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Dec 08, 2023

Paramount shares jump after reports of takeover interest
Paramount shares surged Friday following reports that RedBird and Skydance were exploring a potential takeover.

CNBC Media News
Dec 06, 2023

Disney adding Hulu integration as streaming bundles accelerate
Disney had previously offered a bundle of Disney and Hulu, but Wednesday's release is part of a push to integrate the two platforms.

CNBC Media News
Dec 05, 2023

Activist investor urges Disney to add Trian's Nelson Peltz to its board
Activist investor Ancora wants Trian's Nelson Peltz to join Disney's board.

CNBC Media News
Dec 01, 2023

Media stocks jump after report says Apple, Paramount are discussing streaming bundle
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global shares jumped Friday.

CNBC Media News
Nov 30, 2023

Disney CEO Bob Iger says company's movies have been too focused on messaging
Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged his company's movies have been too focused on messaging rather than strong storytelling.

CNBC Media News
Nov 30, 2023

Activist investor Nelson Peltz launches Disney proxy fight, seeks multiple board seats
Nelson Peltz and his firm, Trian, are seeking multiple seats on Disney's board, triggering a proxy fight.

CNBC Media News
Nov 30, 2023

Disney CEO Bob Iger admits company's movies have been too focused on messaging
Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged his company's movies have been too focused on messaging rather than strong storytelling.

CNBC Media News
Nov 30, 2023

Activist investor Nelson Peltz seeks two seats on Disney board
Activist investor Nelson Peltz seeks two seats on Disney's board, a move that could mark the beginning of a proxy fight for control of the board.

CNBC Media News
Nov 28, 2023

Disney CEO Bob Iger tells employees he wants to start building again during town hall
Disney CEO Bob Iger told employees he looks forward to building again after cuts and "fixes" defined 2023.

CNBC Media News
Nov 28, 2023

Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch deposed in Smartmatic election lawsuit
It's the second time this year that Murdoch has been deposed in a defamation lawsuit accusing Fox News of airing damaging lies about the 2020 election.

CNBC Media News
Nov 17, 2023

Disney's box office problems ramp up pressure on CEO Bob Iger and studio chief Alan Bergman
Disney CEO Bob Iger's rare candor about creative misses increases the pressure on leadership to ensure 2024's films hit quality standards.

CNBC Media News
Nov 16, 2023

Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs sued for alleged rape, sex trafficking by singer Cassie
Sean Combs, a major force in hip-hop music, denies allegations that he sexually abused and exploited his accuser, Casandra Ventura, who sued him in New York.

CNBC Media News
Nov 16, 2023

Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs sued for rape, sex trafficking by singer Cassie
Sean Combs, a major force in hip hop music, denies allegations that he sexually abused and exploited his accuser, Casandra Ventura, who sued him in New York.

CNBC Media News
Nov 15, 2023

Judge sides with Paramount on some claims in Warner Bros. 'South Park' streaming lawsuit
The judge's ruling leaves intact parts of Warner Bros. Discovery's lawsuit over a "South Park" streaming deal.

CNBC Media News
Nov 09, 2023

What's Warner Bros. Discovery's next move? David Zaslav and John Malone offer clues
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and board member John Malone both suggested buying distressed assets in the next two years.

CNBC Media News
Nov 09, 2023

Here's what streaming bundles could look like, according to Liberty Media's John Malone
Liberty Media chairman and "cable cowboy" John Malone weighed in on the state of streaming in an interview with CNBC's David Faber.

CNBC Media News
Nov 08, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery stock sinks 19% as ad revenue falls, Zaslav warns of 'generational disruption'
Warner Bros. Discovery reported third quarter earnings before the bell Wednesday.

CNBC Media News
Nov 08, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery stock sinks 17% as ad revenue falls, Zaslav warns of 'generational disruption'
Warner Bros. Discovery reported third quarter earnings before the bell Wednesday.

CNBC Media News
Nov 08, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery stock sinks 16% as ad revenue falls, Zaslav warns of 'generational disruption'
Warner Bros. Discovery reported third quarter earnings before the bell Wednesday.

CNBC Media News
Nov 08, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery stock sinks 15% as ad revenue falls, Zaslav warns of 'generational disruption'
Warner Bros. Discovery reported third quarter earnings before the bell Wednesday.

