The Hangover

More Moguls for D: Dive Into Media — Clear Channel, Legendary Pictures and Vevo Join the Cast

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on November 7, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Heavyweights from radio, Hollywood, and Web video join a star-studded roster for All Things Digital‘s first-ever media conference: Bob Pittman, Thomas Tull and Rio Caraeff come aboard.

Here Comes Another Cloud: Hollywood Hopes “UltraViolet” Will Save DVDs

Peter Kafka in Media on October 11, 2011 at 3:30 am PT

Will the ability to download “Horrible Bosses” onto your iPad make you more likely to buy “Horrible Bosses” on Blu-ray?

Why Is Facebook Investor Accel Investing In Hollywood? Because It's a Facebook Investor

Peter Kafka in Media on April 7, 2011 at 6:30 am PT

Silicon Valley comes to Hollywood. What is Accel’s Jim Breyer thinking?

“Avatar” Director James Cameron at D8: 3-D or Not, It’s Still About the Story

Peter Kafka in D8 on June 2, 2010 at 8:00 pm PT

In 1997, James Cameron made “Titanic,” the highest-grossing film ever made. Thirteen years later he did it again: “Avatar.” And as much as “Avatar” stretched the boundaries of the box office, it has stretched the boundaries of cinema as well. The 3-D film featured a staggering 2,500-plus special-effects shots, set a new standard for movie-making technology and may have ushered in a big-screen renaissance in the process.

How to Cram Most of the Web Into One Super Bowl Ad–And Not Sell TVs

Peter Kafka in Media on February 8, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

Google got a second ad for free last night: A Vizio ad that promoted YouTube, along with a slew of other Web services. But the ad did a lousy job of promoting the company’s Internet-connected TVs. Pity, because it actually has something cool to pitch.

Time Warner Earnings: The Hangover

John Paczkowski in News on July 29, 2009 at 8:15 am PT

Time Warner’s second-quarter earnings beat analysts’ expectations. But that’s not saying much, really. Profits fell 34 percent to $519 million, or 43 cents a share, from $792 million, or 66 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue was down nine percent to $6.8 billion.

A Preview of Time Warner Earnings: Bummer at AOL, Bummer at Magazines–Just a Bummer

Kara Swisher in News on July 28, 2009 at 9:00 am PT

When Time Warner reports its second -quarter earnings tomorrow morning, before the markets open, most Wall Street analysts are not expecting much from the media giant, as it continues to slog toward a rejiggering of itself. Time Warner–which owns assets like the Warner Bros. movie studio, the AOL online unit, the HBO and Turner cable networks and Time Inc. magazines–is expected to earn 37 cents per share, compared to 72 cents a year ago, according to a poll of analysts from Thomson Reuters. Revenue is expected to be $6.97 billion, down from $11.56 billion in the same quarter last year. This drop is mostly due to the March spinoff of its cable unit, Time Warner Cable. But AOL and its magazine unit are expected to continue to drag on Time Warner’s financial performance.