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The Super Bowl will stream for free on Tubi, a big move for Fox’s streaming strategy
The last time Fox Corp. aired the Super Bowl, it featured buzzy commercials about its streaming service, Tubi. This year, the broadcaster is taking a bigger leap with the free, ad-supported streamer. It’s offering football’s biggest game on the service, too. “This time it’s less about shocking viewers and more about being in our credibility […]
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Comcast shifts strategy to mobile as fourth-quarter broadband numbers disappoint
Igor Golovniov | Lightrocket | Getty Images Cable giant Comcast is looking to the wireless business for growth. Comcast executives said Thursday the company will shift its focus to its mobile business after reporting a loss of 139,000 residential broadband customers during the fourth quarter. Broadband has long been the growth engine of the cable […]
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Comcast beats earnings estimates as broadband revenue rises despite customer losses
Jeff Fusco | Getty Images Comcast topped Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates on Thursday as revenue from the company’s broadband business gave it a boost despite losing customers. Here is how the company performed for the quarter, compared with average analyst estimates from LSEG: Earnings per share: 96 cents adjusted vs 86 cents Revenue: $31.92 billion […]
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Super Bowl ads beckon up to $8 million apiece for Fox
Fox Corp. is scoring big this Super Bowl. The broadcaster has sold out of ad spots for Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9, and more than 10 of those commercials sold for $8 million apiece, according to a person familiar with the matter. Fox reported during its November earnings call with investors that it sold […]
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CNN to lay off hundreds of employees as post-inauguration transformation begins, sources say
The stage is set for the first 2024 presidential debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Atlanta on June 26, 2024. John Nowak | CNN | Via Reuters Warner Bros. Discovery’s CNN plans to lay off hundreds of employees Thursday as it refocuses the business around a global digital […]
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Netflix to hike prices on standard and ad-supported streaming plans
The word “Netflix” shines brightly at the presentation of the new season (3) of the Netflix series “Bridgerton” in the Flora. Rolf Vennenbernd | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Netflix is hiking the price of most of its U.S. plans. The streaming giant announced on Tuesday that its standard plan without commercials will increase from […]
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Investors pitch new international basketball league that would offer players equity
Maverick Carter, co-founder and chief executive officer of The SpringHill Company, during the USC Next Level Sports Conference in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of high powered investors want to raise billions to form a new international basketball league, according to people […]
Read MoreNintendo reveals long-awaited Switch 2 console set to launch this year
The Nintendo Switch 2 docked with a TV behind it. Nintendo Nintendo on Thursday said its long-awaited new Switch 2 hybrid will be available this year, touting a bigger screen and controllers, as the company looks to breathe new life into its struggling hardware business. The business showed off the Switch 2 in a video trailer. The start of the clip […]
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