Top Media Companies To Invest In Right Now

Top Media Companies To Invest In Right Now: DISH Network Corporation(DISH)

DISH Network Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides direct broadcast satellite (DBS) subscription television services in the United States. It offers programming that includes approximately 280 basic video channels, 60 Sirius satellite radio music channels, 30 premium movie channels, 35 regional and specialty sports channels, 2,800 local channels, 250 Latino and international channels, and 55 channels of pay-per-view content. The company also offers local HD channels in approximately 160 markets and 215 national HD channels; and receiver systems, including a small satellite dish, digital set-top receivers, and remote controls. In addition, it provides DISHOnline.com, which enables DISH Network subscribers to watch 150,000 movies, television shows, clips, and trailers; DISH Remote Access that enables subscribers to remotely manage their DVRs using compatible mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops through their broadband-connected receiver; and Go ogle TV that enables DISH Network subscribers to search the Internet, check email, interact with social media, and find additional online programming content while simultaneously watching television. As of March 31, 2011, the company had approximately 14.191 million customers. DISH Network provides receiver systems and programming through direct sales channels; and independent third parties, such as small satellite retailers, direct marketing groups, local and regional consumer electronics stores, nationwide retailers, and telecommunications companies. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By WWW.DAILYFINANCE.COM]

  We are hopeful our counterparts will return to the negotiating table, and we'll get a deal completed.

  Turner and led Dish, which is led by media mogu! l Charlie Ergen, didn't disclose if higher carriage costs led to the breakdown of the talks. Dish Network (DISH) shares were up 2.5 percent at $60.17 midday Tuesday on the Nasdaq. "We are hopeful our counterparts will return to the negotiating table, and we'll get a deal completed," Turner said in a statement. Analysts said dropping of channels by satellite and cable operators was routine. "It is not like you are dropping ESPN or some of the other widely watched channels ... [the Turner channels] are not game changing," ISI Group analyst Vijay Jayant told Reuters. Dish has in the past blacked out channels of networks over price increases. AMC Networks, home to popular shows such as "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead" and "Mad Men," was dropped from Dish's network in 2012 after its contract with the satellite TV company expired without a new agreement. Dish, the second-largest satellite TV provider behind DirectTV, had dropped AMC for about three months because it was charging fees that were too high. "I think these deals tend to get resolved. It's pretty customary to play hardball. Programming expenses have been a problem for a lot of companies," Macquarie Research analyst Amy Yong told Reuters. -. More from Reuters
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• [By Adam Levy]

  But "TV Everywhere" that fulfills its promise could become a reality in the near future, thanks to several companies working with content owners to provide Internet-delivered television. Sony (NYSE: SNE  ) plans to launch its service by the end of the year, and Verizon (NYSE: VZ  ) is aiming for mid-2015. Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH  ) already has at least one content deal in the works, and rival DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV  ) isn't far behind. Internet-delivered television could finally deliver on the promise of TV Every! where.

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  We expect a seasonal pickup in implied and realized volatility as we approach year-end. We surveyed analysts across the department to identify the top events in each sector through year-end. We recommend long volatility positions in sectors and companies where the options market appears to be missing key events this fall including Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dish Network (DISH), Intel, Ford Motor, JC Penney, and Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD). We continue to see strong economics keeping volatility below average; however, we believe it is likely for realized volatility to rise from the extremely low levels observed this summer.

• [By muhammadbazil]

  A few of the basic lessons we can learn from the WWE Network, which went live on Feb. 24, 2014, include:

  Streaming video can increase a company's revenue. On March 30, 2014, right after WWE Network appeared, World Wrestling Entertainment reported a TTM revenue figure of $509.54 million for the first quarter of 2014. On June 30, 2014, WWE reported a TTM revenue figure of $513.57 million. The company's revenues grew by $4.3 million. Building a stable audience for streaming video is tough. The WWE managed to sign up 700,000 paying subscribers by June 30, 2014. Yet Variety.com reported that it had lost 128,000 subscribers between April 6 and June 30. Convincing consumers, even diehard wrestling fans, to spend money on streaming video subscriptions is hard. WWE found its fans balked at paying $9.99 a month (around the cost of a Chipotle dinner) for a six-month subscription. World Wrestling is now trying to lure fans with a no-commitment monthly subscription of $12.99 that is supposed to rise to $19.99 at some point in the future. Broadcast, satellite, and cable TV are not dead yet, and they will fight back against streaming video. Satellite TV companies Dish Network (DISH) and DirecTV Group (DTV) refused to carry WWE's pay per view events unless it killed WWE Network. The satellite companies did t! his becau! se wrestling is still one of the highest rated programs on basic cable and satellite. Supplying cheap programming through streaming video can hurt your core business. Historically, some of WWE's biggest revenue generators have been pay per view events—major wrestling shows featuring big matches between top stars that cable and satellite viewers pay extra to watch. Since WWE Network started streaming pay per views live for just $9.99, pay per view revenues and ratings have collapsed. The June 2013 Payback pay per view attracted 186,000 buyers; only 67,000 pay per view fans tuned into the June 2014 Payback event. Overall, WWE's pay per view revenues hav

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