stocktrademan
9 years ago
$YOKU recent news/filings
bullish
## source: finance.yahoo.com
Fri, 15 May 2015 20:24:08 GMT ~ Is the China Video Market Netflix's Next Growth Destination? - Analyst Blog
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-video-market-netflixs-next-202408780.html
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Fri, 15 May 2015 17:34:00 GMT ~ Youku Tuduo (YOKU) Stock Gains After New Partnership Announcement
[at TheStreet] - Youku Tuduo (YOKU) shares are higher after the company announces a new partnership with Star Game.
read full: http://www.thestreet.com/story/13153586/1/youku-tuduo-yoku-stock-gains-after-new-partnership-announcement.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO
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Fri, 15 May 2015 16:40:27 GMT ~ Youku Tudou Co-founds Star Video Alliance to Further Gaming Video Ecosystem
[at noodls] - BEIJING, May 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Youku Tudou and Star Game, a leading game media and marketing company, co-founded the Star Video Alliance to create a new premium standard for gaming video content ...
read full: http://www.noodls.com/view/9DE61AE4C2F0FE670045B651A8477F8A80D5AB21
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Fri, 15 May 2015 16:01:00 GMT ~ Youku Tudou Co-founds Star Video Alliance to Further Gaming Video Ecosystem
[PR Newswire] - BEIJING, May 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Youku Tudou and Star Game, a leading game media and marketing company, co-founded the Star Video Alliance to create a new premium standard for gaming video content ...
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/youku-tudou-co-founds-star-160100555.html
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Fri, 15 May 2015 14:34:50 GMT ~ INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Shareholders of Youku Tudou, Inc. of Pendency of Class Action Lawsuit and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of May 26, 2015 -- YOKU
[GlobeNewswire] - NEW YORK -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/investor-alert-levi-korsinsky-llp-143450893.html
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$YOKU charts
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$YOKU company information
## source: otcmarkets.com
Link: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/company-info
Ticker: $YOKU
OTC Market Place: Not Available
CIK code: not found
Company name: Youku Tudou Inc.
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$YOKU share structure
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Market Value: Not Available
Shares Outstanding: Not Available
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Par Value: No Par Value
$YOKU extra dd links
Company name: Youku Tudou Inc.
## STOCK DETAILS ##
After Hours Quote (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/after-hours
Option Chain (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/option-chain
Historical Prices (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=YOKU+Historical+Prices
Company Profile (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=YOKU+Profile
Industry (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/in?s=YOKU+Industry
## COMPANY NEWS ##
Market Stream (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/stream
Latest news (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/news - http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=YOKU+Headlines
## STOCK ANALYSIS ##
Analyst Research (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/analyst-research
Guru Analysis (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/guru-analysis
Stock Report (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/stock-report
Competitors (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/competitors
Stock Consultant (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/stock-consultant
Stock Comparison (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/stock-comparison
Investopedia (investopedia.com): http://www.investopedia.com/markets/stocks/YOKU/?wa=0
Research Reports (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/research
Basic Tech. Analysis (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=YOKU+Basic+Tech.+Analysis
Barchart (barchart.com): http://www.barchart.com/quotes/stocks/YOKU
DTCC (dtcc.com): http://search2.dtcc.com/?q=Youku+Tudou+Inc.&x=10&y=8&sp_p=all&sp_f=ISO-8859-1
Spoke company information (spoke.com): http://www.spoke.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Youku+Tudou+Inc.
