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Venu is done. Here’s how Fox, Disney and WBD plan to go it alone in sports streaming
An advertisement for Venu Sports, the sports streaming venture by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox, hangs at the Fanatics Fest event in New York City on Aug. 16, 2024. Jessica Golden | CNBC With Venu done before it even got out of the starting blocks, Fox Corp., Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery have been […]
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WBD adds 6.4 million Max subscribers, forecasts 150 million subs by end of 2026
A sign outside of the Warner Brothers Discovery Techwood Turner Broadcasting campus is seen on June 26, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday it added 6.4 million global streaming subscribers in the fourth quarter for a total of 116.9 million subscribers. Fourth-quarter revenue for the streaming segment, […]
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Jeff Bezos orders Washington Post opinion pages to support ‘personal liberties and free markets’; top editor resigns
(L-R) Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Jeff Bezos, the […]
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These are the 2025 CNBC Changemakers: See the full list of women transforming business
The second annual CNBC Changemakers list of women who are transforming business and philanthropy showcases biotech breakthroughs, AI advances, women’s health, and both consumer and social innovations, with a wide-ranging list of leaders, each of whom has accomplished a meaningful achievement in 2024, specifically. From billion-dollar startups to multinationals valued in the hundreds of billions, […]
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Anne Wojcicki has a new offer to take 23andMe private, this time for $74.7 million
Anne Wojcicki attends the WSJ Magazine Style & Tech Dinner in Atherton, California, on March 15, 2023. Kelly Sullivan | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki and New Mountain Capital have submitted a proposal to take the embattled genetic testing company private, according to a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities […]
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Shares of Hims & Hers tumble 23% after FDA says semaglutide is no longer in shortage
Products of Hims & Hers displayed. Hims & Hers Shares of Hims & Hers Health tumbled more than 23% on Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the shortage of semaglutide injection products has been resolved. Semaglutide is the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight loss drugs Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic. Those […]
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ESPN plans to add user-generated content to upcoming ‘flagship’ streaming service
A general view of the ESPN Monday Night Countdown booth prior to the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, on Dec. 4, 2023. Mike Carlson | Getty Images In an attempt to court younger audiences, Disney’s ESPN is planning to add some user-generated content to its […]
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Amazon to gain creative control of James Bond franchise from Broccoli family
Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in “No Time To Die.” Source: MGM Amazon is set to take creative control over the lucrative James Bond movie franchise from the Broccoli family, the company announced Thursday. The James Bond films have long been produced by Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, who inherited the control from their […]
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San Francisco 49ers explore 10% minority stake sale at about $9 billion valuation
A San Francisco 49ers helmet on the field during pregame warmups before an NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Dec. 17, 2023. Ryan Kang | Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers may be the next National Football League franchise to sell a minority stake to private equity. […]
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Reuters criticizes Trump’s ban of Associated Press reporters in Oval Office, Air Force One
Associated Press White House reporter Darlene Superville and AP photographer Ben Curtis are told by a U.S. President Donald Trump administration member that they have been denied from joining the White House press pool in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Reuters on Saturday objected to the restrictions placed […]
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