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Within the field of finance, perhaps nothing is more intriguing than a startup. In fact, HBO created a hit TV show called "Silicon Valley" in which a genius but shy developer creates a music app called Pied Piper. Once the app was discovered to contain a revolutionary data compression algorithm,...

Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO comedy division continues to lure top talent as on Thursday the network gave the greenlight to "Barry," a new laugher starring former "Saturday Night Live" talent Bill Hader. The series follows a depressed ex-marine turned low-rent...

Macquarie Capital's Amy Yong raised her price target to $27.00 from $25.00 for Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (USA) (NYSE: LGF). "Lions Gate is now one of few remaining independent studios and its strategic value will likely continue to rise," Yong said. In lieu of the 10k review, Yong sees a "...

AMC's after-show trend is proving to have an exceptionally long lifespan, as MTV (Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB)) entered the fray with "Scream After Dark" Wednesday. The new series will air Mondays at midnight following next week's season two debut of "Scream," the TV adaptation of the horror film...

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'...

Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO deal with former ESPN and Grantland alum Bill Simmons has long been a topic of conversation with investors. Simmons is a big name commodity and a nice coup for the premium giant, but details on his new project were scarce until this week. Titled "Any...

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) is reportedly making a stand against WWE Network subscribers sharing passwords with friends and family. The company has updated its terms of service for the network and added a new section about simultaneous streaming. “Although your WWE Network...

As May sweeps prepares for its annual return, all eyes turn to the cable networks as this is the time they traditionally take center stage. This week, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)'s USA Netowrk, Time Warner (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO and Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) FX made...

After seeing its latest original series "Vinyl" not click with audiences and its high-profile "Westworld" delayed, HBO (Time Warner IncTWX)) needed a big acquisition to silence critics. On Friday, it was announced the network scored that key victory with "Sharp Objects" – he latest page-to-...

Shares of Second Sight Medical Products Inc (NASDAQ: EYES) surged higher by 15 percent on Monday and traded above the $5 per share mark for the first time since early January. Second Sight is a medical device company that develops implantable visual prosthetics to restore some functional vision to...

Over the course of 2015, HBO (Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)) didn't debut a single new dramatic series. As a result, anticipation was high for "Vinyl," which came with a pedigree including Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter. While initial reaction was positive from the media, investors...

Correction: A previous version of this article stated Skipper said a standalone ESPN product was not "a good business." Skipper said a standalone ESPN could be sold, but said the company didn't believe it was "good business" at the moment. Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ESPN channel could...

On Wednesday, Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO pulled back the curtain on its HBO Now streaming service, and while the numbers may be smaller than analysts expected, it's important to note it is also just a start. HBO CEO Richard Plepler revealed that HBO Now has 800,000 paying subscribers since...