Corporation WIKI (corporationwiki.com): http://www.corporationwiki.com/search/results?term=Youku+Tudou+Inc.&x=0&y=0
## FUNDAMENTALS ##
Call Transcripts (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/call-transcripts
Annual Report (companyspotlight.com): http://www.companyspotlight.com/library/companies/keyword/YOKU
Income Statement (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/financials?query=income-statement
Revenue/EPS (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/revenue-eps
SEC Filings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/sec-filings
Latest filings (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/filings
Latest financials (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/financials
Short Interest (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/short-interest
Dividend History (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/dividend-history
RegSho (regsho.com): http://www.regsho.com/tools/symbol_stats.php?sym=YOKU&search=search
OTC Short Report (otcshortreport.com): http://otcshortreport.com/index.php?index=YOKU
Short Sales (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/short-sales
Key Statistics (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=YOKU+Key+Statistics
Insider Roster (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ir?s=YOKU+Insider+Roster
Income Statement (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=YOKU
Balance Sheet (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=YOKU
Cash Flow (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=YOKU+Cash+Flow&annual
## HOLDINGS ##
Major holdings (cnbc.com): http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/YOKU/tab/8.1
Insider transactions (yahoo.com): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=YOKU+Insider+Transactions
Insider transactions (secform4.com): http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/YOKU.htm
Insider transactions (insidercrow.com): http://www.insidercow.com/history/company.jsp?company=YOKU
Ownership Summary (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/ownership-summary
Institutional Holdings (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/institutional-holdings
Insiders (SEC Form 4) (nasdaq.com): http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/YOKU/insider-trades
Insider Disclosure (otcmarkets.com): http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/insider-transactions
## SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER VARIOUS SOURCES ##
PST (pennystocktweets.com): http://www.pennystocktweets.com/stocks/profile/YOKU
Market Watch (marketwatch.com): http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/YOKU
Bloomberg (bloomberg.com): http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/YOKU:US
Morningstar (morningstar.com): http://quotes.morningstar.com/stock/s?t=YOKU
Bussinessweek (businessweek.com): http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=YOKU
$YOKU DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/YOKU
stocktrademan
10 years ago
Youku Tudou Inc. [$YOKU] due diligence
bullish
$YOKU
DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/YOKU
##### recent news/filings ~ source: finance.yahoo.com
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:30:00 GMT ~ [video] Top 10 Largest Chinese Internet Company IPOs on NASDAQ
read full: http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/12755521/1/top-10-largest-chinese-internet-company-ipos-on-nasdaq.html?cm_ven=YAHOOV&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
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Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:07:56 GMT ~ 4 Chinese Stocks That Soared Last Week
read full: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/06/16/4-chinese-stocks-that-soared-last-week.aspx?source=eogyholnk0000001
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Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:00:00 GMT ~ Youku Tudou Announces the Release of More than 20 Unique Internet Programs and Drama Series
[PR Newswire] - BEIJING, June 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an ongoing effort to offer its hundreds of millions of users unique entertainment, Youku Tudou Inc. (YOKU), China's leading Internet television company, recently announced the release of more than 20 programs and drama series produced by its in-house production unit. The unique content will be released throughout the second half of 2014 and will include reality shows, talk shows and drama series. Youku Tudou has made it of strategic importance to increase investment to in-house production. With 500 million users on both PC and mobile, Youku Tudou attracts more than 70 percent of Chinese online video viewers, according to recently released data from China Internet Network Information Center, or CNNIC.
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/youku-tudou-announces-release-more-120000049.html
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Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:11:00 GMT ~ Youku Tudou Inc Stock Downgraded (YOKU)
[at TheStreet] - Youku Tudou (NYSE:YOKU) has been downgraded by TheStreet Ratings from from a hold to sell.
read full: http://www.thestreet.com/story/12742743/1/youku-tudou-inc-stock-downgraded-yoku.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO
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Thu, 12 Jun 2014 11:16:51 GMT ~ Bulls come back to Youku Tudou
read full: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bulls-come-back-youku-tudou-111651665.html
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##### company info ~ source: otcmarkets.com
Link: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/company-info
Ticker: $YOKU
OTC Market Place: Not Available
CIK code: not found
Company name: Youku Tudou Inc.
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##### extra dd links
Latest filings: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/filings
Latest financials: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/financials
Latest news: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/news - http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=YOKU+Headlines
Major holdings: http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/YOKU/tab/8.1
Insider transactions (1): http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=YOKU+Insider+Transactions
Insider transactions (2): http://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/YOKU.htm
Insider transactions (3): http://www.insidercow.com/history/company.jsp?company=YOKU
RegSho: http://www.regsho.com/tools/symbol_stats.php?sym=YOKU&search=search
DTCC: http://search2.dtcc.com/?q=Youku+Tudou+Inc.&x=10&y=8&sp_p=all&sp_f=ISO-8859-1
Spoke company information: http://www.spoke.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Youku+Tudou+Inc.
