I read a post on Henry Blodgett’s blog about two weeks ago alluding to the major layoffs at America Online (AOL). I do not know the writer, but I have found the discussion at Henry’s blog to be quite good. SInce then, more outlets are reporting rumors of large layoffs and weak advertising growth. There […]
Tribune (TRB) shares had a big pop last Tuesday after the company announced results of its dutch auction. There was no follow-through since then and the shares are trading just below the $32.50 price at which the tender was complete. TRB is buying 45 million shares at $32.50, the top end of auction range. The […]
The Univision (UVN) auction came grinding to an end with announcement that the company would be sold for $36.50 per share or $12.3 billion. The private equity financed buyers will also assume debt of $1.4 billion. After adjusting for acash and other assets, the total value of the deal is about $13 billion. Analysts estimate […]
If my bullish thesis on the summer box office is to come to fruition, it should be evident over the next few weeks with the back to back openings of Superman Returns and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (POTC) on June 28th and July 7th, respectively. These are two of the most anticipated […]
On Monday morning, UBS Cable Analyst Aryeh Bourkoff hosted a conference call with Stephen Burch, CEO of NTL Incorporated (NTLI). I thought the call went well although the stock went down on Monday and Tuesday. I continue to hold all of Northlake’s long positions in NTLI and feel the stock offers incredible value at current […]
The box office was up for fifth consecutive weekend, led by a solid second weekend for Cars and respectable openings for three new films: Nacho Libre, Fast and Furious Tokyo Nights, and The Lake House. The Break-Up and earlier releases like X-Men and The Da Vinci Code continue to pull in moviegoers. Although the summer […]
One of the theories behind breaking up Tribune (TRB) is that the broadcast television assets are worth a significant premium to the current valuation of TRB shares. Recent TV station sales support this idea but an article last week in the Wall Street Journal there outlined the pressure that local TV stations are feeling. It […]
On Thursday, LionsGate Entertainment (LGF) reported mixed 4Q06 results and announced 2007 guidance which was inline with expectations. The shares are responded well initially, rising more than 3%. After almost a year of disappointing financial results, I think the rally in the shares is more a function of relief than the result of any important […]
On top of the slightly weaker than expected opening for Cars, Disney caught a downgrade from Citigroup which has the shares down about 3% this morning. However, the downgrade had nothing to do with Cars. Rather it was totally predicated on the analyst’s expectation that theme park revenues and operating income would fall well short […]
Cars opened at the low end of expectations with $63 million failing to provide a catalyst I had been counting on for Disney (DIS). I think the opening will hurt sentiment for DIS stock because it will make it easy for naysayers to get traction with the “they overpaid for Pixar” theme. However, DIS shares […]
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