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Goldman Sachs Suggests Buying Calls/Selling Strangles on DIRECTV (DTV)
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 10:56am | 169Goldman Sachs is out with a research note this morning, where it suggests that traders buy calls on DIRECTV, incorporated (NYSE: DTV) ahead of several upcoming management presentations, as well as earnings. Goldman Sachs Telecom analyst, Jason Armstrong, has an M&A ranking of a “2” on DTV (15...
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Virgin Media Announces Share Repurchase
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 10:14am | 87Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) today announced the repurchase of 137,074 shares of common stock on 8 March 2011 as a part of the Company's capital return program previously announced on 28 July 2010. The highest price paid per share was $28.00 and the lowest price paid per share was $27.32. The...
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Comcast and Zoom Telephonics Announce Settlement
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 5:12pm | 118Today Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Zoom Telephonics (ZMTP) announce that they have settled their dispute regarding the testing of Zoom's cable modems intended for sale to consumers at retail outlets and the ability of users to attach Zoom's modems to Comcast's network. As a result, Zoom and...
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What's So Special About Facebook Movies? (NFLX, AMZN)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 3:57pm | 681Movies are now on Facebook. Do you care? In the world of me-too strategies, this announcement does not seem to be worth the buzz that it has received this morning. What are the odds that Facebook's avid users – the people who come to the service for more than status updates – haven't seen The Dark...
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TiVo Falls On Note Offering; Could Be Good Long (TIVO)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 11:54am | 135TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) announced that it is planning to offer $120 million in five-year convertible senior notes to fund intellectual property litigation and research and development. The stock has lost 3.20% on the news, but are well off their lows for the session. This stock may continue to climb...
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Could Google Take On CBS? (GOOG, CBS)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 9:15am | 298Might you be watching your favorite TV show on Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) soon? Google bought Next New Networks yesterday, which could transform Youtube into a content creator. "Since launching in March 2007, the Next New Networks team has built a highly effective platform for developing, packaging...
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Nomura Initiates LBTYA With Buy
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 6:50am | 48Analysts at Nomura initiate coverage of Liberty Global Inc (NASDAQ: LBTYA) with a “buy” rating. LBTYA shares dropped 1.21% to close at $43.13 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Nomura Opens VMED With Neutral
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 6:41am | 48Analysts at Nomura initiate coverage of Virgin Media Inc (NASDAQ: VMED) with a “neutral” rating. VMED shares gained 0.62% to close at $27.52 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Broadcasting-Radio Industry With The Highest Cash (SGA, EMMS, CMLS, ETM)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - 3:26am | 151Below are the top small-cap broadcasting-radio stocks on the NYSE, the NASDAQ and the AMEX in terms of cash. Saga Communications Inc (AMEX: SGA) had $15.51 million in total cash and $105.58 million in total debt for the latest quarter. Emmis Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: EMMS) had $12.60...
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Outdoor Channel Holdings Reports Q4 EPS of $0.06 vs. $0.02
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 5:21pm | 72Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: OUTD) today reported its operating results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010. Consolidated revenues for the quarter were $25.8 million, a 5% decrease compared with $27.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2009. Consolidated net income for the...
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TV Adopting Online Advertisers' Tracking, Targeting Methods
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 4:19pm | 146Attempting to follow in the footsteps of online advertisers, cable and satellite companies are trying out new technologies designed to tailor commercials to the people watching them, even showing different ads on different set-top boxes at the same time, according to a report in The Wall Street...
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Bulls Lost that Loving Feeling 03-07-2011
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 3:59pm | 917Cusick's Corner The sellers have the upper hand this Midday in spite of the pullback in oil. As I noted on Friday, the longs may done some hedging in the futures on the close and insurance looked like a good idea. The market gave us another window of opportunity earlier this morning to potentially...
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Radio One, Inc. Announces Transactions Designed to Refinance Senior Credit Facility
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 2:10pm | 127Radio One, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROIA) today announced that it has engaged Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank to arrange a new senior secured credit facility. The new senior secured credit facility is to be comprised of a $25.0 million "super-priority" revolving credit facility and a $386.0 million term...
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Andrew Rooke Named CFO of Crown Media Holdings, Inc.
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 10:03am | 46Andrew Rooke, today joined Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWN) as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The announcement was made by Bill Abbott, President and Chief Executive Officer to whom Rooke will report.
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Comcast Prepared To Go After Latin Market Heavily (CMCSA)
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 9:15am | 234Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) decreed that it's going to make a major push to capture more of the Hispanic audience, with a website designed solely for Spanish-speaking audiences. The plan allows the company's digital subscribers to log into a site which will enable them to choose from more than 500...