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LIV Golf announces multiyear media rights deal with Fox Sports
A general view of the 18th green the LIV Golf logo and Club 54 during the 3rd round of the LIV Golf Invitational Series Bedminster on July 31, 2022 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Rich Graessle | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images LIV Golf announced Thursday a multiyear media rights agreement […]
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Who’d buy Ubisoft? Top potential suitors for beleaguered Assassin’s Creed maker
With Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game facing delays and independent board members reviewing strategic options, analysts are speculating on whether the gaming giant may finally put itself up for sale. The beleaguered French publisher last week postponed the launch of its upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game by another month and appointed advisors to review its […]
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Nvidia-backed AI video platform Synthesia doubles valuation to $2.1 billion
Synthesia is a platform that lets users create AI-generated clips with human avatars that can speak in multiple languages. Synthesia LONDON — Synthesia, a video platform that uses artificial intelligence to generate clips featuring multilingual human avatars, has raised $180 million in an investment round valuing the startup at $2.1 billion. That’s more than than double […]
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Netflix and Comcast among companies donating to LA wildfire relief effort
Evacuees from the Eaton Fire dwell among heaps of clothes displayed on the ground at a donation center in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, on Jan. 13, 2025. Etienne Laurent | AFP | Getty Images As Los Angeles continues to battle wildfires that have destroyed parts of the city and killed at least 24 people, […]
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Jeff Bezos enables Trump’s threat to democracy, Washington Post columnist Rubin says as she quits
Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos “and his cronies” are enabling “the most […]
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Ubisoft appoints advisors to explore strategic options after report on potential buyout
Artwork for Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game. John Keeble | Getty Images French video game publisher Ubisoft said Thursday it’s appointing advisors to review and pursue strategic options after a report last year suggested that its majority backers were considering a buyout. Ubisoft said in a strategic update that “leading advisors” had been hired […]
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Disney says about 157 million global users are streaming content with ads
The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Disney said Wednesday it has an estimated 157 million global monthly active users watching ad-supported content across its streaming platforms — Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. That […]
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Getty Images, Shutterstock gear up for AI challenge with $3.7 billion merger
Shutterstock chief technology officer James Chou (C) rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on February 14, 2014 in New York City. D Dipasupil | Getty Images Getty Images said on Tuesday it would merge with rival Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion stock image powerhouse geared for the artificial intelligence era, […]
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Eli Manning says ‘only one team’ he’d take an ownership stake in: The New York Giants
Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning would consider becoming a minority owner of his old team if the Mara family is willing to sell him a stake. “It’s definitely something of interest,” said Manning, who spoke in a CNBC Sport interview. “There’s probably only one team I’d be interested in pursuing, and it’s the […]
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Disney to combine its Hulu+ Live TV with streamer Fubo
The FuboTV app on a television arranged in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney’s Hulu+ Live TV will be combined with Fubo, merging together two internet TV bundles, the companies announced on Monday. Bloomberg reported earlier on Monday a deal was imminent. This is breaking […]
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