Media & Entertainment

Media & Entertainment

NHL Ups the Ante by Teaming With Kalshi, Polymarket in Sports Betting

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Kalshi has skated around licensing restrictions in the past by instead using generic terms like “pro hockey tournament.”

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix Keeps Finding Ways to Steal Hollywood’s Spotlight

Netflix shareholders have raised concerns that the platform is failing to juice its user-engagement metrics.

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Media & Entertainment

Unchained Melodies? Recording Giants Finetune Deals for Sharing Music Libraries With AI

Universal and Warner are said to be pushing AI startups to develop an attribution system that can track when an artists’ music is used.

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Media & Entertainment

EA’s $55 Billion Buyout Sets New ‘Going Private’ High Score

The gaming industry boomed during the pandemic, but its rapid growth didn’t continue once consumers could go outside and touch grass.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney’s Kimmel Problem is Far From Over

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Lame duck Disney CEO Bob Iger will likely have his hands full with pressure from regulators and investors in his remaining days on the job.

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What’s Going On With the PGA-LIV Merger?

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Big Tech

Is Google’s Ad Tech Biz Ripe for the Breaking?

Tying its various advertising tech services together has allowed Google to snare roughly 20% of each dollar that moves through its platforms.

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Media & Entertainment

What’s Next for the Murdoch Empire?

Lachlan Murdoch’s moves so far are clearly those of someone who came of age during an era of rapidly advancing digitization.

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Media & Entertainment

Living Room Legend Netflix Makes a Break for Hollywood

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Whether it pursues the box office or not, Netflix is clearly interested in catering to the extroverts among us.

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Media & Entertainment

Can the Worldwide Leader in Sports Survive a Brave New World?

ESPN’s standalone streaming service is finally here, but it’s core audience may have already found a preferred way to watch sports.

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Media & Entertainment

Advertising Confronts AI-xistential Crisis

Advertising companies are scrambling to make changes as their businesses get hammered by advances in artificial intelligence.

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Media & Entertainment

Paramount Ponies Up $7.7 Billion to Win UFC Rights

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Media & Entertainment

Disney Growth Shows Americans Willing to Splurge Despite Gloomy Economic Signals

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Revenue from theme parks in the US rose 10% to $6.4 billion, with passenger cruises and resort stays registering higher turnout.

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