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Warner Bros. Discovery’s NBA rights offer could put it in competition with Amazon, not NBC
Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks drives to the basket during the game against the Indiana Pacers during Round 2 Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on May 6, 2024 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Nathaniel S. Butler | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Warner Bros. […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery and ESPN strike 5-year deal for College Football Playoff games
ESPN college football broadcast camera on display prior to the All State Sugar Bowl playoff game between the Texas Longhorns and the Washington Huskies on Monday, January 1, 2024 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, LA. Nick Tre. Smith | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images In a move to strengthen its sports offerings, Warner Bros. […]
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Media giants lean on sports as Hollywood strikes still loom over content slates
Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers prepares to take a snap in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs0 during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael Reaves | Getty Images Media giants relied on sports last year when they had to woo advertisers […]
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The NBA is picking its next TV partners — and a deal hinges on Warner Bros. Discovery’s next move
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media during a press conference as part of the 2022 All-Star Weekend at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 19, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. Jason Miller | Getty Images Whether it’s two people in a marriage or a company and a sports league, it’s not easy to break up […]
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Amazon’s visual appearance at Upfronts highlights thrust outside of digital adverts and into regular media
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Photographs Amazon has come to be a expanding menace to electronic ad incumbents Meta and Google, attracting billions of pounds a quarter from brand names that are making an attempt to attain the masses of shoppers who swarm to the website on a daily foundation. But it is no […]
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Comcast offers subscribers Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ bundle
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Comcast said Tuesday it will introduce a streaming bundle for its cable, broadband and mobile subscribers, tying together Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ at a discounted rate. The announcement, made Tuesday at the MoffettNathanson media conference in New York, comes as major media players increasingly join forces to […]
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Media companies look to woo advertisers as spending shifts to digital
Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Media giants are making their annual pitches to advertisers this week against the backdrop of significant disruption in the industry. The Hollywood writers and actors strikes are over, meaning Upfronts will likely be star-studded once again, major cost cutting is largely in the rear view mirror […]
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Summer box office bust? This season’s movie slate could put up the lowest haul in decades
Ryan Gosling stars in Universal’s “The Fall Guy.” Universal For the first time since 2009, the box office doesn’t have a Marvel film to kick off the summer movie season — and it shows. Since the 2008 release of “Iron Man,” Marvel Cinematic Universe films have consistently launched this highly lucrative moviegoing season, with only […]
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The streaming future Disney promised is finally here as cable TV decays
The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger attends the Nominees Luncheon for the 95th Oscars in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. February 13, 2023. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters For Disney, the future is now. It’s been five years in the making, but Disney nearly turned a profit in its streaming units for the first time in […]
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Bally Sports regional networks go dark for Comcast cable customers
A Bally Sports display is shown in the eighth inning of the game between the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins at Target Field on April 9, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Astros defeated the Twins 5-1. David Berding | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Comcast customers on Wednesday lost access to Bally Sports’ regional […]
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