CNBC Media News
Nov 08, 2023

Disney's board is in focus as activist investor Nelson Peltz considers his next move
A lot is riding on Disney's earnings report as Peltz and his firm, Trian, weigh a possible proxy fight.

CNBC Media News
Nov 06, 2023

Disney hires veteran PepsiCo finance chief Hugh Johnston as new CFO
Hugh Johnston, PepsiCo's longtime finance chief, will take on the same role at Disney.

CNBC Media News
Nov 03, 2023

Paramount Global stock soars 15%, closing up double digits for second straight day
Paramount Global posted higher revenue and profit, as well as improving results for its streaming business.

CNBC Media News
Nov 03, 2023

Paramount Global stock up double digits for second straight day
Paramount Global posted higher revenue and profit, as well as improving results for its streaming business.

CNBC Media News
Nov 03, 2023

Starz to lay off more than 10% of employees ahead of Lionsgate spinoff
Starz is laying off more than 10% of employees and is exiting UK and Australia.

CNBC Media News
Nov 03, 2023

Deadline extended: Nominate a leader for CNBC's debut Changemakers list of women transforming business
CNBC's Changemakers list will highlight women leading and disrupting the business world from within market giants, startups and philanthropic organizations.

CNBC Media News
Nov 02, 2023

Paramount stock rises after strong earnings report, adding to blockbuster day
The media conglomerate reported a 38% increase in revenue and 63 million subscribers on Paramount .

CNBC Media News
Nov 02, 2023

Paramount stock soars 12% after strong earnings report, adding to blockbuster day
The media conglomerate reported a 38% increase in revenue and 63 million subscribers on Paramount .

CNBC Media News
Nov 02, 2023

Media stocks pop as Roku rally lifts the sector
Wall Street celebrated Roku's third-quarter report, in which the company reported strong trends in content distribution and advertising.

CNBC Media News
Nov 02, 2023

Roku stock soars 30% on third-quarter revenue beat, solid outlook
Roku revenue grew 20% year over year in the third quarter and beat Wall Street's expectations.

CNBC Media News
Nov 02, 2023

Roku stock soars 18% on third-quarter revenue beat, solid outlook
Roku revenue grew 20% year over year in the third quarter and beat Wall Street's expectations.

CNBC Media News
Nov 01, 2023

Roku stock soars on third-quarter revenue beat, solid outlook
Roku revenue grew 20% year over year in the third quarter and beat Wall Street's expectations.

CNBC Media News
Nov 01, 2023

Disney to buy remaining Hulu stake from Comcast in widely expected move
Disney will now own all of Hulu after agreeing to buy the remaining one-third stake from Comcast's NBCUniversal.

CNBC Media News
Nov 01, 2023

Roku shares soar 17% on third-quarter revenue beat
Roku revenue grew 20% year over year in the third quarter and beat Wall Street expectations.

CNBC Media News
Nov 01, 2023

Netflix ad-supported tier has 15 million subscribers, triple the previous count
Netflix introduced its ad-supported plan alongside a password-sharing crackdown in an effort to drive revenue amid slowing subscriber growth.

CNBC Media News
Oct 26, 2023

Comcast investors focus on lack of broadband growth as shares slump
Comcast has tried to push investors to consider other metrics, but shareholder focus continues to be on lack of broadband growth.

CNBC Media News
Oct 26, 2023

Comcast sinks despite profit beat, as broadband subscribers slip and ad revenue slumps
Comcast revenue and earnings both topped analyst estimates as theme park sales rose, and Peacock added 4 million subscribers.

CNBC Media News
Oct 26, 2023

Comcast revenue and profit top estimates as Universal theme park sales soar
Comcast revenue and earnings both topped analyst estimates as theme park sales rose, and Peacock added 4 million subscribers.

CNBC Media News
Oct 25, 2023

Endeavor stock surges as Silver Lake says it's considering taking the company private
Endeavor said it is considering strategic alternatives, soon after a French billionaire agreed to buy a majority stake in rival agency CAA.

CNBC Media News
Oct 25, 2023

Ari Emanuel's Endeavor says it will explore strategic alternatives, sending stock higher
The Endeavor announcement came soon after a French billionaire agreed to buy a majority stake in rival agency CAA.

CNBC Media News
Oct 24, 2023

Spotify stock jumps 10% as cost-cutting boosts streamer to first quarterly profit in a year
Spotify raised the prices of its subscription plans earlier this year and has been expanding into podcasts and audio books.

