FanDuel CEO Amy Howe Wants to Help the Sports-Betting Business Grow Up
LOS ANGELES—Ahead of the year’s biggest gambling event, FanDuel Group Chief Executive Amy Howe was spreading her message of confidence...
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Disney Fires Top TV Executive Peter Rice as Board Backs CEO Bob Chapek
In a surprise shake-up, Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday fired Peter Rice, a top television executive, just months after renewing...
WSJ News Exclusive | ‘Live PD’ Is Coming Back on TV This Summer as ‘On Patrol: Live’
The hit reality TV show that followed police live is getting a second life on the Reelz cable network two...
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Grabs Memorial Day Weekend Box-Office Record
In an entertainment industry still trying to take off, “Top Gun: Maverick” provided some much-needed speed.The long-awaited sequel to the...
The Song of the Summer Could Be Harry Styles, Jack Harlow, or Even Something From 2020
This year’s Memorial Day weekend soundtrack might be dated.Radio DJs and music tastemakers are placing bets on which new hot...
‘Doctor Strange’ Gives Summer Movie Season a Strong Start
The summer blockbuster is back.After two years of delays, cancellations and false starts because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2022...
They Came, They Hiked, They Stayed: Retirees Lift Fortunes in Rural America
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.—Tom and Barb Hansen’s search for a retirement spot reads like the script to a road movie. California’s...
Alec Baldwin Seen on Video Rehearsing With Gun Before Fatal Shooting on ‘Rust’
Santa Fe, N.M.—New video footage released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office Monday shows Alec Baldwin whipping out a...
The Pandemic Was Supposed to Push All Shopping Online. It Didn’t.
When millions of locked-down Americans went online during the Covid-19 pandemic, it looked like the possible start of a permanent...
David Zaslav Wants to Distinguish CNN From ‘Advocacy Networks’
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Chief Executive David Zaslav told employees that he wants CNN to focus on maximizing its impact,...
Amazon Closes Deal to Acquire MGM
The move comes after Amazon certified to the FTC that it had provided all the information requested by antitrust investigators...
A New Meme-Stock Frenzy Led AMC to Gold Mine Stake
Day traders looking to capitalize on commodity price volatility catalyzed a chain reaction that ended with movie theater giant AMC...
WSJ News Exclusive | NBC’s Peacock Is Finalizing Deal to Stream MLB Games in New Sunday Time Slot
NBCUniversal’s Peacock is finalizing a deal with Major League Baseball for exclusive rights to stream games in a new Sunday...
A Brooding ‘The Batman’ Revives Moviegoing With Top Opening This Year
Batman can add another vanquished villain to his résumé: the dreary start to this year’s Hollywood box office.“The Batman,” Warner...
Batman Has a Big Hole to Fill for Theaters
Such is the state of America’s movie theater industry that even the bleakest of superheroes is being counted on to...
Discovery to Name Chris Licht to Run CNN
Discovery Inc. has tapped producer Chris Licht to lead CNN after it takes over the cable-news channel, according to people...
NBC Draws Lowest Olympics Ratings Ever With Beijing Games
The Beijing Winter Olympic Games drew the smallest average U.S. prime-time audience ever recorded for the Olympics since NBCUniversal began...
BTS Returns From Break With First South Korean Concerts Since 2019
SEOUL—In the latest sign that life is going back to something that resembles the pre-pandemic past, BTS is returning to...
Disney’s Earnings Show Rebound in Disney+, Parks Businesses
Walt Disney Co. DIS 3.33% regained momentum in subscription growth for its flagship Disney DIS 3.33% + streaming service and...
KKR and BMG Buy Into ZZ Top’s Music
KKR & Co. Inc. and BMG are betting on ZZ Top. The investment firm and music company have acquired all...
