (NYSE: CBS) to stream thousands of the CBS television shows online. The deal is non-...
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Netflix Earnings Preview: Analysts Expect Rising Revenue Over Previous Quarter
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 11:35am | 518Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) unveils its next round of earnings this Monday, July 25, 2011. Here is Benzinga's everything-that-matters guide for this Monday's second quarter earnings announcement. Earnings and Revenue: Wall Street expects a positive EPS reading of $1.11 per share and revenues of $790....
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Options Brief: Virgin Media
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 10:29am | 69Shares of Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) are higher on the session by 0.37%, trading at $27.14. Overall put volume is now running at 4.05x the daily average, with 0% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 2,840 contracts have traded on the session so far. Virgin Media Inc. is engaged in...
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Netflix Takes Another Jab
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 10:21am | 133(TheStreet) -- The chips keep stacking higher against Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announcing a streaming partnership with CBS (NYSE: CBS) on Wednesday. As part of the agreement, the e-commerce giant will allow Prime users to stream CBS' television content. The terms of the...
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Infographic: How Many People Have Dropped Their Smartphones in a Toilet? And Other Interesting Facts
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 1:14pm | 264It happened to a good friend of mine. And it could happen to you. You're at work, minding your own business (or, more appropriately, doing your business), when all of a sudden that snazzy touch screen device you're holding slips through your fingers, falls through the air, and crashes into a pool...
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Gilford Securities Downgrades Entravision Communciation; Hold
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 4:57pm | 69Gilford Securities downgraded its Entravision Communication (NYSE: EVC) rating from Buy to Hold in a research report published today. Gilford Securities has previously given Entravision a $2 price target. In the report, Gilford Securities states, "Cutting our rating from Buy to Hold on continuing...