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Who won the Terravision vs. Google Earth lawsuit? Learn about the ART+COM infringement suit that inspired Netflix’s ‘The Billion Dollar Code.’

Netflix has owned the worldwide rights to the popular show "Seinfeld" since 2019 when it paid distributor Sony Pictures Television $500 million for a five-year deal.

A Korean TV show called "Squid Game" is gaining popularity in the U.S. Now, Korean media stocks are surging. Here are the best Korean media stocks.

Netflix is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Roald Dahl movies. Who will get the $680 million in royalties from Netflix?

A trio of ex-Netflix employees have been indicted with insider trading charges. How much did they swindle in the operation?

While it might sound dramatic, a death cross stock is just another stock chart indicator to look out for. What are death cross stocks?

Netflix will release its first-quarter earnings results on April 20. What’s the forecast for NFLX stock and is it a good buy before its earnings?

Reed Hastings’ net worth is linked a lot to his stake in Netflix. However, the sale of Pure Software also bolstered his fortune. How does Hastings spend his fortune?

The year-over-year revenue growth trend for Amazon’s International segment was falling until last quarter.

In this series, we’ll look at what Trump’s win means for the media sector. We’ll also look at how the possibility of a change in net neutrality regulations could affect media companies.

According to a report from Apple Insider, Morgan Stanley expects Apple to offset the threat of longer replacement cycles with the iPhone Xs.

Netflix (NFLX) leads the share of Internet traffic on computers and networks in North America. However, the competition is increasing against it.

Last month, Twitter (TWTR) announced it would partner with 30 companies to bring original shows to its platform.

Weeks before it was revealed that Charlie Ergen made the largest insider buy of Dish Network (DISH) stock in years, we heard about the positive progress of the company’s online television service, Sling TV.

Media companies have started focusing on producing original programming. CBS (CBS) is also increasingly concentrating on original programming.

Retail sales in the United States in April didn’t see any growth over March’s sales figures. But the jobless claims reading brought some positive news for the consumer sector.

Of the 44 analysts covering Netflix, 23 have given it a “buy” recommendation, seven have given it a “sell” recommendation, and 14 have given it a “hold” recommendation.

DISH Network will release its 4Q17 earnings before the market opens on February 20, 2018. As per Yahoo Finance, DISH’s revenue in 4Q17 is expected to be $3.5 billion.

The net neutrality principle is a subject of ongoing debate. Net neutrality rules say that all Internet traffic should be treated equally.

On March 8, Netflix (NFLX) stock fell 0.9% to $349.60 after Buckingham Research downgraded its rating from “buy” to “neutral.”

Netflix (NFLX) is expected to announce its 1Q17 results on April 17, 2017. In its 4Q16 results, Netflix had total streaming revenues of $2.4 billion, up 41% year-over-year.

Twitter (TWTR) announced it will be closing its TV apps on streaming devices Roku (ROKU), Xbox, and Android TV as of May 24.

Netflix has been streaming low-quality videos for subscribers on AT&T and Verizon Communications’ (VZ) wireless networks. Here’s why.

Time Warner’s (TWX) Turner business division had revenues of $3 billion in fiscal 2Q16, an increase of 6% year-over-year.

As Facebook (FB) reports its 4Q16 results, all eyes are on the company’s mobile revenue. FB has begun taking steps to monetize its other mobile properties such as Instagram.

On January 19, 2016, Netflix (NFLX) announced its 4Q15 results. Netflix recorded international streaming revenues of $566 million in 4Q15.

In international markets, Netflix continues to expand rapidly, but it hasn’t become profitable yet. The company also faces other challenges in international markets.

In 3Q17, Verizon lost 18,000 Fios video customers compared to 36,000 net additions in 3Q16.

One of the reasons Netflix (NFLX) is venturing into more original content production is the declining cost of content production.

In international markets, Netflix (NFLX) had total streaming memberships of 47.9 million and net additions of 3.5 million members in 1Q17.

AWS and the continued success of the Prime membership program were the main drivers for Amazon in 2015. This will likely continue in 2016 as well.

21st Century Fox owns STAR India, India’s largest media network. STAR India develops, broadcasts, and produces programming for 51 channels in its portfolio.

Amazon’s Twitch drives the highest US live video streaming volume with about 44% share. With live video streaming service at 60fps, YouTube aims to give competition to Twitch.

