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Warner Bros Merged With Discovery For $43B In 2022. It Now Realizes The Merger Was A Bust, Having Overpaid For Its TV Network And Writing Down $9B, Resulting In Stock Crashing Over 10%: Here's More
Thursday, August 8, 2024 - 6:00am | 855Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) is facing a $9 billion write-down, causing its stock to plummet by more than 10%. This comes in the wake of the company’s realization that the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery was not as fruitful as anticipated. What Happened: Warner Bros. Discovery, the...
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Verizon Teams Up With Netflix, Warner Bros For Discounted Streaming Bundle Launch: Report
Friday, November 10, 2023 - 3:48am | 444In a recent development, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is said to be joining forces with Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Warner Bros Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) to introduce a competitively priced streaming bundle, revealed an insider. What Happened: A Reuters report...
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Historic Hollywood Strike Nears End, But Battle Isn't Over: Look Back At The Shows Affected
Monday, September 25, 2023 - 8:51am | 1608The 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 ...
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Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' Enters Billion-Dollar Club, A First For Female Directors
Monday, August 7, 2023 - 12:35am | 412Greta Gerwig‘s ‘Barbie’ movie, featuring Margot Robbie, has grossed over $1.03 billion globally in just three weeks, making Greta Gerwig the first solo female director to achieve this feat, CNN reports. Jeff Goldstein, President of Domestic Distribution, and Andrew Cripps,...
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'The Last of Us' Series Shatters HBO Max Viewership Records, Bringing A Horde Of New Subscribers
Monday, May 8, 2023 - 4:25pm | 381Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: WBD) recently released a financial update revealing that "The Last of Us" television series is an undeniable hit, attracting almost 32 million cross-platform viewers per episode in the United States alone. During the Q1 2023 earnings call...
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Jurassic Park Movies Dominate Box Office, Now Warner Bros. To Unleash Its Own Dinosaur Magic
Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 4:24pm | 763Since the early 1990s, one of the best performing film franchises has been “Jurassic Park,” which has launched six movies with huge success. While Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has benefitted from the world’s love of dinosaurs, no other media company has been able to match...
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'The Batman' Tickets Will Cost More Than Other Movies At AMC: Could Demand Help Boost Margins?
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 - 11:01am | 572One of the year’s most anticipated theatrical movie releases may cost more to see than other movies. What Happened: One of the largest movie theatre companies in the world is experimenting with variable pricing and using the highly anticipated “The Batman” as a test. AMC...
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AMC Giving Away NFTs For 'The Batman' Theatrical Launch: Here's How You Can Get One
Monday, February 7, 2022 - 7:13pm | 438AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) is launching another collection of non-fungible tokens to coincide with one of the most anticipated movies of 2022. What Happened: AMC announced consumers who purchase or reserve a ticket for “The Batman” at AMC locations by Feb. 14 and see...
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NFT Platform Palm NFT Studio Announces $27M Funding Round Led By Microsoft: Here Are The Details
Thursday, December 9, 2021 - 1:00pm | 611An NFT platform that has worked with large brands and companies announced a Series B funding round Thursday. What Happened: Palm NFT Studio announced a $27 million Series B raise. The funding round was led by M12, the venture fund of Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT). Other investors in the funding...
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Here's What 'Willy Wonka' Actor Timothée Chalamet Has To Say on Sexual Assault Allegations Against Armie Hammer
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 1:42am | 606Timothée Chalamet who plays the fictional chocolatier “Willy Wonka” in the upcoming film “Wonka” has addressed sexual allegations against fellow actor Armie Hammer. What Happened: Chalamet made his comments to Time Magazine in a profile piece on Monday. On the fellow...
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AMC Strikes Deal With Warner Bros For 45-Day Exclusive Window: What You Need To Know
Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 4:30am | 455Movie theatre chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) said it has reached an agreement with AT&T Inc.’s (NYSE: T) Warner Bros. to show the studio’s 2022 slate in theatres for an exclusive 45-day window. What Happened: The deal was announced by AMC Entertainment CEO Adam...
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Fintech Focus For July 14, 2021
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 6:29pm | 2350Quote To Start The Day: “Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” Source: Stephen Covey One Big Thing In Fintech: Banks want the Federal Reserve to create tough standards for evaluating whether fintech firms with narrow-...
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Warner Bros. Just Dealt Movie Theaters Another Huge Blow
Thursday, December 3, 2020 - 4:14pm | 368Struggling movie theaters had high hopes 2021 would be a turnaround year due to a strong slate of movie releases. In the latest blow to the industry, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and its Warner Bros. studio unit said Thursday it will simultaneously stream its films next year on its platform. What To...
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From Zero To Hero: A Look Back At The Disney 'Renaissance' Period
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 4:16pm | 614With a record-setting opening weekend, “Beauty and the Beast” is now at the core of two prominent Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) eras. Before it defined the age of live-action remakes, the cartoon story was a forceful unit of the company’s Renaissance period. The Disney Resurgence...
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'Tarzan' Has Surprisingly Solid Weekend Despite Weak Reviews And Social Chatter
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 10:39am | 366Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) shareholders can breathe a sigh of relief this week after Warner Bros' “The Legend of Tarzan” beat analyst expectations and delivered a solid opening weekend at the box office. “Tarzan” brought in an estimated $38.1 million this weekend, well...