On Tuesday, Shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), lost -1.13% to $98.35.
Netflix, Legendary Television and Universal Cable Productions declared recently that Netflix has attained subscription video on demand (SVOD) rights on a global basis to COLONY, a highly anticipated new drama from Carlton Cuse (“Lost”) and Ryan Condal (“Hercules”), which premieres on USA January 14, 2016. COLONY is a co-production between Legendary Television and Universal Cable Productions.
Leading up to its Season 1 premiere Netflix has licensed second window streaming rights to COLONY, which now joins the ranks of other popular, highly-rated, and critically acclaimed series that Netflix has recently attained such as “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Jane the Virgin,” and “Zoo,” all entering their second seasons. Netflix will stream COLONY about a year after its linear broadcast on USA in the U.S., on Bell Media’s Bravo in Canada, and after its linear broadcast in other territories worldwide.
Set in the very near future, COLONY centers on one family’s struggle to survive and bring liberty back to the people of an occupied Los Angeles.
Netflix, Inc. is a provider of Internet television network. The Company has over 57 million streaming members in over 50 countries. Its members can watch more than two billion hours of television (TV) shows and movies per month, including original series, documentaries and feature films on Internet-connected screen.
Shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), inclined 1.15% to $39.51, during its last trading session.
Abbott Laboratories commitment to support working mothers with progressive benefits and extraordinary career opportunities was recognized recently by Working Mother magazine. Abbott has been a mainstay on Working Mother’s “100 Best Companies” list, and this year was comprised in the top 10 of all companies evaluated. The highly regarded ranking assesses workplace attributes such as the advancement of women, scheduling flexibility, child care, and paid parental leave.
In recognition of Abbott’s 15th successive year on the “100 Best Companies” list, the healthcare company will also be inducted into Working Mother’s Hall of Fame during the organization’s annual Work Life Congress event, which will be held at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on October 14 – 15.
The advancement of women ties closely to Abbott’s identity. Women make up 46 percent of the company’s administration and nearly half of its global workforce. In executive administration, representation of women has raised 42 percent over a 10-year period. Three of the 10 leaders reporting to Abbott’s chairman and CEO are women while four out of 11 members of Abbott’s Board of Directors are female.
Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of a range of health care products. Abbott operates in four business segments: Established Pharmaceutical Products, Diagnostic Products, Nutritional Products, and Vascular Products. The Established Pharmaceutical Products segment includes the international sales of a line of branded generic pharmaceutical products.
Shares of Opko Health Inc. (NYSE:OPK), declined -1.63% to $8.44, during its last trading session.
Opko Health declared that senior administration presented at the Ladenburg Thalmann 2015 Healthcare Conference on September 29th, 2015 at 11:00 AM (ET). Administration was available for one on one meetings.
OPKO Health, Inc. (OPKO) is a biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company. The Company is involved in developing a range of solutions to diagnose, treat and prevent various conditions, including point-of-care tests, laboratory developed tests (LDTs), molecular diagnostics tests, and pharmaceuticals and vaccines. It operates in two segments: pharmaceutical and diagnostics.
Finally, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (NYSE:BKD), ended its last trade with -0.63% loss, and closed at $22.10.
Brookdale Senior Living declared that its Board of Directors has designated Daniel A. Decker as a Class I director and as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, effective October 1, 2015. Mr. Decker will fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the recent passing of Granger Cobb.
Mr. Decker has been investing in the senior living industry for more than 20 years. During that period, he has been involved in the investment, through one private and four public companies, of about $2.5 billion of assets across a spectrum of independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing communities and operations. His recent investments comprise joining with KKR and Beecken Petty O’Keefe & Company to acquire the operations of Sunrise Senior Living in 2013. During his career, Mr. Decker has served on the boards of several REITs and senior housing companies, counting Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (where he served as Executive Chairman and then as Chairman of the Board), Sentio Healthcare Properties, Inc., Health Care REIT, Inc. and Forum Group, Inc.
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. operates senior living communities in the United States. The Company operates independent, assisted living and dementia-care communities, and continuing care retirement centers (CCRCs). The Company has five operating segments: Retirement Centers; Assisted Living; CCRCs - Rental; Brookdale Ancillary Services, and Management Services.
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