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Analyst Confident Charter-Time Warner Deal Will Get Approval In Washington
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 9:28am | 337Read More...Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) announced on May 26 that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Charter will merge with Time Warner. Under the original terms, Charter will provide $100 in cash to Time Warner shareholders in...
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IntraLinks' Matt Porzio On Latest Deal Flow Predictor And Sentiment Survey
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 3:33pm | 1137Read More...IntraLinks Holding Inc. (NYSE: IL) just released its latest Deal Flow Predictor (DFP) – an independently verified, accurate indicator of upcoming mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Benzinga spoke with Matt Porzio, IntraLinks vice president for strategy and product marketing,...
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Apple & Other Earnings Expected To Dominate The Week Of April 27
Sunday, April 26, 2015 - 10:45am | 862Read More...The first-quarter earnings season rolls on this week, and perhaps the most anticipated report of the week, if not the quarter, will come from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). Investors and Wall Street are looking for spectacular results. Analysts' forecasts also call for earnings growth from Time Warner...
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How Apple Gave HBO Leverage To Use Against Cable
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 7:29am | 533Read More...Time Warner Inc's (NYSE: TWX) HBO will compete head-on with Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) when it launches a standalone service that doesn't require cable. Is this the result of Netflix's growth or due to a lack of support from the cable industry? For answers, Albert Fried &...
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Weekly Tech Highlights: Surprise Apple Event, HBO Spinoff Rumors And More
Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 1:29pm | 635Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) ended February as the dominant tech giant -- in the news, at least. The company surprised consumers, investors and analysts when it announced it would be holding an event in March. March 9 Event Means More Hype For Apple Investors knew that Apple planned to release...
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Could WWE Network Scare Off A Potential HBO Spinoff? Analysts Weigh In
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 6:53pm | 638Read More...HBO is once again rumored to be spun out of parent company Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). Carl Icahn is at the heart of this rumor, but an important question has yet to be answered: is HBO a good spinout? "You best have darn good, unique content to get people to pay to watch things on...
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Amid Icahn Spinoff Rumor, 'Undervalued' HBO Would Be 'Fantastic' Without Time Warner
Thursday, February 26, 2015 - 2:05pm | 628Read More...Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) CEO Jeff Bewkes has said that the company won't spin out HBO, but could a nudge from Carl Icahn change that? Icahn, the famous activist investor who successfully persuaded eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) to spin out PayPal, is rumored to be after a standalone HBO....
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Telsey Advisory Analyst Says FTC, FCC Would Not Like Comcast-Netflix Deal
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 2:31pm | 161Read More...When asked about a rumor that Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) bid for Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), Telsey Advisory Analyst Tom Eagan told Benzinga that wouldn’t make sense to him, especially now when it’s already trying to get a deal with Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC). He...
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Pivotal Research Analyst Says Comcast-Netflix Deal Would Not Make Sense
Thursday, February 5, 2015 - 2:19pm | 220Read More...Speaking to Benzinga, Pivotal Research Analyst Jeffrey Wlodarczak said that a Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) bid for Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) does not make sense, especially in the context of Comcast trying to get a deal with Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE: TWC). “Once the Time...
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Morningstar Analyst On CBS-Starz Buyout Rumor: 'They're Not Necessarily Looking To Put $5B Into A New Cable Channel Right Now'
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 5:58pm | 192Read More...After CNBC’s David Faber tweeted that CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) had no interest in acquiring Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA), Morningstar Equity Analyst Neil Macker told Benzinga that he can see why the company is not necessarily looking to put $5 billion into a new cable channel right now....
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Barrington Research Raises Time Warner Price Target
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 9:32am | 221Read More...James Goss of Barrington Research reaffirmed an Outperform rating on Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) on Wednesday with a price target raised to $96 from a previous $95 due to a higher adjustment to fourth quarter estimates. Goss estimates the company will earn $0.99 per share in the fourth quarter...
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M&A Talk Boosts Shares Of Starz Higher
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 12:14pm | 246Read More...Shares of Starz (NASDAQ: STRZA) traded higher on Monday morning after reports surfaced over the weekend that the company is considering a sale of itself. The New York Post reported Friday evening that Starz is seeking around $5 billion in a potential sale of itself and the company has drawn...
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Markets Little Changed As Investors And Traders Salute Veterans
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 5:37pm | 734Read More...U.S. markets were little changed at the end of the trading day. The bond market was closed on Tuesday to commemorate Veterans Day. Typically speaking, the bond market is a major driver of the equities market. When the bond market is closed, equities volume tends to be lower in a less volatile...
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Dow, S&P 500 Close At Record Highs
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 6:04pm | 859Read More...U.S. stocks were mostly higher after Republicans took control of the Senate after Tuesday's elections as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX: .DJI) and S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX) both closed at historical all-time highs. "Congress will pass some bills I cannot sign; I'm...
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5 Of The 'Scariest' Technology M&As
Friday, October 31, 2014 - 12:43pm | 690Read More...Before you put on your Halloween costume and head to the nearest monster mash, take a moment to peruse these terrifying mergers and acquisitions. 5. Sprint And Nextel When Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) merged with Nextel, the two companies had hoped to create the third-largest wireless carrier...
