European TV production giantBanijay(Peaky Blinders,Black Mirror,MasterChef,Survivor) recorded higher first-half 2025 revenue and earnings for its combined content production and distribution business Banijay Entertainment and live experiences division Banijay Live, Amsterdam stock exchange-listed parent company Banijay Group disclosed on Thursday. Combined revenue for the period rose 3 percent to 1.43 billion ($1.64 billion), supported by solid line-up of show deliveries and...

So long Dotdash Meredith, hello People Inc. Back in late 2021, Barry Dillers IAC inked a $2.7 billion deal to acquire Meredith Corp. in a blockbuster move to create a digital media powerhouse. We actually didnt really know what to call it, so out of convenience and necessity and speed, we just called it Dotdash Meredith, recalls Neil Vogel, the...

Fox Corp. is making a major investment in motorsports, acquiring a one third stake in Penske Entertainment, the company that owns the Indycar circuit and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which is home to the Indianapolis 500. The deal also includes a multi-year extension of Indycars media rights deal with Fox Sports. Indycar rights had previously been with NBCUniversal, but Fox...

One day after formally declining to throw her hat in the ring for California governor, Kamala Harris has unveiled her new memoir, a book following the tumultuous 107-day campaign for president in 2024. My new book is a behind-the-scenes look at my experience leading the shortest presidential campaign in modern history, Harris wrote. The tome, titled 107 Days, will be...

Comcast, led by Brian L. Roberts, reported its second-quarter 2025 earnings on Thursday morning. NBCUniversals streaming platform Peacock ended the previous quarter with 41 million subscribers; quarterly losses were $215 million. It stayed flat at 41 million subs; Peacock lost $101 million from April to June. Peacocks Q2 2025 revenue was $1.2 billion. In Q2 2024, Peacocks quarterly losses were...

Shares in software giant Microsoft jumped on Wednesday after the release of fourth quarter earnings underpinned by growth in cloud computer and artificial intelligence applications. Microsoft is a major investor in the generative AI giant and ChatGPT creator OpenAI. The tech giant saw Intelligent its Cloud segment revenue, which included for the first time revenue in dollar terms from Microsofts...

The phrase premium-large format (or PLF) couldnt sound more technical. But mention Imax and its winning streak on Wall Street and all eyes light up. That wasnt always the case. For years, Imax was best known as the giant screen housed in museums that showcased astronauts taking space walks or an African safari in stunning fashion. Now, weekend after weekend,...

NFL hall-of-famer and podcaster Shannon Sharpe is out at ESPN, just a few weeks after settling a $50 million lawsuit brought by a woman who had accused him of rape. Sharpe, who had been a regular contributor to the popular First Take morning show, had temporarily stepped aside from his duties at ESPN earlier this year after the suit was...

K2 Pictures, the Japanese film venture founded by veteran producer MuneyukiKii, has landed some sizable institutional support. Japanese megabank MUFG, part of the countrys largest financial institution, has joined K2 Pictures flagship film production fund as an investor. K2 Pictures unveiled its fund dubbed the K2P Film Fund I at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024, with an impressive roster...

Prolific documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus and her company, Story Syndicate, have signed with CAA for representation. Garbus and Dan Cogan founded Story Syndicate in 2019. The company has produced a host of feature documentaries and series over the past six years, including recent releases One Night in Idaho: The College Murders for Prime Video, Titan: The OceanGate Disaster and Gone...

Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer saw his total compensation fall to $9.8 million for fiscal 2025, according to the companys latest proxy filing released Tuesday. Thats down from fiscal 2024 when Feltheimer received $18.2 million in total pay, and the $21.5 million he earned as part of his overall compensation package for fiscal 2023. Feltheimers 2025 compensation included an unchanged $1.5...

Literary and talent agency Verve has signed electronic musician and animal activist Mobys production company, Little Walnut, for representation. Little Walnut will continue to develop and produce a range of scripted and unscripted film and TV content, with a focus on music and activism, especially around animal, human rights and environmental causes. Co-founder Lindsay Hicks, who serves as head of...

Universal Music Group (UMG), the worlds largest label conglomerate, is planning a U.S. stock market listing in the near future, in addition to its current listing in Amsterdam. But is it a case of Shake It Off, to quote UMG star Taylor Swift, or a case of a Perfect Duet, to cite fellow UMG artist Ed Sheeran? Wall Street analysts...