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Will Studios Nix Cable's Quick Trips for Flicks? Once again, operators want to shrink the time between movies' theatrical and home distribution.   |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2011
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3 Reasons Why Comcast's $60 Movies Will Fail The cable giant is testing on-demand rentals of nearly first-run features. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2011
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No $60 Video Rentals for You Comcast and its Universal movie arm back out of a plan for $59.99 video rentals during their theatrical runs. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Has Hollywood Seen the Digital Light? A consortium of big-name movie studios has come up with a bold, new digital distribution plan for new movies. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2006
Steven Mallas |
Box-Office Blues Banished The summer should provide a lot of opportunity for the various motion picture studio operating segments to bring in the bucks. Investors, now's the time to shop. |
BusinessWeek
July 11, 2005
Ronald Grover |
What's Driving The Box Office Batty Hollywood is pushing movies to DVD and video faster -- and theaters are feeling squeezed. And with the price of cinema tickets skyrocketing, this gives movie fans new clout. Clearly, some big script changes are in store. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What's Inside Comcast's Shopping Bag? Comcast has the money, but it doesn't mean it has a plan. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Lowry & Grover |
Cable Fights For Its Movie Rights Video-on-demand's reach is expanding, and the cable biz wants to show films sooner. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Netflix Killer? Yeah, Right. If Hollywood wants to kill Netflix, they're not shooting where the company is. That worked much better for Gretzky. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Comcast Demands Indie Cred The cable giant comes up with an interesting deal for on-demand content. Is the era of the Hollywood blockbuster, with lines around the block on opening weekend, coming to an end? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2006
David Lee Smith |
Comcast Visits the Magic Kingdom Comcast and Disney have been unusual among media companies in 2006 -- the year has been good to their shareholders. That shouldn't change now, since it appears that these two revitalized companies have inked a win-win agreement. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2004
Ben McClure |
Comcast Wins in Sony-MGM Deal Comcast shareholders should be thrilled with the Sony-MGM deal. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2006
W.D. Crotty |
Will "Bubble" Bust Cinemas? A maverick filmmaker and a billionaire duo seek to shake up Hollywood by simultaneously releasing a new movie to DVD, cable TV and movie theaters. Is this the paradigm shift that kills the suffering movie theater industry? Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
July 21, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Comcast, Disney Patch Differences Months after Disney rebuffed Comcast's takeover bid, the companies ink an online content/distribution pact. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2011
Rebecca Lipman |
Theaters Are Being Abandoned. Time to Sell? Consider these movie stocks. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2005
Steven Mallas |
A Billion Demands for Comcast Comcast's On Demand service reaches one billion year-to-date views. However, wise investors may want to look at content providers, instead. |
Fast Company
December 2005
Scott Kirsner |
Maverick Mogul Broadcast.com founder Mark Cuban is questioning everything about the film business - and naturally ticking a lot of people off. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
How Much Hollywood For Comcast? Cable giant Comcast boosts video-on-demand offerings through a deal with Sony and considers a stake in MGM. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2006
Steven Mallas |
"Saw" Still Cutting It? Blood and bodies still equal bucks. There's no stopping Jigsaw and and the Saw franchise -- and there's no stopping Lions Gate Entertainment in its quest for future cash flow. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company
Evie Nagy |
Here's The Big Problem With Sony Releasing "The Interview" On Demand After a message from the hackers threatened violent attacks on movie theaters if the film was released, all the major theater chains pulled out of showing it. Many suggested that Sony should immediately release the movie on the Internet. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Disney Puts Up The company releases strong earnings early as if in rebuttal to Comcast's surprise bid. |
InternetNews
April 11, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Comcast A Fan Of Fandango Cable giant Comcast announced an agreement to purchase Fandango, the popular movie ticket and show time information site. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pirates Invade the Multiplex Disney's Pirates hits the screen in a major way. For Disney, this is more than just a movie. |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
Ronald Grover |
Disney's Toy Branding Strategy Animated film shorts featuring Toy Story characters may spur merchandise sales. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
This Teacher Offers New Lessons A recent multiplex flick is hitting digital outlets before the DVD market. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
