Disney’s ESPN and SiriusXM are hoping sports fans will find a lot more to watch and listen to — and eventually pay for — on each other’s streaming services. The media companies are teaming on a promotion giving their respective streaming subscribers six months free of the other company’s direct-to-consumer package. Under the pact, select […]

Olivia Nuzzi and New York Magazine have officially parted ways. The political correspondent’s exit from the publication comes after she acknowledged having had a “personal relationship” with “a former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign while she was reporting on the campaign,” who has been identified as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. After Nuzzi revealed her […]

Alcon Entertainment, the production company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” sued Tesla and CEO Elon Musk, as well as Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging they engaged in copyright infringement by using AI-generated images representing scenes from the film for the launch of Tesla’s self-driving Robotaxi. Alcon’s lawsuit, filed Monday in L.A., accuses Musk, Tesla and WBD of […]

Attention, Critters! Critical Role next year is turning 10, and the Dungeons & Dragon role-playing troupe is staging a worldwide tour to mark the milestone. In 2025, Critical Role’s eight founders and performers will bring live shows to five cities: Chicago, Fishers, Ind. (a suburb of Indianapolis) and New York City in the U.S., and […]

The Walt Disney Co. board named James Gorman — who is leading the committee to identify a successor to CEO Bob Iger — as chairman, effective Jan. 2, 2025. Under Gorman’s leadership, Disney said it now expects to announce a new CEO in early 2026. Gorman will succeed Mark Parker, executive chairman of Nike, who […]

Jeff Shultz, who has served as chief strategy officer and chief business development officer of Paramount Global’s streaming division, is leaving the company at the end of the year. Shultz joined Paramount in 2019 as part of the acquisition of Pluto TV and was a key executive on the leadership team that launched and grew […]

Fox News said no employee of or freelancer for the network penned jokes for former president Donald Trump’s speech at Thursday night’s Al Smith Dinner fundraiser — contrary to claims Trump made on the network’s air Friday morning. In an Oct. 18 appearance on “Fox & Friends,” show host Steve Doocy commented to Trump, “Your […]

Paramount Global disclosed that Charles Phillips Jr., who led the board’s special committee on M&A that ultimately reached a deal to merge the company with Skydance Media, is exiting the board of directors. Phillips originally joined the board of Viacom in 2004. He had formerly served as president of Oracle — the software company founded […]

When it launches in 2025, ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service — no pay-TV service required — will include the full programming lineup of ESPN+, according to ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro. Pitaro officially made the announcement speaking at the USC Next Level Sports Conference, held Thursday at the Intuit Dome in L.A. The new isn’t a surprise. […]

Netflix is expecting to keep growing revenue at double-digit percentages in 2025. In reporting Q3 2024 results that beat analyst forecasts, the company provided a forecast of revenue for next year: For 2025, Netflix is forecasting revenue of $43 billion-$44 billion, which would represent growth of 11%-13% compared with its 2024 revenue guidance of $38.9 […]

ESPN “apparently willfully and repeatedly” violated FCC rules concerning the Emergency Alert System in an NBA promo spot last year, the commission said Thursday. The FCC announced a proposed fine of $146,976 against ESPN for six apparent violations of the Emergency Alert System rules. According to the agency, ESPN transmitted (or caused the transmission of) […]

Universal Orlando Resort’s fourth theme park – the sprawling Universal Epic Universe – will officially open on May 22, 2025, in Florida. The new park features more than 50 experiences across five themed worlds: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of […]

Apple’s App Store was experiencing technical problems Tuesday, as thousands of users reported problems accessing the service. More than 3,500 error reports were logged by users at of 11:37 a.m. ET, according to site-monitoring service Downdetector. Attempts to download apps were unsuccessful for many users, although app updates were working properly, according to posts on […]

With Paramount Global poised to be taken over by Skydance Media in 2025, the three execs running Paramount as co-CEOs — George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins — now have an additional provision in their employment agreements that will let them quit and receive severance benefits if they are demoted from their co-CEO roles. […]

Netflix is expected to post solid results for the third quarter of 2024 — but with subscriber gains from its password sharing crackdown now tapering off, some Wall Streeters believe price hikes are on the near-term horizon. The company is scheduled to release Q3 2024 earnings Thursday, Oct. 17, following the market’s close at 4 […]

Shares of the social media company affiliated with Donald Trump have more than doubled in the last three weeks. Investors in Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the Truth Social social media network, have rallied behind the stock as online betting sites have increased their odds that Trump will win the 2024 U.S. presidential […]

OnlyFans has paid out $20 billion to creators since its inception eight years ago, according to CEO Keily Blair — much of which stems from porn, but she said the platform also offers a great place to monetize material of all stripes. OnlyFans gives “artists freedom to say what they want and to be controversial, […]

DirecTV is shifting into the FAST lane with a free, ad-supported TV streaming service — stocked with content that is… different from the premium video packages it offers. The satellite TV and streaming company announced plans to launch MyFree DirecTV on Nov. 15 in the U.S. Initial programming in the dedicated FAST service is slated […]

Starz and BritBox are coupling on a price-discounted streaming bundle — the first of its kind for both services — in a pact they hope yields a new crop of customers. Lionsgate’s Starz and BBC Studios’ BritBox International on Thursday launched a bundle offer that lets new customers sign up for both platforms through the […]