Oscar box office bump is shrinking

Michelle Yeoh in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Source: imdb The winner of the best picture award at Sunday’s Oscars may not get a box office bump for taking home the nightR...

Netflix password-sharing crackdown puts college students on edge

Netflix sign in page displayed on a laptop sscreen and Netflix logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 2, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphot...

ESPN wants to be the hub of all live sports streaming

Disney‘s ESPN wants to be the hub for all live sports streaming — even for its competition. The sports network has held conversations with major sports leagues and media partners about launching...

Netflix ‘Stranger Things’ stage play coming to London’s West End

(L-R) Actors Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin and actress Sadie Sink pose after the Stranger Things panel during day 2 of Argentina Comic Con 2018 at Costa Salguero on December 08, 2018 in Buenos Aires,...

Peloton’s rise, fall and attempted comeback

On the night of Sept. 26, 2019, hours after Peloton shares went public, employees dined on seafood and sipped champagne in the glittering halls of Hudson Yards as they discussed what they’d spen...

Wonya Lucas makes big changes at Hallmark Channel

President and CEO at Hallmark Media Wonya Lucas speaks onstage during Hallmark Media’s star-studded kickoff of ‘Countdown To Christmas’ with a special screening of “A Holiday S...

GM, Jeep and Kia among only automaker advertisers

Automakers – historically among the largest Super Bowl advertisers – are mostly bypassing this Sunday’s NFL championship game to preserve cash or spend ad dollars elsewhere. The only automakers ...

Netflix password-sharing crackdown launches in four countries

Netflix sign in page displayed on a laptop sscreen and Netflix logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 2, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphot...

What will TV be like in three years? Insiders predict future

Illustration by Elham Ataeiazar The media industry is in the middle of change. There’s little doubt legacy cable TV will continue to bleed millions of subscribers each year as streaming takes ov...

How end of Netflix password sharing will change the way families watch

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Is sharing a Netflix password cybercrime? It will soon become, mostly, a thing of the past if the world’s largest streaming service has its way. After experime...

Vince McMahon open to leaving WWE if he sells company, CEO says

Vince McMahon attends a press conference at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Michael N. Todaro | Getty Images World Wrestling Entertainment Executive Chairman Vince...

Cramer’s lightning round: Stick with Netflix

GameStop Corp: “I like great American stories. I don’t like that whole group.” Netflix Inc: “You got the pain, you get the gain. Stick with it.” DraftKings Inc: “St...

Peloton (PTON) Q2 earnings 2023

Brody Longo works out on his Peloton exercise bike on April 16, 2021 in Brick, New Jersey. Michael Loccisano | Getty Images Peloton said Wednesday its net loss narrowed year over year, and, for the th...

Jim Cramer says his group of FANG tech companies have lost their magic

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday said that it’s time to acknowledge that his group of Big Tech FANG companies — the acronym for Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Amazon, Netflix and Google parent...

Showtime to combine with Paramount+, rebrand with new name

In this photo illustration, Paramount+ (Paramount Plus) logo is seen on a smartphone against its website in the background. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Paramount Global is...

Peacock losses to peak this year as it slowly adds subscribers

The NBCUniversal Inc. Peacock streaming service is displayed on a laptop computer in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, April 20, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bl...

Netflix, Coinbase, Alphabet, SVB Financial & more

Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq.  Peter Kramer | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix — Shares of the streaming giant jumped more than 6% after Netflix added 7...

Netflix, Alphabet, Nordstrom, PagerDuty and more

A sign is posted in front of a Google office on April 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Google parent company Alphabet will report first quarter earnings today after the closing bell. Justin Sull...

Netflix rivals like Disney are comrades in fight against slow growth

For the past three years, the global media and entertainment industry has been defined by the streaming wars. Each media company created a streaming service to compete. Only the strongest would surviv...

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Netflix, Nordstrom and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix – Shares of Netflix jumped 6.3% after the company’s per-share earnings came short of analysts’ expectations. Nevertheles...

Netflix’s Reed Hastings is giving up CEO role

Netflix co-founder and CEO, Reed Hastings, is in Sydney to meet with executives of other subscription streaming services, February 25, 2022. Wolter Peeters | Fairfax Media | Getty Images Netflix’...

Netflix (NFLX) earnings Q4 2022

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Are consumers gravitating towards Netflix‘s new ad-supported service? Shareholders are hoping the streamer sheds light on the new plan during its fourth-...

Wait before trading on company earnings

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday warned investors not to make trading decisions fresh off a company’s earnings report. Stocks made a comeback on Friday after falling initially on quarterly earn...

Hasbro delays new Dungeons & Dragons licensing rules

Set of pen, notebook, and dices to play role game like dungeons and dragons. Purple bag to storage the dices. in Barcelona, CT, Spain Cavan Images | Istock | Getty Images Dungeons & Dragons fans w...

AEW has interest in merging with WWE

WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon speaks at a news conference announcing the WWE Network at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. Getty Images All Elite Wrestling, a professional wrestling league ...

Peltz may be overreaching with Disney proxy fight

Bob Iger, chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Co. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist investor Nelson Peltz spent about 30 minutes Thursday morning speaking with CNBC’s ...

Stocks making biggest moves premarket: Disney, Logitech and more

In this photo illustration the Disney+ logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Disney – Disn...

Netflix will air SAG Awards in another step into live broadcasting

Aaronp | Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Netflix will exclusively air this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards show in its first partnership with an awards show and its next step into liv...

Who would buy WWE, as McMahon returns to board to pursue sale

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Chairman Vince McMahon is introduced during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty ...

Fanatics is divesting its 60% stake in NFT company Candy Digital

Michael Rubin’s sports platform company Fanatics is divesting its 60% stake in NFT company Candy Digital, according to an internal email obtained by CNBC. Fanatics, who previously held the major...

Jim Cramer predicts these 10 S&P 500 stocks will perform well in 2023

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday offered investors a selection of stocks that he believes will do well this year. To come up with his picks, he examined the best- and worst performers in the S&...

More tech layoffs are coming after Salesforce’s 10% cut

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday warned investors that the tech industry will likely see more layoffs due to continuing macroeconomic headwinds. “There are so many tech companies with bloate...