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What Streaming Services Have The Best Offline Offerings?
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 4:55pm | 342Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) recently made a major change to its content policy and will now allow users to download content to view offline. In the latest update to Netflix’s iOS and Android apps, users can select the option “Available for Download” from the Netflix menu. The...
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Music Fans Are Ditching Pandora For Spotify, Apple iTunes: Rich Tullo
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - 8:31am | 421Rich Tullo of Albert Fried downgraded Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) to Underweight from Overweight on lower-than-expected quarterly earnings and outlook. Further, the company’s 3-tier strategy could drive users to competitors such as iTunes and Spotify. Revenue in the third quarter was $351...
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Bank Of America Tuning Its Rating On Pandora Down To Underperform
Monday, October 17, 2016 - 8:43am | 336While Pandora Media Inc’s (NYSE: P) 2020 revenue target appears “difficult to achieve,” the company’s on-demand product seems to be “five years too late,” Bank of America’s Nat Schindler said in a report. He downgraded the rating on Pandora from Neutral...
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Snapchat Hits No. 1 In App Store Downloads For May
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 4:42pm | 303Snapchat has hit a new milestone. The social media app is more popular than ever, hitting the No. 1 spot for iOS downloads in the app store in May, surpassing Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iTunes for the top spot. Snapchat surpassing Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) in the app store sparks the...
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Why Is Your iTunes Music Disappearing?
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 11:20am | 286Is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) beginning to kill off iTunes? For some users experiencing difficulties in retrieving their downloaded albums, this may be the first sign of what is to come. Digital Music News, citing industry sources that hold "close and active business relationships with...
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2 Pros Discuss Potential Changes To Apple Music
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 1:03pm | 289According to market reports, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to implement "sweeping changes" to its music streaming service. Few details are yet known, but Jessica Lessin of The Information and Mike Isaac, a tech reporter for the New York Times shared their views on CNBC's "Squawk Alley." Lessin...
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Flashback: What Was The World Like Last Time Apple Missed?
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 5:24pm | 341The buzz on Wall Street Wednesday was the big drop in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s stock following its Q2 earnings report. The company reported earnings of $1.90 per share on sales of $50.56 billion; estimates called for EPS of $2.00 and sales of $51.97 billion. Apple's guidance was also a...
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5 Positives And 5 Negatives From Apple's Earnings Report
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 1:05pm | 356The market was clearly not impressed by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s Q1 earnings report, as the stock was down more than 7.1 percent in Wednesday morning trading. However, Citi analyst Jim Suva sees both positive and negative takeaways in Apple’s Q1 numbers. Bulls: Here Are 5 Positives...
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Beyoncé Fans And Apple Shareholders: 'Lemonade' Now For Sale Via iTunes
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 8:19am | 327Beyoncé's latest album release, titled "Lemonade," was released exclusively over the weekend on Tidal, her husband Jay Z's streaming music service. The New York Times, citing a Tidal spokesperson, reported that Tidal would have the exclusive streaming version "in perpetuity." However, Tidal's 3...
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WWE Competitor Lucha Underground Reportedly Negotiating Netflix Deal
Saturday, March 12, 2016 - 12:38pm | 313Upstart World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) competitor Lucha Underground is reportedly in talks with Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) to bring at least one season of content to the streaming service. Lucha Underground premiered its first season of professional wrestling programming in...
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Kanye West: 'The Life Of Pablo' Will Never Be On Apple And Will Never Be For Sale
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 8:46am | 347Don't expect to find Kanye West's latest album -- "The Life Of Pablo" -- on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes or at your local Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) store. The enigmatic artist has gone on several Tweet storms lately, the latest coming on Monday night. "My album will never never never be on...
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Showtime Cashes In With Record Audience For 'Billions' Debut
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 3:17pm | 316Between "Homeland," "The Affair" and "Ray Donovan" (among others), CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)'s Showtime has slowly come into its own over the past years in the original series realm. No longer seen as an also-ran to the Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX-owned HBO, the network been able to add new hit...
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The Future Of FordPass
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 2:18pm | 481Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has been working to reinvent itself over the past few years, and many believe that the company has laid the foundation to ensure future success in the rapidly changing auto industry. As technology evolves and cars become increasingly more capable, building popular car...
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Here's How Much Netflix Dominates Apple, Facebook, Amazon And YouTube In Internet Traffic
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 5:09pm | 371Earlier this week, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) said that in 2015 its share of peak download internet traffic in North America rose to 37 percent – up from 35 percent in 2014. According to Sandvine data, Netflix's share of traffic data in North America more than doubles that of...
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Apple's Christmas List? Adobe, Box, GoPro And Maybe Even Tesla
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 8:52am | 674Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares are down 4 percent in the last month, and are trading meaningfully below their 52-week high of $134.54. FBR & Co’s Daniel H. Ives maintained an Outperform rating on the company, with a price target of $175. Ives commented on potential M&A...