A Very Ugly Week For The Nasdaq, A Terrible Week For Semiconductors

zerohedge.com A Very Ugly Week For The Nasdaq, A Terrible Week For Semiconductors It's been a very ugly week for momentum names, but since these days that really means AI and/or mega…

Netflix is changing its own rules

fastcompany.com What a difference two years can make. In April 2022, after a heady era of staggering spending and explosive growth, Netflix posted its first subscriber loss in 10 years.…

Netflix password crackdown delivers millions of new customers

foxbusiness.com Netflix showed that its password-sharing crackdown continues to bear fruit, delivering its strongest first-quarter customer additions since the pandemic and further…

Netflix crushes subscriber forecasts for a second straight quarter

theglobeandmail.com Netflix NFLX-Q blew past Wall Street expectations for the second straight quarter on Thursday as ad-supported streaming plans helped bring in 9.3 million new customers,…

Netflix blows past earnings estimates as subscribers jump 16%

cnbc.com "As we've noted in previous letters, we're focused on revenue and operating margin as our primary financial metrics — and engagement (i.e. time spent) as our best proxy for…

Netflix's password sharing crackdown is paying off as earnings beat Wall Street expectations

latimes.com A scene from Avatar: The Last Airbender. (L to R) Kiawentiio as Katara, Gordon Cormier as Aang, Ian Ousley as Sokka in Season 1. Netflix’s victory lap as the leader in…

Netflix reports Q1 revenue up 15% YoY to $9.37B, vs. $9.28B est., paid users up 16% YoY to 269.6M, vs. 264.2M est., and net income $2.3B, up from $1.3B YoY

cnbc.com LOS ANGELES — Netflix reported earnings that beat on the top and bottom line after the bell Thursday. Here are the results: • Earnings per share: $5.28 per share vs. $4.52…

The Ad-Supported Streaming Market Just Got Real

mediapost.com By the end of 2025, it will be practically mandatory for marketers to buy video advertising from Netflix, Amazon and Walmart. You might be thinking, huh? And with good…

Screen Skinz raises $1.5 million seed to create custom screen protectors

techcrunch.com Clay Canning had an idea while in high school: smartphone screen protectors that featured logos, right on the screen. He later connected with Rashaun Brown, who was working…

Hollywood’s Hottest Free Agents Are the Kelce Brothers

hollywoodreporter.com Last April, Jason Kelce entered the NFL’s west coast media hub in Inglewood, California (it’s right next door to SoFi Stadium), with trepidation. In an otherwise nondescript…

Vince McMahon’s life after WWE: Kittens, vacations and staying in touch with Trump

nbcnews.com As he faces a mountain of legal woes, former WWE leader Vince McMahon is traveling, eating out and keeping in touch with friends and associates — including former President…

Vince McMahon is taking vacations and in touch with Trump as WWE tries to move on from scandal-plagued ex-CEO

cnbc.com As he faces a mountain of legal woes, former WWE leader Vince McMahon is traveling, eating out and keeping in touch with friends and associates – including former President…

April Price Target Hikes: These 3 Stocks Have Analysts Excited

investorplace.com Navigate the stock market's challenges by targeting stocks with price target hikes It’s tough to puff your chest out and invest in the stock market lately. The stock market…

Singer-songwriter Yaeji shares her favorite anime

polygon.com My Favorite Anime is a column dedicated to collecting the stories of the biggest celebrity anime fans in the world, charting a path from their earliest introductions to…

Netflix Q1 Preview: Analysts Expect Strong Showing From ‘Undisputed Leader in Streaming TV’

variety.com Wall Street is betting that Netflix‘s stream machine was continuing to fire on all cylinders coming into 2024. After netting a whopping 13.1 million new subs in Q4, Netflix…

Netflix’s Next Phase of Growth Hinges on Pricing, Paid Sharing and the Ad Tier

thewrap.com Wall Street still feels bullish about Netflix’s growth prospects heading into the release of its first quarter earnings results on Thursday afternoon. But while analysts…

Netflix subscriber growth in focus as gains from password-sharing crackdown seen easing

aol.com Netflix's plan to maintain subscriber growth after two quarters of blockbuster increases will be in focus when it reports earnings on Thursday, with some analysts warning…

Netflix Q1 earnings preview: The subscriber growth in focus

euronews.com The earnings season for major US tech companies is set to commence with Netflix on 18 April. While Netflix has stopped offering guidance on its subscriber growth, the…

Is Hop on Netflix?

watcher.guru For modern consumers, entertainment has vastly changed over the last several years. The rise of streaming platforms has inundated us with many options across many platforms.…

TikTok Expands Ticket-Selling Integrations Through AXS Partnership

mediapost.com TikTok is expanding its in-app ticket-selling integrations through a new partnership with AXS, an American ticket outlet for live sports and entertainment events. TikTok…

