Why, to answer the question I posed earlier, have there been so many fewer new magazines started this year than last? Maybe it's because would-be publishers see how much worse the ad market's getting for even well-established titles.
The total number of magazine ad pages sold in the second quarter of 2008, as reported to the Publishers Information Bureau, represented an 8.7 percent contraction as compared with the year-earlier period. That marks a slight acceleration of the decline from the first quarter, when pages were down 7.4 percent year-over-year. (Pages...
Macrovision Solutions Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
(Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:21:19 -0400)Macrovision Solutions Corporation (MVSN)
Q1 2008 Earnings Call
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Macrovision: Reality Check in Store for New 'TV Guide' Owner
(Tue, 06 May 2008 08:14:13 -0400)Jeff Bercovici submits:
As a brand, it's something of an anachronism, but TV Guide could end up fetching a surprisingly nice price -- if its new owners don't botch the sale.
Last week, Macrovision (MVSN) took control of Gemstar-TV Guide Inc., and immediately began making preparations to sell its flagship weekly magazine but with a caveat: According to several sources, Macrovision CEO Fred Amoroso has made it clear he'd like to sell the print title only, while holding onto tvguide.com, which he wants for its listings.
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Macrovision To Gild Guide Promos With Video
(Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:19:17 GMT)Macrovision To Gild Guide Promos With Video
Multichannel News - 36 minutes agoBy Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 12/4/2008 12:58:00 PM New York?Macrovision Solutions, looking to add some sizzle to the static banner ads that run in its on-screen guides, is planning to ... -
Macrovision (MVSN) NewsBite - MVSN Covered In Lee Allen Report Today
(Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:42:15 GMT)Macrovision (MVSN) NewsBite - MVSN Covered In Lee Allen Report Today
Market Intelligence Center - 6 hours agoMacrovision (MVSN) was covered in a Lee Allen Report today and the stock is now at $10.86, up $0.24 (2.26%) on volume of 130,574 shares traded. To see the report, and get Lee's thoughts on the ... -
Atypon Acquires Macrovision's eMeta Business Unit
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:05:22 GMT)Atypon Acquires Macrovision's eMeta Business Unit
Digital Media Wire - Nov 17, 2008Santa Clara, Calif. - Atypon Systems, a provider of software and hosting services to electronic publishers, said on Monday that it has acquired Macrovision's (NASD: MVSN) subscription e-commercer ... -
paidContent.org - Macrovision Sells Off eMeta Division To Atypon Systems
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:19:55 GMT)paidContent.org - Macrovision Sells Off eMeta Division To Atypon Systems
Washington Post - Nov 17, 2008Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by ... -
Atypon Systems Inc. Acquires eMeta from Macrovision Inc.
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:09:50 GMT)Atypon Systems Inc. Acquires eMeta from Macrovision Inc.
