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WRAPUP 1-Major media companies top estimates in shaky ad market
Reuters* Time Warner, Comcast, Viacom all top Wall St estimates * All three shy of revenue expectations * TV advertising seen as key to results By Jennifer Saba and Liana B. Baker May 1 (Reuters) - Some of the biggest U.S. media conglomerates beat earnings...Tags: Viacom Inc., National Collegiate Athletic Association, NBC (tv network), Nickelodeon (tv network), Paramount Pictures
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Comcast profit jumps 17%; NBC network loses $35 million
Comcast Corp. posted strong first-quarter earnings with gains in nearly all of its business units -- except for the NBC broadcast network as the peacock's feathers once again got plucked. Dismal prime-time ratings at NBC contributed to a $35-million...
Tags: Syfy (tv network), Amusement and Theme Parks, NBC (tv network), USA Network (tv network), The Voice (tv program)
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U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP: MasterCard, Visa, Facebook, Las Vegas Sands
ReutersMay 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Visa and Facebook, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * MasterCard Inc : Nomura cuts target price to $593 from $611; rating buy * DXP...Tags: Mining, DexCom Incorporated, Newmont Mining Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Radian Group Incorporated
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The day ahead in business May 1
Reports: MBA mortgage index for week ended April 27, 6 a.m.; ADP employment change for April, 7:15 a.m.; PMI manufacturing index for April, 7:58 a.m.; ISM manufacturing index for April, 9 a.m.; Construction spending for March, 9 a.m.; Crude inventories...
Tags: Allstate Corp., Energizer Holdings Incorporated, Prudential Financial Incorporated, Visa Inc., Hospira, Inc.
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Comcast reports higher profit, revenue in first quarter
ReutersMay 1 (Reuters) - Comcast Corp posted higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, driven by strength on the cable side of the business. The leading U.S. cable TV provider, which also owns broadcaster NBC Universal, posted first-quarter profit of $1.4 billion,...Tags: NBCUniversal, Television Industry
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More US high-grade issuance seen as market watches Fed
ReutersBy John Balassi May 1 (IFR) - Tone is somewhat muted on Wednesday as the markets await the outcome of the Federal Reserve two-day meeting at 2:15pm. Investors are expecting the central bank policy statement to be more dovish given the loss of economic...Tags: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Finance, Bonds, China Finance Incorporated, Companies and Corporations
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Earnings: Comcast Revenue, Profits Up in Q1
ReutersMay 01 (TheWrap.com) - Comcast Corp. posted higher profit and revenue for the first quarter Wednesday, thanks largely to its cable strength. The leading U.S. cable television provider and owner of NBC Universal posted first-quarter profit of $1.4...Tags: NBC (tv network), Brian L. Roberts, The Voice (tv program), Earnings Forecasts, Companies and Corporations
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Time Warner Cable lets customers take TV on the road
Time Warner Cable subscribers can now take a lot of their television lineup with them on the road. The cable company, which has more than 2 million subscribers in Southern California, is now offering its customers the ability to access content from...
Tags: Comedy Central (tv network), ESPN (tv network), ABC Family (tv network), MSNBC (tv network), Nickelodeon (tv network)
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Dish's play for Sprint is about defense as much as it is offense
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen once compared his corporate strategy to an episode of "Seinfeld." “You initially didn’t know exactly where things were going, but it seemed to all come together in the end,” he said. “This is...Tags: Sprint Nextel Corporation, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Seinfeld (tv program), House of Cards (tv program), Netflix Inc.
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Summer of sequels as Hollywood hopes for box office gold
ReutersBy Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES, April 29 (Reuters) - Robert Downey Jr. is donning his Iron Man suit one more time, Captain Kirk is back on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise, and the "Hangover" crew are headed for another bout of mayhem and bad...Tags: Pixar Animation, Melissa McCarthy, Labor Day, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Jennifer Aniston
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Wahlberg's 'Pain & Gain' knocks Cruise from box office lead
ReutersApril 28 (Reuters) - "Pain & Gain," a dark action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg, muscled to the top of weekend box office charts with an estimated $20 million in U.S. and Canadian tickets sales. The movie about bodybuilders on a crime spree knocked Tom...Tags: Pain & Gain (movie), 42 (movie), Viacom Inc., Mark Wahlberg, Oblivion (movie)
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Does losing 'Saturday Night Live' clips to Yahoo hurt Hulu?
On the eve of the NewFront digital media presentations next week to advertisers, Yahoo! Chief Executive Marissa Mayer trumpeted a high-profile conquest: NBC's iconic sketch-comedy show "Saturday Night Live." Yahoo landed the exclusive rights to "SNL"...
Tags: Lucasfilm Ltd., Pixar Animation, Hulu, NBC (tv network), Netflix Inc.
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