Discovery And Scripps Shareholders Approve Pending $14.6 Billion Merger
At a special shareholder meeting today in New York, Discovery’s pending $14.6 billion acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive got overwhelming support. In a brief SEC filing, the company reported...
View ArticleDisney’s Bob Iger To Shareholders: “I Was Rooting For Fox Searchlight” At Oscars
Some of Disney’s annual shareholder meetings over the years have brought high corporate drama, but today’s edition in Houston was more of a chance for celebration. There was a brief business portion of...
View ArticleFox Shareholder Lawsuit Targets Alleged Flaws In Disney Deal Prospectus
A 21st Century Fox shareholder has filed suit over Disney’s pending deal to acquire most of the company’s assets, claiming that shareholders have been given incomplete or misleading information before...
View ArticleMoviePass Head Teases Ways It Will “Flip Hollywood On Its Ear Again” After...
Ted Farnsworth, head of MoviePass parent Helios & Matheson, teased the rollout of a Rotten Tomatoes-like ratings service and other “disruptions” over the next 90 days during a conference keynote...
View ArticleMoviePass Parent’s Stock Plummets 44% After Reverse Split Takes Effect
A day after MoviePass parent Helios & Matheson expressed confidence that a shareholder rescue plan would enable the subscription ticketing service to continue its disruptive ways, Wall Street...
View ArticleFacebook Crash: Stock Falls 19% On Weak Forecast And Lackluster Earnings –...
UPDATE with closing price. Facebook stock fell 19% to $176.26 today, wiping out some $120 billion in wealth less than 24 hours after shares had hit a record high. The dollar value of the loss was the...
View ArticleDisney And Fox Shareholders Give Historic Merger Votes Of Approval – Update
UPDATED with official comment from the companies. At special meetings held simultaneously in New York this morning, Disney and 21st Century Fox shareholders overwhelmingly approved the merger first...
View ArticleLionsgate Settles Shareholder Lawsuit Over Starz Acquisition
Lionsgate said it has paid $92.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by shareholders who were unhappy about the company’s $4.4 billion acquisition of Starz. The news came via a brief SEC...
View ArticleDisney Offers Compromise To European Regulators In Bid For Fox Deal OK
Disney has offered concessions to European regulators in order to gain approval of its acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox. The European Commission confirmed the move today and said it was...
View ArticleNetflix Shareholder Lawsuit Over Tax Deductions Is Dismissed By Federal Judge
A shareholder lawsuit against Netflix over its deductions of executive bonuses from company tax liabilities has been dismissed by a federal judge, but only after she noted the legitimacy of some...
View ArticleFox Shareholders Favor Getting Cash Over Stock When Disney Deal Closes
Nearly 52% of shareholders in 21st Century Fox, the entity that is about to be acquired by Disney, have expressed a preference to receive cash in exchange for their shares after the Disney-Fox deal...
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