Richard Greenfield

How to Steal Any Movie You Want on the Web: Wall Street Gets a How-To Guide

Peter Kafka in Media on January 7, 2011 at 8:21 am PT

It’s easier than ever to download any movie or TV show you want on the Web, for free. Just ask Rich Greenfield. Or better yet, let the Wall Street analyst show you, via a helpful four-minute video .

The Video That Sums Up the Start-Up Funding Feeding Frenzy

Peter Kafka in Media on July 21, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

“Good Times RIP”? Forgetaboutit! In 2010, VCs clamor for start-ups’ attention. And if that means riffing on the Old Spice viral ads, so be it.

Will an Ad Recovery Pass Viacom By?

Peter Kafka in Media on August 25, 2009 at 6:24 am PT

Hard to tell how much of the modest ad recovery we’re hearing about is real versus hoped for. But analyst Richard Greenfield says that either way, Viacom won’t be getting a boost.

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MySpace: Pali Sees Big Rev Drop; Expects Layoffs

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on March 17, 2009 at 8:15 am PT

The time has come for big changes at MySpace, according to Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield. In a research note this morning, Greenfield asserts that, with just over a year to go on the News Corp. unit’s search advertising deal with Google, “it appears as though Google simply does not care about social search.” He contends it is difficult to imagine Google paying anywhere near what they were previously shelling out to MySpace, “especially as the inherent functionality of social networks is diminishing the importance of search.” The current deal expires in June 2010.

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Is Sumner Redstone Planning a Rummage Sale?

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on November 12, 2008 at 3:02 pm PT

National Amusements, media mogul Sumner Redstone’s holding company, is in need of cash. Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield sees that having any number of implications over companies in which Redstone holds interest, including Viacom, Midway Games, and WMS Industries. Greenfield notes that Redstone has no intention of selling CBS or Viacom shares, but that he “may no longer have a choice.”

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Viacom: Should Sumner Take It Private?

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's in News on June 18, 2008 at 9:34 am PT

Why is Viacom (VIA) still a public company? Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield thinks Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone ought to consider that question carefully. In a research piece this morning, Greenfield recalls that in July 2006 he wrote a report entitled “Dear Mr. Redstone: Take Viacom Private.”