In the third quarter, eBay accounted for 11.0% of PayPal’s total payment volume, which was down from 13.0% in the third quarter of 2017.

US stocks didn’t have a great start last week. Reports emanating from China drove US markets down sharply, but they rebounded the next day when Microsoft (MSFT) helped them bounce back.

Disney Kids TV streaming box, which Walt Disney (DIS) unveiled at the CES 2017, quickly has generated heat in the streaming media device market.

Tech stocks Netflix (NFLX), Twitter, Amazon (AMZN), NVIDIA (NVDA), and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell 8.4%, 8.5%, 6.2%, 7.5%, 8.2%, respectively, were among the big tech losses.

The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) shed 0.42% on July 14 as retail sales figures in the United States came in way below expectations.

Media companies like Time Warner (TWX) derive their revenues primarily from affiliate fees and advertising.

The number of American households using only OTT (over-the-top) streaming services has nearly tripled since 2013.

Valuation metrics Earlier in this series, we learned about some key updates for Netflix (NFLX). In this part of the series, we’ll look at how Netflix’s value proposition stacks up against its peers’. Common valuation multiples for companies in the sector include the PE (price-to-earnings), EV-to-EBITDA (enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and […]

Netflix expects its total number of memberships in international markets to be 38.1 million in 3Q16, with a net addition of 2 million members.

World of Warcraft’s MAU (monthly active users) rose 10% YoY in fiscal 2016 and 20% YoY in 4Q16, primarily driven by the successful launch of Legion in 3Q16.

Charter Communications (CHTR) plans to report its 4Q17 results on February 2, 2018. Analysts expect CHTR’s 4Q17 adjusted earnings per share to reach ~$0.88.

Media companies derive their revenues primarily from affiliate fees and advertising. Time Warner expects double-digit growth in affiliate fees for its Turner business division in 2017.

The retail and food services sales for November 2015 grew by 0.4% if we exclude automobiles and parts retail sales, as the latter section fell by 0.4%.

Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google returned nearly 388%, 345%, 1,157%, and 217%, respectively, in the last five years.

Netflix’s business model could be hampered by low Internet penetration or low usage of Internet-connected devices in international territories.

In 3Q17, Alphabet reported EMEA revenues of $9.1 billion, implying a growth of 23% YoY (year-over-year).

The stock market has seen a huge correction over the last few sessions. On Monday, February 5, the broad S&P 500 Index (SPY) fell a whopping 4.1%.

Facebook (FB) is betting on video to drive its growth in the coming years.

Earlier this year, Apple said it will be spending a whopping $1 billion on original content over the next couple of years.

During the third quarter, Amazon made a major acquisition of Twitch for $970 million. Twitch is a popular website for video game enthusiasts who want to broadcast their video games to other people or watch other people play video games in real time.

Verizon (VZ) reported wireline segment revenues of $7.4 billion in the third quarter.

Amazon (AMZN) has been increasingly focusing on its Prime program, but it’s a potent video streaming player too. How will this affect Netflix?

Netflix has stayed away from sports programming but has not ruled it out entirely. However, Netflix does not consider it to be as attractive an opportunity as news programming.

On March 25, during an event held in Cupertino, California, Apple launched its news and magazine subscription service, News+.

Of the 41 analysts covering Netflix (NFLX), 24 gave it a “buy” recommendation, two gave it a “sell” recommendation, and 15 gave it a “hold” recommendation.

When eBay (EBY) announced earlier this year that Dutch company Adyen was replacing PayPal (PYPL) as its primary payments processor, something was not discussed.

India, with over 1.3 billion people, is becoming more important for global streaming players such as Netflix, Apple TV+, and Amazon Prime Video.

Groupon (GRPN) is pumping millions of dollars (UUP) into marketing and customer acquisition efforts as it seeks to conquer the North American daily deals market.

Netflix expects 2.15 million net subscriber additions in the fourth quarter. This growth is faster than what Netflix experienced in the U.S.

Netflix (NFLX) seems to be back in January after ending the previous three consecutive months in negative territory.

The Walt Disney Company and Comcast spent the better part of the first half of 2018 fighting over 21st Century Fox.

Today, President Donald Trump told reporters, “Our country’s doing unbelievably well economically.”

After the market closed on Wednesday, Netflix (NFLX) posted upbeat fourth quarter earnings. It reported $2.48 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter.

