David Ellison, CEO of Skydance Media attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. Kevin Winter | The Hollywood Reporter | Getty Images David Ellison is making good on his promises. A little more than a month into his tenure as the CEO and…
Signage at the Warner Bros. Discovery headquarters in New York, US, on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery shares soared more than 30% Thursday afternoon on a report from the The Wall Street Journal that the recently merged Paramount Skydance was preparing a takeover bid. Warner…
Serena Williams introduces Maria Sharapova during the 2025 Induction Celebration weekend at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, on Aug. 23, 2025. Joe Buglewicz | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Women’s 3-on-3 basketball league Unrivaled is now valued at $340 million after a new funding round that included tennis legend…
Warner Bros. | Universal Studios | Amazon Prime Hollywood is finally leveling up. For decades, studios have tried to capitalize on the financial success and cultural relevance of video games, but it’s only been in the past few years that things have clicked. With the box office achievements of Universal’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”…
An exterior view of a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania on June 1, 2025. Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images It’s been a busy week for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store‘s marketing team. The restaurant chain announced a rebrand and new logo last week, faced widespread criticism from…
Movie stills from Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and “Fantastic Four” and Warner Bros. Discovery’s “Superman.” Courtesy: Disney | 20th Century Studios | Marvel Studios | Warner Bros. Discovery Superheroes, dinosaurs and a genetically altered alien dog helped propel the summer box office haul above 2024 levels, but that momentum is about to stall. Heading into…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer walked investors through another week of earnings season, honing in on reports from Palantir, Berkshire Hathaway, Disney and Eli Lilly. “We’re still in earnings Hades, but at least it’s getting a little cooler out there,” he said. “That’s right, we’ve now gotten over the hump of the big-time growth stocks, the hyperscalers,…
(L-R): Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Disney What superhero fatigue? Twice in one month, a comic book film has rocketed to the top of the box office, debuting…
Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet star as Lois Lane and Superman in Warner Bros.’ “Superman.” Warner Bros. Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery had a bountiful weekend at the global box office. The studio had two films cross the $500 million mark worldwide — “Superman” soared to $502 million and Apple’s “F1,” which Warner Bros. distributed, topped…
A marquee featuring “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is seen outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, where Colbert’s show is produced, in New York City on July 18, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images There are two schools of thought around CBS’ decision to end “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The first…
