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comScore Hit With Macquarie Downgrade After Accounting Issues
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 11:52am | 319Read More...COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) has been downgraded by Macquarie Research to Neutral. Accounting concerns including a further delay in its 10-K filings and share buyback suspension have led to the downgrade, while a postponement of the company's Investor Day also influenced the analyst's...
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What The comScore-Rentrak Merger Means For Nielsen
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 9:14am | 374Read More...COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) announced it will acquire Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT) in a stock-for-stock transaction. Toni Kaplan of Morgan Stanley argued in a note that the combined companies is in a better position to compete against Nielsen N.V. (NYSE: NLSN). Kaplan noted the...
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Bob Peck: comScore-Rentrak Merger Has 'Strategic Merit,' Notes Combined Company 'Creates Stronger Competitor'
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 9:09am | 355Read More...COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) will acquire Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT) in a stock-for-stock transaction, valuing the deal at around $888 million. Bob Peck of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey is "positive" on the deal given its "strategic merit." Peck maintained a Buy...
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Is Apple's Rumored Set-Top Box Too Expensive At $199?
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 7:09am | 625Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to be developing a new set-top box that will retail for as much as $199. The device will presumably carry the Apple TV moniker and come with a host of features not offered with the previous iterations. "Who needed an iPhone 6? Nobody!" Rentrak...
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There's 'No Question' That EPIX Will 'Bring More Viewers To Hulu'
Monday, August 31, 2015 - 4:16pm | 514Read More...Hulu made a surprise announcement this weekend when it revealed that it had struck a new deal with EPIX. The multi-year agreement means that "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "Transformers: Age of Extinction" will leave Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and arrive on Hulu...
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Will Emmy Nominations (And Possible Awards) Boost Netflix?
Sunday, August 30, 2015 - 8:25pm | 637Read More...Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) set a new record when it obtained 34 Emmy nominations -- nearly three times as many as Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). Consumers will be watching to see how Netflix performs when the awards are handed out in just a few weeks. Will the results help the streaming video...
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A Best Buy-GameStop Merger 'Doesn't Make Much Sense' But Could Draw Store Traffic
Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 4:31pm | 494Read More...Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) was rumored to be interested in acquiring GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME). Both stocks were up more than 1 percent, but is there any truth to this rumor? "I recommended it in 2010 when Best Buy was bigger and GameStop [was] smaller, as the combined company would have...
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Universal's 'Brilliant' Minions Strategy Was Worth $115 Million, But Will It Last?
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 4:25pm | 552Read More...Universal Pictures scored another record-breaking hit over the weekend. Instead of dinosaurs (both natural and genetically modified), the studio attracted moviegoers with Twinkie-shaped creatures that speak gibberish. "The Minions are certainly popular little characters and it looks like,...
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Universal's 'Jurassic World' Devours 'Ted 2' As 'Inside Out' Remains Strong
Monday, June 29, 2015 - 1:38pm | 616Read More...Dinosaurs have officially taken over the box office now that Universal Studios' "Jurassic World" led another weekend at No. 1. "Ted 2," the sequel to Seth MacFarlane's comedy hit, opened a bit below the $54.4 million tally enjoyed by the original. The full box office...
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'Inside Out' Delivered An Incredible Performance Against 'Jurassic World,' But Dinosaurs Still Won
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 2:54pm | 740Read More..."Jurassic World" officially ended Pixar's 18-year streak of No. 1 hits. It wasn't for lack of trying -- or for lack of success. "Inside Out," the latest original movie from Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s Pixar , was promoted with several trailers and TV spots....
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Will 'Jurassic World' Beat 'Inside Out' And End Pixar's 18-Year Streak?
Saturday, June 20, 2015 - 10:57am | 580Read More...Pixar, the leading animation studio within Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), has had an 18-year streak of No. 1 hits. The company has produced a cornucopia of successful movies, starting with the original "Toy Story" in 1995. "Inside Out" is expected to be another winner, but its...
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Hold on Rentrak, Reduces PT to $21
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 9:22am | 118Read More...Deutsche Bank reiterated its Hold rating on Rentrak (NASDAQ: RENT). At the same time, Deutsche Bank reduced its price target on the company's stock from $27 to $21. In a research report published today, Deutsche Bank stressed the company's bad quarterly performance as one of the reasons for its...
