Liberty Media sees significant increase in short interest
Shares of Liberty Media were the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of 6/13, there was short interest totaling 1,882,386 shares, an increase of 57.2% from the 5/30 total of 1,197,354 shares, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. Currently, 2.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 882,174 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.
LPTV dates for new FCC auction timeline
During last week's Incentive Spectrum Auction webinars, the FCC released a new auction timeline which lays out in better detail than before, the targeted time frames for specific actions, rule makings, and deadlines. Here are some LPTV specifics, supplied by The LPTV Spectrum Coalition:
AT&T sells off America Movil stake as part of DirecTV deal
Billionaire Carlos Slim will buy out AT&T’s stake in America Movil SAB for $5.57 billion, propping up his
NUVOtv/SiTV Media close on Fuse TV
NUVOtv parent company, SíTV Media, completed its acquisition of the Fuse network from
FilmOn to keep on
FilmOn, the VOD and broadcast TV streaming provider (similar to Aereo) from Greek billionaire Alki David, added a new service in Q1 that lets viewers remotely watch local TV broadcasts. Through its “Teleport Technology”, a person in New York can watch local television broadcast in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami and Denver, among other US cities. So far, cities where local broadcasts are being received for transmission include Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, North Bergen, NJ, Phoenix, Seattle, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Tampa and DC.
Aereo CEO to consumers: “Let’s raise our voices”
Here’s a letter sent to consumers 7/1 from Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia, regarding ProtectMyAntenna.org
Seeking Alpha: Five Nexstar insiders have sold shares
Nothing wrong with a little profit-taking: Seeking Alpha reports five company insiders sold Nexstar
Tom Wolzien scores patent for live talk TV programming
The US Patent and Trademark Office is scheduled to issue U.S. Patent 8,767,031 7/1 for the Video Call
Broadcasters may seek damages from Aereo
The game is far from over for Aereo after its loss against broadcasters at the Supreme Court last week
ACA to FCC: Ensure consumers have access to out-of-market signals
The American Cable Association wants the FCC to act on
KVIQ sale closes in California
Kalil & Co. announced the closing on KVIQ-DT Eureka, CA, from Sainte Partners II, LP to Redwood Television Partners LLC. The seller is a California-based company. Kalil & Co. was the exclusive broker for this transaction. The price was
Luken signs affiliation deal With WLFG-TV
Luken Communications announced a multi-network affiliation agreement with WLFG, serving the Tri-Cities, TN-VA market (DMA 97). WLFG, owned
Fox to use Aereo ruling against Dish’s streaming service
Shortly after the Supreme Court decision last week deeming Aereo’s streaming TV service illegal, Fox
One killed, four hurt at pre-BET Awards Party
A man was killed and four others were injured early Sunday in a shooting during a pre-show party
Aereo pauses service
The below message was sent out to Aereo customers 6/28. The company wants to emphasize that this is a pause, and that the company is not shutting down. Aereo is consulting with the court and mapping out next steps.