AOL Doesn’t Come Through But A Solid Quarter for Time Warner

Just a quick follow-up to my earlier post about AOL and Time Warner (TWX). AOL did not come though on the ad line as I thought might occur. I still believe we will see strength in 4Q when AOL.com really launches but for now the push-pull between subscriber loss and advertising growth is too large […]

Time Warner: Will AOL Finally Show Good Advertising Growth

Given the critical role that AOL will play in the perception of TWX’s quarter I wanted to mention an interesting piece of research Bernstein put out last week about advertising revenue at the MSN division of Microsoft (MSFT). I switched to a bullish position on TWX in September based primarily on my belief that the […]

Viacom: Better But Still Too Early

Viacom (VIA) reported slightly better than expected that 3Q05 earnings although almost all the excess was earned in the volatile and difficult to predict Entertainment division. Earnings came in at 47 cents against estimates of 45 cents. The company incurred $58 million in one-time expenses related to the split, hurricanes, and an impairment charge. Applying […]

Charter: A Very Expensive Option

Charter Commications (CHTR) reported mixed results for 3Q05 with EBITDA falling short of expectations while subscriber metrics showed better than expected growth in new services. The company also announce settlement of a dispute over some shares held by Paul Allen in a subsidiary. To be completely honest, I was unable to decpiher the press release […]