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It is that time of the year again where the networks reboot themselves with a brand new schedule and a brand new crop of rookie series. For investors it is an important period as it can give them a snapshot of how the network will do over the next season and in many cases how that will impact the...

According to Sports Business Daily, the National Football League (NFL) appears to be having no problems with selling ads during its games and is attracting record-high prices. Sports Business Daily noted all cable networks that broadcast NFL regular season games are saying they have sold more ads...

Benchmark has started coverage of Tegna Inc (NYSE: TGNA) with a Buy rating and $26 target price, saying that NBC, political fears and digital doubts create buying opportunity in shares. Tegna Media is the largest independent station group of major network affiliates in the top 25 markets,...

While Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is inking new deals with professional sports networks to live broadcast matches, Snapchat is also working behind the scenes to offer its users never-before seen content. According to the Wall Street Journal, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA), the parent company of...

The success of the "Harry Potter" franchise made it a matter of when, not if, a major cable company would shell out the big bucks to obtain the commercial television rights to the franchise's movies. According to the Wall Street Journal, Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s Warner Bros. studio struck a...

At the annual meeting of the Television Critics Association's summer panel-fest, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)'s NBC used its time to talk to the media about a few burning questions…namely how to not repeat old mistakes. Analysts had used NBC as a whipping post for years...

It's merely a matter of time before an online content distributor will become a major media partner of the National Football League. Traditionally, football viewers tune in to NBC, CBS (CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)), Fox (Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOX) (NASDAQ: FOXA)) or ESPN (Walt...

The FluMist influenza vaccine doesn't work in protecting kids and adults against the flu, at least according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on Wednesday to recommend the popular nasal spray, also known as...

ABC (Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS))'s summer looks just as loaded as its regular season with a number of new offerings in the mix. Analysts were quick to note, however, that this year the network has taken a decidedly unusual path in mostly relying on reality programming. The first of those new series...

Neilson recently released C3 ratings through the end of May, and Goldman Sachs analyst Drew Borst took a look at how TV ratings are holding up and which companies are getting hit hardest by cord-cutting. Through the ninth week of Q2 2016, prime-time broadcast ratings for the 18–49 demographic...

The summer season has officially begun on TV, and Monday night saw two more entries into the fray. However, it may take a few weeks to really see if they can hold a crowd. CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)'s high-profile "BrainDead," from the creators of "The Good Wife," kicked off the network's roster...

NBC (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has become a summer powerhouse for reality programming and the early numbers for its staple series is enough to excite investors. First off was "America's Got Talent" which held tight in the all-important 18-49 demo from its previous launch last summer. In...

Usually during upfront week, one series catches fire and that series usually involves a big name, a big concept or combination of the two. Yet ensemble drama "This Is Us" isn't really checking either box, but 25 million viewers later the buzz is still building. The NBC series...

Deutsche Bank reiterated its Buy rating on Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), saying its 2017+ sum-of-the-parts valuation suggests about 50 percent upside to current levels. The brokerage's 50 percent upside to current levels estimate is based on: 1. "Potential for AKAM'...

As the upfronts begin in New York City this week, NBC (parent company, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)), as per tradition, got an early jump on Sunday by releasing its new fall schedule. Surprisingly though, despite ordering a number of freshman series over the last few days, only three will...