CEO of Hachette Book Group will step down at end of the year
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags NEW YORK — The head of Hachette Book Group, Michael Pietsch, is retiring as CEO and will be succeeded by Hachette UK CEO …
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Hollywood’s labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn’t
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags NEW YORK — Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may …
Disney to acquire the remainder of Hulu from Comcast for roughly $8.6 billion
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Walt Disney Co. said it will acquire a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for approximately $8.6 billion, a deal that will give …
Video game adaptation ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ notches $130 million global debut
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags It hardly mattered that “Five Nights at Freddy’s” was released simultaneously in theaters and on streaming this weekend. Fans flocked to movie theaters …
Apple raises prices for Arcade gaming subscription service, AppleTV+ streaming
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Apple Inc. is raising the prices for its AppleTV+ streaming and Arcade gaming plans as well as its bundled Apple One service that …
Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers as it raises prices for its premium plan
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix on Wednesday disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed industry analysts’ projections, signaling the video streaming service’s crackdown on password …
Goodbye to more DVDs? Best Buy plans to phase out sales of physical movies in the coming months
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs ByWYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP business writer October 13, 2023, 12:14 PM FILE – Shoppers …
Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix’s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a …
What to stream this week: ‘Barbie,’ Dan & Shay, ‘The Morning Show’ and ‘Welcome to Wrexham’
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Tunes from Dan & Shay and Vic Mensa plus a genre-blending Hulu series “The Other Black Girl” set inside the world of publishing …
Disney, Spectrum direct customers to other TV services as dispute keeping ESPN off air continues
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags NEW YORK — Both sides of a dispute that has left nearly 15 million cable TV subscribers without ESPN or other networks affiliated …