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Air Ball For New York Knicks Fans As MSG Networks Go Dark On Optimum; Is Carriage Fight Tipoff To Bankruptcy?
New York Knicks and Rangers fans are well-acquainted with heartbreak and frustration, with their teams decades removed from their most recent championships. But a new kind of headache began on New Year’s Day, one having nothing to do with holiday champagne.
The teams’ regional sports outlet, MSG…
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Stocks 2024: Netflix, Spotify Ride Tech Wave As Media Shares Wrap Up A Challenging Year
Even a casual market watcher knows that 2024 on Wall Street was defined by a spectacular rise in tech stock valuations.
Tech also helped the entertainment sector overcome many of its challenges, dominating the list of the calendar year’s biggest percentage gainers. Reddit, Spotify and Netflix may…
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January 1, 2025
January 1, 2025
Apple TV+ Sets Free Streaming Weekend In January
Apple will offer streaming service Apple TV+ for free during the first weekend of January in a global promotion.
The streaming service will be free January 3 to 5 on any device where Apple TV+ is available, to anyone with an Apple ID. The service normally costs $9.99 a month on a stand-alone basis…
Warner Bros. Discovery Board Member Li Haslett Chen To Step Down
More change is afoot for the board of directors of Warner Bros. Discovery, as Li Haslett Chen has announced her plan to resign her board seat on January 31.
A brief SEC filing Monday revealed the move by Chen, who is founder and CEO of tech platform Howl. She had been one of the original board…
HBO And Cablevision Founder Charles Dolan Remembered As “Visionary” And “Fearless Entrepreneur”
Salutes and remembrances have continued for Charles Dolan, a media pioneer who founded HBO and Cablevision, after his death on Saturday.
Dolan, the patriarch of a billionaire media family with considerable holdings in the greater New York area, died at age 98 of natural causes. During his…
Charles Dolan Dies: Media Pioneer Who Founded HBO & Cablevision Was 98
Charles Dolan, a cable pioneer and patriarch of the Dolan family that controls media companies, entertainment venues and sports teams, died December 28 of natural causes, Newsday reported. He was 98.
"It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved father and patriarch, Charles…
The Streaming Scene: As An Even-Murkier Era Of Scant Subscriber Numbers Nears, Another Volatile Year Winds Down
Keeping score in streaming – never an easy prospect given the amount of data hidden away in corporate black boxes – is about to get even tougher in 2025.
Netflix will stop reporting subscriber numbers (for more than a decade the ultimate metric in streaming) as of the upcoming January-to-March…
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January 1, 2025
January 1, 2025
Stephen A. Smith Says Contract Talks With ESPN Have Been “Constructive,” Calls Report Of $120M Payday “A Lie”
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith said talks about a contract renewal with the Disney-owned sports outlet have been “constructive,” but he firmly denied a report his renewal may be worth $120 million.
The popular commentator, a ubiquitous presence across ESPN who also harbors ambitions to explore new…
Two Epic Games Board Members Resign Amid Justice Department Antitrust Concerns
Two board members of Epic Games have resigned amid Justice Department concerns over antitrust concerns.
The DOJ had issues with two members who held positions on the boards of Epic as well as Tencent, in a potential violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Tencent owns a minority interest in Epic…
Roku Lands Select Streaming Rights To The X Games
The Roku Channel will be the exclusive U.S. streaming home of the X Games Aspen as well as a summertime X Games event.
The news marks the latest step in Roku’s efforts to build a portfolio of live sports rights. The company has recently streamed weekly Major League Baseball games, the NBA G League…
Disney Agrees To Pay $233M To Settle Class-Action Lawsuit By Disneyland Workers
Disney has agreed to pay $233 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by Disneyland workers, who claimed they were underpaid under an Anaheim law.
Under a measure approved in 2018 by voters in the Orange County city, Anaheim resort employers receiving city tax subsidies are required to pay…
AI Studio Asteria Taps Filmmaker Paul Trillo As Strategic Partner
EXCLUSIVE: AI film and animation studio Asteria has added filmmaker Paul Trillo as a strategic partner.
In the post, he will lead Asteria’s artist-focused approach to incorporating AI into the creative process.
Asteria owns documentary outfit XTR and FAST channel Documentary+. It recently…
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