WME owner Endeavor to go private again after three-year run as a public company

latimes.com Endeavor, the owner of Hollywood talent agency WME, said Tuesday that it will be taken private by its largest investor, Silver Lake, three years after the Beverly…

The trial over NBA 2K’s LeBron James tattoos could set huge precedent

polygon.com Take-Two Interactive Software is in an Ohio court this week to fight a lawsuit over the use of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ tattoos in its games. Tattoo artist…

NFLX Earnings Call Approaching

entrepreneur.com Streaming giant Netflix (NFLX) will publish its first-quarter earnings on April 18. The company is expected to report revenue and earnings growth over the prior-year…

Even If Drake Loses the Kendrick Lamar Battle, Here’s Why He Already Won the War

billboard.com Earlier this month, WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes defeated the company’s undisputed champion, Roman Reigns, at WrestleMania XL, snapping his streak of 1316 days with the belt.…

7 Stocks Analysts Are Loving Right Now (And You Should Too): April 2024

investorplace.com Many investors have one or more preferred fundamental or technical indicator. These help to cut through the noise surrounding a stock. And, in some cases, the opinion of…

Q1 Earnings Season Heats Up With Netflix, Two Chip Giants Set To Report

investors.com Netflix stock continues to be a strong performer in the stock market after gapping up powerfully on earnings in January. Expectations are high for another strong quarter…

TKO Group Knocks Out WrestleMania Event Record

marketbeat.com TKO Group Holdings Inc. NYSE: TKO is a sports and entertainment company that was formed through a merger between World Wrestling Entertainment NYSE: WWE and Zuffa, the…

Video Gaming Rebound: Electronic Arts or Take-Two, Who Wins?

marketbeat.com Video games have come a long way since the Atari 2600 era. The advent of gaming engines like Unreal Engine and Unity Software Inc. NYSE: U have enabled independent studios…

This week: Retail sales, United Airlines and Netflix earnings

apnews.com Retail receipts On Monday, the government releases its report on retail sales for the month of March. After pulling back in January, Americans picked up their spending a bit…

Huge Insider Buying in Media by Warren Buffet and More

247wallst.com Yet again, the Oracle of Omaha has bolstered his stake in a media giant’s tracking stocks, even with shares in retreat. However, the largest insider purchase reported in the…

Smell Ethereum’s cooking: What ETH has in common with pro wrestling

blockworks.co ETH monetary policy is just like WWE The fighting in pro wrestling is largely fake and the outcomes are mostly pre-determined. But much of the appeal for fans is that they,…

How to Watch ‘WWE Smackdown’ Online: Livestream Friday Night Wrestling for Free

variety.com “WWE Friday Night Smackdown” has been an institution in the wrestling world since it first debuted in 1999. Now, a quarter-century later, the pro wrestling show continues to…

Fanatics Wants to Create the 'Comic-Con of Sports' with Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, and More Hall of Famers at Its Inaugural 'Fanatics Fest'

entrepreneur.com Fanatics Fest will take place in August in New York. It's impossible to be a sports fan without seeing a Fanatics product. After all, the company is a licensed sportswear…

OJ Simpson's Final Film Will Resurrect His Naked Gun Character

looper.com Learn More OJ Simpson's Final Film Will Resurrect His Naked Gun Character - As A Zombie? "Naked Gun" star and NFL running back OJ Simpson died on April 10, 2024, at the age…

Dwayne Johnson on His Journey from Pro Wrestler to "Proud Girl Dad"

youtube.com The WWE superstar turned Hollywood heavyweight reflects on his early memories of becoming a professional wrestler, what it meant to first grace the pages of PEOPLE, his…

Fanatics’ Next Big Bet? A Comic-Con for Sports

hollywoodreporter.com Fanatics, the sports-focused company led by CEO Michael Rubin, wants to create a Comic-Con for sports fans. Fanatics is planning its first live flagship event, which it is…

Brady, Jeter, Eli and Peyton Manning headline Fanatics’ effort to build a comic-con of sports

cnbc.com Since the New York Comic-Con launched in 2006, the convention has evolved well beyond comics into a wide-ranging fandom celebration of anime, video games, television, movies…

‘Godzilla x Kong’ Stomps to No. 1 on List of Titles Consumers Are Most Excited About

thewrap.com What are the entertainment offerings that consumers are most excited about? It’s a question that marketers, distributors, advertisers and media publications are always…

‘The Rock’ scores a $9 million payday from WWE after his Wrestlemania appearance

aol.com If you smell what The Rock is cooking, it’s probably in a luxury kitchen. TKO, the owner of World Wrestling Entertainment, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange…

So, can we stop calling pro wrestling 'sports entertainment' now?