Corporation WIKI: http://www.corporationwiki.com/search/results?term=Youku+Tudou+Inc.&x=0&y=0
Short Sales: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/short-sales
Insider Disclosure: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/insider-transactions
Research Reports: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/YOKU/research
Historical Prices: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=YOKU+Historical+Prices
Basic Tech. Analysis: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=YOKU+Basic+Tech.+Analysis
Company Profile: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=YOKU+Profile
Key Statistics: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=YOKU+Key+Statistics
Industry: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/in?s=YOKU+Industry
Insider Roster: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ir?s=YOKU+Insider+Roster
Income Statement: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=YOKU
Balance Sheet: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bs?s=YOKU
Cash Flow: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/cf?s=YOKU+Cash+Flow&annual
Market Watch: http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/YOKU
Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/YOKU:US
Morningstar: http://quotes.morningstar.com/stock/s?t=YOKU
Bussinessweek: http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=YOKU
Barchart: http://www.barchart.com/quotes/stocks/YOKU
OTC Short Report: http://otcshortreport.com/index.php?index=YOKU
Investopedia: http://www.investopedia.com/markets/stocks/YOKU/?wa=0
http://www.pennystocktweets.com/stocks/profile/YOKU
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Market Value: Not Available
Shares Outstanding: Not Available
Float: Not Available
Authorized Shares: Not Available
Par Value: No Par Value
##### business description ~ source: otcmarkets.com
DD Notes ~ http://www.ddnotesmaker.com/YOKU
cbcl
eastunder
10 years ago
Alibaba To Take Big Stake in Web Video Company Youku
By KEVIN SHALVEY, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 04/28/2014 01:35 PM ET
Alibaba is leading a $1.22 billion investment in Chinese Web-video company Youku Tudou (YOKU) that will give China's e-commerce leader and an equity partner an 18.5% stake.
Alibaba and Yunfeng Capital, a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma, will pay the equivalent of $30.50 per U.S.-traded share for about 707 million newly issued Youku shares, according to a Youku press release.
Alibaba's stake will be 16.5% and Yunfeng's 2%.
The deal will give Youku an influx of cash to help it monetize the Web TV series and other programs that it creates, says Tian X. Hou, an analyst at T.H. Capital in Beijing.
"With Alibaba's investment, we believe YOKU can start to monetize on its traffic instead of competing for content purchase or cash," Hou wrote in an email.
But Youku stock, which shot up nearly 6% at the open on news of the deal, quickly reversed sharply. Youku stock was down 8% in early afternoon trading in the stock market today, at an eight-month low near 22.
TheStreet.com says that the decline stemmed from action taken over the weekend by the China government, which ordered that China websites remove several U.S. shows, including "The Big Bang Theory" and "The Good Wife." Censorship has been an issue for some China Internet companies.
Youku's TV dramas are mostly soap-opera-like programs with extended storylines. They had about 25 million average daily views in Q1, according to data from T.H. Capital. Internet users in China watching videos online jumped 83.8% last year to 247 million, according to statistics from the Chinese government.
Alibaba, meanwhile, is preparing what likely will be a huge U.S. initial public offering.
Alibaba has built an operating system for smart TVs, notes Josh Horwitz, a blogger at techinasia.com. The deal with Youku "will likely allow the firm to strengthen its smart TV content in new ways," Horwitz wrote.
Read More At Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/technology/042814-698659-alibaba-investing-in-web-video-with-youku-tudou.htm#ixzz30Iu5sHGR
Leejaythe2nd
11 years ago
2.7 Million!
PRESS RELEASE
June 25, 2013
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China Social Media Stock Alert: UMeWorld's (OTCQB:UMEWF) Video Platform Reaches 2.7 Million Unique Visitors
UMeLook key performance indicators are dramatically up month over month. Improvements for total traffic, page views, time-on-site, and repeat visitors showed marked increases in the month of June based upon enhancements to the redesigned UMeLook.com site.
HONG KONG - June 25, 2013 (www.investorideas.com newswire) - UMeWorld Limited (OTCQB: UMEWF) is pleased to announce that UMeLook.com, an online video platform focused on bringing foreign video content to China, has reached 2.7 million unique visitors since launching the newly redesigned site on May 24, 2013. UMeLook.com also enjoyed over 9.4 million page views in the same period. The page views have been steadily increasing to over 500,000 a day.
"I'm enormously pleased that UMeLook.com has reached this impressive milestone," said Michael Lee, President & CEO of UMeWorld. "This traffic number is all the more impressive given that it has been achieved in just over one month. However, this is just a sign-post on the way to UMeLook.com becoming a global e-commerce platform assisting small and medium brands worldwide to expand into the Chinese market."
