NBC News is adding new correspondents to its White House and Capitol Hill lineup. Peter Alexander will continue to serve as chief White House correspondent, leading the networks coverage of the Trump administration. He will be joined by Garrett Haake as senior White House correspondent. Haake previously covered Capitol Hill for four years and President-elect Trump for more than two...

Just over a month after Walmart closed a $2.3 billion deal to acquire Vizio to help further its ambitions in the connected TV advertising space, the retailer has unveiled a new bundling plan for consumers with two smaller streaming platforms. AMC+ and Starz will be bundled to Vizio customers at a rate of $13.99 a month (about $7 less than...

Crew members at the Atlantic Theater Company, a major Off-Broadway theater, have gone on strike after contract negotiations fell apart. As a result of the strike, announced Sunday, the theater has postponed its productions of Grief Camp and Im Assuming You Know David Greenspan. The strike comes after crew members voted to unionize with IATSE in February 2024, with concerns...

As major fires rage in Los Angeles County, destroying more than 10,000 structures, leaving multiple people dead and causing tens of billions of dollars worth of damage, studios are mobilizing their own response efforts. The Burbank-based Disney said on Friday that it would be committing $15 million to various relief efforts. Those funds would be earmarked for the American Red...

As multiple wildfires rage in Los Angeles County while studios mobilize their responses for their employees and community, Comcast unveiled an effort to direct $10 million to support relief efforts. We extend our deep appreciation to the first responders for their tireless and courageous efforts and to our news teams, including NBC4 and KVEA, who are providing vital coverage during...

Cineplex says recent Hollywood tentpoles like Moana 2 and Wicked fueled blockbuster box office performance in December 2024. But the Canadian exhibition giant cautioned Thanksgiving holdovers and more year-end titles left Cineplex still below pre-pandemic box office revenue in Dec. 2019. On Monday, Cineplex reported box office revenue in Dec. 2024 came to $64.8 million, up sharply from $51.8 million...

The transition from television to online video is gaining speed across Asia. Over the next five years, online video revenues in the region will grow from $64 billion in 2024 to $89 billion by 2029 a 40 percent uptick. Traditional TV revenue, meanwhile, will contract by $8 billion over the same period, according to a new report from consultancy Media...

Just days before the 2024 presidential election, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage in Glendale, Arizona, at an event hosted by conservative pundit Tucker Carlson. Kennedy had endorsed Donald Trump in his quest to return to the White House and was delivering a stump speech with a particular focus on health care issues. One of the things Im going...

With a little more than a week left before Academy Awards nominations are set to be announced, Disney has been sued for allegedly copying the idea for Moana and its sequel. Animator Buck Woodall, in a lawsuit filed on Friday in California federal court, claims Disney ripped off elements of a screenplay he wrote for an animated film called Bucky....

Apple CEO Tim Cook received a pay raise in the technology companys latest fiscal year. Cooks annual compensation package hit $74.6 million in fiscal 2024, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That followed Cook receiving $63.2 million in overall pay in fiscal 2023 and $99.4 million a year earlier. For the latest fiscal year, Cook...

A lawsuit from a hairdresser against Fox Sports accusing network executive Charlie Dixon and longtime show host Skip Bayless of making unwanted sexual advances could entangle more litigants as it makes its way through court. Marcellus Wiley, the former co-host of FS1s Speak for Yourself, said hes considering suing the network for conspiring to replace him on the show with...

Nearly a year ago, at UFC 298 inside Anaheims Honda Center, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski walked into the arena to the sound of Men at Works 1981 classic Down Under with an unexpected guest at his side. Alongside his trainers and medical techs, Volkanovski had in his corner Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., dressed in...

Warner Bros. Discovery has filled a key role in its C-suite, hiring the general counsel of American Airlines Group as its chief legal officer. Priya Aiyar, who had spent five years at the airline, will take over the top role overseeing legal and compliance functions at the studio conglomerate, the company said Friday. Aiyar will succeed Savalle Sims, who had...