Video game series returns after over a decade

EA Sports College Football 25.  Courtesy: EA Sports The 2024 football season officially starts this weekend for many fans, as Electronic Arts rolls out a long-awaited revamp of its college football game. Some fans of the old game who have spent less time with their XBox and PlayStation in recent years are quickly realizing they’ve … Read more

With media in upheaval, Netflix stays out of the fray

A couple sits in front of a television with the Netflix logo on it. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report contained no bombshells, and that’s just fine for the company and its investors. In recent weeks, Paramount Global has agreed to merge with Skydance Media. Warner Bros. Discovery is … Read more

Warner Bros. Discovery match period starts

Jaylen Brown, #7 of the Boston Celtics, shoots a three-point basket against the Dallas Mavericks during Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden in Boston on June 17, 2024. Nathaniel S. Butler | National Basketball Association | Getty Images With National Basketball Association media rights approaching final form, Warner Bros. Discovery is … Read more

Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q2 2024

The Netflix logo is displayed above its corporate offices on January 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Netflix reports its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday, and Wall Street will be paying close attention to any details or progress the streamer will provide about its advertising-supported business model. The … Read more

Penn lays off about 100 employees as it focuses on ESPNBet growth

The ESPN Bet app on a smartphone arranged in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.  Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Penn Entertainment will lay off about 100 employees as it focuses on growth for ESPNBet. CEO Jay Snowden told staff members in an internal email that the changes will enhance operational … Read more

MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ host says he was surprised and disappointed the show was pulled from the air

MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough said Tuesday he was “surprised and disappointed” the news show was pulled off the air the day before and hasn’t received a good explanation about why. The four-hour morning news and talk show, a favorite of President Joe Biden and his fans, was pre-empted Monday in favor of a … Read more

Trump Media shares rise after assassination attempt

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Historic Greenbrier Farms in Chesapeake, Virginia, on July 28, 2024. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Trump Media shares surged over 50% in premarket trading Monday following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania … Read more

Judge dismisses Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ manslaughter case

US actor Alec Baldwin participates in a pretrial hearing in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 8, 2024.  Ross D. Franklin | AFP | Getty Images A New Mexico judge on Friday dismissed the criminal involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on the third day of the actor’s trial, after ruling that prosecutors improperly kept … Read more

Mark Humphries to debut 7NEWS satire segment every Friday night called The 6.57pm News

Mark Humphries doesn’t want to rock the boat. The comedian, writer and satirist is about to take on a different beast, the nightly news on a commercial network, and he knows people are nervous. What does it look like to have someone take the piss in the final three minutes of a serious news bulletin? … Read more

Biden campaign got interview edits after Trump debate

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 7, 2024.  Nathan Howard | Reuters The campaign of President Joe Biden asked for and received two edits to an interview he gave a Milwaukee radio station on the heels of his disastrous debate in late June against former President … Read more