(DISH) DISH Network Earnings Miss – Subscriber Loss Soars
DISH Network Corp. (DISH) declared mixed financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Though revenue beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate, driven by additional contribution from newly acquired...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Looking for Mobile Broadband
DISH Network Corp. (DISH), the second largest satellite-TV operator in the U.S., has finally come out with its plan for its newly acquired bankrupt telecom firms. Recently, the company applied for FCC...
View Article(TDS) Telephone and Data Systems Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares
We are currently maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation on Telephone and Data Systems Inc. (TDS). The stock retains a Zacks # 2 (Buy) Rank for the short term. The company is a diversified...
View Article(DTV) DIRECTV Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating
DIRECTV (DTV) declared excellent financial results for the second quarter of 2011. These solid results were the combined effect of a double-digit growth of the top line and solid margin and ARPU...
View Article(DTV) DIRECTV Offers New Service
DIRECTV (DTV), the largest satellite TV operator in the U.S., recently launched a new value-added service providing live information on devastating storm Hurricane Irene to its subscribers. Information...
View Article(TIVO) TiVo Beats Estimates But Loss Widens
TiVo Inc.(TIVO), a developer of advanced television services including digital video recorders (DVR), reported loss per share of 17 cents in the second quarter of 2012, narrower than the Zacks...
View Article(DISH) Dish Network Announces Video Streaming to Tap Netflix Customers
The low-priced leader in the U.S pay TV industry, Dish Network Corp. (DISH), in an attempt to capitalize on the recent price hike from the leading on-demand internet streaming media Netflix, Inc....
View Article(T) AT&T Shedding Assets for T-Mobile
According to a Bloomberg report, AT&T Inc. (T) is seeking to sell some assets or spectrum to rival companies in order to salvage its ambitious $39 billion purchase of Deutsche Telekom’s unit,...
View Article(CMCSA) Comcast Third Quarter 2011 Earning Scorecard
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) delivered disappointing third quarter 2011 results. The company suffered huge video subscriber losses, which in turn affected the company’s performance in the reported quarter....
View Article(DTV) DIRECTV Third Quarter 2011 Earning Scorecard
DIRECTV (DTV), the largest satellite TV operator of the U.S., reported excellent third quarter 2011 financial results, where both earnings per share (EPS) and total revenue beat the Zacks Consensus...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network 2011 Third Quarter Earning Scorecard
DISH Network Corp. (DISH) reported its third-quarter 2011 financial results, where the top line exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate, but the bottom line fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate....
View Article(VZ) Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless to Form Duopoly in Telecom?
Competition sometimes creates strange bed fellows. Last week, this proverb was proved when Verizon Wireless entered into a spectrum purchase and products resell deal with SpectrumCo. Verizon Wireless,...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Analysts Remain Neutral on Shares
DISH Network Corp. (DISH) reported third quarter 2011 financial results, where the bottom line exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate but the top line fell short of the same. Higher revenue was mainly...
View Article(AAPL) U.S. Telecom: Looking Ahead at 2012
The telecommunications industry is growing consistently despite a volatile U.S. economy. This industry is identified as a major driver of economic recovery. Telecommunications is one of the few...
View Article(CMCSA) Earnings Preview: Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) is slated to release its fourth quarter 2011 results on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, before the opening bell. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter is...
View Article(DTV) DIRECTV 2011 Fourth Quarter Earnings Scorecard
DIRECTV (DTV) reported excellent fourth quarter 2011 financial results, where both earnings per share (EPS) and total revenue beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The solid result was attributable to...
View Article(VZ) Telecom Stock Outlook – March 2012 – Industry Outlook
The telecommunications industry is identified as a major driver of global economic recovery. An unprecedented growth of high-speed mobile Internet traffic, particularly for wireless data and video, has...
View Article(AAPL) Spectrum: A Wireless Game Changer
The present wireless market is ready for the incipient boom in the wireless data space with expanding broadband services. Data traffic is growing in leaps and bounds and has more than doubled over the...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Gains FCC Confidence
Recently, DISH Network Corp. (DISH) received a favorable ruling from department of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use its existing satellite spectrum of 40MHz for setting up terrestrial...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Sees Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Upgrade
Satellite pay-TV service provider DISN Network Corp. (DISH) recently received a shot on its arm as Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) raised its outlook on the company from Stable to...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Earnings Scorecard
Following the first quarter earnings announcement on May 3, a mixed sentiment was palpable among the analysts covering DISH Network Corp. (DISH) with regard to estimate revision. We believe that the...
View Article(VZ) Telecom Stock Outlook – June 2012 – Industry Outlook
The telecommunications Industry is identified as a major driver of global economic recovery. An unprecedented growth of high-speed mobile Internet traffic, particularly for wireless data and video, has...
View Article(NFLX) Netflix Surges on Higher Viewership
Shares of Netflix Inc. (NFLX) surged 13.4% to close at $81.72 on July 5, 2012, after Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) Mr. Reed Hastings recently announced that subscribers watched 1 billion hours of...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network’s Trial Venue Plea Rejected
One of the leading satellite companies in the U.S., DISH Network Corporation’s (DISH) appeal to change the trial venue for the copyright-infringement lawsuits filed against it, by the TV network...
View Article(NFLX) Netflix’s “Just for Kids” on Xbox
Streaming services provider, Netflix Inc. (NFLX) recently announced the availability of its “Just for Kids” category on Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox 360 console entertainment system. “Just for Kids” is now...
View Article(DTV) Earnings Preview: DIRECTV
DIRECTV (DTV) is set to unveil its second-quarter 2012 results on Thursday, August 2, 2012, before the opening bell. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the second quarter is pegged at $1.14 per...
