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Viacom Interest in MarketWatch is Official - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 04 Nov 2004 05:11 AM PST

In an SEC filing today, Viacom “anticipates” making an offer to acquire MarketWatch’s outstanding shares. In typical SEC-ese, the company explains that doesn’t mean the offer will be accepted or…

Yahoo Emerges Top Bidder in MarketWatch Race - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 30 Oct 2004 06:10 PM PST

After NYT reported last week that Dow Jones is the leading contender for the race to buy out financial news and info site MarketWatch, The Deal is reporting that Yahoo…

Alan Meckler: Why MKTW is Selling? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 29 Oct 2004 11:10 AM PST

From the master of selling out at the right time, on why MarketWatch is considering selling at this point: “While Marketwatch revenues have grown, it faces a steady fight for…

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More on MarketWatch’s Possible Sale - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 28 Oct 2004 02:10 PM PST

Some analysts weigh in on the possible MarketWatch sale (see the dedicated company section for more news on this): John Tinker, an analyst with ThinkEquity Partners, said that MarketWatch’s existing…

Thomson Deal Still Standing At MKTW - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 27 Oct 2004 09:11 PM PST

MarketWatch CEO Larry Kramer had no comments to offer on the NYT story (see the series of posts below)… He did, however, tell me in an e-mail that “the Thomson…

MarketWatch’s Q3 Profits Increase - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 27 Oct 2004 09:10 PM PST

MarketWatch Inc. said its Q3 net income more than doubled amid growth in online ad revenue and integration of its acquisition of Pinnacor. It earned $949,000, up from $393,000, in…

Synergies Between Dow Jones and MarketWatch - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 27 Oct 2004 08:11 PM PST

Just some stream of consciousness thoughts on the potential bid for MarketWatch (read below): As the NYT story says, DJ has some good synergies with MKTW...it is looking at the…

MarketWatch Up for Sale - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 27 Oct 2004 08:11 PM PST

(reg. req.) Developing story: Wow...this one came out of nowhere. A week after MarketWatch CEO Larry Kramer guest blogged on my site, comes the news that the company is soliciting…

Thoughts on Other Bids For MKTW - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 27 Oct 2004 08:11 PM PST

Some more instant thoughts on other potential bidders for MKTW (see stories below): -- FT (Pearson): Already own part share in MKTW. Would give it a very strong position in…

Kramer: Why We Dropped The Dotcom - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 21 Oct 2004 02:11 PM PST

MarketWatch CEO Larry Kramer on why the company dropped its dotcom moniker two months ago: “We had several reasons for making the change, not the least of which was that…

Kramer on Content, Tools, Speed - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 21 Oct 2004 12:10 AM PST

MarketWatch CEO on content tools, speed as a tool, OPA etc…

Larry Kramer: Competing In The Financial Info Market - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 19 Oct 2004 11:11 PM PST

MarketWatch CEO Larry Kramer: “I do believe we are in the sweet spot of this market because we write business and financial news for a broad audience on the Internet,…

MarketWatch CEO Larry Kramer: Broadband And Content’s Future - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 18 Oct 2004 10:11 PM PST

MarketWatch CEO Larry Kramer in ContentNext Series: “Television is a point-to-multipoint broadcast medium, which lends itself to appointment viewing. The web is interactive and allows for the use of video,…

Up Next, Larry Kramer, CEO, MarketWatch - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 17 Oct 2004 10:11 PM PST

Up this week in ContentNext Series, Larry Kramer, founder and CEO of Marketwatch Inc, the financial news and information company. This is more of a traditional interview than a guest…

Redesigned CBS MarketWatch Features More Prominent Ads - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 01 Oct 2004 02:11 PM PST

CBS MarketWatch put on a brand new, advertiser-friendly face today, with more prominent display of rich media advertising and of content. The new home page was widened 25 percent to…

CBSMarketWatch Co-Founder Named CEO Of China’s Red Mushroom - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 19 Sep 2004 10:09 PM PST

Though it is not clear from the story, I’m supposing Bill Bishop, currently the EVP & GM at CBS Marketwatch, will leave...he has been named CEO of Beijing, China based…

We’re Back, Baby - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 26 Aug 2004 09:09 AM PST

Online media, that is...and there’s stellar pace ahead in Q2..."We all have some media share to take, and then maybe we can take that victory lap.”

MarketWatch.com Drops The Dotcom - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 06 Aug 2004 02:09 PM PST

(second item) Financial info provider MarketWatch.com has dropped the dotcom from its name: it quietly voted at a board meeting this week to switch its official name of Marketwatch Inc.…

MarketWatch’s Earnings Increase; Ad Revenues Shoot Up - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 29 Jul 2004 10:08 PM PST

MarketWatch has reported net revenues for Q2 at $20.2 million, compared to $11.1 million for the same period a year ago. Net income was $1.4 million, compared to a net…

Industry Moves: CBS MarketWatch’s Editor Promoted To VP - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 21 Jul 2004 10:07 AM PST

There’s some furious activity going on at CBS MarketWatch, as it is gearing for a September launch of the MarketWatch institutional news service for customers of Thomson Financial. As part…

MarketWatch.com Hires For Thomson Partnership - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 17 Jun 2004 11:07 AM PST

Financial news and info provider MarketWatch.com is on its way to launching its formal partnership with Thomson Financial...it has announced the first wave of new editorial hires related to the…

Industry Moves: MarketWatch.com Appoints Sonostar Ventures Chairman David Moore to its Board - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 15 Jun 2004 04:06 PM PST

MarketWatch.com has appinted David Moore, chairman of Sonostar Ventures, to its board. Moore is the latest independent member to join the MarketWatch board, which now includes a majority of independent…

MarketWatch Acquires PlanAnalytics - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 14 Apr 2004 09:04 AM PST

MarketWatch.com, the financial news and info provider, has PlanAnalytics, a financial services tools company based out of Mendota Heights, Minnesota . The PlanAnalytics products consist of Web-based tools for financial…

SEC Subpoenas Trading Records Of Four MarketWatch Executives - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 06 Apr 2004 09:04 PM PST

MarketWatch.com said the SEC has subpoenaed stock-trading records of four of its executives, including its CEO and its editor-in-chief, as part of the probe into former columnist Thom Calandra. The…

Thomson and MarketWatch.com Partner on News Service; Reuters Not Happy - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 01 Apr 2004 12:05 PM PST

MarketWatch.com has tied up with B2B giant Thomson Financial, a unit of Thomson Corp, to develop a customized news service branded Thomson ONE. Financial analysts from Thomson and journalists from…