[ad_1] Netflix’s series about Prince Harry and Meghan has become the streaming giant’s biggest documentary debut yet. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Images Netflix’s documentary series about Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has become the streaming platform’s biggest documentary debut yet. “Harry & …
Read More »U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm while covering World Cup in Qatar, his wife says
[ad_1] Soccer journalist Grant Wahl died of an aortic aneurysm in Qatar, where he was covering the World Cup, his wife said Wednesday, citing an autopsy. Wahl, 49, was covering the Argentina-Netherlands quarterfinal match Friday when he “fell ill” and was tended to on-site by paramedics and taken to a hospital, Qatar …
Read More »Billionaire Ken Griffin sues IRS over tax disclosure
[ad_1] Ken Griffin, Citadel, at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin has sued the IRS and the Treasury Department over the “unlawful disclosure” of his tax information, escalating the battle in Washington over leaked tax filings of super-wealthy people including Warren Buffett …
Read More »U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup in Qatar
[ad_1] In this 2014 photo, sportswriter Grant Wahl works as a sideline reporter during halftime. Andy Mead | YCJ | Icon Sportswire |Corbis | Getty Images Grant Wahl, a longtime soccer sportswriter, died Friday in Qatar while covering the World Cup. NPR national supervising editor Russell Lewis tweeted that Wahl …
Read More »CBS-owned stations added to free streaming service VUit
[ad_1] The streaming platform VUit is bulking up with newscasts from Paramount Global‘s owned and operated local CBS TV stations as the fledgling service looks to take a bigger foothold in the sprawling U.S. local news market. The streaming newscasts from CBS’s 13 owned and operated stations, two of which …
Read More »Brad Pitt sells majority of Plan B production company to Mediawan
[ad_1] The 92nd Oscars broadcasts live on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood and will be televised live on The ABC Television Network at 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST. Craig Sjodin Brad Pitt is selling 60% of his production company, Plan …
Read More »Penguin Random House CEO leaves after failed Simon & Schuster merger
[ad_1] Markus Dohle, Chief Executive Officer of Penguin Random House, pictured during Bertelsmann Annual Press Conference on March 22, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. Thomas Koehler | Photothek | Getty Images Penguin Random House said Friday that CEO Markus Dohle will step down at the end of the year, weeks after …
Read More »Wells Fargo upgrades Netflix, says ad-supported video can drive stock in 2023
[ad_1] Netflix could have a strong 2023 thanks to its newly implemented ad-supported video tier, Wells Fargo said Friday. Analyst Steven Cahall upgraded the streaming giant to overweight from equal weight. He also hiked his price target on the stock to $400 per share from $300. The new target implies …
Read More »Streamer likely to offer multiple ad-supported tiers
[ad_1] Ted Sarandos attends the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Netflix is likely to offer multiple subscription plans with ads in the future, the company’s co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said on Tuesday, just weeks after …
Read More »Paramount shares fall as CEO lowers ad revenue forecast
[ad_1] In this photo illustration, the Paramount Global logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Paramount Global fell about 7% Tuesday after CEO Robert Bakish lowered expectations for the company’s advertising sales during the fourth quarter. “The current …
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