Entertainment
Paramount questions Warner Bros. Discovery on ‘fairness and adequacy’ of sale process: Read the full letter
A bus passes near Warner Bros. Studio on Sept. 12, 2025 in Burbank, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance is calling foul on how Warner Bros. Discovery has conducted its sale process. In a letter reviewed by CNBC, Paramount attorneys told Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav that Paramount was questioning the “fairness […]
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CNBC Sport: U.S. men’s soccer is sick of losing the World Cup — and now it has a plan
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. Americans are great at sports. The United States has won more Olympic gold […]
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Bids for WBD are in. Here’s what Paramount, Comcast and Netflix could do with the assets
General views of the Warner Bros water tower on the Warner Brothers studio lot on June 24, 2022 in Burbank, California. Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images With more than a century of some of the most popular film and television content, it’s no wonder why Paramount Skydance, Comcast and Netflix are bidding for […]
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Design executive behind ‘Liquid Glass’ is leaving Apple
File: Then Apple Creative Director Alan Dye celebrates the launch of the July Issue at the new WIRED office on June 24, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Kimberly White | Getty Images Apple‘s head of user interface design, Alan Dye, will join Meta, in a notable shift of executive talent in Silicon Valley. The iPhone […]
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Sabrina Carpenter blasts Trump admin for ‘evil’ ICE video that uses her song ‘Juno’
Sabrina Carpenter performs during her “Short n’ Sweet” tour at Madison Square Garden on October 26, 2025 in New York, New York. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Pop star Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration for using her hit 2024 song “Juno” as the soundtrack for a TikTok video showing Immigration and Customs […]
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Apple names former Microsoft, Google exec to succeed retiring AI chief
John Giannandrea. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple’s AI chief is stepping down, the company announced Monday in the most visible shake up yet to the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence group since launching its Apple Intelligence suite in 2024. John Giannandrea, who held the position since joining the company in 2018, will […]
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‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ lead Thanksgiving box office
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” follows detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Disney Moviegoers have plenty to feast on at the box office this Thanksgiving. Disney’s “Zootopia 2” snared $10.2 million in Tuesday previews, the second-highest haul for […]
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Apple iPhone shipments to beat Samsung for the first time in 14 years, report says
Apple CEO Tim Cook holds up a new iPhone 17 Pro during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2025 in Cupertino, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple is set to ship more smartphones than Samsung in 2025, the first time it will have done so in 14 years, Counterpoint Research […]
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‘Rush Hour 4’ revived after Trump urged Paramount Skydance to resurrect franchise, reports say
Actors Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan arrive to the premiere of “Rush Hour 3” at Mann’s Chinese Theater on July 30, 2007 in Hollywood, California. Jeff Vespa | WireImage | Getty Images Paramount is reviving “Rush Hour 4” nearly two decades after the last installment — a comeback pushed forward after President Donald Trump urged […]
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‘Wicked: For Good’ soars to $150 million domestic opening
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo star in Universal’s “Wicked: For Good.” Universal Universal’s “Wicked: For Good” defied gravity at the box office, snaring an estimated $150 million from domestic ticket sales. It marks the second-highest opening weekend for a film released in 2025, just behind Warner Bros.’ “A Minecraft Movie,” which tallied $163 million back […]
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