Tag: Comcast Corp
Loeb reverses course on push to get Disney to spin off ESPN
Dan LoebJustin Solomon | CNBCActivist investor Dan Loeb indicated that he's going to retreat from his push to get Disney to spin off ESPN, reversing a [...]
Charts show how the 2022 box office sizzled, then fizzled
Natalie Portman stars as the Mighty Thor, aka Dr. Jane Foster, alongside Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor Odinson, in Marvel's "Thor: Love and Thunder. [...]
Comcast executives expect Disney to buy remaining stake in Hulu
HuluRafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesThe future of Hulu continues to be an open question as Comcast and Disney still haven't [...]
Comcast agrees to sell majority stake in NBC Sports Washington
Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals races up the ice with the puck during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Capital One Arena on April [...]
House of the Dragon and Rings of Power are coming: What’s at stake
Promos for HBO MAX Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon (L), and Prime Video Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.HBO Max | AmazonAs summer comes to [...]
Cineworld shares plummet more than 60% on bankruptcy reports
Cineworld, which operates 9,000 theatres in 10 countries, has warned that a lack of blockbusters is hurting admissions.Geography Photos | Universal Im [...]
CNBC Chairman Mark Hoffman to step down in September
Mark Hoffman, Chairman of CNBCMark Hoffman, CNBC's president since 2005 and chairman since 2015, announced Tuesday he will step down on Sept. 12.CNBC [...]
Blumhouse’s ‘The Black Phone’ shows that horror, and original storytelling, has a place at the box office
Any apprehension Jason Blum had about the future of the box office has been quelled now that "The Black Phone" has surpassed $150 million at the globa [...]
Bausch Health, Meta, Comcast, Qualcomm and more
In this photo illustration, a silhouetted woman holds a smartphone with the Meta Platforms, Inc. logo displayed on the screen.Rafael Henrique | Lightr [...]
Comcast earnings 2Q 2022
NBCUniversal kicks off it's new Peacock streaming service.Todd Williamson | Peacock | NBCUniversal | Getty ImagesComcast reported second-quarter reven [...]
Vince McMahon scandals, retirement heighten WWE sale speculation
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Chairman Vince McMahon (L) and wrestler Triple H appear in the ring during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Tho [...]
Paul Tremblay on Shyamalan, ‘Knock at the Cabin,’ ‘Pallbearers Club’
Paul TremblaySource: Paul TremblayWant to hear a scary story?It was 2015. Paul Tremblay, a New England math wiz with a couple crime novels to his name [...]
Netflix partners with Microsoft on ad-supported subscription plan
The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022.Dado Ruvic | ReutersNetflix has named Microsoft as its [...]
Nominations led by ‘Succession,’ ‘Ted Lasso’
Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox, at his daughter's wedding reception on season 1 of HBO's Succession.Colin Hutton | HBOCan the Roy family win yet anoth [...]
Moviegoers are leaving their couches for theaters, bringing summer box office sales close to pre-pandemic levels
It's becoming clearer that audiences are no longer satisfied just sitting on the couch to watch movies. Not only are they returning to movie theaters [...]