CNBC Media News
Oct 23, 2023

Netflix aims to 'crawl, walk, run' when it comes to video games. It's still crawling
Netflix aims to 'crawl, walk, run' in its gaming push, but as subscribers largely ignore the growing games library, analysts remain skeptical of the move.

CNBC Media News
Oct 22, 2023

Paramount's Shari Redstone is open for business, but business may not be open for her
Paramount Global controlling shareholder Shari Redstone is open to doing a transformative deal, but market conditions are making it very difficult.

CNBC Media News
Oct 19, 2023

Netflix stock surges 16% after Wall Street buys into ad-driven subscriber growth
Netflix said its ad-based tier saw a 70% jump in subscribers.

CNBC Media News
Oct 18, 2023

Netflix flips the streaming script again with a return to growth mode
After last year's Great Netflix Correction, Netflix is back in growth mode, adding nearly 9 million subscribers in the second quarter.

CNBC Media News
Oct 18, 2023

Trump's Truth Social is promoting the Biden campaign's new account
Trump and Biden are gearing up for a possible rematch in next year's presidential election.

CNBC Media News
Oct 17, 2023

Starboard CEO makes case for spinning off real estate assets from WSJ owner News Corp.
Jeffrey Smith, CEO of activist firm Starboard Value, is making the case to separate News Corp.'s real estate assets from its news business.

CNBC Media News
Oct 17, 2023

Starboard CEO makes case for spinning off real estate assets from WSJ owner News Corp
Jeffrey Smith, CEO of activist firm Starboard Value, is making the case to separate News Corp.'s real estate assets from its news business.

CNBC Media News
Oct 12, 2023

Comcast, Disney hire investment banks to value Hulu as sale process makes progress
Comcast and Disney can strike their option on Hulu as soon as Nov. 1, kicking off what might be a complicated sale process for Comcast's 33% stake

CNBC Media News
Oct 09, 2023

Nelson Peltz increases Disney stake, reignites potential proxy battle
Nelson Peltz's activist firm Trian has upped its stake in Disney, and plans to push for multiple board seats, according to people familiar with the matter.

CNBC Media News
Oct 06, 2023

Streaming companies chase Spanish-language sports rights to capture growing Hispanic viewership
Media companies like TelevisaUnivision and NBCUniversal's Peacock are bulking up on Spanish-language sports content.

CNBC Media News
Oct 05, 2023

4 myths holding women back at work: ‘Our data is super, super clear,' says Sheryl Sandberg
Lean In and McKinsey's Women in the Workplace report reveals that despite progress, women remain underrepresented in corporate America.

CNBC Media News
Oct 03, 2023

Nominate a leader for CNBC's debut Changemakers list: Women transforming business
CNBC's Changemakers list will highlight women leading and disrupting the business world from within market giants, startups and philanthropic organizations.

CNBC Media News
Sep 28, 2023

GameStop names Ryan Cohen as CEO effective immediately, won't receive salary
The move comes more than three months after GameStop fired CEO Matthew Furlong.

CNBC Media News
Sep 28, 2023

GameStop names Ryan Cohen as CEO effective immediately
The move comes more than three months after GameStop fired CEO Matthew Furlong.

CNBC Media News
Sep 26, 2023

Barry Diller rips WGA deal with studios, says fair use needs to be redefined to address AI
Copyright law and fair use must be redefined to exclude AI and protect publishers from their content being "sucked up," Barry Diller said Tuesday on Squawk Box.

CNBC Media News
Sep 22, 2023

Amazon is bringing ads to Prime Video — the ad-free option will cost an extra $2.99 a month
Amazon's Prime Video is joining the list of streaming services that will have an ad-supported option.

CNBC Media News
Sep 22, 2023

Amazon is bringing ads to Prime Video - the ad-free option will cost $2.99 a month extra
Amazon's Prime Video is joining the list of streaming services that will have an ad-supported option.

CNBC Media News
Sep 21, 2023

Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp.
Murdoch's departure comes as his media empire, which includes The Wall Street Journal and Fox News, gears up for the 2024 election.

CNBC Media News
Sep 19, 2023

Live sports are headed to Max, as Warner Bros. Discovery adds a new tier to streaming app
Warner Bros. Discovery said it will add a live sports tier to streamer Max on Oct. 5, bring NBA, NHL, MLB and March Madness games to the platform.

