Viacom

DirecTV (NYSE: DTV), which is currently in a program-fee dispute with Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) (NASDAQ: VIAB), has received the support of three major cable providers, including Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC). Viacom has been seeking a new contract with DirecTV that would raise its rates by as much as...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) may have posted stellar results, but earnings season rolls on. Here is a quick day-by-day rundown of what analysts are expecting from some of this week's most prominent earnings reports. Monday Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) and Watson...

Lots more earnings are on the schedule for this week, even as the calendar page turns. Look for quarterly results to come from Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Hershey (NYSE: HSY), Kellogg (NYSE: K), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). Analysts expect...

Many of the S&P 500 have already reported results for the most recent quarter. But lots of earnings reports are scheduled for this week. Among those reporting are General Motors (NYSE: GM), as well as the first of a wave of results from retailers: Macy's (NYSE: M), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and...

Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results Thursday, November 3, after the markets close. In its previous report, the company ended a streak of three quarters of year-over-year profit growth when it fell short of consensus estimates. However, revenues...

Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...

According to Wedbush, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) price target is supported by a target P/E assuming a small discount to diversified media peers (~15x), reflecting favorable growth of cable TV. Wedbush said Transformers 3 is tracking to $400m in worldwide gross receipts through July 4, putting our $600m...

Instead of taking a $545 million loss, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) can sit back and relax this afternoon, knowing that it didn't have to go through the trouble of selling MySpace for a paltry sum of $35 million. But don't expect media mogul Sumner Redstone to apologize for firing Tom Freston, the former...

Bank of America is reiterating its Buy rating and $62 PO on shares of Viacom, Inc. (NYSE: VIA). “We reiterate our Buy rating for VIA, as ratings/advertising improvement, better Paramount performance, improved capital allocation and relative valuation can all support outperformance,” Bank of...

Instead of taking a $545 million loss, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) can sit back and relax this afternoon, knowing that it didn't have to go through the trouble of selling MySpace for a paltry sum of $35 million. But don't expect media mogul Sumner Redstone to apologize for firing Tom Freston, the former...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Viacom (NYSE: VIA.B). In a research report published today, Wunderlich stressed income generating power of MTV as one of the reasons for its decision. In the report, Wunderlich states, "We remain positive on Buy-rated Viacom (VIA-B) as the cable...

The long-awaited JJ Abrams epic* finally hits theaters today. With teaser trailers running since early last year and numerous full-length trailers and TV spots airing for the past six months, Super 8 is one of the most hyped films of the summer movie season. But it is the writer and director (JJ...

Goldman Sachs is out with its "Americas: Entertainment" report today, and highlights Viacom (NYSE: VIA-B) and Disney (NYSE: DIS), as preferred picks. In a note to clients, Goldman Sachs writes, "Our preferred media stock is Viacom, which generates around 50% of its operating income from national...

There has been a lot of hype for this summer's “blockbuster” comic book movie. But all signs point to a flop for what is sure to be hailed as a blasphemous attempt at mainstream filmmaking. While the trailers and ridiculous movie posters have received a ton of buzz, curious critics and excited...