It’s been a little over 10 months since the last Odds & Ends so the time is right to bring this fan favorite back. 1. Yet Another Value Blog recently posted a lengthy, in depth series analyzing the media industry. The most recent edition – another great read – is focused on sports rights and sports investing. The… Read More »
New York sports fans will once again have to wait a little bit longer to own a clean slice of the city’s most iconic teams. During its recent Q4 conference call, The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) noted that the planned spinoff of its sports teams was ‘taking longer than expected’ and that as a result, the planned… Read More »
Madison Square Garden (MSG) is currently in the process of breaking itself up again, this time into a sports team business (ex. Knicks and Rangers) and a venue/concerts business. Naturally, this has led to more people taking a look at the name and the upcoming catalyst has Barron’s thinking the company offers a lot of upside. The company’s… Read More »
Another serial spinner is at it again. In 2010, James Dolan spun off Madison Square Garden from its Cablevision empire in order to better value its sports and entertainment related businesses. Five years later the regional sports businesses got their own turn to shine via the spin off of MSG Networks (MSGN). Three years later and the Madison… Read More »
Lets follow up on some recent articles – A few weeks ago we highlighted a writeup from Yet Another Value Blog advocating for Liberty Braves (BATRK). Part (well, a small part) of the author’s thesis was the unique nature of sports team assets and how their valuations are often underreported. Somewhat buried amidst the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey came… Read More »
Let’s kickoff the week with a few links: Yet Another Value Blog takes a look at the Liberty Braves Group (BATRA/BATRK) and sees some nice upside potential. Apparently, he also notes, so does Gabelli. It’s a good piece and among other things, includes a long section (which I tend to agree with) on why sports teams are undervalued. In… Read More »
While it was no Summer of Spin, the month of September witnessed plenty of activity on the spinoff front. In the days prior to month end: SPX Corporation (SPXC) spun off its flow products business into the aptly named SPX FLOW (FLOW) Fidelity National Financial Ventures (FNFV) unloaded part of its restaurant empire into J. Alexander Holdings (JAX) in a… Read More »
The Dolan family has spent the better part of the decade spinning off assets. The dynasty behind Cablevision(CVC) spun off the Madison Square Garden Company(MSG) in 2010, followed by AMC Networks(AMCX) in 2011. Now, all three companies are in the midst of radical transformations. Early this morning, Cablevision announced that it would be acquired by French telecom Altice… Read More »
We wrote last week about Madison Square Garden Company’s(MSG) plan to explore a spinoff of its sports and entertainment business. The company is in the early stages of planning this transaction and there still remain many unanswered questions. Capital New York reports that CEO Tad Smith confirmed on last Friday’s earnings conference call that the company has not… Read More »
The Dolan family is at it again. Perhaps inspired by the master of the spinoff, fellow cable mogul John Malone, 2010 Cablevision(CVC) spinoff The Madison Square Garden Company(MSG) has announced that it is exploring spinning off its Media and Sports business from its Live Entertainment business. The company’s Board Of Directors unanimously approved the plan to explore the… Read More »
A brief summary of spinoff news with a dash of the rumor mill mixed in – enjoy the first Spinoff Roundup. Readers – what is the interest level (if any) in non-US traded spinoffs? Newscorp (NWS) announced plans to spin off Sky News in order to gain government approval for its takeover of British Sky Broadcasting. The spin… Read More »
Image via Wikipedia Cablevision Systems Corporation(CVC) which spun off Madison Square Garden(MSG) earlier this year is back at it, announcing that it plans to spin off its Rainbow Media Holdings business in mid-2011. Rainbow Holdings owns such popular cable channels as AMC, WE, IFC, and Sundance. Investors appeared enthused about the move, with the stock moving up 6.84%… Read More »