http://www.advfn.com/nyse/rss.asp?symbol=BRT B R T Realty Trust Company Newsfeed en Thu, 16 May 2013 03:56:34 EDT Thu, 16 May 2013 03:56:34 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=57598284&headline=bertelsmanns-1q-net-profit-surges-after-acquisitions http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=57598284&headline=bertelsmanns-1q-net-profit-surges-after-acquisitions <div class='newsbody'><p> German media group Bertelsmann SE (BRT.YY) said Thursday net profit surged in the first quarter of the year, supported by all core businesses and the acquisition of full ownership of music rights company BMG. </p> <p> MAIN FACTS: </p> <p> -Net profit was 174 million euro ($222.7... Thu, 16 May 2013 03:56:34 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=57367286&headline=bertelsmann-raises-gross-proceeds-of-eur1-4-billion-with-rtl http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=57367286&headline=bertelsmann-raises-gross-proceeds-of-eur1-4-billion-with-rtl <div class='newsbody'><p> German media group Bertelsmann AG has priced its secondary placement of shares in broadcaster RTL Group (RTL.BT) at EUR55.50 a share, amounting to gross proceeds of around EUR1.4 billion, the company announced Monday. </p> <p> The offering amounted to 25.5 million existing ordinary... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:10:13 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=57246225&headline=penguin-makes-bid-to-settle-e-book-case-with-eu http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=57246225&headline=penguin-makes-bid-to-settle-e-book-case-with-eu <div class='newsbody'><p> BRUSSELS--Penguin Group (P13.SG) has offered to scrap its deal with Apple Inc. (AAPL). over the sale of electronic books in an effort to end an antitrust probe by European regulators. </p> <p> The publisher, owned by the U.K.'s Pearson PLC (PSON.LN) is the final holdout in the... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:40:07 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=57046942&headline=eu-gives-green-light-to-penguin-random-house-merger http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=57046942&headline=eu-gives-green-light-to-penguin-random-house-merger <div class='newsbody'><p> BRUSSELS--European Union regulators have given the unconditional green light to the proposed merger between Bertelsmann SE &amp; Co.'s Random House and Pearson PLC'S (PSON.LN) Penguin Group, another step on the way to create the world's biggest publishing house. </p> <p> The... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:00:14 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56904962&headline=bertelsmann-sees-revenue-growth-due-to-acquisitions http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56904962&headline=bertelsmann-sees-revenue-growth-due-to-acquisitions <div class='newsbody'><p> German media group Bertelsmann said Tuesday it expects revenue to increase due to acquisitions after sales and profit rose last year. </p> <p> MAIN FACTS: </p> <p> - Bertelsmann targets continued organic and acquisition growth in the coming years with the planned merger of its... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:33:55 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56635565&headline=rtl-group-considers-further-acquisitions-in-southeast-asia http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56635565&headline=rtl-group-considers-further-acquisitions-in-southeast-asia <div class='newsbody'><p> By Archibald Preuschat </p> <p> RTL Group SA (RTL.BT), Europe's largest television broadcasting company, is mulling further acquisitions in Southeast Asia, a company presentation on its website showed Friday. </p> <p> RTL last year launched a pay-TV action channel in India with... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:26:16 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56547919&headline=bertelsmann-seeks-rapid-music-sales-growth http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56547919&headline=bertelsmann-seeks-rapid-music-sales-growth <div class='newsbody'><p> German media group Bertelsmann SE (BRT.YY) is seeking a rapid growth in sales in its music business after acquiring full ownership of BMG, aiming to reach 500 million euros ($650.9 million) in the next five years from EUR300 million currently, Bertelsmann Chief Executive officer... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:54:18 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56440257&headline=pearson-plans-shake-up http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56440257&headline=pearson-plans-shake-up <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON--Pearson PLC (PSON.LN) said on Monday it will cut jobs as part of a new restructuring plan, as the U.K.-based publisher sharpens its focus on digital education and high-growth markets in a bid to restore growth. </p> <p> Chief Executive John Fallon, who took the reins... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:50:11 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56302676&headline=pearson-justice-department-closes-penguin-random-house-merger http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56302676&headline=pearson-justice-department-closes-penguin-random-house-merger <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON--Pearson PLC (PSON.LN) said Thursday it was notified by the U.S. Department of Justice that it has closed its investigation into the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House, without conditions, and added that the transaction is still expected to close in the second... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:37:52 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56214046&headline=doj-settles-with-macmillan-in-e-books-case http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=56214046&headline=doj-settles-with-macmillan-in-e-books-case <div class='newsbody'><p> The Justice Department and Macmillan have reached a settlement over the antitrust lawsuit relating to e-book pricing, which means book retailers will be able to discount the digital titles of all major publishers in the U.S. </p> <p> Macmillan is the last of five major publishers... