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Ahead Of Comcast Split, NBCUniversal Appoints People Inc. Veteran Christopher Halpin As CFO
Ahead of NBCUniversal’s forthcoming spin-off from Comcast, the media company has named Christopher Halpin as chief financial officer.
Halpin, who had been serving as COO and CFO of People Inc., will report to Comcast Co-CEO Mike Cavanagh, who is slated to become CEO of NBCU after the separation…
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Amazon Thrives On Big Q2 For AI, Advertising Revenue Climbs 26% To Near $20 Billion Mark
Amazon shares surged in after-hours trading Thursday after the tech giant posted its first $200 billion quarter and beat Wall Street expectations with its financial results.
Growth in advertising and AWS keyed the performance, which boosted shares 9%. Revenue at AWS surged 37%, the biggest…
Retooled Version Of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Could Run For Another 10 Years At Sphere, James Dolan Says
The Wizard of Oz, approaching the first anniversary of its new lease on life at Sphere, could run for a decade at the Las Vegas site, company founder James Dolan believes.
The 1939 film was tightened and retooled by a team from Google DeepMind and other tech, film and live event specialists…
AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan On Why ‘The Walking Dead’ Deal With Netflix Was “The Right Choice”
AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan said “a lot of the major players” in streaming looked at licensing The Walking Dead, but in the end re-upping with Netflix in a co-exclusive with AMC+ was “the right choice.”
On the company’s second-quarter earnings call shortly after the company announced the 5…
AMC Global Media Stock Drops On Q2 Earnings Miss
As it announced a $500 million renewal of The Walking Dead with Netflix, AMC Global Media also reported second-quarter results below Wall Street’s expectations.
Shares in the media company, which have revived recently, sank 6% on the earnings news in pre-market trading. They have risen more than…
‘The Walking Dead’ Franchise Rights Renewed By Netflix In 5-Year, $500M Co-Exclusive Deal With AMC Global Media
Netflix has renewed The Walking Dead, paying $500 million to AMC Global Media for five years of rights to the original zombie franchise and all of its spinoffs.
The deal is co-exclusive, enabling the series to also stream on AMC+ starting next year.
The 371 episodes of the original series…
In Major NY Streaming Shift, DAZN Becoming Exclusive Home For YES And MSG Networks; Gotham Sports App To Sunset
In a significant shift for the New York sports marketplace, global outlet DAZN is becoming the exclusive streaming home for MSG Networks and the YES network.
In the coming months, as the 2026-27 NHL and NBA seasons get under way, DAZN will start to incorporate the networks’ linear feeds and…
Crunchyroll And Starz Launch Bundle On Prime Video
Starz and Crunchyroll have launched a bundle in the U.S. via Prime Video for $16.99 a month.
The combo is the first such team-up in the U.S. for Crunchyroll, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Specializing in anime, Crunchyroll has grown dramatically compared with general entertainment…
Ari Emanuel Backs Paramount-WBD Deal In WSJ Op-Ed, Blasts States’ Antitrust Lawsuit As “Trash”
Ari Emanuel is throwing his weight behind Paramount’s pending $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, blasting the antitrust lawsuit against it as “trash” in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
From the headline arguing the merger “could save Hollywood” to its coda urging…
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Amazon Prime Video, Rogers Communications Reach 12-Year Deal For Exclusive NHL Broadcasts
Amazon Prime Video is stepping up its presence on hockey’s home ice in Canada, inking a 12-year deal for exclusive Wednesday night NHL broadcasts.
The sublicensing arrangement with Canadian telecom and media giant Rogers Communications will put 26 regular season games in English and French on…
Could Cable TV, That Vestige Of Bygone Media Glory, Undo The Paramount-WBD Merger?
The cable TV business, for so long a gusher for the media business, is inarguably past its prime.
But does that mean a single company should be allowed to own more than 50 networks and control more than one-quarter of the total revenue pie?
That question, surprisingly, has become central…
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NBCUniversal Sets Landmark Pact With YouTube, Bundling Peacock With Its Premium Tier
In a significant boost to NBCUniversal’s streaming fortunes, the media giant has set an agreement to bundle Peacock with YouTube Premium.
As part of the overall arrangement, the companies agreed to extend NBCU’s distribution deal with YouTube TV, which was renewed in 2025.
Peacock remains…
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