CNBC Media News
Sep 19, 2023

After a year of chaos, CNN bets on new CEO Thompson to focus on long-term viability
New CNN CEO Mark Thompson begins his job in October, and he'll likely focus on building a subscription digital businesses around CNN and CNN.com.

CNBC Media News
Sep 19, 2023

Disney plans to nearly double its investment in parks and cruises business
Disney's theme parks have been a relative bright spot while the entertainment giant struggles to make a profit on streaming.

CNBC Media News
Sep 18, 2023

Writers union will resume strike negotiations with studios this week
The WGA and the AMPTP will start talking again. Dual writers and actors strikes have shut down Hollywood.

CNBC Media News
Sep 17, 2023

Disney asset sales won't break the bank, but they will move legacy media forward
The price Disney fetches for its legacy media assets is less important than the message behind a deal.

CNBC Media News
Sep 17, 2023

Hollywood is paying a steep price for never really figuring out the streaming model
Streaming broke the traditional media model. Legacy media companies are still figuring out the future, while holding on to that model for as long as possible.

CNBC Media News
Sep 12, 2023

TKO, the newly merged UFC-WWE, aspires to grow beyond fighting
After an 18-month integration of WWE and UFC, TKO will begin hunting for more live sports-related acquisitions.

CNBC Media News
Sep 11, 2023

The Charter-Disney showdown didn't transform the TV industry, after all, despite the hype
Charter and Disney reached an agreement before "Monday Night Football" in a rights deal that isn't transformational despite earlier rhetoric.

CNBC Media News
Sep 11, 2023

Disney and Charter reach deal to end cable blackout in time for 'Monday Night Football'
The deal will see Disney's ad-supported streaming apps Disney and ESPN included in packages for some of Charter's Spectrum pay-TV customers.

CNBC Media News
Sep 11, 2023

Disney, Charter near deal that would end cable blackout, sources say
News of the progress comes hours before "Monday Night Football" is set to air on Disney's ESPN.

CNBC Media News
Sep 07, 2023

Charter and Disney aren't budging in their blackout fight as NFL season kicks off
Charter Communications and Disney have been embroiled in a dispute since last week, leaving millions of cable customers without networks like ESPN and FX.

CNBC Media News
Sep 06, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says writers, actors strikes need to end as media industry is in a transitional moment
The media industry needs to do everything it can to end the writers and actors strike, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Wednesday.

CNBC Media News
Sep 06, 2023

Roku stock jumps after company says it will lay off 10% of workforce
Roku said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it will be laying off 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, as it raised its guidance for the third quarter.

CNBC Media News
Sep 06, 2023

Comcast, Disney move up deadline to decide Hulu future ownership
Comcast and Disney have been in discussions regarding Hulu's valuation.

CNBC Media News
Sep 06, 2023

NFL games are shifting away from traditional TV. Are you ready to stream some football?
The NFL season, which kicks off Thursday, will see more games exclusively on streaming services as media companies invest more outside of traditional TV.

CNBC Media News
Sep 06, 2023

Disney's wildest ride: Iger, Chapek and the making of an epic succession mess
Here's the inside story of the executive chaos at Disney over the past few years — and how it could shape the fate of the iconic entertainment company.

CNBC Media News
Sep 06, 2023

Apple buying Disney would be a storybook ending for Iger, but fairy tales aren't real
Disney CEO Bob Iger may want to eventually sell Disney to Apple, but it's unclear if Apple wants to buy Disney.

CNBC Media News
Sep 05, 2023

Warner Bros Discovery expects earnings hit of up to $500 million as strikes drag on
Warner Bros. Discovery cut profit expectations as the writers' and actors' strikes drag on, keeping production halted.

CNBC Media News
Sep 01, 2023

Charter puts media companies on notice in bid to save pay-TV bundle
Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey wants to find a way for the pay-TV bundle to live, but content companies have to get on board.

CNBC Media News
Sep 01, 2023

Spectrum owner Charter calls pay-TV model broken as it battles Disney over blackout
Charter's customers lost access to Disney networks late Thursday as the two companies battle over contract fees and the pay-TV model.

CNBC Media News
Aug 31, 2023

Hollywood studios should cut Netflix out of strike negotiations, Barry Diller says
Media mogul Barry Diller called on Hollywood studios to make deals and end the writers and actors' strikes.

