Television
Movie theater shares pop after writers, studios reach tentative labor deal
The AMC 25 and Regal Cinemas on 42nd Street in Times Square in New York. Richard Levine | Corbis | Getty Images Movie theater shares popped on Monday following news of a tentative labor deal between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. “The world’s movie theatres can […]
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WWE’s SmackDown to return to NBCUniversal’s USA Network in more than $1.4 billion deal
Shinsuke Nakamura and Karrion Kross wrestle during the WWE SmackDown at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on May 05, 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.( Gladys Vega | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images WWE’s “Friday Night SmackDown” will return to USA Network in October 2024 as part of a five-year domestic media […]
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How Justin Roiland used his ‘Rick and Morty’ fame to pursue young fans, text messages show
Justin Roiland visits the #IMDboat at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. Michael Kovac | Getty Images In the years following the 2013 debut of Adult Swim’s cartoon phenomenon “Rick and Morty,” its star and co-creator Justin Roiland became a titan of the animation and video game industry and a rock star of youth counterculture. His artistic […]
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Hollywood writers are on strike — here’s what it means for TV and movie production
Pictured: (l-r) Bowen Yang as ‘The Iceberg That Sank The Titanic’ and anchor Colin Jost during Weekend Update on Saturday, April 10, 2021. NBC | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Hollywood writers are officially headed to the picket line, halting production on a slate of film and television projects in the process. More than 11,000 film […]
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AT&T shares sink after company posts softer than expected revenue
An attendee makes a phone call by the AT&T Inc. stand on day two of the Mobile World Congress at the Fira de Barcelona venue in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images AT&T shares fell Thursday after the telecommunications giant reported first-quarter results that saw subscriber growth […]
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Fox Information apologizes to choose in defamation case for failing to disclose Rupert Murdoch’s part at the community
Ruppert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of Information Corporation Lionel Bonaventure | AFP | Getty Pictures Fox News apologized to the Delaware decide presiding in excess of the Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit for failing to adequately define Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch’s official purpose at the community, according to a letter submitted with the court. “We […]
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Google Tv will get 800 free of charge channels
Chromecast with Google Television Google Google declared that starting off Tuesday it truly is including additional than 800 cost-free channels to its Google Tv set app on the Chromecast streaming gadget and choose TVs manufactured by Sony, CL, Hisense and Philips. Google’s aggregation of several current absolutely free Television set expert services like Fox’s Tubi, […]
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Roku says 26% of its dollars reserves are caught in Silicon Valley Financial institution
A movie indication shows the emblem for Roku Inc, a Fox-backed video clip streaming firm, in Times Square right after the firm’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York, September 28, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Roku has $487 million of funds and cash equivalents in uninsured deposits at unsuccessful Silicon Valley Financial institution, […]
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DirecTV lays off hundreds of managers as cord cutting accelerates
A DirecTV technician at an apartment building in Lynwood, Calif. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images DirecTV is laying off hundreds of employees — roughly 10% of its upper ranks — as the company looks to reduce costs amid the heightened pain of cord cutting for pay-TV providers, according to people familiar with […]
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Roku CEO explains why the company is launching its own line of TVs
Roku is counting on its growing consumer base beyond 70 million customers as it launches its own line of televisions, CEO Anthony Wood told CNBC on Thursday. The streaming company unveiled its new line of televisions, Roku Select and Roku Plus Series, Wednesday during the Consumer Electronics Show. Roku has sold hardware items in the […]
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