Entertainment
Video game giants had a miserable second quarter as the pandemic gaming boom hits a wall
A gamer plays on Sony’s Playstation 5 console at his home in Seoul. Yelim Lee | AFP via Getty Images The giants of the video game world saw their sales slide in the second quarter, as initial tailwinds from the Covid pandemic faded. In the three months ended June, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo each posted […]
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Why creating a horror movie haven on Netflix may be a smart move for the streaming giant
A button for launching the Netflix application is seen on a remote control in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on April 25, 2019. Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images There’s a big money question haunting Netflix. In recent years, the streamer has spent big on flashy, blockbuster-style action movies like “The Gray Man” […]
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Bohemian noble family redefines modern aristocracy by selling NFTs to preserve and share a 700-year-old legacy
CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos and William Rudolf Lobkowicz in the Family Chapel of the Lobkowicz Palace depicting an early 18th-century altarpiece painting of St. Wenceslas, patron saint of the Czech nation. House of Lobkowicz PRAGUE — It is past midnight on a Friday at the Lobkowicz Palace in the Prague Castle complex. A 27-year-old Czech prince, […]
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Netflix is expanding its push into video games, but few subscribers are playing along
Netflix is accelerating its push into video games with plans to double its catalog of offerings by the end of the year, but for now, few of the streaming giant’s subscribers are playing. Since last November, the company has been rolling out the games as a way to keep users engaged between show releases. The […]
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How to connect two AirPods to one iPhone so you can watch a movie on the same device as a friend
Picture this: you’re on a plane with your family. Both of your kids want to watch the same movie on an iPhone so each has one AirPod in, and one naked ear. They’re doing it wrong. Thanks to Apple’s Audio Sharing feature, two people can listen with AirPods or Beats wireless headphones to whatever is […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav embraces the past as he plans his company’s future
David Zaslav, President and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery talks to the media as he arrives at the Sun Valley Resort for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 05, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The biggest decision for any big media chief executive officer is how much […]
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AMC plans to issue 517 million shares of preferred stock, under the ticker symbol ‘APE’
The AMC 25 Theatres in Times Square in New York is seen on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Richard Levine | Corbis News | Getty Images AMC Entertainment appears to have found a creative solution to boost its share count and raise funds after investors balked at a proposal to issue more shares last year. AMC […]
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Investors are looking to Warner Bros Discovery for a streaming strategy — it already gave us a big hint
Leslie Grace attends Warner Bros. Premiere of “The Suicide Squad” at The Landmark Westwood on August 02, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Axelle/bauer-griffin | Filmmagic | Getty Images Investors are looking to Warner Bros. Discovery for details on its streaming strategy when the newly merged company reports second-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. They already […]
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Gadget season is here — new folding phones, watches and earbuds are coming
Apple launches the iPhone 13 in the UK Ming Yeung | Getty Images Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung and other firms are teeing up for a busy fall filled with lots of new gadget launches. It’s like clockwork. Big tech companies launch the latest products, like phones, watches, or even robots and flying security drones, beginning […]
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As most streaming stocks struggle, Spotify stands out as a subscription success story
Spotify does not deserve the same treatment as other streaming companies, according to a growing number of people on Wall Street. “I think that is the most interesting name that people have completely written off,” LightShed Partners’ Rich Greenfield said last week on CNBC’s ” Squawk Box .” Shares of the streaming company are down […]
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