Business Wire (press release) - Nov 17, 2008SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atypon Systems, Inc., a leading provider of e-publishing solutions, announced today the acquisition of the eMeta operation, a provider of access control ... -
TV Guide Lays Off Staffers, Still Less Brutal Than Most Mag Cuts
(Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:57:04 GMT)TV Guide Lays Off Staffers, Still Less Brutal Than Most Mag Cuts
Jossip - Nov 17, 2008Remember how TV Guide was sold by Macrovision to OpenGate earlier this year for one whole dollar? Well, that included a cause saying that a) Macrovision would lend Opengate $9.5 million, b ... -
Macrovision's Passport IPG Solutions Grows in Latin America and Caribbean
(Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:02:41 GMT)Macrovision's Passport IPG Solutions Grows in Latin America and Caribbean
Trading Markets (press release) - Nov 15, 2008MVSND | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Macrovision Solutions, a provider of solutions to businesses to protect, enhance and distribute digital goods to consumers across multiple channels ... -
Macrovision Solutions Provides 2009 Estimates
(Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:30:03 GMT)Macrovision Solutions Provides 2009 Estimates
Trading Markets (press release) - Nov 14, 2008MVSND | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Macrovision Solutions announced at its Investor Day that it expects to generate Revenue of between $460 and $500 million and Adjusted Pro Forma ... -
Netflix Hires Macrovision Exec to Cut Internet TV Deals
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:37:43 GMT)Netflix Hires Macrovision Exec to Cut Internet TV Deals
Multichannel News - Nov 13, 2008By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 11/13/2008 11:11:00 AM Netflix named Greg Peters, previously in charge of consumer electronics products for Macrovision Solutions, as vice president of ...Netflix looking for more video-streaming deals - Afterdawn.com
paidContent.org - Industry Moves: Netflix Hires Devices Head To Move Beyond DVDs - Washington Post
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Macrovision Solutions Reports on 3Q Performance
(Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:33:12 GMT)Macrovision Solutions Reports on 3Q Performance
Trading Markets (press release) - Nov 13, 2008Nov 13, 2008 (10Meters.com via COMTEX) -- MVSND | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Macrovision Solutions announced, on a GAAP basis, third quarter 2008 results. -Revenues of $112.2 million ...
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Movers & Shakers: Tuesday's biggest gaining and losing stocks
(Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:41:00 -0500)Shares of companies making notable moves in the U.S. stock market.
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Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Tuesday
(Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:58:00 -0500)Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday's session are Intel, PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson and CSX.
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Macrovision to sell TV Guide to equity firm
(Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:48:00 -0500)Following through on plans it made public early this year, Macrovision Inc. says it will sell TV Guide magazine to private-equity firm OpenGate Capital.
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Macrovision to sell TV Guide to OpenGate Capital
(Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:18:26 -0500)SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Macrovision Solutions Corp. said late Monday it will sell TV Guide Magazine to OpenGate Capital as a part of its corporate strategy. "Macrovision is focused on providing technology solutions and TV Guide Magazine was identified as a business not aligned with that core corporate strategy," said the company in a statement. Macrovision does not expect to record any gains or losses related to the sale as TV Guide had been classified as discontinued operations. The deal is expected close in around Dec. 1.
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Macrovision to sell TV Guide to OpenGate Capital
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SportsWatch: Big upset in Belmont Stakes
(Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:49:00 -0500)Da' Tara beats Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown in the $1 million Belmont Stakes race, dashing fans' hopes of ending a 30-year drought of Triple Crown winners.
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SportsWatch: Big Brown's Triple Crown bid delivers for horse racing
(Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:51:00 -0500)The racing industry is hoping that Big Brown will not only bring in big bucks but help cure some of its blues brought on by a consumer shift to other forms of gambling, seemingly endless casino expansion and bad press from some high-profile horse deaths.
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Movers & Shakers: Friday's biggest gaining and declining stocks
(Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:49:00 -0500)Stocks seeing active trade Friday include AIG, ASM International, Macrovision, National Semi, Sorbent, Tumbleweed Communications and Wal-Mart.
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Macrovision: News Corp. sells 19% holding to institutions
(Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:30 -0500)TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Macrovision Solutions Corp., the Santa Clara, Calif., provider of solutions to secure the delivery and use of software and online content, said on Friday that News Corp. sold its more than 19 million shares, or 19%, of Macrovision. In a statement, Macrovision said the New York media group sold the shares through a broker-dealer to several current and new institutional investors. Macrovision didn't specify a price or prices at which News Corp. sold the shares. MVSN shares closed on Thursday at $15.11, up 6%. News Corp. is the parent of properties including, among others,...
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Movers & Shakers: Wednesday's biggest gaining and declining stocks
(Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:24:00 -0500)Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are Beckman Coulter, Citi, Colgate-Palmolive, Costco, Dean Foods, Dreamworks, Flextronics, FTD, GM, International Paper, Kellogg, MedAssets, Microsoft, National Semi, P&G, SPX, Starbucks, Time Warner and Yahoo.
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