Coverage: Disney takes over Hulu
Walt Disney Co. said it will take full control of the Hulu service in a deal with Comcast Corp. as it vies for a bigger piece of the global video streaming market dominated by...
Tagged: Entertainment industry
Coverage: “Avengers: Endgame” sets movie revenue record
Walt Disney Co.’s superhero epic “Avengers: Endgame” became the first movie to gross more than $1 billion in its debut at the world-wide box office. Erich Schwartzel of The Wall Street Journal had the news: The Marvel Studios...
Coverage: Disney is launching a streaming service
Walt Disney Co. is launching a streaming service for 7,500 episodes and 500 movies that will cost $6.99 per month. Andrew Keshner of MarketWatch.com had the news: Disney will be able to release “Captain Marvel,”...
Chmielewski, Hayes sign book contract on streaming wars
Forbes senior editor Dawn Chmielewski and Deadline journalist Dade Hayes have signed a contract to write about the streaming wars. The book, to be called “Binge Times,” will be out in 2021 and will be published...
Bloomberg’s Watson joins WSJ as entertainment reporter
R.T. Watson has been hired by The Wall Street Journal as an entertainment reporter based in Los Angeles. Watson previously worked for Bloomberg News in Rio de Janeiro where he covered primarily commodities since...
Forbes seeks an assistant editor for media/entertainment
Forbes Media seeks an Assistant Editor to support the Forbes Media & Entertainment section in our Jersey City, NJ, office. Assistant Editors are the linchpin of the Forbes newsroom. They work at the intersection of editorial (staff writers,...
Coverage: Disney, Nestle and others pull YouTube ads
Disney, Nestle and “Fortnite” maker Epic Games have paused advertising on YouTube after reports of a pedophile network rampant in the comments of monetized videos. Sara Salinas of CNBC.com had the news: The controversy stems from reports that...
Coverage: Moonves to fight for $120 million severance package
Les Moonves, the ex-CBS Corp. boss who got bounced last fall amid a slew of sexual misconduct allegations, is fighting the company’s decision to deny him a $120 million severance package. Alexandra Steigrad of the...
Coverage: NBC and Kelly reach a separation agreement
NBC News announced its professional divorce agreement with Megyn Kelly late Friday, ending an association with the former Fox News Channel star whose attempt to become a network morning television star as part of...
Variety hires Low as senior TV reporter
Variety has hired business journalist Elaine Low as a senior TV writer. A story on its website states, “She comes to Penske Media Corp.-owned Variety from Investor’s Business Daily, where she was a news reporter and producer. “In her...
