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What The Disney-Fox Deal Means For The Box Office
Thursday, December 14, 2017 - 11:48am | 318Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) confirmed Thursday what investors expected: an agreement to acquire entertainment and media properties from Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NYSE: FOXA). The Analyst Midtown Partners' Rich Tullo. The Thesis The combination of Disney and Fox's assets is "...
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Analyst Questions The Logic Of Sirius XM Pursuing Pandora
Friday, December 9, 2016 - 12:17pm | 408Rich Tullo of Albert Fried questioned the logic behind the potential Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) acquisition price for Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P), questioning whether a subscription business makes sense when Sirius Satellite radio itself is successful with 25 million paid subscribers at...
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Adobe's Acquisition Of TubeMogul Validates DSP TV Model
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 11:15am | 354Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire TubeMogul Inc (NASDAQ: TUBE) in a deal which values the company at $14 per share. TubeMogul provides a single platform that allows brands and agencies to plan and buy video advertising across desktop, mobile,...
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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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A Look At One Crazy M&A Weekend
Monday, October 24, 2016 - 11:46am | 570Monday's trading session is most certainly one of the busiest in recent memory following a plethora of large M&A deals. AT&T–Time Warner AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced over the weekend it plans on acquiring Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) for $107 per share in a deal valued at around $...
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AT&T Makes Bid For Time Warner... But If Trump Gets Elected, All Bets Are Off
Monday, October 24, 2016 - 10:00am | 443According to reports on October 22 on Bloomberg and CNBC AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has agreed “in principal” to acquire Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) for $85 billion or about $107 per share. Albert Fried’s Rich Tullo maintains an Overweight rating on Time Warner, while raising the...
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Time Warner's Movie Catalogue Is An Overlooked Asset
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 1:25pm | 674Albert Fried & Company continues to believe Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) is cheap on both a relative and an absolute basis, especially its movie business. It maintains its Overweight rating and target price of $90, which implies a potential upside of 13.5 percent. “We think TWX has two...
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MSG Networks Could Thrive In A Cord-Cutting TV Environment
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 1:17pm | 408MSG Networks Inc (NYSE: MSGN) faces positive news flow and potential multiple expansion, Albert Fried said while upgrading the stock to Overweight from Market Perform. Albert Fried noted the potential success of the company's pending upfront ad selling season should result in better-than-expected...
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Albert Fried On Apple And Time Warner Talks: Not Probable, But Beneficial
Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 2:14pm | 290Albert Fried & Company’s Rich Tullo reiterated Time Warner Inc (NASDAQ: TWX) at Overweight with a $90.00 price target. The reiteration came after Financial Times reported Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Time Warner held preliminary talks “that did not rise to the level of the CFO...
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Just How Strong Is Live Nation's Concert Business?
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 5:10pm | 236Albert Fried & Company said Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) shares are extremely attractive as it benefits from the "demand by recording companies and artists to go on tour as a solution to thwart illegal P2P file sharing revenue losses." The company reported first...
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Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Is Now An 'Underestimated' CEO, Albert Fried Says
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 6:29pm | 227Over the last few weeks, Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) shares have rallied about 11 percent from a recent low around $8.15 as of April 11 to close at $9.45 Wednesday. Traders have been anticipating the company's first-quarter results, expected out Thursday afternoon. The sell-side estimate...
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Pandora Sale, Rovi-TiVo? 2 M&A Rumors Circling The Street
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 12:05pm | 403Two interesting M&A rumors were circling the Street on Thursday morning. One involves TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) and Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) and the other one concerns Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P). TiVo & Rovi The New York Times, citing sources familiar with the issue, said Rovi...
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Netflix Paying Big Money For Will Smith Movie: Good Or Bad?
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 3:18pm | 442Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has reportedly committed $90 million to purchase the rights to fantasy cop thriller "Bright" starring Will Smith. The big budget makes "Bright" Netflix’s largest movie deal to date. Netflix reportedly won a bidding war with Time Warner Inc...
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NHL Stream Another Coup For Yahoo; Where Are Its Competitors?
Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 3:16pm | 718Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) signed a deal with National Hockey League to live stream up to four NHL games per week without requiring a cable subscription or authentication. The streams kick start on March 11. Yahoo will deliver in-game highlights for each game, and will also provide condensed...
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Pandora Could Benefit From A Weakening Economy
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 11:11am | 252Albert Fried’s Rich Tullo reiterated an Overweight rating for Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P), with a price target of $16. He said that Pandora offered revenue growth potential and that volatility in its shares could provide better entry points. Analyst Rich Tullo pointed out that a weakening...