Posts by Nathan Pine
RIP Venu But Lachlan Murdoch Says Fox Will Finally Launch Its Own DTC Service This Year
[ad_1] Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch delivered a brief elegy this morning for shuttered sports streaming joint venture Venu, saying the team did a tremendous about of “really genius” work preparing the service for launch but that ultimately “legal distractions around the business “became increasingly difficult to bear.” But, on a post-earnings call, he said the…
Read MoreHow To Transform Dry, Frizzy Hair Into Sleek, Silky Strands – E! Online
[ad_1] The products featured in this article are from brands available in NBCUniversal Checkout. E! makes a commission on purchases. Frizz can come for us all, no matter your hair type. You might have fine hair, thick hair, straight hair, or curly hair, and still experience frizz. If you struggle with dry, frizzy hair, you know all…
Read MoreFox Corp. Rides Ad Sales Boom From Sports And Political Coverage In Strong Fiscal Q2
[ad_1] Fox Corp. exceeded Wall Street expectations in the October-to-December quarter, riding a surge of advertising revenue from news and sports. The company posted earnings per share of 81 cents and revenue of $5.08 billion in its fiscal second quarter, which ended December 31. Wall Street analysts’ consensus forecast was for revenue of $4.82 billion…
Read MoreSpotify CEO Daniel Ek Calls 2024 “A Year We Really Showed What We Are Capable Of” As Q4 Sings, Stock Pops
[ad_1] Spotify shares are up 10% premarket on a strong fourth quarter that saw users and subscribers grow and the global music giant post a full-year profit for the first time since it launched in 2008. Spotify added 35 million monthly active users to 675 million, a record fourth quarter and 10 million above forecasts.…
Read MoreLove Productions Co-Founder Richard McKerrow Exits ‘The Great British Bake Off’ Producer
[ad_1] Richard McKerrow, a titan of the UK production sector, is leaving The Great British Bake Off outfit Love Productions after 20 years. McKerrow co-founded Love in 2004 and sold the outfit to Sky a decade later. Alongside co-founder Anna Beattie, he was responsible for devising the successful Bake Off format and other competition series,…
Read MoreWill Travis Kelce Propose to Taylor Swift After Super Bowl 2025? He Says… – E! Online
[ad_1] No. 10: He Can Handle the Pressure Not only has Travis played in four Super Bowls, winning three of them (NBD!), but he’s also hosted Saturday Night Live, so you know he can handle intense spotlight with ease. That may seem trivial, but Taylor has penned several songs regarding her fear that her level…
Read MoreFirst Hand Films Boards Sales On ‘Palestinian Comedy Club’ For EFM Launch
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Comedy might not be the first thing that comes to mind in relation to Palestine right now, but it is the subject of feature documentary Palestinian Comedy Club which will be brought to market by sales and distribution company First Hand Films at the EFM. Nablus-based photographer and director Alaa ‘Ragash’ Aliabdallah’s follows…
Read MoreNFL Fans’ Mobile Usage At Stadiums Surges 37% Over 2023, With Video Taking Up 25% Of All Data, Verizon Says
[ad_1] Wireless data use at NFL stadiums has continued to surge, according to a new report from Verizon. During the 2024 season, average mobile consumption increased 37% over 2023, hitting about 960 terabytes. Video accounted for one-quarter of all data use, while call time inched up 8% to 4.3 million minutes. Monday night games averaged…
Read MoreStreamer Content Spend To Top Commercial Broadcasters For First Time In 2025 – Report
[ad_1] For the first time this year the streamers will spend more on content than commercial broadcasters. That is the forecast from the latest Ampere Analysis report, which found that while the overall content spend of $248B will nudge up only slightly in 2025, a landmark shift between SVoDs and commercial nets that has been…
Read MoreSpotify forecasts profit above estimates on subscriber growth, price increases
[ad_1] In the fourth quarter, premium subscribers rose 11 per cent to 263 million, compared with Visible Alpha estimates of 260 million. SPOTIFY forecast first-quarter profit above market estimates on Tuesday (Feb 4) as the Swedish audio-streaming giant benefits from steady user growth, price hikes and a cost-cutting drive. Spotify expects operating income of 548…
Read MoreSingapore’s Syfe makes A$65 million bid for Australian investing platform SelfWealth
[ad_1] SINGAPORE-BASED digital wealth platform Syfe on Tuesday (Feb 4) said it made a non-binding indicative offer to acquire SelfWealth, an Australia-listed digital investing platform, for A$65 million (S$54.7 million). In a post on LinkedIn, the group confirmed media reports that it made the offer at a 12 per cent premium over an existing offer.…
Read More‘The Manhattan Alien Abduction’ Producer Story Films Staffs Up In U.S. & UK
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: The Manhattan Alien Abduction producer Story Films is expanding its team in the U.S. and UK. The All3Media-backed indie has created a VP Development post in New York and brought in International Emmy-nominee Adnan Mohammed. As well as leading the development of all unscripted projects, Mohammed will spearhead further growth into the streamer…
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