CNBC Media News
Aug 30, 2023

Mark Thompson steps in as next CNN chief
Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed Mark Thompson chairman and CEO of CNN a few short months after Chris Licht's ouster.

CNBC Media News
Aug 30, 2023

CNN names former New York Times CEO Mark Thompson as its chief
Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed Mark Thompson chairman and CEO of CNN a few short months after Chris Licht's ouster.

CNBC Media News
Aug 30, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery names Mark Thompson CEO and chairman of CNN
Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed Mark Thompson chairman and CEO of CNN a few short months after Chris Licht's ouster.

CNBC Media News
Aug 28, 2023

Max to feature AMC Networks shows like 'Fear the Walking Dead,' 'Killing Eve' this fall
Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming platform Max will feature content from pay TV company AMC Networks for two months.

CNBC Media News
Aug 24, 2023

CNN news is coming to Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service Max
The move comes more than a year after Warner Bros. Discovery shut down the weeks old streaming platform CNN .

CNBC Media News
Aug 23, 2023

Hollywood producers take heated negotiations with writers union public, revealing latest offer
The AMPTP revealed its latest offer to the writers' union in a bid to end the strike that has gone on for more than 100 days.

CNBC Media News
Aug 17, 2023

Diamond Sports calls in mediators as it pushes toward a reorganization plan
Diamond Sports called on mediators step into its conversations with creditors as it tries to solidify a reorganization plan ahead of the NBA and NHL seasons.

CNBC Media News
Aug 17, 2023

Diamond Sports calls for mediators as it pushes toward a reorganization plan
Diamond Sports wants mediators step into its conversations with creditors as it tries to solidify a reorganization plan ahead of the NBA and NHL seasons.

CNBC Media News
Aug 15, 2023

Broadcast and cable make up less than half of TV usage for the first time ever
Broadcast and cable TV usage dropped below 50% for the first time ever, according to recent findings from Nielsen.

CNBC Media News
Aug 15, 2023

Traditional TV usage drops below 50% for first time ever
Broadcast and cable TV usage dropped below 50% for the first time ever, according to recent findings from Nielsen.

CNBC Media News
Aug 15, 2023

Sage Steele departs ESPN following lawsuit settlement
Longtime ESPN SportsCenter anchor Sage Steele is exiting the network after a lawsuit settlement.

CNBC Media News
Aug 14, 2023

CBS News names Wendy McMahon as new chief
CBS News said Wendy McMahon will take over as its new CEO and president.

CNBC Media News
Aug 11, 2023

Fox Chief Legal Officer Viet Dinh to step down months after Dominion settlement
The departure comes in the months following Fox and its cable networks' $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems to end the defamation lawsuit.

CNBC Media News
Aug 10, 2023

TV giants clash over NBA, NHL, MLB games as local rights go up for grabs
Rights to local NBA, NHL and MLB games may be on the market as the Diamond Sports' bankruptcy progresses. Broadcast station groups want those rights.

CNBC Media News
Aug 10, 2023

Disney wants sports leagues as ESPN partners, but it's not clear sports leagues want ESPN
Partnering with sports leagues on ESPN may make sense for Disney, but it's not yet clear it makes sense for the leagues.

CNBC Media News
Aug 09, 2023

Disney to raise price on ad-free Disney to $13.99 per month starting October 12
Disney is raising prices on almost all of its streaming offerings as it looks to accelerate its profitability timeline.

CNBC Media News
Aug 08, 2023

Penn Entertainment sells Barstool Sports back to founder Dave Portnoy
The outspoken founder of Barstool Sports is once again the owner of his media brand, after buying it back from Penn Entertainment.

CNBC Media News
Aug 08, 2023

ESPN launches sportsbook in partnership with Penn Entertainment
Penn Entertainment and Disney's ESPN are partnering to launch a sportsbook, which will be branded ESPN Bet.

CNBC Media News
Aug 08, 2023

Paramount to sell Simon & Schuster to KKR for $1.62 billion; media giant's earnings top estimates
Paramount Global has agreed to sell Simon & Schuster to private equity giant KKR for $1.62 billion, the company said as it reported quarterly earnings.

CNBC Media News
Aug 07, 2023

Paramount to sell Simon & Schuster to KKR for $1.62 billion
Paramount Global has agreed to sell Simon & Schuster to private equity giant KKR for $1.62 billion, the company said as it reported quarterly earnings.

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