Disney+ Price Increase Shows Limits of Subscriber-Growth Push
The growth-at-all-costs phase of the streaming wars is over; now, profits are the priority.Faced with slowing subscriber growth in their...
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BuzzFeed Expects Recession Fears to Pressure Advertising
BuzzFeed Inc. posted a wider quarterly loss amid rising costs and expenses, and said it expected recession concerns to keep...
Warner Bros. Discovery Weighs Free Ad-Supported Streaming Plan
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. WBD 4.61% is exploring launching a free, ad-supported streaming service, its chief executive said, the latest...
Paramount Revenue Gets Lift From ‘Top Gun’ Sequel, Streaming Service
Paramount Global PARA 1.08% said its “Top Gun” sequel and its growing streaming business helped boost revenue in the latest...
Netflix Loses Nearly 1 Million Subscribers, Vows Rebound
Netflix Inc. NFLX 5.61% suffered two consecutive quarters of subscriber losses for the first time in its history, and said...
Hulu Is Driving More Streaming Subscribers to Disney Than Marvel or Star Wars
Hulu has emerged as Walt Disney Co. DIS 0.53% ’s fastest-growing U.S. streaming service, just as the company loads up...
Netflix Partners With Microsoft for New Advertising-Backed Option
Netflix Inc. NFLX 1.21% said it chose Microsoft Corp. MSFT -0.37% to help launch a low-cost, advertising-supported streaming plan, a...
Drake Releases New Album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’
Just nine months after his last album, Drake is back with new music. The hip-hop superstar released late Thursday his...
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...
Disney Reports Jump in Disney+ Subscribers in Latest Quarter
Walt Disney Co. DIS -2.29% reported better-than-expected subscription numbers for its Disney+ streaming service in the most recent quarter, avoiding...
WSJ News Exclusive | Activist Investor Ancora Has 1% Hasbro Stake
An activist investor has a stake in Hasbro Inc. HAS 1.83% and is supporting another activist already waging a proxy...
Netflix Explores a Version With Ads as Subscriber Base Shrinks
Netflix Inc. said it is exploring offering a lower priced ad-supported version of the platform to boost its subscriber base,...
BuzzFeed News Editor in Chief Is Stepping Down as Company Trims Workforce
BuzzFeed Inc., in its first earnings report as a public company, said it expected revenue to decline in the current...
Disney+ to Roll Out Cheaper, Ad-Supported Subscription in Late 2022
Times have changed, and so have the streaming wars. Disney announced Friday that it would roll out a cheaper, ad-supported...
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...
WSJ News Exclusive | Peloton CEO John Foley to Step Down, Become Executive Chair
Peloton Interactive Inc. PTON 20.93% plans to replace its chief executive, cut costs and overhaul its board after a slowdown...
Spotify Publishes Content Policy, Covid-19 Hub in Response to Joe Rogan Controversy
“We know we have a critical role to play in supporting creator expression while balancing it with the safety of...
Netflix Plunge Deepens Nasdaq’s Correction
Plunging shares of Netflix Inc. NFLX -21.79% and other streamers dragged the Nasdaq Composite Index deeper into correction territory Friday,...
Netflix Is Expected to Log Smaller Profit as It Spends More on Content
Netflix Inc. NFLX 0.56% is banking on its large slate of entertainment to bring in new subscribers and justify its...
Meet the Marketing Exec Who’s Been Making Her Mark at Apple, Uber and Netflix
In Personal Board of Directors, top business leaders talk about the people they turn to for advice, and how those...
