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Entries tagged "Cablevision"Convergence diary: AOL spinThe rational for building and breaking apart content production and distribution empires is still up in the air as Time Warner breaks off AOL, Comcast covets NBC and Cablevision divests Madison Square Garden. Cablevision spinning off MSG by end of 2009Cablevision chairman and CEO James L. Dolan confirmed that a Madison Square Garden spinoff will happen by the end of the year. Cablevision asset sales wait for Schwartz?Despite regular speculation about Cablevision asset sales, the company has not hired a bank since longtime adviser Bear Stearns collapsed last year. Cablevision may charge for Newsday.comDuring Cablevision's (NYSE:CVC) earnings conference call, a new business model surfaced for recently acquired Long Island newspaper, Newsday. Harbinger spooks Dolans as it raises stake in CablevisionAfter years of blowing off Cablevision System Corp.'s shareholders, the Dolan family may have finally met its match in activist hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners. Since the activist hedge fund took a stake in the cable company, Cablevision has gone on an investor roadshow, started exploring asset sales and started paying a dividend; but that may not be enough for Harbinger which has now increased its position in the company to 8.1% and wants to meet with management.... Harbinger stake prompts Cablevision to charm investorsThe emergence of activist hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners as a stakeholder in Cablevision Systems Corp. may have been the motivating factor behind the company's recent listening tour with investors. Cablevision's controlling family, famous for its own feuding among each other and sticking by the Knicks' Isaiah Thomas, has consistently put off talking to major shareholders since 2005.... Dolans take new tack with Cablevision shareholdersAfter CEO Jim Dolan's recent announcement that Cablevision Systems Corp. will consider share buybacks, dividend payments and asset spinoffs, Pali Capital Inc. analyst Richard Greenfield reports that management of the cable and entertainment house will meet with shareholders.... If Cablevision is selling, who's the banker?The Dolan family is at it again. It announced a restructuring of Cablevision Systems Corp. that could include a sale of assets, but the news release made no mention of hiring an investment bank to help in the review process. Traditionally, the Dolans have tapped the Bear Stearns Cos. as a financial adviser -- more specifically Alan Schwartz and his media team. However, Bear Stearns is now a part of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and Schwartz remains at large, considering his future. So who will win Cablevision's business? ... Cablevision explores options again; could be shopping RainbowCablevision Systems Corp. could be shopping its Rainbow Media Holdings LLC. Pali Research analyst Rich Greenfield wrote in his most recent report that a new book for the cable channel group, which includes AMC, WeTV, Sundance, IFC and others is already circulating. ... Some rationale for Cablevision's Newsday bidFollowing Rupert Murdoch's withdrawal from the Newsday Media Group auction, The New York Times reported Sunday that Wall Street was baffled as to why Cablevision System Corp.'s founding Dolan family would want to buy a newspaper. While the Times couldn't find an analyst who could offer a rationale for the deal, The Deal's senior writer Richard Morgan was able to drum up a few.... Media and telecom sectors shine with rest of marketThe media and telecom sectors saw some new dealmaking developments that raised market interest Monday. Overall, the broader markets were surging partly on the decrease of the price of oil, raising hopes that U.S. consumers will have more discretionary income. The Dow was up 94.28, or .71%, to 12,836.74, and the Nasdaq was up 29.05, or 1.19%, to 2474.57 in Monday midday trading. ... Deal Digest: May 12, 2008Stay tuned to TheDeal.com for updates to these stories and more. EnCana Corp.EnCana, Canada's leading energy company, kicked off the early-week deal news with an announcement Sunday that it will split into independent oil and gas companies in an effort to unlock the value of its two main businesses. ... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Cablevision." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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