Unpopular Uber Treating Riders to Collin Firth’s New Movie (Watch Trailer)
Embattled international ride sharing service Uber is trying a new marketing tactic to bring in customers. The company is partnering with 20th Century Fox to promote Colin Firth’s upcoming spy drama “Kingsman: More...
Daily Mail’s Alex Brummer’s Economic Outlook for 2015
– Alex Brummer, who has worked as City Editor of the Daily Mail since 2000, where he writes a financial column, gave his take on the direction of the economy for 2015. He wrote in the Jewish More...
Is Sumner Redstone Finished?
Sumner Redstone’s days as head of Viacom/CBS may be numbered, according to a report in the New York Post. The 91 year old media titan has been embattled since he was perceived to be weak or ill during a More...
Twenty-First Century Fox Tops Earnings as Blockbuster Films Offset Decline in TV Viewers
Twenty-First Century Fox reported a three cent earnings beat, and surpassed Wall Street revenue estimates by $1.64 billion. The stock rose 1.11% after hours. The results were strong despite a weakness in cable More...
Former Dreamworks CEO Sells Home To Scooter Braun
– Stacey Snider, former CEO of Dreamworks and new chair of 20th Century Fox sold her walled mini-compound in the L.A. neighborhood of Brentwood to Scooter Braun, as reported by Variety. The More...
Stocks In The News: Dollar General, I.D. Systems, 22nd Century Group, World Wrestling Entertainment
Dollar General (DG) responded to yet another rejection from Family Dollar (FDO) to Dollar General’s bid to buy the company at $80 a share with a firm resolution to make the deal happen. Dollar General More...
‘New and Improved’ Rupert Murdoch Walks Away from Time Warner Deal
– After gunning for Time Warner for months, 21st Century Fox, owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, walked away from the deal, which was expected to be a game-changer in media consolidation. More...
Summer Media Romances: Companies That Stalk, Split Up and Couple
– Among the most dramatic summer romances among media companies is Rupert Murdoch’s insatiable appetite to acquire Time Warner. He even sold off some of his empire’s Italian and German pay More...