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:40:07 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55922177&headline=correction-to-pearson-warns-on-2012-earnings-story http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55922177&headline=correction-to-pearson-warns-on-2012-earnings-story <div class='newsbody'><p> "Pearson Warns on 2012 Earnings, Flags Tough Year Ahead," at 0922 GMT, misstated the value of the acquisition of the company in the second paragraph. It should be GBP99 million, not GBP112 million. </p> <p> Subscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwires </p> <pre> </pre> </div> Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:15:10 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55921880&headline=pearson-warns-on-earnings-flags-tough-year http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55921880&headline=pearson-warns-on-earnings-flags-tough-year <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON--Pearson PLC (PSON.LN), publisher of the Financial Times newspaper and educational books and materials, Monday cut its earnings forecasts for 2012 after changes to apprenticeship programs in the U.K. forced it to close a business, and it flagged a continuing tough outlook... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:00:03 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55921734&headline=pearson-warns-on-2012-earnings-flags-tough-year-ahead http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55921734&headline=pearson-warns-on-2012-earnings-flags-tough-year-ahead <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Jessica Hodgson and Lilly Vitorovich </pre> <p> LONDON--Pearson PLC (PSON.LN), publisher of the Financial Times newspaper and educational books and materials, Monday cut its earnings forecasts for 2012 after changes to apprenticeship programs in the U.K. forced it to close... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:53:08 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55718767&headline=sony-teams-with-bmg-for-parlophone-bid http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55718767&headline=sony-teams-with-bmg-for-parlophone-bid <div class='newsbody'><p> Sony has teamed up with BMG to make a joint bid for Parlophone Records and other EMI Group PLC labels being sold off by Universal Music Group, the Financial Times reported Sunday on its website, citing unnamed sources. </p> <p> If Sony and BMG's joint bid is successful, they... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:51:12 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55158518&headline=german-newspaper-financial-times-deutschland-to-cease-publication http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=55158518&headline=german-newspaper-financial-times-deutschland-to-cease-publication <div class='newsbody'><p> By Sarah Sloat </p> <p> FRANKFURT--Financial Times Deutschland, Germany's seventh-largest national newspaper by circulation, will cease publication as of Dec. 7, publishing house Gruner + Jahr said Friday. </p> <p> FTD, a financial daily, hasn't made a profit since its founding... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 06:51:46 EST http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54727634&headline=bertelsmann-ceo-confident-over-random-house-penguin-merger-approval http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54727634&headline=bertelsmann-ceo-confident-over-random-house-penguin-merger-approval <div class='newsbody'><p> By Archibald Preuschat </p> <p> FRANKFURT--The chief executive of German media company Bertelsmann SE Thomas Rabe said Monday he is confident that the planned merger between its Random House unit and Pearson PLC's (PSO) Penguin Group will receive the approval of regulatory authorities... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:01:01 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54721769&headline=wsj-update-penguin-random-house-in-deal http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54721769&headline=wsj-update-penguin-random-house-in-deal <div class='newsbody'><p> By Jessica Hodgson </p> <p> LONDON--Pearson PLC and Bertelsmann A.G., two of the world's biggest media groups, agreed Monday on a plan to combine their book-publishing operations, Random House and Penguin. </p> <p> German media giant Bertelsmann said Monday that it plans to... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:57:13 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54721427&headline=penguin-random-house-in-deal http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54721427&headline=penguin-random-house-in-deal <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON--Pearson PLC (PSO) and Bertelsmann A.G., two of the world's biggest media groups, agreed Monday on a plan to combine their book-publishing operations, Random House and Penguin. </p> <p> German media giant Bertelsmann said Monday that it plans to create a joint venture... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:30:07 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54719482&headline=pearson-and-bertelsmann-agree-consumer-publishing-partnership http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54719482&headline=pearson-and-bertelsmann-agree-consumer-publishing-partnership <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON--International media and education company Pearson PLC (PSON.LN), and Bertelsmann Monday agreed to create a publishing organization by combining publishing brands Penguin and Random House. </p> <p> MAIN FACTS: </p> <p> -Under the terms of the agreement, Penguin and Random... Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:44:22 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54693697&headline=pearson-in-talks-with-bertelsmann-regarding-possible-combination http://www.advfn.com/nyse/StockNews.asp?stocknews=BRT&article=54693697&headline=pearson-in-talks-with-bertelsmann-regarding-possible-combination <div class='newsbody'><p> LONDON--Pearson PLC (PSON.LN), a education and business information company, said Thursday that it is discussing with Bertelsmann a possible combination of Penguin and Random House. </p> <p> MAIN FACTS: </p> <p> -The two companies have not reached agreement and there is no certainty... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:37:35 EDT