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HBO Max raises price for ad-free service for the first time since it launched
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HBO Max raises price for ad-free service for the first time since it launched

‘House of the Dragon’ series logo displayed on a phone screen and HBO Max website are seen in this illustration photo taken on August 16, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery is raising the monthly price of HBO Max by $1 as the company looks to further invest in content […]

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Disney board exposed itself to activist intervention, but Peltz may be overreaching
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Disney board exposed itself to activist intervention, but Peltz may be overreaching

Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, pauses while speaking during an Economic Club of New York event in Midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2019 in New York City. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Activist investor Nelson Peltz spent about 30 minutes Thursday morning speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer and […]

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Netflix will air SAG Awards in another step into live broadcasting
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Netflix will air SAG Awards in another step into live broadcasting

Aaronp | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Netflix will exclusively air this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards show in its first partnership with an awards show and its next step into live broadcasting. The SAG Awards, which will take place Feb. 26, will air live on Netflix’s YouTube channel, but not the streamer’s […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: CarMax, Salesforce, Coinbase and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: CarMax, Salesforce, Coinbase and more

In this article LUV COIN WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. CarMax — Shares of the used car seller slid 4.8% after JPMorgan downgraded them to underweight, saying investors aren’t fully pricing in the risks surrounding the company and hope for […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bed Bath & Beyond, Coinbase, Virgin Orbit and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bed Bath & Beyond, Coinbase, Virgin Orbit and more

In this article DISH ON 5CV-DE ILMN BMBL OSH BBBY COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket on display in Times Square, New York. CNBC | Michael Sheetz Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Virgin Orbit — The satellite launch service company fell 12% a day after it […]

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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and Disney were the box business office leaders in an or else comfortable 2022
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and Disney were the box business office leaders in an or else comfortable 2022

Tom Cruise in “Leading Gun: Maverick” Supply: Paramount “Leading Gun: Maverick” was the greatest grossing theatrical release in 2022, but its $719 million haul wasn’t more than enough to make its studio, Paramount, ruler of the domestic box workplace. The Tom Cruise-led action film was a juggernaut, producing $719 million in ticket sales in the […]

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Warner Bros. Discovery signs audience measurement deal with startup Nielsen rival VideoAmp
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Warner Bros. Discovery signs audience measurement deal with startup Nielsen rival VideoAmp

Warner Bros. Discovery has signed a deal with VideoAmp to measure its audience as an alternative means of data for advertisers, the companies announced Tuesday.  The contract is a significant moment for VideoAmp, a startup advertising measurement platform that has recently been growing its list of clients ahead of this year’s upfronts in spring, when […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), December 14, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Two more days of this … Welcome to the penultimate trading day of 2022. Even if these next […]

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2022 was tough for media stocks like Netflix and Disney, and 2023 doesn’t look good, either
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2022 was tough for media stocks like Netflix and Disney, and 2023 doesn’t look good, either

In this photo illustration, a hand holding a TV remote control in front of the Disney Plus logo on a TV screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Media stocks got rocked this year, with companies losing billions of dollars in market value, as streaming subscriber growth waned and the advertising […]

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ needs a strong second week at the box office
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ needs a strong second week at the box office

Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy: Disney Co.  All eyes are on “Avatar: The Way of Water’s” second week at the box office. James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel to the highest-grossing film of all time fell short of initial box-office expectations during its debut last week. The film snared $134 million domestically, short of the $175 […]

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