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Elon Musk Agrees Netflix, Disney Should Maybe Meet The Same Fate As Cable TV, Says, 'Shows Created With The Help…'
Monday, October 23, 2023 - 10:46pm | 788Elon Musk appears to agree that Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Walt Disney Co’s (NYSE:DIS) Disney+ should meet the same fate as cable TV while mentioning the potential of artificial intelligence in content creation. What Happened: On Monday, a user on X...
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Disney Comes To The Rescue, Ensuring US Open Broadcast Amid Cable Blackout
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 - 8:25am | 431In a surprising move, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has intervened to resolve a cable blackout crisis during a dispute with Charter Communications, ensuring the uninterrupted broadcast of the U.S. Open tennis matches. What Happened: Approximately 15 million U.S. pay-TV customers have...
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Fox Leverages Tubi's Growth Amid Pay TV Challenges; Nexstar Bets On Skinny Bundles: Analyst Weighs In
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 - 7:21pm | 721Amidst the turbulence resulting from the Charter Communications Inc (NASDAQ:CHTR) and Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) carriage dispute, Rosenblatt Securities is out with two investor notes on media stocks Fox Corp (NASDAQ:FOX) (NASDAQ:FOXA) and Nexstar Media Group Inc (NASDAQ:NXST), focusing on their...
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CBS And Viacom Finally Announce A Merger Deal
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 - 2:42pm | 463CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) and Viacom Inc (NASDAQ: VIAB) announced Tuesday afternoon they're merging, reuniting the entertainment companies that split more than a decade ago as they seek to compete in a world changing how it watches TV and movies. What Happened The merger, which follows months...
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Bank Of America Thinks Netflix Will Be Just Fine Following Apple TV+ Entrance
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 11:12am | 427Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) will enter the streaming video space and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) investors have little reason to be concerned, according to Bank Of America. The Analyst Bank of America's Nat Schindler maintains a Buy rating on Netflix with an unchanged $450 price target. The...
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Milestone: More People Are Now Willing To Pay For Netflix Than Traditional Cable TV
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 12:01pm | 367Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) investors have reason to celebrate as the company achieved a notable victory in its quest to take on major cable providers. For the first time, Netflix now boasts more subscribers than the largest cable pay-TV providers in the country, Statista noted. Based on data from...
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What Verizon's Doing To Keep ESPN Happy
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 11:58am | 234Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN property appears to be a top priority for cable companies, at least according to a report by the New York Post. According to the New York Post, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)'s Fios changed its skinny bundles "in a move seen as an attempt...
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Comcast Corporation Reports Q4 Results, Raises Annual Dividend & Commits To Share Buybacks
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 9:17am | 359Shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) were trading higher by 0.75 percent early Wednesday morning after the company reported its fourth quarter results. Comcast earned $0.81 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $19.08 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company to...
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The Next AOL? Disney And Time Warner Could Be
Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 10:38am | 1198For some investors Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) represents a great long-term holding within the media and consumer space. While Todd Juenger of Bernstein reaffirmed this investment thesis in an industry-wide note on Thursday, he stated that he "must" downgrade the name as the company has...
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Deutsche Bank's Big Cable TV Bet
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 11:02am | 471It’s been a tough decade for many cable TV providers, as increasing digital competition has forced the business to adapt. However, Deutsche Bank analyst Bryan Kraft believes that cable TV providers may finally be in a position to thrive. In a new report, Kraft explains the reasoning...
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What Is 'Cord-Cheating' And How Is It Hurting Cable Providers?
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 4:40pm | 620Digitalsmiths recently released the results of its quarterly survey on Pay-TV providers, content owners and consumer electronics manufacturers. This quarter’s survey polled 3,144 consumers in North America and sheds light on the latest trends in digital entertainment. Here are some...