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Netflix Is Raising Prices Again: What You Need To Know
Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 12:17pm | 588What’s the price of better content? About $12 a year for Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) subscribers. As the streaming platform expands its original production budget from $6 billion to $7 billion, it’s turning out consumer pockets to make up the difference. In November, Netflix will raise...
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TiVo Executives Talk Netflix Deal
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 11:27am | 645Shares of TiVo Corp (NASDAQ: TIVO) had quite a volatile trading session Tuesday. After the company announced expanded partnership with Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) late Monday, TiVo shares rallied about 6 percent by the open on Tuesday. Although TiVo's stock closed up only 0.2 percent Tuesday...
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HBO Now's Subscriber Count Off To Slower Start
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 9:36am | 297On Wednesday, Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s HBO pulled back the curtain on its HBO Now streaming service, and while the numbers may be smaller than analysts expected, it's important to note it is also just a start. HBO CEO Richard Plepler revealed that HBO Now has 800,000 paying subscribers since...
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Why Is Time Warner 'On Fire'?
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 2:59pm | 392Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) posted fourth-quarter results Wednesday, beating earnings expectations and increasing its guidance for 2016. However, the entertainment giant fell nearly $500 million short of its revenue target. Fourth-quarter EPS came in at $1.06, ahead of Street expectations of $1....
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Big Bird, Bill Simmons, Jon Stewart: HBO Keeps Stockpiling Talent
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 8:07am | 601HBO has signed comedian Jon Stewart to a four-year digital content deal. Stewart is just the latest in a list of big-name additions by the network. HBO is fighting with a batch of new competitors in the exploding business of digital and mobile video. HBO announced this week that the...
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The Next AOL? Disney And Time Warner Could Be
Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 10:38am | 1198For some investors Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) represents a great long-term holding within the media and consumer space. While Todd Juenger of Bernstein reaffirmed this investment thesis in an industry-wide note on Thursday, he stated that he "must" downgrade the name as the company has...
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Apple, 'Game Of Thrones' Produced A 'Super Successful Launch' For HBO Now
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 7:13am | 534Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)'s partnership and release timing seems to have paid off. The entertainment conglomerate teamed up with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to promote the launch of HBO Now, an online-only streaming video service. Time Warner also made sure that the service arrived in...
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Why Netflix Stock Is At A 'Buying Opportunity'
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 11:21am | 243In a report published Tuesday, Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein suggested that the recent weakness seen in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) creates a buying opportunity ahead. Helfstein noted that shares of Netflix have fallen around 15 percent from its 52-week high and are trading...
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Has Apple Been Planning A Streaming Service Since Before Tim Cook?
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 1:02pm | 419The rumors of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) launching a streaming service of its own are turning out to be true. Several publications reported on Tuesday that Apple is planning to launch its own streaming service in collaboration with U.S. broadcasters like CBS, FOX and ABC. Walter Isaacson, Aspen...
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Young Adults Are Going To Fewer Movies Than They Used To
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 1:42pm | 340As long as online video streaming services like Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and HBO Go are around, it's no surprise that the number of moviegoers in the U.S. and Canada continues to fall. Though last year's top grossing films broke box office records, the decline in North American...
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How Apple Gave HBO Leverage To Use Against Cable
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 7:29am | 533Time 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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Why HBO Now Is A Bad Idea
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 2:59pm | 538At Monday's highly-anticipated Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) event, the first thing revealed at the presentation was an exclusive collaboration with HBO (a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)). Coming in time for Game Of Thrones' newest season in April, the HBO Now standalone service...
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This Analyst Says Amazon Prime Will Reach 45 Million Subscribers In 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 2:59pm | 551Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) may not be willing to talk about the exact number of people who use Amazon Prime, but Albert Fried Director of Research Rich Tullo thinks the company is poised for big growth in 2015. "Amazon is really interesting right now," Tullo told Benzinga. "...
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Weekly Highlights: Apple's New iPads, HBO Go Without Cable And More
Sunday, October 19, 2014 - 10:35am | 240Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) received a ton of attention this week after hyping its long-awaited October event, but the final results were not as exciting as the firm's massive September press conference. In September, Apple introduced the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the previously rumored...
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How Netflix Could Drop To $250 In 90 Days
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 1:29pm | 774Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) fell more than 25 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company revealed its Q3 results and Q4 guidance. The decline initially reduced Netflix's price to roughly $350 per share. The stock recovered slightly on Thursday but was still down 20 percent...