Posts by: Steve Birenberg
Media stocks kept tumbling this week dropping to new recent lows yesterday in many cases after underperforming Tuesday's rally. Lehman's across the board downgrade of the big conglomerates got the…
Comcast COO Stephen Burke spoke recently at an industry conference and had some interesting insights. I would have missed it if not for my subscription to SNL Kagan. Burke spoke…
AdAge.com posted an article analyzing census data from the perspective of marketers. The data was interesting although I guess not all that surprising once it was laid out. I think…
The media biz never rests. Even on a holiday weekend. NBC Universal is buying The Weather Channel for $3.5 billion from privately held Landmark Communications. With NBCU buried in General…
There were no changes again this month to Northlake's Market Cap and Style models. The signals continue to flash mid cap and growth. As a result, I am maintaining client…
Yesterday, I noted that Zenith Optimedia raised its global ad forecast for 2008 due to strength in developing markets. Central and Eastern Europe was one of the regions with particularly…
Yesterday, I noted that Zenith Optimedia raised its global ad forecast for 2008 due to strength in developing markets. Central and Eastern Europe was one of the regions with particularly…
I want to make sure everyone saw that Zenith Optimedia reduced its forecast for 2008 US advertising growth. Zenith presents its year ahead forecast each December at the UBS Media…
A whirlwind weekend had me all over the place so just a brief comment on another great weekend for the box office this morning. But first, major props to Providence,…
Dreamworks Animation (DWA) shares popped yesterday afternoon. I presume it was due to a report from Jessica Reif of Merrill Lynch which I received after the close. Jessica raised her…
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