Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever dribbles down the court against Cotie McMahon of the Washington Mystics during the first half at CareFirst Arena on June 8, 2026, in Washington. Jess Rapfogel | Getty Images The WNBA is expanding its footprint to CNBC. CNBC-parent Versant announced Wednesday that the business news network will simulcast 11…
Hollywood can breathe a sigh of relief: Generation Z is not only going to the movies, it’s driving box office growth. During the pandemic, when theaters shut down and streaming became a dominant force in the media landscape, fears rose that this young cohort would shun the big screen as they matured into more engaged…
Moviegoers watch the film Ne Zha 2 at an IMAX GT Cinema on February 23, 2025 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province of China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Wall Street is buzzing following reports that IMAX is exploring a sale. Shares of the movie theater technology company were up roughly 14%…
Versant Media Group on Thursday unveiled results for its most recent quarter — its first as a stand-alone company after separating from Comcast’s NBCUniversal and beginning to trade on the Nasdaq earlier this year. The report revealed continued pressure in the traditional pay TV bundle but highlighted growth in digital platform and licensing businesses. Versant…
The summer box office is off to a sizzling start — and it’s only getting started. Over the weekend, domestic ticket sales topped $161 million, a nearly 88% improvement over the same three-day frame in 2025. Disney and 20th Century Studio’s “The Devil Wears Prada 2” led the pack, adding $41.6 million during its second…
The Netflix logo on one of the company’s buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 20, 2026. Daniel Cole | Reuters Streaming companies are discovering that their most valuable customers may not be the ones paying the most. Instead, it’s increasingly the viewers who watch the most. The change is being driven by…
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking an early review of Disney’s broadcast station licenses following concerns around the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, according to a letter from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Tuesday. The letter orders the company to file for early renewal for ABC-owned television stations and notes the action is related to an…
Wall Street’s scorching rally off its wartime lows back to new highs faces a big test this week: a jam-packed earnings calendar. The list of companies reporting stretches from linchpins of the AI trade like Club name GE Vernova to battleground software stocks such as ServiceNow to companies with their pulse on the industrial economy…
In an aerial view, the Netflix logo is displayed above Netflix corporate offices on October 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images There’s a love affair on Wall Street between investors and streaming. The romance started about a decade ago when consumers began cutting the cord with cable TV bundles en…
Posters of films are on display at a cinema in Shanghai, Aug. 31, 2025. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Hollywood has lost one of its most lucrative theatrical markets. It’s unclear if it will ever win it back. The Chinese box office was once a coveted space for American-made movies, so much…
