CNN+ Streaming Service Is Shutting Down a Month After Launching
CNN is shutting down its streaming service CNN+ about a month after it launched, a sign of its new owners’...
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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,...
Alex Jones’s Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Over Sandy Hook Lawsuits
Infowars and other media assets backed by far-right radio host Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy, opening a new front in...
Meet the Twitter Army of Elon Musk Superfans
Elon Musk might have more than 82 million Twitter followers, but only a handful of those can consistently grab the...
Twitter Adopts Poison Pill Plan to Block Elon Musk From Increasing Stake
Twitter adopted a poison-pill takeover defense to make it difficult for Elon Musk to increase ownership beyond 15%. The move...
Elon Musk Contends Censorship, Not Abuse, Is Twitter’s Problem
Twitter Inc. executives spent years trying to promote what they called healthier discourse on the platform, adding content moderation largely...
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,...
Elon Musk Makes $43 Billion Bid for Twitter, Says ‘Civilization’ At Stake
Elon Musk went full-on corporate raider a week into his rolling clash with Twitter Inc., offering a $43 billion bid...
Elon Musk, Again an Outsider at Twitter, Emerges as Unshackled Wild Card for Company
Elon Musk’s surprise decision not to join Twitter Inc.’s board gives the social-media company less control over its largest shareholder,...
Elon Musk Reverses Decision to Join Twitter’s Board, CEO Says
Elon Musk decided not to join Twitter Inc.’s board of directors, Chief Executive Parag Agrawal said, a dramatic reversal that...
AT&T Boss Sees Room to Raise Prices, Cut Costs After Media Exit
AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Stankey says inflation could prompt the wireless and broadband company to raise prices for...
Elon Musk Delivers First Teslas Made in Texas, Teases Future Products
AUSTIN, Texas—Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk delivered the company’s first made-in-Texas vehicles on Thursday, saying the company was entering...
Elon Musk Takes Surprise 9% Stake in Twitter, Sending Shares Higher
In 2021, billionaire CEO Elon Musk reached several milestones across Tesla, SpaceX and Starlink. WSJ reporters Rebecca Elliott and Micah...
Intel Gave CEO Pay Package Worth Nearly $180 Million Amid Turnaround Effort
Intel Corp. awarded Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger compensation last year that could be worth nearly $180 million, tying much...
UAW Chief Says He Hasn’t Had Talks With Tesla or Elon Musk
The leader of the United Auto Workers union said he hasn’t talked with Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk after the chief...
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...
Discovery CEO Received $246 Million in Compensation in 2021, Including Big Options Grant
Around the time of the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger last year, Discovery CEO David Zaslav signed a new contract that runs through...
Disney CEO Tried to Avoid Politics, Now Finds Himself in Middle of Partisan Spat
On Monday, Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Chapek said he didn’t want to wade into politics. He finished the...
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...
Google-Facebook Ad Deal Is Investigated by EU, U.K.
The European Union and the U.K. opened formal antitrust investigations into whether Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG -0.88% Google and Facebook FB...
