Streaming services
Roku will sell its first company-made smart TVs exclusively at Best Buy
A video sign displays the logo for Roku Inc, a Fox-backed video streaming firm, in Times Square after the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York, September 28, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Roku said Thursday it will sell the first smart TVs designed and made by the company exclusively at Best Buy […]
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Disney CEO Bob Iger wastes no time putting turnaround plans in place after a solid quarter
Disney (DIS) reported a stronger-than-expected fiscal 2023 first quarter after the closing bell Wednesday, and Bob Iger struck the right tone on his first conference call since returning as CEO, prioritizing creativity and profitability. Revenue increased about 8% year-over-year, to $23.51 billion, beating analysts’ expectations for $23.37 billion, according to estimates compiled by Refinitiv. Earnings-per-share (EPS) fell 6.6% […]
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How the end of Netflix password sharing will change the way families watch, especially the ones with college-age children
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Is sharing a Netflix password cybercrime? It will soon become, mostly, a thing of the past if the world’s largest streaming service has its way. After experimenting with a plan to crack down on password sharing in Latin America, Netflix will launch the U.S. version of this subscription identification […]
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Women athletes now have their own sports network
Finding women’s sports is about to get easier. The first-ever network to focus on female athletes, the Women’s Sports Network, launched Wednesday, offering 24/7 streaming of original programming, competitions, documentaries and a daily studio show “Game On.” The Women’s Sports Network is a free, ad-supported network featured on streaming services including Amazon.com‘s Freevee, Fox Corp.’s […]
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Disney+ subscribers are getting early access to exclusive merchandise, and it’s already selling out
In this photo illustration a close-up of a hand holding a TV remote control seen displayed in front of the Disney+ logo. Thiago Prudencio | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Can Disney convert its binge watchers into binge buyers? The company launched a limited test Tuesday to see if its streaming subscribers will […]
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Apple raises costs on its Tv set and New music streaming solutions
Tim Cook dinner, chief government officer of Apple Inc., smiles though speaking about Apple Television+ during an celebration at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Photos Apple on Monday enhanced every month and annual membership charges in the U.S. for its […]
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How Netflix lost its edge over the competition
Over the past 25 years, Netflix has changed the film and television landscape. The company has amassed nearly 221 million subscribers across 190 countries, billions of hours watched for popular series like “Stranger Things,” and along the way has racked up 226 awards. Since going public in 2002, the company and its subscription-based business model […]
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For Netflix stock, it’s no longer subscribers or content. It’s all about the cash
A sign is posted in front of Netflix headquarters on April 20, 2022 in Los Gatos, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A day after Netflix reported that its second-quarter slide in subscribers was much smaller than investors had feared, a different takeaway may sink in from the earnings report at the world’s largest streaming […]
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Disney shares rise after company beats estimates on streaming subscribers
In this photo illustration a close-up of a hand holding a TV remote control seen displayed in front of the Disney+ logo. Thiago Prudencio | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Disney reported earnings after the bell. Here are the results. Earnings per share: $1.08 adj. Revenue: $19.25 billion Disney+ total subscriptions: 137.7 million […]
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How a blockbuster-packed summer could lend a hand to the struggling streaming stocks
The release of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” ushers in a line-up of big movie franchises hitting theaters this summer. Source
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