About UMeWorld
UMeWorld's mission is to facilitate the interaction between people -- "You" and "Me," through its digital platform. Currently, UMeWorld operates UMeLook (www.umelook.com), an online video platform focused on bringing foreign video content to China. UMeLook is deployed through a sophisticated CDN (Content Delivery Network) with broad coverage throughout Mainland China, Hong Kong & Taiwan. UMeLook plans to be a source of foreign video content for the Chinese viewer across any Internet-enabled device in China. UMeWorld intends to focus its future operations on digital media and the digital education market.
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mlkrborn
12 years ago
YOKU and other internet stocks down a bit today ; $16. So did EDU on probe.
UPDATE 1-ADR REPORT-Chinese Internet stocks down on economy
Wall Street suffers worst loss in three weeks
Thu, Jun 21 2012
Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:58pm EDT
By Angela Moon and Doris Frankel
(Reuters) - U.S.-listed shares of Chinese Internet companies fell on Tuesday on concerns about a weak growth outlook in the world's second largest economy.
Hong Kong shares produced their best day in more than two weeks and Chinese insurers and railway sectors jumped in anticipation of more policy support, but the gains were seen as largely technical. Profit warnings that have emerged daily during the past week, and Premier Wen Jiabo's downbeat comments on the Chinese economy pressured Internet stocks, one of the strongest growing sectors.
U.S.-traded shares of Baidu.com Inc fell 2.4 percent to $104.80.
Youku.com Inc shares fell 8.4 percent to $16.50 and Sina Corp shares lost 7.3 percent to $44.33. Sohu.com Inc shares were down 4.3 percent to $35.62 and NetEase Inc shares fell 3.8 percent to $54.62.
"With the recent announcement of a slowdown in the Chinese economy, some investors are concerned that it would even impact Chinese Internet companies," said William Lefkowitz, options strategist at New York-based brokerage firm vFinance Investments.
"As a result, you are seeing these stocks under pressure and some large put buying in some of them."
Traders exchanged 56,000 puts and 43,000 calls thus far on Baidu Inc, 2.9 times the typical levels, according to data from options analytics firm Trade Alert. The most active option in Baidu was the July $100 strike puts, which traded 13,011 times thus far, mostly in small lots.
Overall options volume -- in NetEase, Youku Inc, Sina.com and Baidu -- were all above the average daily levels on Tuesday, Trade Alert data showed. Turnover in their shares has also been active.
"The options market reflects elevated risk in the Chinese digital media stocks as the implied volatility has been rising and the stocks have been dropping over the last week and yet the news flow on them has been sparse," said Ophir Gottlieb, managing director of options analytics firm Livevol.
"The risk appears to be systemic rather than stock specific."
In NetEase, put options were more active than usual, with around 19 contracts changing hands for each single call option in play on the stock late on Tuesday. Overall options volume of 21,000 contracts traded so far compares to a paltry average daily volume of just 824 contracts, according to Interactive Brokers Group data.
But the broader market edged up on gains in Latin American stocks listed in the U.S. The BNY Mellon index of leading Latin American ADRs gained 0.6 percent
The BNY Mellon index of leading American depositary receipts was up 0.3 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 0.6 percent. The BNY Mellon index of leading European ADRs was up 0.3 percent.
The BNY Mellon index of leading Asian ADRs rose 0.1 percent.
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eastunder
12 years ago
Youku to buy Tudou, creating China online video giant
Reuters – 1 hour 3 minutes ago.. .
By Kazunori Takada
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's top two online video companies are joining forces, with Youku.com buying smaller rival Tudou Holdings Ltd in an all-stock deal worth over $1 billion, creating an industry leader with more than a one third share of a market that is losing money as it battles rising costs.
The two U.S.-listed firms have been bitter rivals, locking horns in courtroom battles over alleged copyright infringement and unfair competitive practices.
Both companies have this month reported a net loss for last year, pinched by rising costs for Internet bandwidth, content and mobile video services.
But bringing the two together is a good move for a highly competitive industry with many players fighting over more than 450 million Internet users, analysts said.
"This creates China's biggest video site, but it doesn't create a YouTube - they still have less than 50 percent market share," said Bill Bishop, an independent analyst based in Beijing.
