The cable industry appears to be ripe for consolidation, so what are some of the best ways to play mergers and acquisitions? Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC) was up nearly 10% last week and Cablevision...... (read more)

Recently, billionaire Mario Gabelli reported that he owned around 19.1 million shares of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) at the end of May, much higher than what he had owned at the end of...... (read more)

Recently, Joshua Sapan, the CEO of AMC Networks Inc (NASDAQ:AMCX), sold as many as 93,950 shares of the company he manages at around $66.95 per share, for a total transaction value of nearly $6.3 million...... (read more)

Many feared that cable TV and cable stocks were in trouble as satellite providers and telecom providers encroached on their territory. The cable industry faced these challenges by offering bundled services...... (read more)

Watching the moves of activist hedge fund managers can give onlookers up-to-date information on how an investment firm is committing its capital, and it pays to keep a close eye on a fund’s SEC disclosures...... (read more)

In the eyes of most stock holders, hedge funds are seen as slow, old financial vehicles of the past. While there are more than 8000 funds with their doors open at present, we choose to focus on the top...... (read more)

But shareholders are fighting back and putting up a renewed effort to gain the right to proxy access (i.e., the right to list their own director nominees on the proxy). The same proxy access proposal...... (read more)

It is always good news for investors when they own a company that sells a highly addictive product, and many parents can attest to the addictive nature of cable television. Investors have wondered if...... (read more)

At most public companies, shareholders have very little say over who serves on the board of directors. Prospective directors are almost all nominated by company insiders and compete in uncontested elections...... (read more)