At D23, even Disney’s biggest fans feel the pinch of high parks prices
Clad in a two-tiered ruffled dress, Minnie Mouse ears and a folding fan, all made of recycled Disney parks merch bags, Patt Haro reminisced about the days, decades ago, when…
Box office: Blake Lively’s ‘It Ends With Us’ hits $50 million
A battle of the celebrity spouses unfolded at the box office this weekend as Sony Pictures’ “It Ends With Us,” starring Blake Lively, proved a formidable opponent to Walt Disney…
Susan Wojcicki, internet pioneer at Google and YouTube, dies at 56
Susan Wojcicki, an early Google executive and long-time head of its YouTube video service who shaped how fortunes and fame are created on the internet, has died. She was 56.…
Smartmatic executives indicted in alleged bribery scheme
A federal grand jury in Miami has charged the co-founder of Smartmatic, a voting machine maker that is separately suing Fox News for defamation, with paying $1 million in bribe…
Olympics ratings surprise: The Games are big for NBC and Peacock
The Paris Olympics have brought some joie de vivre to NBCUniversal. For the first 13 days of the Games, the Comcast Corp.-owned media company averaged 32.2 million viewers across its…
Netflix shows ‘Arcane,’ ‘Heartstopper’ leaked in security breach
A security breach at one of Netflix’s production partners caused yet-to-be-released episodes of popular shows to leak online this week. “One of our post production partners has been compromised and…
Paramount Global takes $6-billion write-down. Layoffs to hit 15% of staff
Paramount Global on Thursday reported it took a $6-billion write-down on its cable television networks business, in yet another sign that Hollywood is reckoning with the ongoing deterioration of the…
Former ‘Daily Show’ regular Roy Wood Jr. will host CNN comedy program
Comedian and actor Roy Wood Jr. is joining CNN for its U.S. remake of the British panel show “Have I Got News for You.” Wood, 45, will host the quiz…
Warner Bros. Discovery’s TV struggles come into focus as stock plunges
Warner Bros. Discovery’s sluggish performance and $9-billion write-down in the value of its cable TV channels is rattling investors, sending the beleaguered company’s stock on a steep slide. Shares fell…
Warner Bros. Discovery takes huge write-down amid TV woes, NBA battle
Warner Bros. Discovery’s rough ride continued through its most recent quarter, with the company taking a $9-billion write-down to reflect the diminishing value of its struggling television channels. The David…