Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing team sues NASCAR and CEO Jim France

Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing team sues NASCAR and CEO Jim France

Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing looks on during the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 18, 2024 in Brooklyn, Michigan.  Logan Riely | Getty Images Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team, 23XI Racing, and fellow team Front Row Motorsports filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR … Read more

Tesla’s Q3 deliveries is expected ahead of robotaxi event

Tesla’s Q3 deliveries is expected ahead of robotaxi event

Tesla is set to report third-quarter vehicle production and delivery numbers on Wednesday.  Analysts are expecting Elon Musk’s automaker to report about 463,310 deliveries, according to estimates compiled by FactSet StreetAccount. That would include about 435,900 of Tesla’s Model 3 sedans and Model Y SUVs. Tesla reported deliveries of 435,059 and production of 430,488 vehicles … Read more

Television executives freak out over 2029

Television executives freak out over 2029

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. At $111 billion over 11 years, the NFL’s media rights deal is the biggest in … Read more

Warner Bros. Discovery, Google partner on AI-generated captions on Max

Warner Bros. Discovery, Google partner on AI-generated captions on Max

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery is partnering with Google to integrate the internet giant’s AI technology into its Max video streaming platform to automatically generate captions. The two companies said they were working to make Max’s captions more accurate using a new caption-generation tool, which is being referred to internally … Read more

Charter rolls out new Spectrum pricing, internet speeds

Charter rolls out new Spectrum pricing, internet speeds

Christopher L. Winfrey, CEO of Charter Communications. Courtesy: Charter Communications Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey said he wants customers to think of reliability and credibility when they think of their cable and broadband provider. The cable giant told CNBC it is unveiling a series of changes Monday to bolster that goal, including rolling out new … Read more

DirecTV, Disney reach deal to end blackout in time for college football

DirecTV, Disney reach deal to end blackout in time for college football

A Clemson Tigers helmet on the field of last season’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Clemson is among the NCAA Division I major conference programs to recently have football players test positive for Covid-19, adding more uncertainty to the planned start of college football season. Alika Jenner | Getty Images DirecTV and Disney have … Read more

DirecTV customers might miss ‘Monday Night Football’ amid Disney fight

DirecTV customers might miss ‘Monday Night Football’ amid Disney fight

Millions of DirecTV customers will likely be unable to watch the NFL’s opening “Monday Night Football” game on ESPN as the company has yet to reach a deal with network parent Disney as of Monday evening. Disney’s TV networks went dark on Sept. 1 for DirecTV’s customers amid a carriage battle over fees and bundling. … Read more

Summer box office buoyed by ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Summer box office buoyed by ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman star in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Disney Box office analysts and cinema owners braced themselves a few months ago for the possibility that the summer movie season could be the worst showing in a decade. Thanks to some anthropomorphic emotions and a bad-mouthed, fourth-wall breaking antihero, the domestic summer box … Read more

NFL’s next big media rights payday is years off

NFL’s next big media rights payday is years off

A view of a ESPN cameraman during the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals on December 4, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fl.  David Rosenblum | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images In 2021, the National Football League signed an 11-year, $111 billion media rights deal. In July, the National Basketball Association … Read more

A look at the behind-the-scenes business of Hollywood studio lot tours

A look at the behind-the-scenes business of Hollywood studio lot tours

The Hollywood sign is viewed during a clearing storm. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images For over 100 years, Hollywood has transported audiences to worlds outside their own, from the slick streets of New York City to the yellow bricks of Oz.  Hundreds of acres of land in Los Angeles are dedicated … Read more