Moviegoers sent a distressing message to Hollywood studios over the long Memorial Day weekend. The weekend take at the box office hit a 30-year low as offerings such as “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “Garfield” landed with a thud. This bodes ill for the summer movie season, which is Read More
Football fans are not happy. For the first time, a playoff game — Saturday night’s AFC wild card match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins — will be behind a streaming paywall. That is, NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service has the rights to the game, so if you’re Read More
If you saw an ad on Facebook or another platform recently that features Taylor Swift extolling the virtues of Le Creuset cookware and kitchen gear, you were had. Yes, Swift is a fan of the brand. But no, that’s not her voice, realistic though it may seem. Tay-Tay is the Read More
It’s no news flash that local journalism is on the ropes. Newspapers are shrinking and audiences are seeking information elsewhere, typically in video form. So it was more than a little attention-getting when Gannett, parent of USA Today, recently announced it was hiring reporters to cover pop icons Taylor Swift Read More
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia … your home has a new owner. The Studio City property that served as the exterior for “The Brady Bunch” — lovingly restored by HGTV to its ’70s TV glory — has sold for $3.2 million. That’s $2.3 million less than the asking price of $5.5 million Read More
Disney has made no secret of its desire to finally offer an ESPN streaming service. A lack of access to sports has been a key reason many people have yet to cut the cable cord. The trick to streaming sports, though, is the cost. Simply put, sports is by the Read More
It’s a sign of how tough things are in the streaming world that Disney+ could lose more than half a billion dollars over the last three months — and it’s good news. Good? Yes, in light of the fact that Disney’s flagship streaming service lose more than a billion bucks Read More
Shares of tech giant Apple fell about 1% Monday despite a slew of product announcements, including a $3,500 headset for augmented and virtual reality. What is Wall Street saying about the company’s much-anticipated new gadget? Best guess, traders are wondering who this product is for. At $3,500, it doesn’t seem Read More
Businesses are fond of saying that shareholders are the owners of the company, suggesting that investors should have the last word on big corporate decisions. A vote this week by Netflix shareholders highlights how bogus this is. Owners of Netflix stock voted Thursday to reject fat, multimillion-dollar pay packages offered Read More
Don’t mess with Tay-Tay when it comes to financial regulation. A class-action lawsuit is targeting some celebrities, including Shaquille O’Neal and Tom Brady, for allegedly promoting scandal-plagued crypto exchange FTX without first doing their homework. But the lawyer spearheading the suit, Adam Moskowitz, told “The Scoop” podcast that Taylor Swift Read More
