entertainment

KKR and BMG Buy Into ZZ Top’s Music

HS 21/12/2021

KKR & Co. Inc. and BMG are betting on ZZ Top. The investment firm and music company have acquired all...

U.S. Sets 55-Mile-a-Gallon Fuel-Efficiency Standard for 2026 Models

HS 21/12/2021

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Monday raised fuel-efficiency standards for passenger cars and light duty trucks, saying the new standards will...

Covid-19’s Omicron Variant Starts to Take Toll on Businesses

HS 20/12/2021

Covid-19’s accelerating spread has hampered operations and slowed sales at some companies in a matter of days, but many say...

At Twitter and Salesforce, Bret Taylor Steps Into the Limelight

HS 18/12/2021

Bret Taylor has been involved with some of the tech industry’s most notable innovations—from Google Maps to Facebook ’s “like”...

YouTube TV Loses Disney Channels Including ESPN in Standoff

HS 18/12/2021

YouTube TV subscribers lost access to channels including ESPN and FX after YouTube’s agreement to carry programming from Walt Disney...

Inside AMC’s Crazy, Bonkers, Upside-Down Year of Apes, Memes and Shorts

HS 18/12/2021

A mob rescued the world’s largest movie-theater chain from the edge of bankruptcy. It turned out to be only the...

Netflix Slashes India Prices in Battle with Amazon, Disney

HS 16/12/2021

Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.18% is slashing its prices in India, a key market for global growth where it trails cheaper...

Chris Wallace to Depart Fox News, Join CNN+ Streaming Service

HS 12/12/2021

Chris Wallace, longtime host of “Fox News Sunday,” is leaving the cable channel to join rival CNN as an anchor...

Tech Giants Microsoft, Amazon and Others Warn of Widespread Software Flaw

HS 12/12/2021

Cybersecurity officials at major tech companies are scrambling to patch a serious flaw in a widely used piece of internet...

Instacart President Carolyn Everson to Depart After About Four Months at Food-Delivery Firm

HS 11/12/2021

Instacart Inc. said its president, Carolyn Everson, will leave the food-delivery company at the end of this year, about four...

Roku Shares Rise on Deal That Restores YouTube TV App

HS 09/12/2021

Roku shares more than doubled in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic kept people home and led to increased use of...

CNN President Jeff Zucker Protected Chris Cuomo. Then Came a U-Turn.

HS 06/12/2021

CNN President Jeff Zucker stood by Chris Cuomo last spring after revelations that the star anchor had helped his brother,...

Spotify Removes Some Comedians’ Work From Streaming Service

HS 04/12/2021

Spotify Technology SA has removed the work of hundreds of comedians, including John Mulaney, Jim Gaffigan and Kevin Hart, amid...

Chris Cuomo Addresses CNN Suspension, Saying ‘It Hurts’

HS 02/12/2021

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said being suspended by the network was embarrassing, addressing the controversy over his role in the...

CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo Indefinitely Over Role in Brother’s Response to Sexual-Misconduct Allegations

HS 01/12/2021

CNN suspended prime-time anchor Chris Cuomo indefinitely after records released this week by the New York attorney general’s office provided...

Fashion Designer Virgil Abloh Dies of Cancer at Age 41

HS 29/11/2021

PARIS—Virgil Abloh, the U.S. designer who championed streetwear and hip-hop culture in luxury fashion as one of the industry’s most...

Malawi defends decision to ask Mike Tyson to be its cannabis ambassador

HS 26/11/2021

Malawi legalized the growing and processing of cannabis for medicinal purposes last year, although it stopped short of decriminalizing recreational...