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DISH Network Reports Q4 EPS of $0.56
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 7:22am | 55DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) reports its Q4 EPS at $0.56, versus the consensus of $0.54. DISH reports its Q4 revenue at $3.21 billion, versus the consensus of $3.21 billion. DISH shares gained 2.49% to $23.50 in after-hours trading. Read more from Benzinga's Company news.
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Zings Of The Day (C, CBS, NFLX)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 5:00pm | 122Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) announced yesterday the companies have reached a deal for Netflix to stream CBS's older content, and instantly stream select TV shows. For just $7.99 per month, you can watch Charlie Sheen "at work." Irving Picard is suing Citigroup Inc. (NYSE...
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Hey Netflix, Don't Let Amazon "Blockbuster" You
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 1:17pm | 601By Damian Thompson Is history repeating itself? It's seems like only yesterday we were lamenting “If the rise and fall of Blockbuster has taught us one thing, it's "evolve or fall by the wayside." Lo and behold after vanquishing the Blockbuster beast, Netflix (NFLX) has a new gladiator in the arena...
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Deutsche Bank Comments On CBS / Netflix Deal (CBS, NFLX)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 11:24am | 141Deutsche Bank provided color on the announced CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) deal in a research report published today. In the report, Deutsche Bank states, "We continue to see Netflix as an add-on service and not a substitute for pay TV, and expect 4Q pay TV net adds rebounding to...
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NASDAQ Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs (NDSN, ROSE, EXEL, DTV)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 11:19am | 131Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ: NDSN) shares reached $111.68 to create a new 52-week high, before falling to $111.57, representing a 15.62% gain. NDSN reported upbeat Q1 results. Rosetta Resources Inc (NASDAQ: ROSE) shares gained 2.80% to create a new 52-week high of $42.92. ROSE's trailing-twelve-...
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A Peek Into The Market Before The Trading Starts
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 8:57am | 482Pre-open movers US stock futures are higher this morning as investors are awaiting earnings reports. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47 points to 12,230 and futures on the S&P 500 index gained 5 points to 1,319. Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 12.25 points to 2,334. A Peek Into...
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DIRECTV Reports Q4 EPS of $0.74 vs. $0.62
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 8:32am | 75DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) today reported an increase in fourth quarter 2010 revenues of 11% to $6.62 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortization of 13% to $1.68 billion and operating profit of 23% to $1.06 billion compared with last year's fourth quarter. DIRECTV reported fourth...
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Jefferies Reiterates Buy Rating, $18 PT On KNOL
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 8:25am | 148Knology, Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOL) announced the acquisition of cable and broadband operations in Fort Gordon, Georgia and Troy, Alabama, for a combined $30mm in cash (~5.5x EBITDA), Jefferies reports. “These operations are contiguous to existing operations,” Jefferies writes. “The combined Fort Gordon...
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CBS and Netflix Announce Two-Year Licensing Agreement for Library Content
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 3:05pm | 86CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) and Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today announced a two-year, non-exclusive licensing agreement that will allow select TV shows from CBS's library, including episodes of "Medium" and "Flashpoint" as well as full seasons of classics such as "Frasier," and "Cheers," to be...
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Wunderlich Publishes Report on Time Warner Cable Inc.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 11:52am | 133Wunderlich Securities has published a report on Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC). According to the report, meetings in Denver last week with TWC management provided better clarity on the evolving distribution playing field. “We still regard competition from Verizon (VZ-NR) and AT&T (T-NR) as...
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Jefferies Updates Its Estimates, PT On Virgin Media
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 10:24am | 161Virgin Media's (NASDAQ: VMED) upgrades through 2009 and 2010 were driven by successive price increases. Our analysis of tariff changes in the last 3 years shows that Cable ARPU growth of 3.9%/5.8% in 2009/10 were 87%/74% attributable to price hikes. From 2011, VMED can rely less price and must...
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Knology Reports Q4 EPS of $0.14 vs. $0.24
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 - 9:17am | 186Knology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KNOL) today reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010 was $123.6 million compared to revenue of $107.1 million for the same period one year ago and $112.9 million for the...
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Dumps Nike, B of A, and Comcast
Sunday, February 20, 2011 - 6:23pm | 492Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) (BRK-B), the company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, has decided to to eliminate a couple of high profile names from its portfolio, including Nike (NKE), Bank of America (BAC), and Comcast (CMCSK). Buffett also got rid of Lowes (LOW), Becton Dickinson, (BDX), Nalco...
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Calls Purchased on Comcast Corporation (CMCSK)
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 3:13pm | 120Shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSK) are higher on the session by 1.17%, currently trading at $24.18. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day and 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today....
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Comcast Attracts Bullish Sentiment Following Latest Report
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 10:13am | 143Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) reported earnings for the fourth quarter on Wednesday. Today, the company's shares hit a new 52-week high of $25.39 during the intraday session (there's still more than two hours left until the closing bell rings, so that high point could eventually change). The...