digital television

Digital Media Week in Review: Microsoft's Bid for Yahoo; Troubles for Google? Implications for AOL?

Authored by Ned Sherman on February 2, 2008 - 7:54am.

DMW’s CEO & Publisher provides a wrap-up of the top stories of the week. Who’s hot, who’s not and what’s the industry buzz?

In my column last week, I predicted that there may be a silver lining in Yahoo’s recent troubles and low share price in the form of a possible takeover bid from rival Microsoft. Voilà! In a bold move that sent ripples through Silicon Valley before sunrise on Friday, Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) announced that it has made an unsolicited $44.6 billion takeover bid

Gemstar-TV Guide to Restate Results Again; Revenues Down $111 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 10, 2003 - 6:14am.

Pasadena, Calif. -- Gemstar-TV Guide International, a provider of electronic program guide listings for digital television services, announced on Monday that it will once again restate its earnings in conjunction with an ongoing internal accounting review -- this time cutting revenue figures by $111 million. The company previously reported that it was investigating its accounting practices, and that revenues from a licensing agreement with a set-top box manufacturer and several advertising agreements were reported before actually being received. Pasadena-based Gemstar is also under formal investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030310/105361_1.html

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