Altice hopes to replicate Europe’s “quadruple play” model in the United States. Quadruple play is the bundling of high-speed Internet, television, land line, and mobile service in one package.

In this year-end review, we’ll look at five tech CEOs who have the challenge of bolstering or restoring market confidence in their companies in 2020.

Can FAANG stocks drive the tech sector in 2020? Which of the five FAANG stocks will lead? Here’s a review of how they started the year.

Tiger Global Management disposed of a large position in Carter’s Inc. (CRI) that accounted for 6.84% of the fund’s 1Q14 portfolio. Carter’s is based in Atlanta, Georgia. Carter’s is the largest branded marketer of apparel and related products exclusively for babies and young children. The company owns the Carter’s and OshKosh B’gosh brands.

U-Verse and strategic business services have been the main growth areas for AT&T’s wireline business, offset by the declines in legacy voice and data products. AT&T’s U-Verse broadband and TV business both are showing strong growth.

Facebook (FB) has been hiring workers and spending billions on user data security, increasing the company’s expenses.

Partnerships have done wonders for Netflix. In addition to having deals with Apple TV and Roku, the streaming giant has partnered with pay-TV providers.

In September 2018, the new S&P 500 Communication Services Sector index was launched.

In the past two weeks since Disney+ launched, Netflix stock has recovered from the early shock. The stock has risen 7.0% from where it closed on November 12.

Netflix (NFLX) stock fell 0.6% on December 4, the day Viacom and CBS completed their merger to form a new entity, ViacomCBS (VIACA) (VIAC).

The online video streaming market is a crowded segment. In addition to Netflix, DISH Network and Time Warner are vying for potential customers.

Facebook stock fell 1.35% on April 27 and closed at $187.5. The company will likely report its first-quarter earnings results today after the market close.

Verizon (VZ) Fios is a fiber-optic network service that provides Internet, voice, and video services.

Spotify now plans to enter the video streaming market, according to a May 7 Wall Street Journal report.

Media players Viacom (VIAB) and CBS (CBS) are again talking about a merger.

Twitter stock surged by about 73% in the first trading day after its IPO to $44.90.

According to NBC, the FBI has arrested a Chinese national for allegedly “attempting to steal trade secrets” from Apple (AAPL).

The US stock market has seen a decent recovery in the first quarter of 2019 so far after a steep decline in the fourth quarter of 2018.

US equity has become expensive, and its PE ratio continues to be elevated despite the fact that companies in the United States have been using the low-interest rate regime to financially lever their earnings.

The Walt Disney Company recently offered a deal price of more than $71.3 billion for significant assets of 21st Century Fox.

On a YTD (year-to-date) basis, Amazon has returned nearly 40% as of November 3, 2017.

Apple (AAPL) has the ambitious plan of doubling its service revenue in the next four years. Its Services business produced ~$25.0 billion worth of revenue in fiscal 2016.

Media giant Disney (DIS) has recently made a higher bid than rival bidder Comcast (CMCSA) for most of the assets of 21st Century Fox (FOXA).

If there were any doubts about Apple’s (AAPL) media agenda, the company seems to have clarified its plans during its fiscal 1Q17 earnings call.

Investors have flocked to Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock during the coronavirus pandemic. The stock is one of investors’ top picks in the FAANG group.

CIRP estimates that Amazon finished 3Q17 with 90.0 million Prime members in the US (SPY).

Bezos invested about $37 million in the American ride-hailing service provider Uber in 2011.

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stock started 2020 on a positive note. So far, the stock has risen more than 10% YTD (year-to-date).

Twitter’s (TWTR) social media platform could be a powerful tool for marketing and gauging public interest in new movie releases.

Last week, Duquesne Family Office, managed by Stanley Druckenmiller, filed its Q3 13F with the SEC. We’ll look at the fund’s top holdings, buys, and sells.

The Sky deal is expected to boost Comcast’s international revenue to 25% from the current 9% generated outside the United States.

Facebook stock ranks among the best social media stocks in 2019. Strong earnings and subscriber growth have powered stock gains at Facebook and Snap.

Valuation price multiples are used in the relative valuation technique. This is the most common method used by Wall Street to value stocks.

Alibaba (BABA) seems to be countering the widely held belief that its online marketplaces such as Taobao are teeming with counterfeit goods.