Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of domestic violence Radio host Kyle Sandilands has opened up about being raised in a household where “horrific” domestic violence was a common occurrence. He has recounted some of the disturbing memories that remain with him “as if it just happened half an hour ago”. Stream the world’s best … Read more
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty on Wednesday told lawmakers that data from an estimated one-third of Americans could have been compromised in the cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, and that the company paid a $22 million ransom to hackers. Witty testified in front of the Subcommittee on … Read more
A Bally Sports display is shown in the eighth inning of the game between the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins at Target Field on April 9, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Astros defeated the Twins 5-1. David Berding | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Comcast customers lost access to Bally Sports’ regional networks a … Read more
An Amazon contract worker stacks packages onto a luggage cart outside an apartment building in New York, US, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon reported 24% growth in its advertising unit on Tuesday, the latest sign that the digital ad market is continuing its rebound. Ad revenue climbed … Read more
Michael Jordan #23 and Scottie Pippen #33 Nathaniel S. Butler In the pantheon of theme songs for TV sports, “Roundball Rock,” John Tesh’s anthem that accompanied National Basketball Association games on NBC until 2002, is arguably the greatest. If NBCUniversal wins the rights to air the NBA again, it would have a chance to bring … Read more
Bob Bakish, president and chief executive officer of Viacom, attends the fourth day of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 11, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho. David A. Grogan | CNBC Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish is stepping down, the company announced Monday, as merger negotiations with Skydance Media continue. Bakish will … Read more
The price of Peacock is flying higher. Subscription prices for Peacock, Comcast‘s answer to the streaming wars, will increase by $2 this summer. The price adjustment is a way for Comcast’s NBCUniversal to capitalize on the Summer Olympics in Paris, which will air on NBC’s TV networks and streaming platform. Peacock’s ad-supported option will increase … Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes. Diamond Images | Diamond Images | Getty Images The regional sports network that airs Pittsburgh’s MLB and NHL teams is launching a direct-to-consumer streaming service, the latest to take the step as more fans cut the cord. SportsNet Pittsburgh on Monday unveiled SNP 360, which will cost fans in its … Read more
Bob Bakish, CEO of Paramount, speaks with CNBC’s David Faber on Sept. 6, 2023. CNBC In what could easily be a plotline from HBO’s hit show “Succession,” Paramount Global plans to replace Chief Executive Officer Bob Bakish with a cohort of existing division heads on Monday in a chessboard-altering move designed to accelerate the company’s … Read more
Bob Bakish, then president and chief executive officer of Viacom Inc., speaks during the Mobile World Congress Americas event in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paramount Global’s board is preparing to fire Chief Executive Officer Bob Bakish as soon as Monday morning, according … Read more
