Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy: Disney Co. All eyes are on “Avatar: The Way of Water’s” second week at the box office. James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel to the highest-gr...
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NFL Sunday Ticket goes to YouTube in $2 billion annual deal
The National Football League announced Thursday its “Sunday Ticket” subscription package would go to Google‘s YouTube TV starting next season, marking the league’s second media...
NFL nearing rights deal with Google’s YouTube TV for Sunday Ticket
New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry (85) celebrates his touchdown run against the Cleveland Browns during the third quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium, Oct. 16, 2022. Scott Galvin | USA Today Spor...
Marvel sequels are most anticipated movies of 2023: Fandango survey
Still image from Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse Source: Sony Pictures Movie fans apparently can’t get enough of superheroes. A trio of upcoming Marvel movies − the newest installments of the G...
Disney shares fall after ‘Avatar’ opening weekend comes in soft
Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy: Disney Co. Shares of Disney dropped on Monday following a weaker-than-expected opening box office weekend for James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water.&...
Executives make media predictions for 2023
Back by popular demand (OK, fine, I just wanted to do this again), I asked a bunch of past and present media and entertainment executives to give me one significant and/or surprising industry predicti...
$134 million just misses expectations
Avatar: The Way of Water Courtesy: Disney Co. James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” fell short of lofty box office expectations, but international ticket sales spark hope that t...
The Way of Water heads for $175 million box office opening
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” tells the story of the Sully family. Disney It’s been more than a decade since James CameronR...
Jim Cramer’s Investing Club meeting Monday: Fed, oil stocks, Disney
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. The Fed is winning Watching...
Gen Z loves Minions, horror and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
Group of cheerful people laughing while watching movie in cinema. Zoran Zeremski | Istock | Getty Images Gen Z has been an enigma to the entertainment industry for years. But now there’s more in...
From Disney to Target, Boeing, CEO retirements are a thing of the past
SUN VALLEY, ID – JULY 13: (L-R) Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, Dick Costolo, former chief executive officer of Twitter, Lachlan Murdoch, co-chairman o...
Jim Cramer’s Investing Club meeting Thursday: Disney, Salesforce
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Thursday’s key moments. DIS buying opportunity CR...
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s top priority: Cash flow
David Zaslav Olivia Michael | CNBC A few months ago, after a lengthy and sobering review of Warner Bros. Discovery‘s business, Chief Executive David Zaslav gave his division heads a cutthroat mi...
Who will be Disney’s next CEO? Top contenders to succeed Bob Iger
Bob Iger, CEO, The Walt Disney Company Scott Mlyn | CNBC Disney reappointed Bob Iger as its chief executive recently, abruptly replacing his hand-picked successor Bob Chapek, and giving Iger an early ...
Netflix’s plan kept ‘Glass Onion’ from more box office millions
Netflix probably left hundreds of millions of dollars on the table by not keeping Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion” in theaters. The sequel to Johnson’s critically acclaimed “...
Disney CEO Bob Iger talks ‘Don’t Say Gay,’ LGBTQ inclusion at town hall
Bob Iger poses with Mickey Mouse attends Mickey’s 90th Spectacular at The Shrine Auditorium on October 6, 2018 in Los Angeles. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty Images Following criticism of its past ...
Bob Iger’s fast start back as Disney’s CEO is welcome news to shareholders like us
Bob Iger, who returned last week as CEO of Disney (DIS), told employees Monday he intends to maintain the company’s current hiring freeze. He also reiterated the need for Disney to pivot its str...
Disney hiring freeze will stay in place, CEO Bob Iger tells employees
Chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and Mickey Mouse look on before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, November 27, 2017 in New York City. Ge...
Disney is the biggest winner and loser at the Thanksgiving box office
This year’s Thanksgiving box office was both feast and famine for Walt Disney. While “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” added $64 million to its domestic tally during the five-day time...
Disney CEO Bob Iger to hold town hall with employees on Monday
Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger will speak to employees at 9 a.m. PT Monday in a town hall, marking his return to the company. Iger said in a memo to em...
The Way of Water’ gets coveted China release
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” tells the story of the Sully family Disney Disney’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has l...
Disney is counting on Iger to make hard choices about TV, streaming
Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, pauses while speaking during an Economic Club of New York event in Midtown Manhattan on October 24, 2019 in New York City. Dr...
Abercrombie & Fitch, Disney, Best Buy, Zoom and more
A pedestrian stands outside of the Abercrombie & Fitch store on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Craig Warga | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ab...
Top Disney exec Kareem Daniel to leave as Bob Iger returns
Kareem Daniel, the chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s vast media and entertainment distribution segment, is leaving the company as part of an organizational reshuffling that comes a day after Robert Iger r...
Disney CEO Bob Iger plans restructuring, Chapek loyalist Kareem Daniel to leave
Bob Iger attends the World Premiere of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures ‘Avengers: Endgame’ at Los Angeles Convention Center on April 22, 2019. Jeff Kravitz | FilmMagic, Inc | Getty Ima...
Jim Cramer says he’s bullish on Disney after Iger’s return as CEO
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that he’s sticking by Disney after the company welcomed Bob Iger back to the chief executive role. “Disney’s the defining story of the day. This i...
Banks are short more than $1 trillion in capital, says this analyst, who fears the shortfall will only get worse
The new year is nearly upon us, and one idea for where to invest is the banking sector, whose margins benefit from the high interest rates, at not terribly demanding valuations. That claim may surpris...