aol.com None For years, the WWE has called itself "sports entertainment" instead of pro wrestling. • None But on Sunday night's Wrestlemania 40 with John Cena and The Rock, the…

The Rock gets a $9 million payday for his Wrestlemania work

fortune.com If you smell what The Rock is cooking, it’s probably in a luxury kitchen. TKO, the owner of World Wrestling Entertainment, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange…

Heels Season 3 Could Happen At Netflix

looper.com Learn More Heels Season 3 Could Happen At Netflix - But There Are A Few Big Challenges Hold on tight, wrestling fans; a recently deposed champion might be returning to the…

John Cena On Dwayne Johnson & Vin Diesel’s ‘Fast & Furious’ Feud: “You Have Two Very Alpha, Driven People, There Can Only Be One”

deadline.com John Cena is giving his thoughts on the long-standing feud between Fast & Furious co-stars, Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel. The WWE star made an appearance on Dax Shepard’s…

John Cena on Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Fast & Furious’ Feud: ‘You Have Two Very Alpha, Driven People…There Can Only Be One’

variety.com Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel‘s longstanding “Fast & Furious” feud came to an official end last year when Johnson shocked fans by popping up as the beloved Luke Hobbs in a…

WrestleMania 40 Ranks as Peacock’s Most-Streamed Entertainment Event Ever (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com WrestleMania 40 is the most-streamed entertainment event ever on Peacock, Variety has learned exclusively. Per the NBCUniversal streamer, the two night event at Lincoln…

WWE Star Damian Priest Signs With Paradigm (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Fresh off his win at WrestleMania 40, WWE star Damian Priest has signed with Paradigm for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. Paradigm will work to…

TKO Group to pay $335 million to settle class-action suit brought by former UFC fighters

latimes.com TKO Group agreed to pay $335 million to settle two class-action lawsuits brought by former UFC fighters alleging that they were underpaid. TKO Group Holdings, the parent…

How Netflix survived the streaming wars to stay the subscription video king

latimes.com Four years ago, Netflix was faced with a formidable challenge to its dominance. Competitors including Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery invested billions of dollars…

Hope for ‘Heels’? Canceled Wrestling Drama Licensed to Netflix (Exclusive)

hollywoodreporter.com Heels might be headed back to the ring. The drama, which was unceremoniously canceled along with a couple more as Starz cleaned house in September, has been licensed to…

YouTube Trick-Shot Stars Dude Perfect Score $300 Million Investment

thewrap.com Amassing 60.1 million subscribers on YouTube was enough for one investor to say “Let’s Goooo!” to the popular “Dude Perfect” YouTube channel to the tune of $100 million to…

WrestleMania 40 Shatters Multiple WWE Records to Become Highest-Grossing Event in Company History

variety.com WrestleMania 40 broke multiple WWE records and has become the most successful live event in the company’s history. WrestleMania 40 took place over two nights at Lincoln…

WWE Touts WrestleMania 2024 as Its Most-Viewed Event Ever

thewrap.com You are reading an exclusive WrapPRO article for free. Want to level up your entertainment career? Go here for more information. The viewership for this year’s annual…

Jason Kelce, The Rock photo takes internet by storm

newsweek.com A behind-the-scenes photo of Jason Kelce hanging with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson at Wrestlemania 40 has gone viral. The former Philadelphia Eagles center made a surprise…

JPMorgan leads underwriters on a piece of the deal to buy out the controlling investor in WWE, Ultimate Fighting Championship

fortune.com Silver Lake Management has lined up as much as $8.5 billion of debt financing for its buyout of Endeavor Group Holdings Inc., the talent agency and controlling investor in…

Fox News’ Will Cain Clarifies Dwayne Johnson Interview: ‘He Did Not Say to Me That He Regrets Endorsing Joe Biden’

thewrap.com Fox News’ Will Cain set the record straight about his interview with longtime actor, businessman and occasional pro wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, saying the star never…

How to Watch ‘WWE Raw’ Online for Free

variety.com After a big night for wrestling fans at WrestleMania 40, all eyes will be on the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia tonight for the latest episode of “WWE Raw.” Also known…

Fat Joe, T-Pain Share WrestleMania Memories, Watch Cody Rhodes Win Historic WWE Universal Championship

variety.com Imagine being Fat Joe, a fan of wrestling since boyhood. You used to watch the likes of Mil Mascaras, Chief Jay Strongbow and your absolute favorite, Don Muraco, on WWF…

Endeavor And TKO Group Are Buying $311M More In Stock From Vince McMahon, But The Disgraced Ex-WWE Boss Still Has A Large Stake

deadline.com More of former TKO Group Executive Chairman Vince McMahon‘s large stake in the company is changing hands, with Endeavor and TKO agreeing to buy a combined $311.2 million of…