Central European Media Enterprises (CETV) announced yesterday that it had sold 1.275 million shares at $86 for $110 million to Igor Kolomoisky and given him a seat on the Board of the Directors. Kolomoisky will own 3% of CETV, becoming the third largest shareholder after founder Ronald Lauder and private equity firm Apax Partners which […]
Earlier this week, Apple sent out invitations to a “special event” on September 5th. The invitation clearly signals iPod related announcements. The better websites in the Apple rumor mill are suggesting that the company will convert all iPods to flash, a new flatter and wider nano (presumably to offer better video capabilities), and touchscreen video […]
Outside of ETFs, Northlake clients own only one stock that is not involved in media or telecom. The company, Endeavor Acquisition Corporation (EDA), is a special purpose vehicle that has agreed to purchase teen retailer American Apparel (AA). The deal was announced last December and is scheduled to close in the second half of 2007. […]
I have been waiting to round out long positions in Apple and build new positions for clients. SInce the stock brokedown and the market collapsed, I had been targeting $125 for Apple but decided to wait and with the stock decisively breaking that level I decided to make the move. I am optimistic about near-term […]
Comcast (CMCSA/CMCSK) took a serious dive yesterday, trailing the market action all day including a 3% drop when the DJIA was up close to 200 points, before recovering in the last half hour to close down 1%. I am certain that the poor quarter and reduced guidance from Cablevision (CVC) was at fault. CVC missed […]
News Corporation (NWS) reported a very solid fourth quarter to wrap up a great fiscal 2007. Revenue and EBITDA rose 9% and 19%, respectively, with revenue comfortably beating estimates and operating income in line. The composition of operating income will please investors, however, as Cable Networks and Fox Interactive Media (MySpace) comfortably exceeded expectations offsetting […]
Cablevision (CVC) reported weaker than expected 2Q07 results and lowered 2007 guidance dealing another blow to the bull case for cable. Results were weak pretty much across the board with Telecom EBITDA and all subscriber metrics short of estimates. The only silver lining was lower than expected capital spending in thee quarter and a reduction […]
Paul Allen announced that he is dramatically reducing his remaining position in Dreamworks Animation. Following up on the sale of 12 million shares last November, Allen will now sell an additional 15-17 million shares leaving him with just 6 million shares. Of the shares to be sold, 10-12 million will be sold in a secondary […]
Virgin Media announced that it was delaying the sale of the company. The brief press release indicated that financial and strategic buyers continue to express interest but unfavorable debt market conditions make delaying a sale in shareholders best interests. On July 2nd, Virgin Media received a proposal to take the company private. The buyer was […]
Central European Media Enterprises (CETV) reported second quarter revenues and EBITDA above estimates. However, the composition of the results caused concern among investors leading to a sharp 5.4% decline in the stock on above average volume. I think investors overreacted and remain very bullish on CETV shares. I was adding to positions in some client […]
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