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Belo Corp. Launches Web-based Group Buying Program
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 11:06am | 46Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC) announced today that it recently launched Yollar.com, a new Web-based group buying discount program. Yollar.com offers alerts, deals and discount offers from local businesses to consumers who sign up for the service.
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Tippr Partners with Belo Corp
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 11:02am | 41Tippr today announced a partnership with Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC) that will leverage Tippr's patented PoweredByTippr™ technology platform to power Yollar.com, a new local deal site launching across selected Belo's television markets.
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Regulators Consider Forbidding Comcast From Withholding Video To Competitors, Oppenheimer Reports
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 9:56am | 116In its Daily Datatimes (November 11, 2010), Oppenheimer reports that as the deal between Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and General Electric Company's (NYSE: GE) NBC – in which Comcast would take control of the number-four TV network – regulators are considering whether to forbid Comcast from...
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TIVO Plunging (TIVO)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 4:17pm | 84TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) shares are plunging, down more than 11% after the DVR company said in court that Echostar (NASDAQ: SATS) and DishNetork (NASDAQ: DISH) did not comply with a lower court ruling to stop infringing a TiVo patent. To read about the entire lawsuit, please visit the original...
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Calls Purchased on Liberty Global (LBTYA)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 3:09pm | 134Shares of Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA) are lower on the session by 1.70%, currently trading at $38.25. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months, trading well above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, though has had some trouble at the $40.00 level. Options traders...
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TIVO Shares Under Pressure This Afternoon (TIVO)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 2:20pm | 94Shares of Tivo (NASDAQ: TIVO) are under increasing selling pressure as the 11 level was broke on high volume. Tivo shares are down 7% on the day off 72c to 10.57. According to sources familiar with the company JPM made favorable comments towards DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) following a meeting between TIVO...
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Puts Purchased on Time Warner Cable (TWC)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 2:17pm | 132Shares of Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) are higher on the session by 0.18%, currently trading at $62.16. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is trending higher above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short...
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What's Hot on TheStreet
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 2:10pm | 358Here's what Benzinga's reading on our friend, TheStreet.com. What's Hot On TheStreet 5 Top Tech Policy Issues The dust has barely settled on last week's midterm elections but already, industry observers are weighing the implications for the tech sector. From service providers such as ComCast (...
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Time Warner Cable Inc. Announces Debt Offering; May Repurchase Common Stock
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 9:30am | 66Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of debt securities with maturities of 10 and 30 years. The net proceeds from the issuance of the debt securities are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, which may include the...
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DISH Network Outperforms - Analyst Blog
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 4:06pm | 491DISH Network Inc. (DISH) declared excellent third quarter 2010 financial results. Third quarter earnings of $245 million or 55 cents per share were much higher than the mere $81 million, or 18 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. Earnings per share (EPS) of 55 cents were also significantly...
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Another Quarterly Loss Expected from Playboy
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 1:22pm | 127Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA), which received a buyout offer from Hugh Hefner last summer, is scheduled to discuss its third-quarter 2010 financial results Tuesday, November 9, in a conference call at 10:00 AM (ET). You can catch a live webcast of the call at the company's website. During the...
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Saga Communications, Inc. Reports 3rd Quarter EPS of $.84
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 1:00pm | 84Saga Communications, Inc. (SGA) today reported the Company's net income for the third quarter was $3.6 million ($.84 per fully diluted share) compared to $2.5 million ($0.58 per fully diluted share) for the same period last year. Net operating revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2010...
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Sunflower Cablevision Deal Should Bolster Knology, Gilford Securities Reports
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 11:16am | 86The sizable Sunflower Cablevision deal for a legacy cable system without competition [closed Oct. 15th] should bolster Knology, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: KNOL) metrics, Gilford Securities reports. “KNOL's $112.9MM in Q3A rev. topped Street's $111.5MM and its $38.3MM EBITDA met $38.1MM consensus,” Gilford...
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Mediacom Communications Reports Results for Third Quarter 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 9:31am | 220MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (NASDAQ: MCCC) today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. Mediacom Communications will hold a teleconference today at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results. A live broadcast of the teleconference...
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AT&T U-verse Subscribers Get Their Scripps Network Programming Back (T)
Sunday, November 7, 2010 - 9:32pm | 102If you are a subscriber to AT&T's (NYSE: T) U-verse and have been missing Scripps Networks (NYSE: SNI) programming such as HGTV, Food Network, DIY, Cooking Channel and GAC are now back in luck. Scripps Networks and AT&T have been in dispute over content rights. The deal should benefit all...