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China-based Tencent Holdings (OTC: TCEHY) reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings Wednesday, and analysts are predicting the company's valuation will pass the $500-billion mark for the first time since early 2018. What Happened Tencent's revenue growth in the first quarter was...

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) reported Tuesday concerning first-quarter earnings, which prompted Wells Fargo to hit the "pause" button. The Analyst Wells Fargo's Jon Tower downgraded Dave & Buster's from Outperform to Market Perform with a price...

Entertainment technology and audience insights company TiVo Corp (NASDAQ: TIVO) said in conjunction with its first-quarter report Thursday that it will split itself into two independent companies. What Happened TiVo's board of directors approved a move to split TiVo's product business from...

Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) reported a better-than-expected third quarter print Tuesday, but investors appear to be concerned with a 1.3-percent same-store sales decline which was worse than the 0.7-percent decline expected. Here is a summary of how some of the Street...

Video game companies looking to capture more share of gamers' time must put forth nothing short of the "very best," Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) CEO Strauss Zelnick told CNBC in a Thursday interview.  What Happened Take-Two's strategy to win market share...

Telecommunication infrastructure company Commscope Holding Company Inc (NASDAQ: COMM) confirmed Thursday it reached an agreement to acquire entertainment and communications solutions company Arris International plc (NASDAQ: ARRS) for $7.4 billion. Arris shares gained 11 percent Wednesday after...

A media bidding war pitted Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) against Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), with the winner acquiring most of Twenty-First Century Fix Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA)'s assets. Disney ultimately emerged with a superior bid, but Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said the aftermath was the...

From investments to acquisitions, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. (NASDAQ: FOXA) has recently taken huge steps toward market expansion and diversification. What Happened On Wednesday, 21st Century Fox announced a $100-million investment in Caffeine, a next-generation social...

The bullish case for Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) can be made for multiple reasons that are being overlooked by the Street, according to Jefferies. The Analyst Jefferies' John Janedis upgraded Discovery from Hold to Buy with a price target lifted from $26 to $34. The Thesis The...

Shares of sporting and entertainment company Madison Square Garden Co (NYSE: MSG) have gained more than 10 percent since the announcement of a split into two entities, but the stock remains undervalued, according to Imperial Capital. The Analyst Imperial Capital's David Miller initiated...

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) boasts a broadband business that's underappreciated by the market to the point where shares are trading at a near five-year low valuation, according to KeyBanc. The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets' Brandon Nispel assumed coverage of Comcast with an...

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) rules concert ticketing, but it may do so through fear, according to an April 1 New York Times report.  Nevertheless, the stock's weakness since the beginning of April represents a buying opportunity, according to Citi. What Happened Citi's...

Loop Capital initiated coverage of seven names within the media and entertainment space this week. The Analyst Loop Capital Markets' Alan Gould initiated coverage of the following companies: News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) with a Hold and $17 price target. Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) with a...

Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation Class A Voting Shares (NYSE: LGF.A), the entertainment and content maker behind "Orange Is the New Black," is by the company's own admission "very interested in the consolidation space" — but the stock doesn't have any upside...

The on-again, off-again merger talks between Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) and CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) have resumed, according to a report from TheWrap last week. The Analyst Rosenblatt Securities' Alan Gould maintains a Sell rating on Viacom's stock with no assigned price...