Articles From: DIRECTV Announces First Quarter 2013 Results to Discover Financial Services Reports First Quarter Net Income of $673 Million or $1.33 Per Diluted Share


2013/5/7
DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) today announced an increase in first quarter 2013 revenues of 8% to $7.58 billion, adjusted operating profit before depreciation and amortization 1 (OPBDA) of 10% to $2.09 billion, adjusted operating profit of 8% to $1.4 billion, and adjusted earnings per share of 34% to $1.43 compared to last year's first quarter.
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2013/2/14
DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) today reported increases in fourth quarter 2012 revenues of 8% to $8.05 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortization 1 (OPBDA) of 8% to $1.92 billion and operating profit of 7% to $1.30 billion compared to last year's fourth quarter.
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2013/5/17
DirecTV , the second largest U.S. pay-TV provider, is weighing a potential bid for Hulu, the latest company to show interest in the six-year-old online video site, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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2013/5/20
DIRECTV Holdings LLC and DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc. (collectively, the “Issuers”), indirect subsidiaries of DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) , announced today the closing of their public offering of €500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.750% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). The Issuers intend to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include a distribution to DIRECTV for its share repurchase plan and other corporate purposes.
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2013/5/6
DIRECTV announced today that Michael Hartman, senior vice president and general counsel of DIRECTV Latin America, has been appointed to an additional role as corporate secretary and deputy general counsel of DIRECTV.
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2013/2/20
DIRECTV will present at Morgan Stanley’s Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on Tuesday, Feb.
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2013/5/7
DirecTV Group Inc.'s (DTV) first-quarter earnings fell 5.6% as the satellite television provider was weighed down by currency devaluation charges, but core earnings and revenue both improved, pushing results above expectations.
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2013/4/17
DIRECTV announced today that it has ordered ten episodes of the original drama, “ Full Circle” , from award-winning screenwriter Neil LaBute ( The Shape of Things, In the Company of Men), in his television series debut.
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2013/4/23
DIRECTV announced today that Volkswagen of America, Inc. (VWoA) is the latest company to “advertise smarter” by taking advantage of DIRECTV’s recently launched, national addressable advertising platform.
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2013/2/28
DIRECTV will present at Deutsche Bank’s Media, Internet & Telecom Conference on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 8:40 a.m. ET / 5:40 a.m. PT.
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2013/5/9
DIRECTV will present at J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
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2013/5/21
For the 13 th straight year, DIRECTV continued to outpace all cable competitors in customer satisfaction, according to the most recent survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). In addition, DIRECTV surpassed both DISH Network and AT&T U-Verse in this year's survey, ranking #1 in seven individual survey measures.
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2013/5/21
When Kayla Shaw had her baby boy earlier this year, she stepped away from work, but not her paycheck, to spend those first months with her newborn.
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2013/4/23
Discover Financial Services' (DFS) fiscal first-quarter profit rose 3.5% even as credit-loss provisions rose from the year earlier, as the credit-card company reported higher revenue and lower credit card delinquencies.
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2013/4/30
Discover Financial Services (DFS) is making headway in its efforts to bring eBay Inc.'s (EBAY) online-payments service to physical retailers, even as one of the country's largest merchant processors has opted not to support the service.
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2013/2/11
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2013/3/14
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) today announced that its board of directors has approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the company to repurchase up to $2.4 billion of its common stock, and that it plans to increase its quarterly common stock dividend.
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2013/2/5
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2013/5/28
Discover Bank and Delaware’s Congressional Delegation of U.S. Sens.
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2013/4/15
Discover card leads the credit card industry in customer brand loyalty for the 17 th consecutive year, according to an annual study by the independent research firm Brand Keys, Inc. The 2013 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index® surveyed 39,000 consumers, 18 to 65 years of age, and examined 400 brands in 54 categories to determine the degrees of loyalty that consumers exhibited toward their favorite brands.
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2013/4/8
As warmer weather springs into action, Discover is providing even more opportunities to earn rewards.
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2013/4/3
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM) is pleased to announce the election of financial services executive Carlos Minetti to its Board of Directors.
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2013/2/27
Discover Financial Services today announced the launch of Discover Cashback Checking SM – the latest addition to the company’s growing suite of direct banking products that includes credit cards, home loans, student loans, personal loans, CDs, money market accounts and savings accounts.
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2013/4/2
Discover Financial Services (DFS) is no longer charging student-loan borrowers a penalty fee when they pay their bills late.
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2013/2/12
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) plans to host a financial community briefing in New York City on Tuesday, March 12, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.
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2013/3/22
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) plans to report its first quarter 2013 results before the market opens on Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
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2013/5/6
Discover Financial Services (DFS) and Network International, a leading payment solutions provider in the Middle East and promoter of the newly launched Mercury domestic card network, today announced a strategic alliance that will allow acceptance of Mercury Network Cards on Discover, Diners Club International and PULSE networks for international purchases and cash access outside of U.A.E. The long-term agreement will focus initially on enabling Mercury Cards on the DFS networks, which include Discover Network, Diners Club International, PULSE and other partner networks, to provide acceptance in more than 185 countries and territories.
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2013/3/12
Discover Financial Services (DFS) and Interswitch Limited, the largest integrated payment processing service provider in Nigeria and promoter of the leading card network, Verve, today announced a strategic alliance that will allow acceptance of Discover and Diners Club International (DCI) cards at Interswitch-enabled ATM and point-of-sale (POS) terminals for purchases in Nigeria.
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2013/4/16
The Board of Directors of Discover Financial Services declared a quarterly cash dividend on its Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, in the amount of $16.25 per share.
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2013/4/23
Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) today reported net income of $673 million or $1.33 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2013, as compared to $650 million or $1.21 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2012.
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