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What Will the Networks Show If There’s No Football?
by Jonathan Berr on Mar.16, 2011, under Towing
As the NFL lockout continues, television networks — which spent billions of dollars to secure broadcasting rights to National Football League games — are scrambling to fill what could become a gaping hole in their programming schedules.
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What Will the Networks Show If There’s No Football? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:00:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Media, Comcast, Walt Disney
Facebook Could Be Writing a Script for Online Movie Consolidation
by Kevin Kelleher on Mar.09, 2011, under Towing
Warner Brothers’ The Dark Knight is the first flick to be offered directly via the social network. It’s a small test, but when Facebook enters a business, competitors get nervous: Here’s how this move could trigger a round of mergers among Netflix and other established players.
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Facebook Could Be Writing a Script for Online Movie Consolidation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:15:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Media, Google , Netflix, Apple, Time Warner, Amazon.com, Facebook
Coke Takes the Fizz out of Berkshire Hathaway
by Dan Burrows on Feb.16, 2011, under Towing
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway liquidated its positions in a number of high-profile companies during the fourth quarter, but the Oracle of Omaha has hung on to his huge stake in Coca-Cola. And Coke’s nearly 4% drop is a weight on Buffett’s portfolio.
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Coke Takes the Fizz out of Berkshire Hathaway originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:30:00.
Filed Under: Investing, Exxon Mobil, General Electric , Coca-Cola Company, Kraft Foods, Berkshire Hathaway, American Express, Bank of America, Wal-Mart Stores, Comcast, Wells Fargo & Co, Procter & Gamble, Market News
Comcast’s Next Big Battle May Be in Its Backyard
by Jonathan Berr on Feb.09, 2011, under Towing
Comcast has a tight grip on Philadelphia sports fans with its SportsNet Philadelphia channel, which has been the exclusive carrier of games from the Phillies, Flyers and 76ers. But now Comcast will have to make the channel available to satellite-TV providers, thanks to FCC-approved terms of its deal for NBC Universal.
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Comcast’s Next Big Battle May Be in Its Backyard originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:00:00.
Can Al Jazeera Capitalize on Its Newfound Popularity?
by Jonathan Berr on Feb.02, 2011, under Towing
The Qatar-based network is getting international kudos for its coverage of the growing Middle East crisis. But acclaim and a growing audience don’t yet equal profits and market share for Al Jazeera, which has almost certainly been losing money since its launch in 1996.
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Can Al Jazeera Capitalize on Its Newfound Popularity? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Media, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, News Corp