Youku currently leads the fragmented Chinese online video market with a 21.8 percent share, ahead of Tudou's 13.7 percent, according to Internet research firm Analysys International.
"We know online video is way too competitive. There are 10 players, where there should be only one to two," said Michael Clendenin, managing director of Shanghai-based RedTech Advisors.
"After this merger there are still too many players in the industry," he said, noting others in the market such as Sohu.com Inc, Baidu Inc, and Tencent Holdings Ltd, which is trying to develop an online video platform.
"These are not small, insignificant players. So even though this is a step in the right direction in terms of consolidation, there's still a long way to go," Clendenin added.
Far from stifling competition, though, one rival even welcomed the move.
"From an industry perspective, Youku and Tudou's deal is conducive for the healthy development of the sector," iQiyi, Baidu's online video platform, said in an email to Reuters.
"The cost of purchasing copyrights in the market will be more effectively controlled with fewer ... online video companies. It will also reduce the competition for bandwidth and market talent."
TUDOU SHARES JUMP
Once the deal is completed, the combined entity will be named Youku Tudou Inc, and headed by Youku chairman and CEO Victor Koo. Tudou's CEO Gary Wang will join the new entity's board of directors.
As of Friday's close, Youku's market value of around $2.85 billion was six times that of Tudou. Under the terms of the deal, Youku stock and ADS holders will own around 71.5 percent of the new company, with the rest held by Tudou shareholders and ADS holders.
In pre-market trading on Monday, shares of Tudou, which is 9 percent owned by Sina Corp, more than doubled to $33.52 from Friday's $15.39 close. Partly reflecting the tough competition, Tudou shares, which debuted in August, had consistently traded below their IPO price of $29 each.
"It (the deal) is a sign of how difficult this market is and both companies have probably realized how hard the road ahead would be if they went the independent route," said Bishop. "It should help them get to profitability. Tudou's earnings were released last week and were horrible."
"I imagine this will help other companies in the sector that are trying to list, by reviving interest in the sector. It will also pull up other stocks such as Renren, which could now become takeover targets," he added.
The two firms have sparred publicly in recent months, with Youku filing a lawsuit against Tudou earlier this year seeking 4.8 million yuan ($762,000) in compensation, saying it incurred losses because of claims by its smaller rival that Youku had misused copyrighted material, the official Xinhua news agency reported in February.
The row began in December when the two firms traded accusations of stealing and reposting videos from each other's sites.
Goldman Sachs, Allen & Company LLC and China Renaissance Holdings Ltd are financial advisers for Youku, the two companies said in statement.
Morgan Stanley acted as lead financial adviser and Credit Suisse as co-financial adviser for Tudou on this deal, they said.
(Additional reporting by Arpita Mukherjee in Bangalore, Melanie Lee in Shanghai, Lee Chyen Yee, Jerry Huang, Lawrence White in Hong Kong; Editing by Jason Subler and Ian Geoghegan)
blulotus
12 years ago
Be part of the Facebook IPO frenzy coming.
Since Goldman wanted a $2 million minimum investment to buy into its super popular Facebook fund we have some good news for smaller investors looking to get exposure to Facebook. There's a fun penny stock called Snap Interactive, whose fortune is tied to Facebook.
SNAP INTERACTIVE.... $1.65
-1 Year High $4.00
** 2011 REVS $20 MILLION **
- Internet dating is a billion dollar market,, Snap Inc. is the only publicly traded Facebook App Co.
http://www.snap-interactive.com
SNAP Interactive, Inc. develops, owns and operates online dating and social networking applications for social networking websites and mobile platforms. SNAP's flagship brand, AreYouInterested.com®, is one of the largest social dating applications on the Internet with over 55 million installs, and offers a completely integrated Facebook, iPhone, Android and Web application.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=STVI.OB
DD FACT SHEET:
Float: 10 MILLION
Held by insiders: 61%
- Hired in Feb new IR firm, largest in the country. http://icrinc.com
*** Monthly Traffic per AppData.com:
> Areyouinterested.com 7 million
> Zoosk.com 6 million
> Eharmony 150,000
> Match.com 340,000
- 7 million hits a month per AppData.com
- Ranked #49 of all Apps.
- Highest grossing App on itunes social networking apps.
- Competitors match.com and eharmony don't come close.
