Weekly Media Notes: Universal Eyeing Land In Orlando, HBO -- Star Deal And More

Media stocks remained fairly active this week, with Disney's key rival in the theme park space - Universal Studios - looking to buy another 450+ acres of land in Orlando for a possible new theme park. Time Warner's HBO has inked a programming deal with Fox's Star India unit, while Viacom's second largest shareholder has pushed to sell a stake in Paramount Studios to China's Alibaba Group.