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Fintech Focus For October 29, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 5:32pm | 2855Read More...Quote Of The Day: The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. - Vidal Sassoon Fintech Movers: The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), the leading research institute covering the global Fintech sector, has partnered with the World Bank on a study reviewing the...
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Big Ten Football Will Return In 2020
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 9:52am | 493Read More...After shutting down college football for the 2020 season, the Big Ten Conference has reversed course. What Happened: The Big Ten Conference voted unanimously this week to begin college football games on Oct. 23, 2020. The league shut down the season back in August with an 11-3 vote...
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As NFL Plays On During Coronavirus Pandemic, Strong Ad Rates Put Broadcasters In Spotlight
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 4:30pm | 704Read More...The NFL season kicks off Thursday night and is bringing strong advertising rates for its broadcast and streaming partners. The Players: NBC, a Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) company, will air Sunday Night Football games and also has the rights to the Sept. 10 NFL Kickoff game. Fox, a 21st...
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Notable Insider Buys: Continental Resources, Fox, Groupon And More
Saturday, June 27, 2020 - 2:17pm | 724Read More...Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors. Some C-suite insiders were among those recently adding to stakes. Biotechs, an energy company and a media giant saw insider buying. Conventional wisdom says that insiders and 10% owners really only buy shares of a company...
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Media Network And Data Platform Benzinga Announces Global Fintech Awards Featuring Leading Disruptive Innovations In Finance
Friday, June 19, 2020 - 2:20pm | 430Read More...Detroit, MI, June 19, 2020 -- Benzinga, a leading news and data platform, announced it will be holding its annual Benzinga Global Fintech Awards, a day of dealmaking, networking, and recognition in the financial technology space, on November 10, 2020, at New York, NY. The event will recognize...
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'Race Against Time': Experts React To Disney's Q3
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - 1:16pm | 705Read More...Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares had lost more than 6% by Wednesday afternoon after the media and entertainment giant released a worse-than-expected third-quarter earnings report Tuesday. Morgan Stanley's Q3 Takeaways Disney's third-quarter showed a segment operating income miss of $3.96...
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BMO Takes Wait-And-See Approach With Fox TV
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 11:01am | 415Read More...Fox Corp (NASDAQ: FOXA) is a more focused entity since the TV news and sports company broke off from the former 21st Century Fox and has intriguing potential with its new streaming news service, according to BMO Capital Markets — but the firm is waiting for more clarity on the standalone...
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Oppenheimer Downgrades Comcast After $40B Sky Bid, Projects Increasing Competitive Pressure
Monday, September 24, 2018 - 9:11am | 494Read More...Just a few short months ago, Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) conceded in the race for Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA) assets and redirected its focus to British media conglomerate Sky Plc. (OTC: SKYAY). Over the weekend, Comcast submitted a $40-billion bid for Sky that the British...
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The Tiger Woods 'Halo Effect' Drives Up PGA Championship Ratings
Monday, August 13, 2018 - 2:30pm | 645Read More...If there were any lingering doubts about Tiger Woods' popularity, they weren’t evident at the PGA Championship Sunday in St. Louis. The golfing legend may not have won, but he stole the show and virtually of all thunder from eventual winner Brooks Koepka. The Tiger Woods 'halo effect...
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Bidding War Could Be In Store For 21st Century Fox
Friday, November 17, 2017 - 8:21am | 422Read More...Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) is reportedly in talks to acquire some of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA), a mere days after reports suggested that Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) held similar talks with Fox. The Analyst Rosenblatt Securities' Alan Gould maintains a Buy rating on...
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CBS Expands Its Foreign Broadcasting Portfolio
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 7:39am | 353Read More...CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is placing a bigger bet on Australian television with its acquisition of Network Ten, a channel that expands its existing foreign slate from Network One and Eleven. The television and digital-asset company airs local content based on popular American series, such as...
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Love Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry: NY Times Wants Fox To Apologize For Claiming Paper's Leak Led To Terrorist Escape
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 1:27pm | 861Read More...The New York Times’ demand for an apology from Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOX) is part of a long line of media mea culpas either granted or denied for slights real or perceived. The newspaper asked the Fox News show "Fox & Friends" to retract a report that the Times (...
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Hollywood Seeks Salvation At San Diego Comic-Con In Midst Of Summer's Box Office Slump
Saturday, July 22, 2017 - 10:00am | 666Read More...It started with a group of guys who liked comic books and blew up into the biggest pop culture marketing opportunity of the year, filling all 11 acres of the San Diego Convention Center and sprawling outside into infinity and beyond. The 47th annual San Diego Comic-Con is being held while one of...
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Approval Of The Fox/Sky Transaction Likely Despite UK Regulator Stalling, Says Rosenblatt
Friday, June 30, 2017 - 7:22am | 405Read More...Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) already owns a 39-percent stake in the British-based satellite broadcaster Sky, but his quest to acquire the remaining 61 percent has now stalled. Fox's £11.7 billion deal to acquire the remaining stake in Sky is now being questioned by...
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Now That Bill O'Reilly Is Gone, Who Is The Biggest Ratings Hog In Media?
Monday, April 24, 2017 - 12:25pm | 443Read More...Bill O'Reilly was the undisputed king of Fox News; for years, he boasted the highest viewership numbers for a news talk show. But shareholders of Fox News' parent company, Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA), are now wondering what impact O'Reilly's departure from the company means for the...