- http://www.appdata.com/
From feb. 2012 interview with CEO:
Discussed trends in mobile and social dating
55 million net installs of the AreYouInterested.com application on Facebook® Platform
As of February 14, 2012, AreYouInterested.com is the 4th highest grossing app on iTunes under the category iPhone – U.S. Social Networking.
SNAP is reinventing the AreYouInterested.com application around big data – interest-based matching and social discovery.
As of February 14, 2012, AreYouInterested.com has 6.6 million Monthly Active Users on Facebook, per AppData.com
As of February 2012, 15 percent of AreYouInterested.com logins occur on a mobile device
11 straight quarters of revenue growth
Quarterly revenue increased 98 percent to $5.5 million compared to $2.8 million for the comparable period in 2010 while annual revenue increased 188 percent to $19.2 million compared to $6.6 million for 2010
*** 2011 REVS $19 MILLION ***
* There will be a frenzy of investor buying closer to the Facebook IPO to get in on the action,, now is the time .
_ Articles:
http://www.businessinsider.com/oh-snap-the-only-facebook-appmaker-on-the-public-markets-just-reported-its-9th-straight-quarter-of-growth-2011-8
-
http://seekingalpha.com/article/331542-snap-interactive-facebook-s-fast-growing-and-most-undervalued-social-media-company?source=yahoo
blulotus
12 years ago
Be part of the Facebook IPO frenzy coming.
Since Goldman wanted a $2 million minimum investment to buy into its super popular Facebook fund we have some good news for smaller investors looking to get exposure to Facebook. There's a fun penny stock called Snap Interactive, whose fortune is tied to Facebook.
SNAP INTERACTIVE.... $1.65
-1 Year High $4.00
** 2011 REVS $20 MILLION **
- Internet dating is a billion dollar market,, Snap Inc. is the only publicly traded Facebook App Co.
http://www.snap-interactive.com
SNAP Interactive, Inc. develops, owns and operates online dating and social networking applications for social networking websites and mobile platforms. SNAP's flagship brand, AreYouInterested.com®, is one of the largest social dating applications on the Internet with over 55 million installs, and offers a completely integrated Facebook, iPhone, Android and Web application.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=STVI.OB
DD FACT SHEET:
Float: 10 MILLION
Held by insiders: 61%
- Hired in Feb new IR firm, largest in the country. http://icrinc.com
- 7 million hits a month per AppData.com
- Ranked #49 of all Apps.
- Highest grossing App on itunes social networking apps.
- Competitors match.com and eharmony don't come close.
- http://www.appdata.com/
From feb. 2012 interview with CEO:
Discussed trends in mobile and social dating
55 million net installs of the AreYouInterested.com application on Facebook® Platform
As of February 14, 2012, AreYouInterested.com is the 4th highest grossing app on iTunes under the category iPhone – U.S. Social Networking.
SNAP is reinventing the AreYouInterested.com application around big data – interest-based matching and social discovery.
As of February 14, 2012, AreYouInterested.com has 6.6 million Monthly Active Users on Facebook, per AppData.com
As of February 2012, 15 percent of AreYouInterested.com logins occur on a mobile device
11 straight quarters of revenue growth
Quarterly revenue increased 98 percent to $5.5 million compared to $2.8 million for the comparable period in 2010 while annual revenue increased 188 percent to $19.2 million compared to $6.6 million for 2010
*** 2011 REVS $19 MILLION ***
* There will be a frenzy of investor buying closer to the Facebook IPO to get in on the action,, now is the time .
_ Articles:
http://www.businessinsider.com/oh-snap-the-only-facebook-appmaker-on-the-public-markets-just-reported-its-9th-straight-quarter-of-growth-2011-8
-
http://seekingalpha.com/article/331542-snap-interactive-facebook-s-fast-growing-and-most-undervalued-social-media-company?source=yahoo
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eastunder
12 years ago
YOKU 3 Q earnings 11-16-11 AMC
Youku to Release Third Quarter Financial Results on November 16, 2011
6:30 am ET 11/07/2011 - PR Newswire
BEIJING, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Youku Inc. (NYSE: YOKU), China's leading internet television company, will report its third quarter 2011 unaudited financial results on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, after the close of the U.S. markets.
The earnings teleconference call with simultaneous webcast will take place at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 9:00 a.m., Thursday, November 17, 2011). Youku's management will be on the call to discuss the quarterly results and answer questions.
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