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Shares of Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) were trading lower by about 5 percent Thursday after the company confirmed that Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR)'s customers could lose access to some of its TV properties, including MTV and Comedy Central. Viacom confirmed it's attempting to...

Analysts at Loop Capital Markets turned bullish on MSG Networks Inc (NYSE: MSGN) amid a view that the company will "supercharge" its net debt/AOI ratio below 3.0x by the end of the fiscal year. The firm's David Miller upgrades MSG Networks' stock from Hold to Buy with a price target boosted from $...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is one of Wall Street's most hotly contested stocks given its exposure to cable TV through its ESPN unit. But there is no debate among analysts at RBC Capital Markets who named the stock on Monday a "Top Pick." The firm's Steven Cahall upgraded Disney...

No mid-2000s journalism textbook carries a chapter on Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR), but today, building a following is must in the trade. No pre-2000s reporter tracked weekly Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) likes, but today, online engagement is a standard newsroom metric. The entire news profession has...

Investors holding on to Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) under the assumption that pending M&A will boost the stock higher may want to reconsider, at least according to analysts at Wells Fargo. Over the past few months Charter has been named as a potential acquisition target but...

Between the unchecked proliferation of fake news, paywall loopholes and the seizure of coveted digital ad spending, the relationship between online platforms and news organizations has been hostile of late. But Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is considering ways to make amends. After having hired...

Despite popular belief, News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) isn't a "declining newspaper company," at least according to analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. The firm's Alan Gould initiates coverage of News Corp's stock with a Buy rating and $17 price target given the disconnect between perception and reality....

Bill O'Reilly's departure from Fox News is a concerning headline for its parent company Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA). A CNN report from earlier this month suggested O'Reilly's daily show, "The O'Reilly Factor" generated $446 million in total ad revenue from 2014 through 2016, or more...

President Donald Trump famously said that media publications such as New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) are "failing," but the statistics say otherwise. In early February, NYT reported its digital subscriber base grew at its fastest pace since 2011. On Thursday, new data confirmed legacy media...

CinemaCon is the world's biggest and most important gathering for the worldwide motion picture theater industry. The event kicked off in Las Vegas on Monday and will continue through Thursday. CinemaCon says the purpose of its event is to "jumpstart the excitement and buzz that surrounds...

Who said traditional media is dead? According to the Economist, President Donald Trump's classification of U.S. media companies as being the "enemy" of the American people has resulted in more people tuning in to these networks. The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @...

Since the days leading up to the election, President Donald Trump has had a lot to say about big-brand news. On January 8, after reports clarified border-wall financing, Trump tweeted that the media was “dishonest” and “fake.” On January 11, he called Buzzfeed a “pile...

To many people, Donald Trump's campaign to become president of the United States is merely one giant publicity stunt to discredit traditional media and push his own branded news network. Meanwhile, a recent Gallup poll shows that only 32 percent of Americans have trust and confidence in the...

Broadcasting company shares are trading down Tuesday after Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ: SBGI) reduced its media revenue forecast for the third quarter. The company blamed political spending ahead of the elections for reducing its outlook. The company is looking for media revenue of about $...

Amid a fierce battle for supremacy in video advertising dollars, Google (Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)), has bought Anvato. Anvato provides a software platform that fully automates the encoding, editing, publishing and secure distribution of video content across multiple platforms....