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Exclusive: Marketing Pro Craig Greiwe On How The Biggest Personalities, Media Houses Like Lionsgate Can Grow During The Pandemic
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 9:10am | 1542The pandemic devastated the global economy, forcing businesses and content providers to rethink their marketing and communications strategies. In unpacking how the biggest personalities and organizations like Lionsgate, DreamWorks, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:...
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'Joker' Sets October Box Office Record
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 12:12pm | 260The new “Joker” movie from AT&T Inc.'s (NYSE: T) Warner Brothers beat projections as it set a record for largest October domestic opening weekend. The DC Comics adaptation finished the weekend with a U.S. box office take of about $93 million. Box Office Mojo reported the film...
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Star Wars Vs. Harry Potter Vs. Marvel: An Intellectual Property Battle
Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 3:05pm | 709In a three-way battle, the science fiction of Star Wars is pitched against the magical wizardry of Harry Potter and the super heroes of Marvel Entertainment. Picking the "winner" is truly a tough proposition, as each in its own right has a mass appeal, huge fan following and tasted commercial...
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The Magic Lives On: Harry Potter's 'Fantastic Beasts' Expected To Open At $85 Million
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 1:11pm | 532With the release of the screenplay adaptation of the book titled "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" written by J.K. Rowling under the pen name Newt Scamander in 2001 around the corner, Loop Capital Markets previewed the release and its ramification on Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX), the parent...
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Time Warner's Movie Catalogue Is An Overlooked Asset
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 1:25pm | 674Albert Fried & Company continues to believe Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) is cheap on both a relative and an absolute basis, especially its movie business. It maintains its Overweight rating and target price of $90, which implies a potential upside of 13.5 percent. “We think TWX has two...
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Amazon Tops Netflix's Streaming Subscriber Numbers: An Expert's View
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 3:46pm | 537It seems like Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) might have been displaced from its throne in the U.S. video streaming arena. According to Investor’s Business Daily, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) now has more subscribers for its video streaming service in the United States than Netflix does. On...
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Wunderlich Analyst: 'Time Warner Is A Bit Of A Transitional Story'
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 4:56pm | 357Media giant Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) came out with mixed fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday. Although the company beat analysts' EPS forecast of $0.94 per share by posting an EPS of $0.98, it posted revenues of $7.53, slightly short of analysts’ expectations of $7.54 billion. Time...
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Barrington Research Raises Time Warner Price Target
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 9:32am | 221James Goss of Barrington Research reaffirmed an Outperform rating on Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) on Wednesday with a price target raised to $96 from a previous $95 due to a higher adjustment to fourth quarter estimates. Goss estimates the company will earn $0.99 per share in the fourth quarter...
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Stocks Mixed Despite Better Than Expected GDP
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 4:43pm | 2929U.S. stocks were mixed as the Fed continued to wind down its monthly asset purchase program by another $10 billion. The Fed noted that the economy rebounded in the second quarter despite significant under-utilization remaining in the labor market. As such, the Fed noted, it will maintain a...
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New 3-D Films Planned Despite Eroding Public Interest
Monday, August 12, 2013 - 2:16pm | 557Despite the fact that the number of screens showing 3-D films increased to nearly 15,000 in 2012, moviegoers are showing less interest in the three-dimensional format. According to The New York Times, this summer’s 3-D offerings like Turbo, produced by DreamWorks (NASDAQ: DWA) and distributed...
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Top Percentage Gainers and Losers as of 2pm 6/28/11
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - 2:00pm | 858Best 1) Youku.com (NYSE: YOKU): Shares of Youku.com are currently trading up 31.1% from yesterday's close to $35.81. The company announced that it has launched its Youku Premium paid content platform. Youku.com entered into a distribution agreement with CAV Warner Home Entertainment, Warner Bros,...
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Three "Supernatural" Stocks While Waiting for Season 7
Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 11:48am | 783Love it or hate it, the season finale of the CW's Supernatural, with its showdown between the Winchester brothers and the angel Castiel, has brought season 6 to a close. Already the speculation about Supernatural season 7 is rampant: What does being a god mean for Castiel? Can Dean forgive him for...