The New York Times Co has agreed to acquire subscription sports site The Athletic in a deal valued at around $550 million, the company announced, confirming The Information's report earlier today....

Netflix is losing its grip on long-standing subscribers. New data show that people who have been subscribers to Netflix for more than three years accounted for a significantly greater share of...

The former Walt Disney Co. chief executive undermined and then succeeded the man he had handpicked to lead the entertainment giant. Mr. Chapek told friends that Mr. Iger’s attitude seemed to be:...

The entertainment giant looks to package streaming, parks and merchandise offerings together. It also aims to add a commerce feature to its Disney+ streaming service.

ESPN is laying the groundwork to sell its channel directly to cord-cutters and has begun talks with sports leagues and cable partners.

Some advertisers are working overtime to scrub their spots from websites including Breitbart News, an unintended consequence of the automated ad buying systems that are meant to lower costs and allow...

When Apple launched its Apple TV+ service nearly two years ago, executives throughout Hollywood and Silicon Valley snickered about the streaming video service. This dilettante—which knew everything...

A tender offer at that valuation would make OpenAI one of the most valuable startups in the U.S., bucking a tech retrenchment.

Netflix is searching for an executive to lead the creation of an ad-supported tier of its service, according to people familiar with the matter, and has interviewed candidates outside the company.

The basketball legend is building a business that includes movies and TV, podcasts and grooming products. It’s all part of his new model for how stars can cash in on their fame.

The partnership marks latest iteration of yearslong relationship between digital publisher and social-media giant.

Eight months after returning as CEO, he is straining to put out fire after fire, including streaming losses, an activist investor and TV woes.

Diane Jurgens’s exit is the second departure of a C-Suite executive from Disney in recent months.

The new venture is a partnership between International Media Investments and RedBird, part owner of the Boston Red Sox and LeBron James’s entertainment company.

The new-media company has been in sale talks with Greek broadcaster Antenna Group and has sought a valuation of around $1.5 billion.

The move would involve discontinuing the Showtime service, a step that would streamline the entertainment company’s offerings amid a crowd of competitors.

The storied Hollywood company behind ‘The Godfather’ faces its biggest battle yet as Shari Redstone’s merger plans collide with shareholder fury and a CEO on the outs.

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From Amazon to HBO Max, entertainment companies are exploring discounted packages and partnerships with rivals; “the great rebundling.”

Two years ago, Joe Baratta couldn’t figure out what Blackstone, the private equity giant he worked for, should do for its next move in media and entertainment. The big TV companies, such as ViacomCBS...

Musk announced her arrival before she had a contract. They haven’t formally agreed on a budget or headcount. And Linda Yaccarino hasn’t even gotten to the hard part yet.

The media company, once one of cable TV’s big success stories, is pursuing a course correction as it struggles to find its way in the streaming era.

The streaming giant has looked at sports like tennis and surfing, but co-CEO Reed Hastings has been wary of the rising costs for rights.

NBA superstar LeBron James’ entertainment firm, SpringHill Company, is exploring a possible sale at a valuation that could reach $750 million, according to people familiar with the situation. Among...

The cuts focused on the company’s corporate staff exceed an earlier projection and represent about 5% of the company’s corporate workforce.

The ultracompetitive U.S. market is prompting streaming services to seek new ways to find subscribers.

Netflix is tightening its belt. In two separate meetings over the past few weeks, Netflix executives cautioned employees to be more mindful about spending and hiring, according to three people...

The company’s move is the latest in a series of recent price increases by the country’s largest streaming platforms.

In 2019, David Limp, head of Amazon’s devices business, saw an opening. For years, Roku—Amazon’s chief rival in the market for devices that let you stream video onto television sets—had supplied...

The tech company’s effort could rival Roku and Fox in a fast-growing area of streaming business, as it expands its video ambitions.

Digital sports news firm The Athletic hemorrhaged nearly $100 million cash between 2019 and 2020, according to a presentation prepared for investors, exceeding the $73 million in revenue the company...

Last fall, executives at Pinterest were inching toward an agreement to acquire Verishop, an online shopping platform that Pinterest had been negotiating with for at least two months, according to two...

AT&T’s WarnerMedia is in talks to sell its TMZ tabloid entertainment company to Fox, according to people familiar with the situation. The  talks are the latest move by WarnerMedia to slim down its...

The streaming giant is looking for fresh savings, partly because of the impact of a delayed password-sharing crackdown.

A group including the basketball legend, the rapper and TV producer Kenya Barris is among the potential bidders for a majority stake in Paramount Global’s BET Media Group.

Disney is discussing launching a cheaper, ad-supported tier of its Disney+ streaming service in the U.S., according to a person involved in the discussions. The entertainment giant seeks to hit its...

Last summer, executives at Eurosport—a London-based live sports TV network owned by U.S. media company Discovery—couldn’t believe their eyes. Discovery+, a new streaming service from Eurosport’s...

Earlier this fall, Peter Rice, a top Walt Disney Co. executive responsible for creating television shows for the entertainment giant, gave his lieutenants a pressing message: They needed to start...

Bob Iger only left the building at Walt Disney Co.’s headquarters at the end of December, and his successor as CEO, Bob Chapek, is already doing things differently. In the months since Iger’s...

Mike Hopkins had barely gotten his Amazon employee badge when Prime Video, the streaming service he oversaw for the internet retailer, had a possible crisis on its hands. Months after Hopkins joined...

The streaming giant plans a global expansion of the program that helped make “Don’t Look Up” less serious.

The bid comes as an independent committee of the company’s directors is reviewing another offer from Skydance Media to merge with all of Paramount.

First it was Google that took a swipe at Roku, threatening to take YouTube, the most popular video-streaming service in the U.S., off Roku devices if the two companies couldn’t resolve a dispute. Now...

Fantasy and sports betting provider DraftKings was among a number of companies that have submitted bids to buy sports news site The Athletic, according to people familiar with the situation. Another...

Netflix turned itself into an entertainment empire by getting the world hooked on binge watching. That used to be a model rivals tried to copy, but now it’s starting to look outdated. Cranking out...

Amazon is planning to launch an advertising-supported tier of its Prime Video streaming service as it looks to generate more revenue from entertainment.

In a major cultural shift, the streaming giant is now scouring nearly every corner of its business for ways to cut costs amid slowing subscriber growth.

Amazon.com has hired Marie Donoghue, a former ESPN executive, to oversee sports for Prime Video, according to people familiar with the situation. The hire of Ms. Donoghue, a 19-year veteran of ESPN...

The board is considering installing a committee of top executives to run the company on an interim basis as turmoil over sale talks deepens.

Former Paramount Global executive David Nevins was the latest Showtime suitor to be rebuffed by Paramount over the past few years.

The streaming giant is paying around $200,000 to license some specials for two years, instead of writing a bigger check to buy them outright.

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