Netflix adds 19 million subscribers in streaming giant’s biggest year
Netflix gained a record number of subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2024, further solidifying its dominance in the streaming market and capping the company’s…
Cord-cutters are fuming over YouTube TV price hike
Remember all that money you were going to save by canceling your cable TV subscription?Cord-cutters are again dealing with the reality of rising programming costs…
ESPN on Disney+ launches Wednesday
Disney+ subscribers will now see an ESPN tile on the streaming service’s homepage, part of Walt Disney Co.’s continued efforts to increase subscribers and reduce…
Netflix’s Tyson-Paul fight watched by 60 million households
Netflix looked for the silver lining in the technically flawed live stream of the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight on Friday.The Los Gatos, Calif.-based streaming giant…
Rogers says immigration cuts impacting subscriber growth
Breadcrumb Trail LinksNewsTelecomSubscribers who are new to Canada were down 40 per cent year-over-yearPublished Oct 24, 2024 • 3 minute read You can save this…
Netflix adds 5 million subscribers and beats Wall Street’s profit expectations
Streaming giant Netflix has proved there are still legs left in its membership growth, reporting 5 million new subscribers in its third quarter for a…
DirecTV, Dish are close to clinching merger agreement
DirecTV and Dish are in advanced talks to merge in a deal that would create the largest US pay-TV provider, with almost 20 million subscribers,…
DirecTV and Disney reach deal to end ESPN, ABC blackout
After a 13-day blackout, Walt Disney Co. and DirecTV settled their contentious contract dispute early Saturday, restoring ESPN, ABC stations and other Disney-owned channels for…
ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels dropped from DirecTV in contract dispute
Walt Disney Co.-owned channels, including ESPN and ABC stations, were knocked off DirecTV platforms Sunday after talks to reach a new distribution deal collapsed.The blackout…
Judge overturns $4.7-billion verdict in ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit
A federal judge has overturned a jury’s $4.7-billion verdict in the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL and has granted judgment…
David Ellison is taking control of Paramount. Now the real work begins
Tech scion David Ellison battled hard to get Paramount Global.The Skydance Media chief executive first made overtures last summer to Paramount’s non-executive chair, Shari Redstone,…
Plaintiffs seek to show ‘dark side of NFL’ in Sunday Ticket suit
Did the NFL conspire to put the squeeze on its biggest fans, driving up the price of DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket package so subscribers would be…
Netflix is in the running for NFL Christmas games
Christmas could be coming early for Netflix. The NFL is considering a bid from the streaming behemoth for two football games to be played on…
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery join together for new streaming bundle
There’s nothing like a streaming war to bring competitors together. Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery will offer a new streaming bundle that allows…
Why Netflix wants us to stop obsessing over subscriber numbers
If you run a streaming service and you want Wall Street analysts and investors to stop caring so much about your subscriber numbers, you have…
Hulu on Disney+ launches Wednesday. What you need to know
Subscribers of both Disney+ and Hulu can now access Hulu content through the Disney+ app, as the Burbank media and entertainment giant launched its one-app…
Netflix adds 13 million subscribers, extending streaming lead
Netflix added more than 13 million subscribers during the fourth quarter, the company said Tuesday, extending its lead in the streaming video business. The Los…