Paramount Global
Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Eli Lilly, Paramount Global, Palo Alto Networks and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Eli Lilly — Shares added 1.7% after a late-stage trial found the pharma company’s weight-loss drug tirzepatide, the active ingredient Zepbound and Mounjaro, reduced the risk of obese or overweight adults developing Type 2 diabetes by 94%. Paramount Global — The media and entertainment […]
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Frequent media bidder Byron Allen draws ire with late payments to ABC, CBS and NBC
Byron Allen, founder, chairman, and CEO of Entertainment Studios and Allen Media Group, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Broadcast stations owned by Byron Allen — the media mogul who has expressed public interest in buying various media […]
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Streaming is getting more expensive for consumers. Here’s why
Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Streaming is finally starting to pay off for media companies, but there’s a catch — to get there, consumers are facing higher subscription costs and increasingly frequent price hikes. Legacy media companies entered the streaming market with a focus on gaining subscribers and competing with […]
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NBCUniversal is pinning Peacock’s streaming success on its $2.45 billion per year NBA deal
The NBA logo is seen outside an NBA fan store in New York on July 8, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Executives at Comcast‘s NBC Sports targeted the NBA’s media rights renewal on their calendars for years. They wanted the NBA back after losing the games to Disney in 2002. But it […]
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Philippe Laffont’s Coatue entered into Paramount last quarter amid weakness
Philippe Laffont’s Coatue built a position at Paramount Global amid tumultuous times for the storied media company. The technology-focused investor opened a stake of more than 3 million shares in the legacy entertainment giant during the second quarter, according to regulatory fillings. That amounts to a holding worth more than $38 million. Laffont is one of […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Sweetgreen, Doximity, E.l.f. Beauty and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Sweetgreen — Shares of the salad chain popped 24% after the company reported second-quarter revenue of $184.6 million, topping the $181 million consensus estimate, per LSEG. Sweetgreen also gave full-year revenue guidance of $670 million to $680 million. Analysts were expecting guidance of $674 million. Doximity […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Taiwan Semiconductor, Insulet, Paramount Global and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Taiwan Semiconductor — Stock in the chipmaker rose about 1% before the opening bell after the company reported strong July revenue, which showed an increase of nearly 45% year-over-year, according to a StreetAccount report. The Trade Desk — Shares gained nearly 4% after the ad-buying company […]
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S&P 500 futures inch higher after the index registers its best day since 2022: Live updates
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor on August 08, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were slightly higher on Thursday night after investors regained some ground from this week’s sell-off. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 12 points, or less than 0.1%. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Paramount, Expedia, E.l.f. Beauty and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Paramount Global — The media company jumped 5.7% after posting a massive earnings beat for the second quarter, reporting earnings of 54 cents per share while analysts polled by LSEG called for 12 cents per share. Paramount’s revenue of $6.81 billion for the period fell short […]
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Paramount Global revenue misses estimates as traditional pay TV continues decline
The Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on April 29, 2024. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paramount Global‘s second-quarter revenue dropped 11% and missed analyst estimates as licensing, TV advertising and cable subscription sales dropped. Still, earnings surged as the company’s streaming division swung to an unexpected profit — the first time Paramount has […]
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