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  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2024
    The Big Read
    How Netflix won the streaming wars

    The company has staged a remarkable recovery since the ‘great correction’ of 2022 and now has the edge over Hollywood rivals

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  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    Stephen Bush
    Bad movies prove profit can be a force for good in film

    The new Alien movie shows the mess that can occur when studios stop thinking about the bottom line

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  • Friday, 23 August, 2024
    Rise in streaming puts value of sports rights at risk, warns Netflix F1 show’s mastermind

    Broadcasters will struggle to maintain sports spending as viewing shifts from traditional television, says Sean Bratches

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  • Monday, 19 August, 2024
    Lex
    Can a streaming underdog succeed against ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros? Premium content

    FuboTV sued the trio arguing their joint venture was anti-competitive and the judge has temporarily agreed

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  • Friday, 16 August, 2024
    Media
    Sports streaming venture from Disney, Fox and Warner blocked by US judge

    Decision is a setback to service aimed at cord-cutters that had been expected to launch this year

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  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    Media
    TV groups slash cable network valuations

    $15bn in impairment charges from Paramount and WBD highlight collapse of lucrative business model

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  • Friday, 9 August, 2024
    News in-depthWalt Disney Co
    Disney to spend $5bn in Europe on making new blockbusters

    Regional chief says UK and continental Europe will play a big role in future box office and streaming hits

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  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    Warner Bros Discovery, Inc
    Warner Bros Discovery writes down television channels by $9bn

    Executives blame ‘tough’ market conditions as cable group battles shift to streaming

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  • Thursday, 8 August, 2024
    Inside BusinessAnna Nicolaou
    The music industry is suffering from a streaming hangover

    After years of roaring growth, expectations are being re-priced and hopes pinned on superfans

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  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2024
    Walt Disney Co
    Disney hits streaming profit but warns of slowing theme park demand

    Chief Bob Iger says ‘slowdown’ in experiences segment offset by box office success of films such as ‘Inside Out 2’

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  • Tuesday, 6 August, 2024
    Warner Bros Discovery, Inc
    Warner Bros Discovery looks to avoid break-up with smaller asset sales

    Executives fear ‘years of legal challenges’ if TV and movie studio businesses are split

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  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Office of Communications
    Younger UK viewers turn away from traditional TV channels

    Less than half of 16- to 24-year-olds are tuning in every week, Ofcom finds

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  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Media
    Amazon Prime Video undercuts rival Netflix on advertising prices

    Ecommerce group’s ad-supported streaming service possesses the retail clout in an increasingly competitive market

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  • Monday, 29 July, 2024
    YouTube Inc
    YouTube sports viewing soars as streaming moves to big-screen TVs

    Google-owned video service in ‘early innings’ of sporting content growth, says CEO Neal Mohan

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  • Thursday, 25 July, 2024
    Universal Music Group
    Universal Music shares slump 20% after streaming revenue growth slows

    Rival Warner Music also falls amid fear that years of rapid growth are over

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  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
    LexNetflix Inc
    Netflix faces tough battle in advertising wars Premium content

    Customers will have less tolerance for ads, and for being asked to pay more to stay ad-free

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  • Sunday, 21 July, 2024
    Media
    Deadline looms for Warner Bros Discovery with NBA broadcasts on the line

    League’s longtime broadcast partner has to decide whether to match rival bids or potentially lose out on programming

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  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    Netflix Inc
    Netflix earnings surge on boost from ‘Baby Reindeer’ and ‘Bridgerton’

    Hit dramas buoy results as password crackdown and new subscriber tier take effect

    Nava Mau in a scene from the Netflix show ‘Baby Reindeer’
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    LexWarner Bros Discovery, Inc
    Warner Bros Discovery’s problem is mismanagement, not structure Premium content

    WBD streaming business would be largely debt-free and could supposedly get a Netflix-like valuation in break-up

    The Max website on a laptop computer
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    Vivendi SA
    Vivendi explores London listing for streaming service Canal+

    Potential float would come as media conglomerate prepares for four-way split

    The Canal+ website on a computer with the Canal+ logo in the background
  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
    InterviewParamount Global
    Ellison says Paramount will become ‘media and tech’ company

    Son of Oracle founder believes technology will be crucial to transforming the struggling studio’s fortunes

    David Ellison
  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    News in-depth
    How Saudi Arabia’s MBC came to dominate Middle East streaming

    Wide range of Arabic-language shows and films helps media group compete with Netflix

    A poster for ‘One Wife is Not Enough’
  • Monday, 1 July, 2024
    Murdoch’s Fox to launch free streamer Tubi in UK

    Ad-supported service to compete with platforms including Netflix, Disney and Amazon

    An image from the movie ‘Billy Eliot’
  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    Netflix Inc
    Woman sues Netflix for $170mn over ‘Baby Reindeer’ link

    Fiona Harvey says she is inspiration for character in hit series

    ‘Baby Reindeer’ stars Jessica Gunning, left, and Richard Gadd on stage at The 92nd Street Y in a conversation about the Netflix series
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Inside BusinessRichard Waters
    The next phase of the streaming wars

    Rising subscription prices are likely to lead to a rebundling of services

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