Q3 - AllThingsD

EA’s Star Wars Game Scores 1.7 Million Subscribers in First Month

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 1 at 1:38 pm PT

The results are in, and it appears that both Star Wars and Battlefield 3 helped Electronic Arts beat expectations for the final three months of the year.

Priceline’s Take on Google Entering the Friendly Skies

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 7, 2011 at 5:20 pm PT

Priceline says it’s up to them to make the most of Google’s entry into the travel market.

Now, Breathe: Demand Media Beats Wall Street Expectation in Q3

Kara Swisher in Media on November 7, 2011 at 1:43 pm PT

The online social content company did better than expected in the recent quarter, but it still has to prove its model has more lucrative legs.

Potential Yahoo CEO David Kenny Now Much More Available

Peter Kafka in News on October 26, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

Akamai president David Kenny has stepped down after a year on the job — and in the midst of Yahoo’s CEO search, where his name has come up as a possible Carol Bartz replacement.

News Byte

Wall Street Punishes Netflix

Peter Kafka in Media on October 25, 2011 at 1:10 pm PT

You’d have to squint very hard to find good news for Netflix shareholders today, but here’s a try: At least the stock, which lost a staggering 37 percent of its value after Wall Street digested the company’s Q3 earnings, moved up just a tiny bit during the day. NFLX shares closed at $77.37, up slightly from its opening price of $74.88. Little consolation for anyone who owned the shares yesterday, when they closed at $118. Along the same lines: Former investor Whitney Tilson, who famously tried to short the stock during its go-go days, tells the Wall Street Journal he’s now a buyer.

The Go-Go Growth Days Screech to a Halt at Netflix

Peter Kafka in Media on October 24, 2011 at 1:14 pm PT

Yep, customers really are bailing on Reed Hastings. U.S. subscriber growth will only be up “slightly” in Q4, the company says.

All Eyes on Yahoo’s Q3 Earnings Tomorrow, With Results Under Pressure

Kara Swisher in News on October 17, 2011 at 3:23 pm PT

How the Silicon Valley Internet giant fares this quarter will be closely watched.

AT&T Makes the Most of Its Final Fling With Apple: 4.1 Million iPhones in Q4

Peter Kafka in Media on January 27, 2011 at 5:44 am PT

The last three months of 2010 marked the last quarter that AT&T had the iPhone all to itself, and the carrier got the most it could out of it: It activated 4.1 million more iPhones, and added a record number of new wireless customers.

Conference Call: RIM Talks to the Street (But Plans to Say Less)

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 16, 2010 at 1:50 pm PT

There wasn’t a lot new on RIM’s conference call, but we did learn that the company isn’t expecting tablet revenue anytime during the quarter, which runs through the end of February. Looks like if you had March in the PlayBook launch pool, you are a winner.