A scene from Disney and Pixar’s film “Inside Out 2.” Courtesy: 2024 Disney | Pixar Here’s a surprise: Disney‘s media business isn’t weighing down the company anymore. The primary Disney investor narrative since 2022 has been how streaming losses, combined with a declining traditional pay TV business and a string of box office failures, have … Read more
The Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, US on Monday, April 29, 2024. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sony’s finance chief on Wednesday said the Japanese technology and media giant will not reconsider a fresh bid for film and TV production group Paramount Global. Sony currently has no plans to submit a revised … Read more
The “Partners” statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, photographed Saturday, June 3, 2023. Joe Burbank | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Disney reports earnings before the bell, and Wall Street will be paying close attention to the … Read more
The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Disney is raising prices on its streaming platforms. Starting mid-October, most plans for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will cost $1 to $2 more per month, according … Read more
A close up shot of NBA TNT Analyst, Charles Barkley talking on set before the New York Knicks game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 25, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) David Dow | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Charles Barkley isn’t retiring and … Read more
In our spoiler phobic culture, movie trailers don’t often offer a lot of information. It’s even dangerous territory for a critic to discuss too many specifics, sometimes years after a film or television show has come out. So it seemed like a particularly bold and even confusing move for “ Trap,” the latest film from … Read more
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. Andrew Kelly | Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Harris campaign on Saturday called out former President Donald Trump for trying to shift the terms of the Sept. 10 ABC News debate to construct a debate setting that might give him … Read more
Snoop Dogg attends the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Qualification on day two of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at Bercy Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024. Arturo Holmes | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Millions of viewers in the U.S. are tuning into the Summer Olympics in Paris — and many of them are … Read more
Nintendo has kept players interested in its ageing Switch console series through key games with characters such as Super Mario and Zelda. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Nintendo revenue and profit plunged in the company’s fiscal first quarter, as sales of the ageing Switch console decline. Here’s how Nintendo did in its fiscal … Read more
Actor Jon Hamm playing Don Draper in Mad Men. Michael Yarish | AMC | AP Call Don Draper, Venu Sports may have a marketing problem The Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery jointly-owned streaming service said Thursday it will launch this fall at $42.99 per month. That’s much more expensive than Netflix, Max, Peacock or … Read more
