BLU-RAY A BOON FOR HOME VIDEO
February 1, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
It wasn’t all gloom and doom for the home video industry last year. According to a note to clients from Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne, sales of movies on Blu-ray Discs increased 11 percent, with Blu-ray representing 27 percent of the top titles of the year. The Morgan Stanley note observed that Blu-ray sales for […]
INVESTORS SAY “AYE” TO THE EYE
October 25, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Investors and analysts appear to have revised their view of CBS Corp. as the media conglomerate most exposed to the threat of another economic downturn. In the past Wall Street forecasters have generally warned that the company is at the mercy of its advertising clients, who generally cut ad spending when times become rough. But […]
STOCKS FALL; MEDIA STOCKS FALL FARTHER
August 19, 2011 by admin · 2 Comments
As the overall stock market experienced another plunge in its recent roller-coaster ride, some investors in media stocks hung on for dear life Thursday. The Dow Jones U.S. Broadcasting & Entertainment Total Stock Market Index fell 4 percent, but media companies that rely the most heavily on advertising revenue plunged far more deeply. For a […]
