The News Review:
- Analysts Give Up On Yahoo-Google Search Deal, Want Microsoft Deal
- Scripps Networks Q3 earnings decline on spin-off charges – Update
- Antiviral ‘Scareware’ Just One More Intruder
- Gentiva Reports Third Quarter Revenue and Profit Growth
- CTC Media Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Analysts Give Up On Yahoo-Google Search Deal, Want Microsoft Deal
Silicon Alley Insider, NY
In our estimates, outsourcing search to Microsoft could lead to ~$1. 4B in cost savings which would more than offset our estimated revenue loss of $694M resulting from affiliate revenue loss and the revenue split with Microsoft. [That’s what the OLD Microsoft search offer might have yielded. We expect the new one will yield considerably less than that.
Scripps Networks Q3 earnings decline on spin-off charges – Update
RTT News, NY
The Street expected revenues of $370. 80 million for the quarter. Revenue from Lifestyle Media segment grew 7. 8%, driven by increased television advertising sales, strong viewership trends and growth in overall affiliate fee revenue. Meanwhile, revenue from Interactive Services grew 14. 7% reflecting increased user traffic and higher referral fee revenue at Shopzilla, and an increase in energy switching activity. For the nine-month period, net income was $177.
Antiviral ‘Scareware’ Just One More Intruder
New York Times, United States
The extraordinarily high commission explains why the rogue anti-malware products are so popular among hackers and spammers. NeoN published a list of the ten top earners during a one-week period, with revenue ranging from $58,000 to $158,000. Stewart estimated that one affiliate alone was able to install 154,825 versions of the software in just 10 days and that 2,772 copies of the program were later purchased from those infected users. Based on that conversion rate, Mr. Stewart estimated that an affiliate could expect to earn over $5 million annually by maintaining a botnet large enough to force between 10,000 and 20,000 installations on a daily basis.
Gentiva Reports Third Quarter Revenue and Profit Growth
Earthtimes (press release), UK
"Our Home Health segment had an outstanding third quarter, continuing atrend of solid gains," said Gentiva Chairman and CEO Ron Malone. "Thisperformance results from continued growth and margin expansion while we investin our specialty programs and add new tools to benefit our patients and thededicated clinicians who serve them. "Gentiva reported these segment highlights for the quarter:– Home Health’s 17% revenue growth to $239. 3 million and 26% operatingcontribution growth to $38. 8 million led to an operating contribution marginof 16. 2%, as compared with 15. 1% in the third quarter of 2007.
CTC Media Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
MarketWatch
About CTC Media, Inc. CTC Media is a leading independent media company in Russia. It owns and operates the CTC television network, whose signal is carried by more than 350 affiliate stations, including 21 owned-and-operated stations; the Domashny television network, whose signal is carried by over 250 affiliate stations, including 13 owned-and-operated stations; and the DTV television network, whose signal is carried by a number of affiliate stations, including 4 owned-and-operated stations. CTC Media owns two TV content production companies: COSTAFILM and SOHO MEDIA, and operates Channel 31 in Kazakhstan and TV companies in Uzbekistan and in Moldova. The company’s common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol: “CTCM”. For more information on CTC Media, please visit:.
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