Selling ESPN streaming: Disney marketing push to saturate L.A. and New York
People in L.A. and New York better get ready for a sea of ESPN red on their morning and evening commutes. Walt Disney Co.’s is backing the Thursday launch of ...
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Hollywood gave up on big-screen comedies. Will the movies learn to laugh again?
For Hollywood, the state of big-screen comedies has been so grim you almost have to laugh. There are genres that have dominated the cineplex in recent years — special effects-heavy ...
Nexstar agrees to acquire Tegna in $6.8 billion TV station group deal
Nexstar Media Group, the largest TV station ownership group in the U.S., has agreed to acquire Tegna Inc.’s 64 broadcast outlets, the companies announced Tuesday. The deal will be the ...
Newsmax to pay $67 million to settle Dominion suit over 2020 election fraud claims
Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election that aired on the right ...
MSNBC will change its name after Comcast split
MSNBC is being renamed after parent company Comcast spins the cable news channel off into a separate corporate entity later this year. The left-leaning channel will be known as MS ...
‘Real-life nightmare for kids.’ ‘Roblox’ faces multiple lawsuits over child safety
“Roblox” faced a wave of new lawsuits this week that allege the popular gaming platform hasn’t done enough to safeguard kids from pedophiles and sexual content. One of the latest ...
Taylor Sheridan and Paramount are teaming up to launch a massive new film studio in Texas
“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan and Paramount are going big in Texas, joining forces to open a 450,000-square-foot production campus in Fort Worth, in a boost to the Lone Star State’s ...
Fox’s $20-a-month news and sports streamer launches next week. Here’s what’s on it
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp. has largely stayed on the sidelines of the streaming wars. That ends next week. Fox, which owns the most-watched cable news channel Fox News and has ...
Over 160 Blizzard workers in Irvine join union as gaming-industry labor movement expands
More than 160 workers at video game company Blizzard Entertainment have voted to unionize. The workers, who produce in-house cinematics, animation, trailers, promotional videos and other narrative content, are just ...
Why a streamer beloved by fans of British TV is turning to big U.S. stars
Thirty years ago, the coming-of-age romantic comedy “Clueless” opened in movie theaters and went on to become an enduring American pop culture touchstone. “I’m thrilled that people love it and ...
