Posts by: Steve Birenberg
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…
APP reached agreement on a new amended credit agreement with its lead bank. Back in early June the stock took a dive on the day the company announced that negotiations…
The box office rose for the fourth consecutive weekend with the top 12 films up 9.7% according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. Every weekend in June has been up bringing the summer to…
Media stocks continue to act poorly. When I sold Northlake's positions in Disney and News Corporation on the last trading day in May I was beginning to see more evidence…
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