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Goldman Sachs: Major Broadcast Networks Down 32% (CBS, NWSA, CMCSA)
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 10:24am | 165Read More...The major broadcast networks were collectively down 32% yoy last week, facing a comparison against last year's Winter Olympics on NBC (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Goldman Sachs reports. “FOX (NASDAQ: NWSA) won the week with a 3.5 rating, up 10% yoy due to a repeat-heavy schedule last year,” Goldman Sachs...
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FCC Approves Comcast/NBC Deal
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 3:02pm | 23Read More...CNBC reports that the FCC has approved the merger between Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and NBC.
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Comcast-NBC Merger: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (CMCSA)
Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 2:30pm | 703Read More...In just a few short weeks, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and NBC could be united as one. Whether you like or loathe this idea, there's little doubt that the merger will result in massive changes for both companies. Let's take a look at what some of those changes might be, from the good and the bad to the...
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Regulators Consider Forbidding Comcast From Withholding Video To Competitors, Oppenheimer Reports
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 9:56am | 116Read More...In 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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"Ratings Race" Results From Week 1
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 7:29am | 154Read More...Deutsche Bank has published a research report for its Entertainment Spotlight segment, focusing on CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) and the Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). The report included results from week 1 of the "ratings race" from which it concluded that "overall, CBS appears stable, impressive...
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NBC Universal CEO To Step Down
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 11:11am | 66Read More...CEO Jeff Zucker plans to step down as CEO of NBC Universal, reports CNBC. He has been with the company for 25 years. He will leave when the Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) deal is finalized Analyze Any Stock FREE! Click Here.
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NBC (GE) Broadcasts Most Watched Olympics in 16 Years
Friday, February 19, 2010 - 8:53pm | 113Read More...According to NBC, the television network owned by General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), the 2010 Vancouver Olympics have been the most viewed Olympic Games since the 1994 Winter Games. During the first week, more than 152 million American viewers have tuned in at one time or another to watch the...
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Time Warner (TWX) Says It Will Benefit From Current Trends
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 12:48pm | 125Read More...Jeff Bewkes, the Chief Executive of Time Warner Inc., (NYSE: TWX) said that current trends will likely lead to increasing revenue for Warner Bros. Television. Bewkes gave the NBC (NYSE: GE) decision to replace Jay Leno at 10 PM with scripted programming as an example of one of the trends that will...
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Internal Discussions At Fox Over Possible Conan O'Brien Show
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 7:30pm | 153Read More...News Corporation (Nasdaq: NWS) (Nasdaq: NWSA) chairman Rupert Murdoch, speaking with reporters during a conference call on Tuesday, said that his Fox network is having internal talks about offering former "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien a new late night program. So far, the talks are just...
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O'Brien And NBC Close To An Exit Deal
Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 5:14pm | 210Read More...NBC (NYSE: GE) and Conan O'Brien may settle their differences and pave the way for his exit as early as this weekend. Both the Associated Press and entertainment-industry news magazine Variety have quoted anonymous sources saying that NBC may pay O'Brien more than $30 million to leave "The Tonight...
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Conan Moving To Fox?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 5:41pm | 273Read More...NBC (NYSE: GE) finally announced that the rumors concerning Jay Leno's possible return to his previous time slot were true. It is looking more likely that Leno's Tonight Show successor, Conan O'Brien, may jump ship for NBC rival Fox. The network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation (Nasdaq:...
