The annual upfront television advertising market moved close to conclusion last week for the broadcast television networks. ABC, CBS, and FOX all announced their sales. Only NBC, which is in the weakest position due to a 15% decline in ratings last TV season, has yet to wrap up its sales. The upfront market is when […]
Crash lost 400 screens for this weekend and is down to about 900 screens. With the film’s theatrical run winding down, I thought it would be worthwhile to provide a final review of the very favorable economics and also peak into the future for Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF). LGF shares have performed well on the […]
I was surprised by the market’s strong response to the news story that Apple Computer (AAPL) was considering using Intel (INTC) chips in future Macs. I think part of the upside was short-covering as the stock was gapping up above its highs since the collapse after the last quarterly earnings report. The gap up also […]
Motorola (MOT) shares have finally gotten moving after an initial lull following the company’s excellent first-quarter earnings report and increased guidance. A combination of factors have led to the move in the stock including the announcment of a larger than expected share buyback. In my review of MOT’s first quarter earnings, I mentioned a share […]
Central European Media Enterprises (CETV) shares have rallied sharply since the company announced it would be holding a follow-up a conference call to expand and better explain the 2005 guidance it gave on its 1Q05 conference call. CETV shares fell sharply after 1Q earnings and guidance were issued. The 1Q numbers were a bit light […]
With all the market craziness and earnings reports, I failed to provide a follow-up regarding the first quarter earnings report for NTL (NTLI). As I expected, it was a sloppy quarter. However, as I hoped, management confirmed its subscriber guidance which suggests the worst is past. In fact, subscriber growth in the first quarter was […]
While the world focused on the astounding box office numbers for the latest Star Wars film, Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) had another successful weekend at the box office with Crash. Crash has now grossed over $27 million and has shown the best legs of any film this year, falling just 20% in each of its […]
SBS Broadcasting(SBTV) reported excellent first quarter earnings on Monday. Driven by better than expected organic revenue growth in the company’s television operations, EBITDA exceeded estimates coming in at 8.1 million euros. Management affirmed prior guidance for 138 million euros EBITDA for 2005. On the call analysts asked many questions that tried to get management to […]
Disney (DIS) reported strong quarterly earnings earlier this month and the follow-up conference call confirmed operating trends remain excellent across the entire company. The shares sold off a bit when the earnings were reported but have since rallied to their highest level since late April as analysts had favorable commentary and raised earnings estimates for […]
CETV announced last night that they will hold a follow-up conference call tomorrow morning to clarify 2005 guidance provided on the first quarter results conference call held on May 10. The guidance caused confusion, particularly among new shareholders who bought shares on the secondary offering, and led to a sharp drop in the shares. I […]
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