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The Motley Fool
September 14, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Sony Bags a Lion Sony emerges the victor in the struggle to purchase the MGM library. If one is interested in Time Warner or Comcast or Sony, one should have other reasons to invest instead of complete reliance on the MGM library buy.   |
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
July 2, 2004
Steven Mallas |
MGM Waiting for Final Cut MGM has yet to be sold to some deep-pocketed conglomerate. Shareholders won't mind a tug of war for its library. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
MGM Stays in the Picture A very large and valuable pile of assets now stands to change hands, possibly quite soon. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2004
Phil Wohl |
MGM Readies for Close-Up Pretty first-quarter results have the firm looking good. |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2006
Ronald Grover |
Why Sony Is Now A Bit Player At MGM Private equity backers have taken control of the studio Howard Stringer coveted. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2004
Lawrence Meyers |
Libraries Aren't Boring to Sony Sony's purchase of MGM positions it for the future of home entertainment delivery, with the ability to generate some pretty healthy cash flow to boot. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Dividend Talk Sparks MGM Could a massive one-time dividend hurt MGM's bid to work with Pixar? |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Steven Mallas |
The Punishing Movie Business The Punisher had a not-so-heroic estimated opening of $14 million... looks like The Bride tamed Lions Gate. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Imagine Sony On Steroids Howard Stringer, Sony's vice-chairman, is shopping for movies and music. But will content sell gizmos? |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Grover, Thornton & Lowry |
Mining for Gold in Tinseltown Flush with cash, private-equity funds are swarming over Tinseltown. In the process, the firms, which raise money from well-heeled investors looking to make large gains, could change the economics of Hollywood. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Disney Mousy About Movies Disney reiterates its reluctance to play the big-budget movie game. Good call, there's a better way. |
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
January 14, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
E*Trade Scores a TD The discount broker eyes a fatter future through matrimony. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar on the Block? Now that Pixar is free from Disney, could the rumors be true that they're looking for another partner? |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back It was a fascinating week in the market, ripe with free Pontiacs and costly lion cages. You had a botched jailbreak. You were served flat soda. Let's take a closer look. |
BusinessWeek
June 3, 2010
Grover & White |
Creditors Seek Leads for MGM, the Sequel The studio's creditors, holding nearly $4 billion in debt left over from a 2005 buyout, weigh running the backlot themselves. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2004
Ben McClure |
Comcast's on a Roll The cable provider inks another deal that should please investors. |
Home Theater
July 9, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
Sony HD Movie Channels Coming Sony is about to launch two movie channels. One of two would be studio's first wholly owned channel. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Not-So-Scary Movie Does piracy threaten the movie studios? Not just yet. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Pixar Perfect Pixar scores a record quarter to close out a record year. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2004
Steven Mallas |
The Networks' Horror Is NBC Universal getting into the horror business? Like Fox's foray into a network for reality TV, NBC Universal will find that creating another market will serve it well in terms of synergizing with its own library. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
McKesson Still Wants Moore Buying the stock of a takeover candidate has its risks. The acquision of surgical and pharmaceutical products specialist Moore Medical by SJ Strategic Investments fell through, but McKesson is still interested. There are still many possibilities for Disney. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Fox and the Spider Spiders are usually creepy things, but not this time. Fox has secured television broadcasting rights to Sony's Spider-Man 2, which opened yesterday. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2005
Steven Mallas |
Lions' Lust for Libraries Lions Gate Entertainment makes a good move in swallowing up a library of films. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Lions Gate Roaring Along The film studio is finally producing profit and free cash flow. The stock has been roaring ahead 94% over the last 52 weeks. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Ameritrade's Ticker-Tape Parade The online brokerage breaks its own trading record. |
Home Theater
October 1, 2007 |
MGM Lion to Roar in HD DirecTV will get a leg up on the Dish Network this fall with the launch of the MGM HD channel. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney on Ice Disney and Comcast continue their sad courting rituals. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Netflix's Swelling Competition The first-mover finds itself facing a watershed of competition. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2004
Rich Smith |
Two Sides to CD Story DualDiscs may hit the market in October, but a similar technology has been patented for years in Europe, with a patent also pending in the U.S. Should a lawsuit ensue, this could derail the industry's plans before they ever begin to bear fruit. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
The Logic of MGM-Mandalay Last week's $7.9-billion merger agreement between MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resort Group to create the world's premiere resort casino operator is all about Las Vegas. At the same time, it also makes sense on a level greater than that. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2010
David Lee Smith |
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
May 27, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Comcast Casts Wider Net The No. 1 cable operator is set to expand its VoIP and DVR services. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Cautious Ameritrade The discount broker warns, but the prospects for online trading remain bright. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hooray for Blu-Ray! Disney validates the next generation DVD technology by promising to support Sony's Blu-Ray platform. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
News Corp.'s Foxy Quarter Profiting off American idolatry. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Disney Ends Round 1 With its original offer shot down, will Comcast increase its bid? |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Sony Cams It Up Will the hobbyist filmmaking community buy into the company's new high-definition product? |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Sports Matters The NBA TV channel helps Comcast compete with satellite. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2004
Steven Mallas |
EchoStar vs. Turner Time Warner's Turner properties are in a dispute with EchoStar over fees. Here we go again. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Last Dud? Disney's latest -- and maybe last -- hand-drawn feature opens poorly at the box office. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hollywood's Failure Formula The Passion of The Christ was turned down by major movie studios, but it's still a hit. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2004 |
Teaching Kids How to Invest Your kids have time on their side, so give them a head start in investing. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2004
Tom Taulli |
Waterhouse Jilted So far, no one wants to meet the terms for a TD Waterhouse deal. |
Registered Rep.
June 23, 2005
Kristen French |
Ameritrade Deal Creates a Stronger Competitor in the Advisory Business Ameritrade will acquire TD Waterhouse rather than accept a takeover offer from E*Trade. |
InternetNews
February 17, 2004
Roy Mark |
Disney Rejects Comcast's Takeover Bid Board leaves door open for higher bid from the cable ISP player. |