View Article(NFLX) Netflix Extends Partnership
Streaming services provider, Netflix Inc. (NFLX) recently announced that it has entered into a multi-year licensing deal with RADiUS-TWC, the new multi-platform distribution label from The Weinstein...
View Article(DISH) Dish Network Encounters a Federal Lawsuit
Dish Network Corp. (DISH) – the second largest satellite TV provider in the U.S. – again seems to get into trouble when the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought litigation against the company...
View Article(NFLX) Netflix Adds Three ABC Shows to Online Viewing Lineup
ABC’s popular shows Revenge, Once Upon a Time and Scandal are now available on Netflix’s (NFLX) streaming service. Netflix recently added Season 1 of these shows to its vast library, which already...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network to Target Young Crowd
The second largest satellite TV operator in the U.S., DISH Network Corp. (DISH), intends to launch an electronic device that would facilitate smooth streaming of live TV shows to its subscribers....
View Article(DISH) DISH Network to Launch Satellite Internet
DISH Network Corp.(DISH) – the second largest satellite TV operator in the U.S., has announced to launch satellite-based broadband service in the rural U.S. market starting from October, this year....
View Article(NFLX) Netflix to Stream MANSOME
Netflix Inc.’s (NFLX) subscribers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada will be able to stream Morgan Spurlock’s MANSOME, a comedy documentary, from September 21, 2012. Netflix was given the exclusive streaming...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Exploring Online TV
DISH Network Corp. (DISH), the second largest satellite TV operator in the U.S., is currently exploring its opportunities in the over-the-top TV streaming segment. In its recent report, Bloomberg...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network to Face a Hefty Charge
DISH Network Corp. (DISH) – the second largest satellite TV operator in the U.S. may face a hefty charge of $2.4 billion from AMC Networks Inc. (AMCX) for unlawfully removing the latter’s Voom HD...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Exploring Online TV
DISH Network Corp. (DISH), the second largest satellite TV operator in the U.S., is currently exploring its opportunities in the over-the-top TV streaming segment. In its recent report, Bloomberg...
View Article(VZ) Telecom Stock Outlook – October 2012 – Industry Outlook
The unprecedented growth of high-speed Internet traffic, particularly for wireless data and video, has transformed the Telecommunications industry into the most evolving, inventive and keenly contested...
View Article(KBH) Stock Market News for October 25, 2012 – Market News
Benchmarks lost out on their initial gains on Wednesday and ended in the red after corporate results dampened sentiment yet again. Also, the Federal Reserve’s announcement that the U.S. economy still...
View Article(S) DISH Network Forms Partnership With Sprint-Nextel
A recent Bloomberg report stated that Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is trying to forge a partnership with DISH Network Corp. (DISH) that will enable DISH to offer its own mobile services using Sprint’s...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Corporation Again Charged by Fox
DISH Network Corporation’s (DISH) popular hopper device again came under huge criticism as News Corp. (NWSA) owned Fox network appealed before the federal court in Los Angeles to stop the former to...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Remains Neutral
We reiterate our long-term Neutral recommendation on DISH Network Corp. (DISH) backed by the company’s mixed financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012. Although net income fell below the Zacks...
View Article(TWC) Time Warner Cable Reverts to Neutral
We upgrade our recommendation to Neutral on Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), the second largest cable MSO in the U.S., ahead of its first quarter of 2013 financial results. Why the Upgrade? We expect Time...
View Article(DISH) Dish Network Corporation Sees Possible Credit Downgrade by Moody’s
Credit rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service has put the U.S. based satellite service provider, Dish Network Corp. (DISH) on review for a possible downgrade. This decision by the agency is in...
View Article(S) Sprint to Kill iDEN at End Of June 2013
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is all set to achieve its goal of terminating integrated digital enhanced network (iDEN) network at the end of Jun 2013, as scheduled almost a year earlier. With this move, the...
View Article(NIHD) NIHD Likely to Top Earnings – Analyst Blog
We expect Latin American carrier, NII Holdings Inc. (NIHD) to beat expectations when it reports its first-quarter 2013 results before the market opens on May 2, 2013. Why a Likely Positive Surprise?...
View Article(DTV) DIRECTV: Will It Beat Earnings?
The largest satellite TV provider in the U.S., DIRECTV (DTV) is set to release its first-quarter 2013 results before the opening bell on May 7, 2013. In the last quarter, the company delivered a 33.62%...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network Likely to Top Earnings
We expect DISH Network Corporation. (DISH), the second-largest satellite TV operator in the U.S., to beat expectations when it reports its first-quarter 2013 results before the market opens on May 9,...
View Article(S) Sprint Gets a Boost From Institutional Shareholder Services
Sprint-Nextel Corp. (S) – the third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. – gets Institutional Shareholder Services’ (ISS) support for its plan to completely acquire its subsidiary, Clearwire...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network to Offer Senior Notes
The second-largest satellite TV operator in the U.S., DISH Network Corp.’s (DISH) subsidiary, DISH DBS Corporation, plans to offer senior notes worth $2.5 billion subject to market and other...
View Article(S) Softbank Softens Sprint Deal Terms
Japanese cellphone company SoftBank Corp. has finally loosened its proposed terms with Sprint Nextel Corp. (S), providing the latter a scope to consider DISH Network’s (DISH) bid. Although, Sprint had...
View Article(DISH) DISH Network to Acquire More Airwave
A recent Bloomberg report stated that satellite-TV operator DISH Network Corp. (DISH) has made an offer of $2 billion to purchase the wireless frequencies of the bankrupt wireless wholesale service...
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