Tag: Morgan Stanley
Hulu sale at risk even as new bids are due (Reuters)
October 12th, 2011, No Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The auction of online video site Hulu has been slowed by recent developments which could derail it completely, according to sources familiar with the process. Among the issues are conflicts over complicated digital rights, a wide bid-ask gap, and Yahoo being sidelined as a potential buyer by its own issues. Moreover, [...]
Hulu sale at risk even as new bids are due (Reuters)
September 19th, 2011, No Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The auction of online video site Hulu has been slowed by recent developments which could derail it completely, according to sources familiar with the process. Among the issues are conflicts over complicated digital rights, a wide bid-ask gap, and Yahoo being sidelined as a potential buyer by its own issues. Moreover, [...]
Pandora Media gets thumbs-up from two brokerages (Reuters)
July 25th, 2011, No Comments
(Reuters) – Two brokerage firms initiated coverage of Pandora Media, Inc., to positive reviews stating its exciting long-term growth opportunities, as growth in Internet radio, and the ongoing shift of advertising budgets to the Internet and mobile environments. Shares in online radio company, which has existed for a decade and allows listeners to create music [...]
Hulu starts sales talks (Reuters)
July 2nd, 2011, No Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Online video site Hulu has begun preliminary sales conversations with a dozen potential buyers, including Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., according to a source familiar with the situation. Hulu financial advisor, Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners, set up meetings with potential buyers and the company has been doing the [...]
Russian search engine Yandex seeks $1 billion Nasdaq IPO (Reuters)
April 29th, 2011, No Comments
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Yandex, Russia's most popular Internet search engine, plans to raise up to $ 1 billion IPO on Nasdaq, said on Thursday. The company said some of the shares will be issued by the parent company Yandex NV and part will be sold by existing shareholders. The IPO is organized by Deutsche Bank, [...]
Rumor: Apple Working on ‘Smart TV’ (PC World)
March 28th, 2011, No Comments
Speculation is growing that Apple has ambitious goals for the living room, where he is currently one of the many players that stream content over the Internet to your HDTV. Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty reports that Apple is developing a "prototype of the Smart TV" that could give Apple the ability to merge television [...]
