Aug
24
2011
SIRIUS XM Radio (Nadaq: SIRI) reported $238 million in net income during the last four quarters. But how good are those earnings, really? Apparent profits at the income statement won’t always let you know the total story. In place of looking just on the reported numbers, you must find companies with authentic earnings power. So …
Aug
24
2011
DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is reportedly gazing the potential for acquiring Hulu though it has not yet decided if it is within the company’s interest to do so.[1] This brings up an incredible issue of whether DirecTV can continue to thrive as is. Its competitor dish network (NASDAQ:DISH) has made several strategic acquisitions, or even though Dish …
Aug
24
2011
{“s” : “dish,s,usb”,”k” : “a00,a50,b00,b60,c10,g00,h00,l10,p20,t10,v00″,”o” : “”,”j” : “”} On Monday August 22, 2011, 11:08 am EDT (Reuters) – A bankruptcy court has denied Sprint Nextel Corp’s (NYSE:S – News) motion for a partial summary judgment in a proceeding against bankrupt mobile satellite network operator TerreStar Networks Inc (TSTRT.UL), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB – News) and …
Aug
24
2011
Timing is money. Just ask Fox Networks. Last week it started barring everyone but paying customers from watching its TV shows online until eight days when they first run. It’s a technique TV networks are angling for more dollars from the digital revolution. Other ways in which networks may get them are via “enhanced” advertising …
Aug
24
2011
The following tables list the prime- time averages for 11 U.S. broadcast networks for the week ended Aug. 21. Weekly Average Current Season for the week of 08/15/11 ***a*** – 08/21/11 Week 48 of Season NETWORK DURATION RATING HOMES SHARE (Minutes) (000s) ============================================ Households ABC 1320 2.7 3180 5 CBS 1320 3.8 4440 7 NBC …
Aug
24
2011
The following table lists the highest 25 broadcast television shows for the week of 08/15/11 through 08/22/11. The programs are ranked by rating in descending order. RANK PROGRAM NET RATING SHARE TIME ================================================================ 1 NBC NFL PRE-SSN 8/21(S) NBC 6.4 11 8:08 PM 2 AMERICA’S GOT TALENT-TUE NBC 6.0 10 9:00 PM 3 NCIS CBS …
Aug
24
2011
The following table lists the highest 40 cable television shows for the week of 08/15/2011 through 08/21/2011. Programs are ranked by rating in descending order. RANK PROGRAM NAME NET RATING =============================================================== 1 JERSEY SHORE SSN 4 MTV 4.8 2 CLOSER, THE TNT 4.3 3 RIZZOLI & ISLES TNT 4.3 4 ROYAL PAINS USA 3.5 5 …
Aug
24
2011
By Shira Ovide It’s been hard to grasp what satellite-TV company dish network is doing. It has been busy buying up wireless spectrum, bankrupt satellite companies or even movie-rental chain Blockbuster, without much of an articulated strategy for those assets. But now a few of the puzzle pieces are coming together. Dish has told the …
Aug
24
2011
dish network Corp. (DISH), the second one- largest U.S. satellite-television provider, filed for U.S. government permission to present mobile high-speed Internet service to millions of customers. The company asked for clearance of its acquisitions of assets of DBSD North America Inc. and TerreStar Networks Inc. and for license waivers, in accordance with a filing dated …
