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Analyst calls: AKAM, NT, CHIC, WMG, DE, AMGN, SIRI ...

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Nortel Networks (NT), Genentech Inc (DNA), Amgen Inc (AMGN), Analyst initiations, Deere and Co (DE), Akamai Technologies (AKAM)

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  • Jefferies upgraded shares of Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) to Buy from Hold on valuation, as they see a long-term buying opportunity following the recent correction. The firm maintains a $29 target.
  • Moody's (NYSE: MCO) was upgraded to Overweight from Underweight at Lehman.
    • <>Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) was upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Merrill Lynch...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  08/04/08 Comment


    Band Leaks Tracks To BitTorrent, Feigns Outrage

    buckcherryap.jpgGetting your album leaked online in advance of its official release is now standard operating practice in the music business. Nearly 10 years into the Napster era, many acts don't mind, and think of the inevitable leaks as free promotion. But some really don't want it to happen, and go through great effort to stop it -- without success.

    Radio-friendly hard-rock band Buckcherry, whose album Black Butterfly is being released in September, would like us to believe they're in the latter group. But they're actually in the former.

    <>Confused? Here's the story: Last week, after a single track from <>Bla...
    By  Henry Blodget   (+7.48%  risk: moderate)  08/01/08 Comment


    Canadian rock band Nickelback latest music act to join Live Nation

    Filed under: Deals, Products and services, Management, Marketing and advertising

    According to a Billboard report Tuesday morning, Live Nation Inc. (NYSE: LYV) "has entered into a long-term global partnership" with Canadian rock band Nickelback, following other high profile acts U2, Madonna, and Jay-Z. The reported $50-$70 million deal is set to commence after the band finishes its current deal with Road Runner Records, a record label in the Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG), and will include three tours and albums with the possibility of a fourth left open. Virtually every aspect of the b...
    By  Richard Driver   (+0.00%)  07/08/08 Comment


    British-based digital music retailer sees 300% sales increase

    Filed under: Products and services, Consumer experience, Apple Inc (AAPL), Marketing and advertising

    7digital.com, a British-based digital music retailer, reported to Billboard Monday that the store has seen a 300% increase in sales of MP3 tracks during the first half of 2008. The report is attributed to the availability of MP3 tracks without anti-piracy technology from Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) and British music company EMI Group. EMI also enjoys two of the three best-selling albums in the store: Coldplay's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Kylie Minogue's X. If EMI had ...
    By  Richard Driver   (+0.00%)  07/07/08 Comment


    Album sales down 11% halfway through 2008

    Filed under: Earnings reports, Products and services

    According to a Billboard article published Wednesday, Neilsen Soundscan has reported an 11% decline in album sales during the first half of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007. Consumers purchased 204.6 million albums between January and June, over 25 million less than a year ago, but luckily not as sharp a decline as the 15.1% that occurred in the first half of 2007 as compared to 2006. Nielsen Soundscan told Billboard that the "drop is fueled largely by the 16.3% decrease in CD sales" despite digital album sales rising 34.4& to acc...
    By  Richard Driver   (+0.00%)  07/03/08 Comment



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