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YouTube’s Peacock Partnership is a Streaming Bundle Breakthrough

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For YouTube, the partnership is the latest and greatest attempt to trounce Netflix as both seek to become all-in-one entertainment platforms.

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Netflix Worries Binge-Watching Era Is Over

With its share price down some 20% so far this year and off more than 40% from a peak last summer, Netflix is hoping for a turnaround story.

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Major League Soccer Snatches Victory From World Cup Despite US Team’s Loss

The US men’s national soccer team’s World Cup performance is likely to have significant impact on broadcasters and high-flying investors.

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‘Toy Story 5’ Box Office Haul Highlights Hollywood’s Hot Streak

The domestic box office has pulled in nearly $4.5 billion so far this year, the highest mark for the period since 2019, according to Rentrak.

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Fox Places Big Bet on Streaming with $22 Billion Roku Deal

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Folding The Roku Channel into Fox would create a media conglomerate capable of competing for eyeballs, and ad dollars, with the best of them.

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Roku Is Quietly Becoming a Media Power Player

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In its fourth-quarter earnings call last week, Roku announced its platform revenue grew 18% year-over-year to reach $1.2 billion.

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Paramount Refuses to Take ‘No’ for an Answer on Warner Bros. Takeover Bid

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The straight-to-shareholders pitch rests in part on the argument that a Paramount takeover is more appealing to regulators.

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Netflix Is Buying Warner Bros. So Who Changes Whom?

A potential tie-up would come at an interesting crossroads for the theatrical industry and its longtime nemesis, Netflix.

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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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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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