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“Disney Cuts More Jobs as Company Struggles”

“…Disney has been struggling recently, which has included several Disney titles that were deemed box office flops in 2023—including Pixar’s Elemental—declining linear TV viewership and an uneven transition into a streaming future. The entertainment behemoth has been hemorrhaging money through its Disney+ streaming… Continue Reading…

Economy, Predictions, Opinions, & Comments, Stocks

Now They’re Scared: “The Fed warns of social media ‘echo chambers’ that pump up meme stocks.”

“…“To date, the broad financial stability implications of changes in retail equity investor characteristics and behaviors have been limited,” the Fed said. The central bank specifically assessed what happened to shares of AMC Entertainment and GameStop in January, noting that activity and… Continue Reading…

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“Private equity firm Silver Lake to take entertainment company Endeavor private at $27.50 a share”

“Private equity firm Silver Lake announced Tuesday that it’s acquiring entertainment company Endeavor Group Holdings for $27.50 a share. Endeavor’s stock rose more than 2% Tuesday afternoon after a brief halt ahead of the announcement. It was trading just under $26 per share. Silver… Continue Reading…

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“Disney and Reliance to merge media businesses in India in $8.5 billion joint venture”

“Walt Disney and Indian conglomerate Reliance will merge their Indian businesses, the U.S. entertainment giant announced Wednesday. The companies will be combining their respective Star India and Viacom18 units into the newly created Star India joint venture, valued at roughly $8.5 billion… Continue Reading…

Economy

“India’s Zee Entertainment pops 10% on report that $10 billion merger with Sony is being revived”

“Shares of India’s Zee Entertainment jumped more than 10% on Tuesday after a report that its $10 billion merger with Japanese tech giant Sony could be revived. The Economic Times, an Indian news publication, reported on Tuesday that Zee had re-engaged with Sony in a… Continue Reading…

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“Netflix will host WWE’s Raw starting next year in multibillion dollar deal”

“Netflix (NFLX) and TKO Group Holding’s WWE (TKO) announced a new partnership early Tuesday that will bring WWE’s flagship program Raw to the streaming service, beginning January 2025. The 10-year deal marks Netflix’s first big venture into the world of live sports… Continue Reading…

Business

“Sony profit slumps 29% on chip weakness but maintains 25 million unit PlayStation 5 target”

“Sony on Thursday reported a 29% drop in operating profit in the fiscal second quarter as the Japanese electronics giant suffered from weakness in its imaging sensor — or chip — business. Here’s how Sony did in the September quarter versus… Continue Reading…

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“Paramount to sell Simon & Schuster to KKR for $1.62 billion; media giant’s earnings top estimates”

“Paramount Global agreed to sell book publisher Simon & Schuster to private equity giant KKR for $1.62 billion, the media company said Monday as it reported earnings that topped Wall Street estimates… Paramount executives said during Monday’s earnings call that the proceeds… Continue Reading…

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“Spotify’s Joe Rogan deal could change the podcast business forever”

“When Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced the $340 million acquisition of podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor in February 2019, he declared that Spotify’s mission was to become to the world’s leading audio—not just music—platform. In a blog post titled “Audio-First,” … A year later,… Continue Reading…

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“Disney Enters Into New $5 Billion Credit Agreement”

“The company now has access to more than $13 billion in credit, should it be needed… In a filing Monday with the SEC, Disney said that it had signed a new 364-day revolving credit agreement with Citibank that would provide… Continue Reading…