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Dish Contract Renewal Critical For Bruised Viacom

A programming contract renewal with Dish Network (DISH) is “critical” for Viacom, says Deutsche Bank, which lowered its price target on the media and entertainment company. Viacom (VIA) stock has been beaten up since Walt Disney (DIS), when reporting earnings, warned about slowing revenue growth from affiliate fees, the payments that media firms garner from pay-TV companies. In response to competition from Netflix (NFLX) and complaints over rising

Netflix getting boost from promotional offers

Telecom services and TV makers increasingly are offering Netflix (NFLX) service as a promotional tool, providing a boost for the streaming video leader. “As wired and wireless broadband providers fight for share, Netflix’s inexpensive ($8 a month) streaming service could become one of the standard promotional tools, like HBO, Showtime and Starz free trials for pay-TV promos,” UBS Securities analyst Doug Mitchelson said in a research report late

AT&T goads Comcast on wireless, will it take bait?

AT&T (T) goaded Comcast over its lack of a wireless network on Wednesday at its analysts day in Dallas, and it trumpeted financial and marketing synergies from its acquisition last month of satellite TV broadcaster DirecTV Group. John Stankey, named AT&T’s new CEO of entertainment and Internet services in July, told analysts that with DirecTV, AT&T has leapfrogged Comcast (CMCSA), Verizon Communications and Netflix (NFLX) by becoming the telecom