Entertainment
NBCUniversal strategically leans into sports as it prepares for ‘Legendary February’
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. NBC is about to have itself a “legendary” month. “Legendary February,” a marketing tagline invented […]
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Spotify hikes U.S. Premium subscription price months after last rate increase
Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images Spotify Premium subscriptions are getting more expensive. The subscription price will rise from $11.99 per month to $12.99 per month in the U.S., Estonia and Latvia for the February bill, the streaming platform said in a blog post. Users will get an email with the update sometime […]
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Netflix likely to adjust Warner Bros. Discovery offer to make it all-cash
Netflix is likely to amend its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery’s assets, making an all-cash bid, CNBC’s David Faber reported on Wednesday. In December, Netflix reached a deal to purchase WBD’s streaming platform HBO Max and the Warner Bros. film studio in a transaction comprised of cash and stock. The deal is currently valued at […]
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Fanatics to launch sports media and entertainment studio
Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin shake hands with a collector during the 45th National Sports Collectors Convention at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, July 31, 2025. Audrey Richardson | The Washington Post | Getty Images Sports merchandising giant Fanatics announced on Tuesday the launch of Fanatics Studios, a media and entertainment studio […]
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Paramount Skydance sues Warner Bros. Discovery in hostile takeover attempt
David Ellison, CEO of Paramount Skydance, exits following an interview at the New York Stock Exchange, Dec. 8, 2025. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Paramount Skydance is suing Warner Bros. Discovery and CEO David Zaslav as its latest step in a hostile pursuit to acquire WBD, CEO David Ellison outlined in a letter to WBD shareholders […]
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How IMAX crushed other theater stocks in 2025
General atmosphere during an IMAX private screening for the movie “First Man” at an AMC theater in New York City on Oct. 10, 2018. Lars Niki | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The theatrical industry is in flux — and one stock is rising above the rest. IMAX saw its shares jump more than […]
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WBD once again rejects Paramount offer in favor of Netflix deal
An American flag flies at Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California, on Sept. 12, 2025. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Warner Bros. Discovery board on Wednesday once again unanimously recommended that WBD shareholders reject a hostile takeover offer from Paramount Skydance. The board said it continued to believe the Paramount bid is “inferior” to […]
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Comcast spinoff Versant to start trading on Nasdaq
Versant signage on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on July 21, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Versant Media Group, the portfolio of cable TV networks and digital assets spun off by Comcast, joins the small cohort of public media companies as the industry reckons with ongoing disruption. Versant begins […]
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Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot during the shooting of the program “Sacha show.” Ina | Ina | Getty Images Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91. Bardot died Sunday at her […]
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Play on or game over? A look back at 2025 for the video game industry
This summer, Switch 2 became the fastest-selling console in Nintendo’s history, selling 10.36 million units in the first four months of sales Guillaume Payen | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images It has been a monumental year for the video game industry, marked by new devices and billion-dollar deals. Further consolidation occurred within the […]
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