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Apple's First TV: Would You Pay $12 a Month to Watch Free Content?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 1:38pm | 857Read More...It could be the most Internet-friendly television in history. But would you pay more to enjoy it? There's a new startup in town that might attempt to answer that question. Aereo is attempting to bridge the gap between traditional TV viewing and Internet streams by combining the two, allowing it...
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Piper Jaffray Comments on DreamWorks Animation's Deal with Netflix
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 11:16am | 135Read More...Piper Jaffray has published a research report on DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA) commenting on the company's announcement of a deal with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) In the report, Piper Jaffray writes, "DreamWorks Animation announced a deal with Netflix to license the streaming films beginning in...
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Kenny Powers Makes A Comeback
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 3:03pm | 358Read More...K-Swiss Inc. (NASDAQ: KSWS) shares are up more than 4% today, as the company has brought back its most famous spokesman, someone who isn't even real. Kenny Powers is a fictional character on HBO's show "Eastbound & Down" and has been one of the more popular characters in TV history because of...
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Deutsche Bank Comments On HBO Go Launch (TWX, DTV)
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 8:56am | 166Read More...Deutsche Bank is commenting on the launch of HBO Go, the company's TV Everywhere effort. “First, this should clearly increase the perceived value of HBO's service, adding both anytime and anywhere access, but also making its entire original content library available, all for free,” Deutsche Bank...
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Oppenheimer Notes On Netflix (NFLX)
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 7:55am | 90Read More...Oppenheimer has reported on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) successfully acquiring the rights to "House Of Cards" over HBO and AMC. According to Oppenheimer, "Per Deadline Hollywood, Netflix successfully outbid HBO and AMC for the rights to House Of Cards, an adaptation of the successful 1990 British...
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Should CBS Trade Charlie Sheen For Other Actor(s)?
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 12:03pm | 858Read More...Now that the Sheen has hit the fan for CBS' (NYSE: CBS) most popular comedy, what should the leading television network do next? Ultimately, CBS must (and will) replace Charlie Sheen. It would be foolish to cancel the show without at least trying to move forward. But if the producers can't come up...
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Bourkoff: Content Companies Want The Netflix Market (NFLX)
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 1:32pm | 141Read More...This afternoon, UBS' Aryeh Bourkoff dropped by CNBC to discuss the future of media corporations. “The real fundamental,” he said, “is around media and technology companies to create better growth stocks.” Right now, he cited Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) as being one of the few companies that relies...
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Netflix Upgraded To Neutral
Friday, September 17, 2010 - 9:36am | 156Read More...Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has been upgraded to Neutral (from under perform) and has also had its price target raised to $140 (from $90) by Credit Suisse. Shares of Netflix have moved against Credit Suisse's expectations for the past year, as Netflix's streaming content continues to grow and will...
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Netflix Announces Deal With Relativity (NFLX)
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 1:37pm | 196Read More...It appears that Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is giving the traditional movie channels a run for their money. According to Fast Company, the movie service is partnering with Relativity Media in order to bring "first-run theatrical releases from the production company to Netflix subscribers, just months...
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"Gasland" To Make HBO Premiere On June 21 (EOG, BP)
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 3:17pm | 442Read More...Gasland, which won the special jury prize for a documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, will be premiering on HBO on June 21st. The movie offers a critical depiction of the natural gas drilling industry. Here is HBO's synopsis of the film. When filmmaker Josh Fox received an unexpected...


