Friday, October 2, 2009
Wall Street to Comcast: No NBC for Us, Thank You Very Much
Maybe this is why Comcast rushed to knock down a story that said it bought NBC Universal from GE: It knew Wall Street would hate the idea.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Hollywood’s How-To Guide to Web Piracy
Want to learn how to steal your favorite movie or TV show? A 10-minute video starring a Paramount executive offers detailed instructions.
Time Warner’s $4.2 Billion AOL Fire Sale
Google marked down AOL’s value from $20 billion to $5.5 billion earlier this year. That’s still too high, argues a JP Morgan analyst.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Time Warner’s Next Spin-Off: Time Inc?
Time Warner has yet to dispose of AOL, but there’s lots of sotto voce chatter about CEO Jeff Bewkes’ next move. Last month, I reported that people familiar with Bewkes’ thinking believe he’s planning on selling off the company’s namesake Time Inc. publishing unit in 2010.
Today, Pali Capital analyst Rich Greenfield picks up the torch.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Warner Music Doubles Up on Debt: Another EMI Bid Coming?
Turns out not everyone is convinced that big music is dying: Investors have snapped up $1.1 billion in debt issued by Warner Music Group–double the amount the company had originally planned on issuing when it announced the offering yesterday morning. The fine print gives the label some flexibility in case of a “major music transaction”–say, perhaps, a deal to merge with EMI.
Friday, January 30, 2009
A News Corp. Bull Throws in the Towel; Wall Street Journal Layoffs Coming?
Longtime Rupert Murdoch fan Rich Greenfield says he’s worried that money losers like Dow Jones will pull News Corp. down, and cut his rating to “sell.” Perhaps this will cheer him up: The Wall Street Journal is reportedly bracing for layoffs next week.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wall Street Beats Up Sumner Redstone, Rupert Murdoch: Cuts Estimates for Viacom, News Corp.
You don’t need a particularly good crystal ball to foresee that big media are in for a bad year (at least). But Wall Street singled out Sumner Redstone’s Viacom and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. for special treatment this morning, by whacking estimates for the next few quarters. The short story: The lousy ad market will be even worse than people think.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Wall Street to Sumner Redstone: Please Sell Your Viacom, CBS Shares and Get It Over With
The founder and chairman of CBS and Viacom says he won’t sell shares in his company to pay off his creditors. But no one believes that. But there doesn’t seem to be any alternative. Redstone’s National Amusements holding company has $1.6 billion in debt, $800 million of which comes due next month. Best to get it over with now, says analyst Rich Greenfield.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Going, Going, Not Yet Gone: CD Sales Drop Accelerating
Remember the CD? Few people do, which is why sales are declining faster than ever. But someone is still buying billions of dollars worth of discs each year. Who are they?
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Peter Kafka has been covering media and technology since 1997, when he joined the staff of Forbes magazine. Most recently, he has been the managing editor of the tech and media Web site, Silicon Alley Insider.
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