The Breakfast Meeting: Cable Lifts Earnings at Time Warner and News Corp. and...
Strong cable television gains prove a boon for Time Warner and News Corp, the owner of a rather gaudy $25 million home that hit the market in Malibu may surprise you and Melena Ryzik chats with Steven...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Warns of Lower Revenues
The nation's largest brick-and-mortar book retailer is warning that it will not meet expectations for another quarter.
View ArticleCBS Corp. Set Record In Earnings For Quarter
Although the company's overall results improved in most financial categories and divisions, they fell short of some analysts' expectations.
View ArticleThe Breakfast Meeting: CBS Sets Earnings Record, and Publishing Merger Gets O.K.
CBS set records in the last quarter of 2012; the Justice Department has approved a merger of Random House and Penguin, possibly creating the largest book publisher in the world; and Time Warner's...
View ArticleSeared by a Flop, DreamWorks Animation Reports $82.7 Million Loss
Charges totaling $165 million, including a hefty write-down related to the underperforming movie “Rise of the Guardians,” resulted in a fourth-quarter loss for DreamWorks Animation.
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Rethinks Its Strategy for the Nook
In its third-quarter earnings report, the bookseller said revenue in its Nook unit fell 26 percent.
View ArticleDigital Notes: Music Stars Criticize Pandora on Digital Royalties
An open letter signed by more than 100 artists — including Rihanna, Sheryl Crow, CeeLo Green and Billy Joel — objects to a bill championed by Pandora that would change the way royalty rates are set for...
View ArticleAfter a Quarterly Gain, Pandora Warns of a Loss to Come
Pandora Media reported $120 million in third-quarter revenue, up 60 percent, but said it expected a fourth-quarter loss. Its stock dropped 18 percent after hours.
View ArticleOn Vevo, ‘Gangnam Style’ Is the Viral Video That Never Was
The Korean pop song was not available on Vevo for much of the year because of licensing restrictions, and so does not appear on its Top 10 list for 2012. Also, Warner Music reports that a rise in...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Faces Steep Challenge as Holiday Nook Sales Decline
The company's Nook unit suffered a 12.6 percent decline in sales compared with the same period a year earlier, a blow to its hopes of building up its digital division to compete with behemoths like...
View ArticleA Resurgent Netflix Beats Projections, Even Its Own
Netflix reported $8 million in net income and a jump in the number of subscribers for its streaming service. Analysts were surprised, and investors jumped, sending its shares up 37 percent in Thursday...
View ArticleRatings Shortfall at Nickelodeon Hurts Viacom Revenue
The company's cable networks reported decreased revenue, but its chief executive, Phillippe Dauman, said Viacom was making an investment in content that would lead to "future ratings growth and revenue...
View ArticleSirius Reports Revenue and Subscriber Growth in 2012
Price increases didn't hamper subscriber growth at the satellite radio company, which is offering new services to compete with the likes of Pandora.
View ArticleProfit Slides 6% at Disney as Movie and TV Divisions Lag
Increases in costs for programming like basketball and football at ESPN provided a drag on the results from Disney's media networks unit. Walt Disney Studios struggled compared with the same period a...
View ArticleCable TV Revenue Helps Spur Time Warner Profit
The revenue from ads and subscription fees from its cable properties helped overcome a challenging quarter for the media conglomerate's publishing and movie divisions.
View ArticleThe Breakfast Meeting: Cable Lifts Earnings at Time Warner and News Corp. and...
Strong cable television gains prove a boon for Time Warner and News Corp, the owner of a rather gaudy $25 million home that hit the market in Malibu may surprise you and Melena Ryzik chats with Steven...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Warns of Lower Revenues
The nation’s largest brick-and-mortar book retailer is warning that it will not meet expectations for another quarter.
View ArticleCBS Corp. Set Record In Earnings For Quarter
Although the company’s overall results improved in most financial categories and divisions, they fell short of some analysts’ expectations.
View ArticleThe Breakfast Meeting: CBS Sets Earnings Record, and Publishing Merger Gets O.K.
CBS set records in the last quarter of 2012; the Justice Department has approved a merger of Random House and Penguin, possibly creating the largest book publisher in the world; and Time Warner's...
View ArticleSeared by a Flop, DreamWorks Animation Reports $82.7 Million Loss
Charges totaling $165 million, including a hefty write-down related to the underperforming movie “Rise of the Guardians,” resulted in a fourth-quarter loss for DreamWorks Animation.
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