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Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 7:05am
KB Home Earnings Preview: A Surge in Q1 Revenue Expected
KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is scheduled to report first-quarter fiscal 2012 results tomorrow, March 23, before the markets open. The homebuilder reported a profit last quarter, ending a three-quarter string of losses, as well as a year-over-year revenue increase that broke a streak of three consecutive...
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Friday, November 4, 2011 - 12:48pm
Has the Sparkle Come Off the Tiffany Network?
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) reported third quarter earnings last night that were mixed, and might have some investors questioning whether CEO Les Moonves is slipping on some fronts. The entertainment company reported third quarter earnings of 50 cents per share on $3.37 billion in revenues....
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Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 12:07pm
Why Reed Hastings Might Be Getting Desperate
Earlier today, news came out that CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Warner Bros. Television had signed a deal with Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to instantly watch previous seasons of scripted series that air on The CW from its current schedule through the 2014-15 season. Included in the deal are the new seasons of...
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Les Moonves Says CBS Could Get Involved With Hulu Eventually
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 2:06pmJeanine Poggi, columnist at TheStreet.com tweeted that CBS (NYSE: CBS) CEO Les Moonves said he could see the potential for CBS content to go on Hulu Plus. Monves is making these comments at the Goldman Sachs' Communicopia conference today. Shares of CBS are off 1 cent to $24.44 on the day.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 3:41pm
Time To Look At CBS Again?
With the recent equity market volatility, shares across every sector have fallen sharply. That does not mean that fundamentals have changed that much, especially for the media companies. In fact, CBS (NYSE: CBS) appears to be getting stronger, not weaker, and the recent pullback in shares could...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 1:29pm
4 Stars For The Network That Brought You "Two & Half Men"
CBS (NYSE: CBS) continues to deliver solid, if not spectacular results and this quarter is no exception, with Les Moonves' team continuing to find new ways to monetize old content. With the NFL coming back, CBS's deals with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) the company has been a...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 2:26pm
The Tiffany Network Continues To Keep Shining
This morning, CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced a licensing deal for Canada and Latin America for more of CBS's content. The "Tiffany Network," as it is known, just continues to keep on giving. What's important to note about this deal is that some of the content is new to...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 12:53pm
The King Of The Jungle Is Going After The Cheetah
What some thought was just a "hobby" as Steve Jobs likes to call Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced this morning that it is going after Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) by reaching a deal with CBS (NYSE: CBS) to stream thousands of the CBS television shows online. The deal is non-...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 1:48pm
Les Moonves: "I'm Very Fond Of Charlie Sheen" (CBS)
Les Moonves, the President and CEO of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), told CNBC that with regards to the former star of Two and a Half Men, “Look, I'm very fond of Charlie Sheen. There are a lot of legal matters so I can't comment any further.” When asked if he could see the show going on without...
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Charlie Sheen's Replacement Is Who? (CBS)
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 4:15pm
It's quite obvious to everyone that Charlie Sheen won't be back as his role of Charlie Harper in CBS' (NYSE: CBS) hit sitcom, 'Two and a Half Men.' E!Online is reporting that CEO Les Moonves met with John Stamos about replacing Sheen in the show, not as a replacement for Sheen, but as an additional...
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