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The Hollywood strike, which has lasted for months, is nearing its end, and it’s the right time to reflect on the shows that faced disruption during this period. What Happened: Negotiations between the major film and television studios and the striking writers from the ...

Former UFC Champion Conor McGregor is headed out of the octagon to the big screen with an acting debut now set for the remake of a popular 1980s movie. Here are the details. What Happened: McGregor is attached to join the remake of “Road House,” a movie that starred Patrick Swayze...

"The Office" was by far the most streamed TV show in 2021 according to Nielsen Holdings PLC (NYSE: NLSN). But did you realize one of the most famous and wealthiest investors in the world appeared on the show for a cameo? In season seven, episode 24, titled the “Search Committee,...

Popular non-fungible token collection Bored Ape Yacht Club has found itself on cleats worn by NFL players and sneakers worn by an NBA player. On Saturday night, one boxer will feature Bored Ape on his shorts during his match. What Happened: The title fight in the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2...

Over the weekend, YouTube star Logan Paul fought professional boxer Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition fight. The fight, which saw strong demand from pay per views and was a trending topic all weekend, could turn into a huge payday for both fighters. What Happened: In March, Mayweather...

Some investors might remember the DVD rental kiosk business Redbox as the unit of a publicly traded company during its successful early days. The company is coming back to the public markets in a SPAC merger. The SPAC Deal: Redbox is going public in a merger with Seaport Global Acquisition Corp (...

The "Billions" season 5 premiere airs Sunday, May 3 at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime, a susbsidiary of ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC). The show, created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin, premiered in January of 2016 and has been a big hit ever since. A version of this article was...

If you missed "Game of Thrones," or just want to watch the whole thing again, Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) is giving you that chance. The Roku Channel will stream the first season of the "Game of Thrones" saga, along with several other shows and movies, between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1,...

The new $25 billion media empire that emerged from the remarriage of CBS and Viacom began trading Thursday, but questions remain about how the combined company will compete in an increasingly crowded landscape of companies beaming content into America's homes and phones. CBS and Viacom...

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) provided updated guidance, reflecting combined direct-to-consumer subscribers of 25 million by 2022, high-single-digit revenue CAGR over the next three years and strong content investment in the first half of 2019. Moreover, around 70 percent of the company’s...

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) rose Friday despite posting a fourth-quarter earnings miss Thursday. Content licensing, retransmission and subscription revenue were stunted by sales and renewal timing, and the entertainment and cable network segments recorded underwhelming operating income. Analysts...

No streaming competitors can touch Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) when it comes to quantity of original content. However, a study conducted earlier this month by Streaming Observer suggests the quality of Netflix’s original shows and movies may be slipping. Streaming Observer compiled data from...

Maybe you’re a skeptic, or maybe you want in but don’t know how. But while you fail to benefit from the bitcoin boom, you may be an unwitting instrument in another’s cryptocurrency work. Cryptocurrency miners have been hijacking consumer central processing units to steal...

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) could be sitting on the next Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and it hatches in 2020. That’s the take from Needham analyst Laura Martin, who said in a Wednesday note that the firm projects that CBS’s All Access streaming service and Showtime’s over-the-top...

Don't want to pay $89.95 to watch Floyd "Money" Mayweather take on Conor McGregor via Showtime (CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS))'s pay-per-view offering this weekend? There is a cheaper alternative for people to tune into the Mayweather–McGregor fight without paying for the live...