Federal regulators could launch a probe if Comcast (CMCSA), 21st Century Fox (FOXA) and Walt Disney (DIS) bring in Time Warner (TWX) as a fourth partner in Hulu, especially if the media quartet becomes much more selective in licensing content to Web video streamer Netflix (NFLX). So says Paul Gallant, an analyst at Guggenheim Partners. Gallant notes that the Department of Justice in 2012 reportedly launched an antitrust investigation involving
Facebook (FB) on Wednesday released its news app Notify for Apple iPhone users in the U.S., deepening the social network giant’s relationship with media giants such as Fox News (21st Century Fox (FOXA), CNN (Time Warner (TWX), Bloomberg, The New York Times (NYT) and Buzzfeed. That comes even amid reports that Facebook is revising advertising on its Instant Articles platform following complaints from publishers. Facebook’s Apple iOS Notify app
No, CBS (CBS) chief executive Les Moonves and 21st Century Fox (FOXA) CEO James Murdoch did not say Apple (AAPL) by name, but management commentary on media company earnings calls hinted that an Apple Web TV service launch could be on the way, says an R.W. Baird analyst. William Power, an analyst at R.W. Baird, says Q3 media comments suggest that live, OTT (over-the-top) offers from Apple or perhaps Amazon.com (AMZN) may be coming, though timing,