Posts by: Steve Birenberg
The weekend box office was up again, making it four straight weekends. Eight of the last nine weeks have also been up so the summer continues to shape well as…
This note was originally written and published on StreetInsight.com on August 2nd. With all the trauma from my the complete crash of my pirmary PC on July 30th, I forgot…
Disney (DIS) reported much better than expected 3Q06 EPS. EPS of 53 cents easily beat consensus of 44 cents (3Q EPS were aided by 1-2 cent accounting benefit). Revenues were…
Yesterday saw earnings releases from Cablevision (CVC), Charter Communications (CHTR), and DirecTV (DTV) allowing investors to take a snapshot of the current competitive environment in multichannel TV. I think these…
By recent standards, Lionsgate (LGF) reported a very routine quarter. There was little excitement in the numbers, full year guidance for March 07 was affirmed, and analyst questions on the…
A new study by McKinsey & Co., highlighted at AdAge.com, does a good job of explaining why television advertising is facing such strong growth headwinds. The key pull quote from…
The real excitement surrounding 3Q06 earnings from Disney (DIS) will concern how it impacts the outlook for FY07. Despite strong fundamentals and consistent double-digit growth, DIS shares have stalled over…
I’d classify the 2Q06 earnings and conference call from NTL Incorporated as mixed. Mixed is not quite good enough for the short-term as that means there some issues. For NTLI…
I didn’t get a chance to do a formal review of 2Q06 earnings from Regal Entertainment (RGC) due to my PC crash. The shares had a well deserved sell-off following…
NTL Incorporated (NTLI) reports tomorrow morning. This stock has been my personal Waterloo but I think that investors are overly pessimistic especially in light of the significant free cash flow…
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