Entertainment
Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal
An Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game is inserted into Microsoft’s Xbox One video game console. Michael Ciaglo | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft‘s $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard. The San […]
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Netflix unveils revamped homepage and app with OpenAI-powered search tool
Netflix launching an innovative new TV experience featuring enhanced design, responsive recommendations and a new way to search. Courtesy: Netflix Netflix unveiled a redesigned homepage experience on Wednesday with the aim of making searching for shows and movies easier for its members. The user experience revamp goes beyond the TV screen. Netflix is also making […]
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NBA star Russell Westbrook launches AI-enabled funeral planning startup
Russell Westbrook, #4 of the Denver Nuggets, dribbles the ball during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder during Round 2, Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on May 5, 2025. Zach Beeker | National Basketball Association | Getty Images National Basketball Association superstar Russell Westbrook is […]
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Disney announces an Abu Dhabi theme park and resort
A new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi. The Walt Disney company announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with immersive destination and experiences company Miral to bring a park and resort to Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates. This will be Disney’s seventh theme park resort and it will be fully […]
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Here’s what to expect when Disney reports earnings before the bell
Daytime fireworks launch over Cinderella Castle during a performance of “Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire” in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Bay Lake, Florida, April 30, 2024. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Disney will report its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell […]
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Mattel CEO says toy manufacturing won’t come to America, but price hikes will
One of the goals of President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs against China is to drive manufacturing back to America. But the odds of that are low, at least when it comes to toys. “We don’t see that happening,” Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Tuesday, less than a day after the company […]
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Trump to ask Hollywood studios if they’re happy with 100% foreign film tariff idea
U.S. President Donald Trump announces the NFL draft will be held in Washington, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 5, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump said Monday that he will ask Hollywood studios if “they’re happy” with his proposal to impose tariffs of 100% percent on foreign-made films. “I’m […]
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Hollywood studio stocks briefly fall after Trump proposes foreign film tariff
The famed Hollywood sign is viewed on September 25, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Investors in Hollywood’s top studios and streaming services were trying to make sense Monday of President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on movies made overseas. Shares of Netflix, Disney, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery briefly fell […]
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MLS signs a deal with EA to stream four soccer matches on mobile gaming platform
Javier Hernandez, #14 of the Los Angeles Galaxy. takes a shot on goal during a game between New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles Galaxy at Dignity Health Sports Park on in Carson, California, on April 25, 2021. Michael Janosz | Getty Images Major League Soccer games are kicking off on Electronic Arts‘ mobile gaming […]
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Australia, New Zealand pledge support for film industry after Trump proposes tariffs
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Canakkale, Turkiye on April 25, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Australia and New Zealand vowed to advocate for their film industries on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to impose 100% tariffs on foreign-made movies. Australia and New Zealand have emerged as popular […]
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