Comcast Sees Broadband Dominance in Disney Bid The blockbuster $66 billion takeover bid comes just days after Disney CEO rejects merger talks. Will the House of the Mouse become a new cable ISP gorilla? |
InternetNews
February 12, 2004
Colin Haley |
Comcast: New Technologies Can Spur Disney Deal Comcast execs say streaming media, video-on-demand and personal video recording services will maximize Disney's content; growth markets are online too. |
BusinessWeek
May 5, 2011
Michael White |
This Summer, Hollywood Could Use a Hero Hollywood will roll out big-budget movies almost weekly this summer in an effort to erase a $500 million box-office deficit so far in 2011. |
InternetNews
February 17, 2004
Roy Mark |
Disney Rejects Comcast's Takeover Bid Board leaves door open for higher bid from the cable ISP player. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thinking Outside of the Box Office Rising ticket prices are keeping theater owners happy, but the empty seats are troublesome. The studios don't have to sweat that out. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2007
Steven Mallas |
"Captivity" Couldn't Hold Moviegoers It was a tough weekend for Lions Gate Entertainment and After Dark Films to open their latest exercise in torture-centric horror films, Captivity. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Payback Time For An Ex-Boy Wonder? Disney's wunderkind, Stephen Burke, created a hugely profitable chain with the Disney stores. Will he return? |
Home Theater
October 22, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
Disney Keychest to Redefine Software Ownership Instead of owning a disc, you'd own access rights across many platforms. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2009
David Lee Smith |
How Worthy Is the Comcast Buying Opportunity? There appear to be more negatives than positives to a Comcast/NBC Universal combo. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Fool on the Street: Disney Winning All Three Battles It's shaping up to be another good year for Disney -- and CFO Tom Staggs -- as the company's stock reaches highs last seen six years ago. It's winning in all three areas of focus. In theory, that should be good enough to win the war. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
3 Reasons Comcast Needs NBC Universal Comcast has plenty to gain in its deal with NBC Universal, so let's break down a few of the reasons why it's actually happening. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Thinking Outside the Box Office When it comes to new releases and DVDs, Hollywood's future may be very different from its present. The point is that movie theaters don't have to die unless they want to. For investors, there may even be some attractive situations here. |
Fast Company
Nicole LaPorte |
"The Interview" Is A VOD Perception-Changer, Not A VOD Game-Changer Long regarded as a kind of consolation prize (or dumping ground) for troubled films, or else a platform for small, specialty films that might not resonate with all of America, Video-on-demand suddenly has a new, glitzy glamour. |
InternetNews
May 10, 2005
Colin C. Haley |
Comcast Guns For AOL's Spot Comcast's COO thinks bundles and broadband apps will help it eventually displace AOL as the top U.S. ISP. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Bill Mann |
Comcast's Hostile Tango Comcast has approached Disney, putting in a $66 billion takeover bid. Disney CEO Michael Eisner may be opposed, but the company's board may find Comcast a perfect harbor from the storm that's swirling around the House of Mouse. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney Doesn't Hit It Out of the Theme Park The family entertainment giant barely tops Wall Street's quarterly expectations. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2004
Tom Taulli |
Movies Heat up Earnings at Lions Gate Lions Gate is a rare species in the entertainment world. It has a solid backlog of movies, record revenue in its latest quarter, and a stock price at a high. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Pirate's Life for Disney The family entertainment giant moves Wall Street's cheese. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Disney and The Rock: A Great Tag Team The new Disney family film The Game Plan offers further proof that Disney's branding strategy works. Disney wants to focus on family fare and keep its movie slate to a minimum number of releases that yield a maximum return. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Comcast Answers the Competitive Call Comcast's shares are moving, and its services are expanding. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Fool on the Street: Comcast on Demand At the Merrill Lynch Media & Entertainment conference a couple of weeks ago, executives from Comcast spoke to a gathering of analysts on its future plans for "triple play" success. Here's the inside scoop on what these analysts know that individual investors don't. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Lions Gate Should Open Up to Icahn Lions Gate still could accept Carl Icahn's buyout bid. It's a good idea, even. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Comcast Shoots for Sports Deals. Will It Score? With NBCU safely tucked away, Comcast's aiming to hit a sports homer. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2004
Ben McClure |
Comcast's on a Roll The cable provider inks another deal that should please investors. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Lowry et al. |
Mega Media Mergers: How Dangerous? If Comcast wins Disney, a few behemoths will dominate news, entertainment, and distribution |
