E.W. Scripps: No Sign of Weakness Yet at Cable Networks

E.W. Scripps (SSP) reported earnings in line with consensus but stronger than I had been anticipating. I came quite close to buying October or November at the money puts yesterday but in the end I decided against. As noted in my preview comment, I have a growing concern that fundamentals of the cable network business […]

Tribune: Addressing Unique Issues But Industry Challenges Remain

Tribune (TRB) are up over 2% since reporting 3Q05 earnings and conducting a conference call on Thursday morning before the open. The key takeaway from the report and call is that TRB is putting its unique issues in the past and the company’s fortunes will begin to closely track the newspaper industry. Given poor trends […]