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CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is placing a bigger bet on Australian television with its acquisition of Network Ten, a channel that expands its existing foreign slate from Network One and Eleven. The television and digital-asset company airs local content based on popular American series, such as...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares have been drifting lower by more than 7.7 percent since the beginning of the month, and some investors have attributed much of the weakness to the company’s recent announcement that it is pulling its content from the Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) platform and...

In a move of seeming retaliation after Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) announced the removal of its films from streaming sites, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is poaching one of ABC’s most valuable content creators. Shonda Rhimes, the mastermind behind the Thursday night trifecta of “Grey...

The Emmys have made it clear: If you want quality entertainment, you’re going to have to pay for it. Streaming services and premium channels secured a disproportionate share of the main award nominations Thursday, well beyond that of basic cable competitors. Of the 180 submissions for Best...

A post-season playoff packed with lackluster, lopsided games finally got the rematch that apparently everybody wanted. And maybe needed. The result? Ratings gold for ABC and its parent, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), which has posted numbers not seen since Michael Jordan won his sixth and final NBA...

A beef manufacturer’s defamation lawsuit against ABC — which could reap $5.7 billion in damages if successful — has been named by Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) as its most significant legal contingency. A trial began Monday in Beef Products, Inc.’s lawsuit against ABC over a...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is riding the wave of pop culture nostalgia by bringing back a pair of hit TV shows: “Roseanne” and “American Idol.” “American Idol” was a ratings juggernaut for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ: FOXA) for 16 season starting in 2002...

The retro trend is in full gear, from fashion to entertainment, and Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ABC is preparing itself to capitalize on the fad. After the recent announcement that ABC was reviving "American Idol," ABC followed up with the renewal of another nostalgic hit, "Roseanne." Over two...

Traditional retailers are gearing up to take on the rivalry posed by online behemoth Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). As a step in the right direction, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) announced in a blog last week it's testing new approaches in two recently owned supercenters in Tomball,...

Adam Lux took a step back Friday during his business pitch and — WHACK! — chopped a piece of concrete in half with his bare hand. The woman he was pitching, Jackie Kreterfield, looked nervous for a moment, but Lux’s karate chop isn’t that unusual of a sight in her job....

Thousands of Americans celebrate Mexican heritage every year on Cinco de Mayo. Mexican Americans know that the holiday commemorates the Mexican army’s defeat of the French back in 1862. Plenty of Cinco de Mayo celebrations across the U.S. include tequila, sombreros and few Mexican Americans....

Having secured original content deals with the likes of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)’s NBCUniversal, Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA), and Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)’s ABC and ESPN, Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) is surrendering to the course of media. “I think this...

ABC’s 2017 Academy Awards drew 32.9 million viewers, which was the smallest audience since 2008, despite the memorable as well as controversial ending when "La La Land" was mistakenly named best picture winner instead of "Moonlight." A Reuters report, quoting Jeff Bock, senior box office...

For about three years, Jimmy Fallon dominated late-night ratings with his gig on NBC’s “Tonight Show.” Fallon and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel entertained a strong cohort of politically diverse viewers with light and relatively neutral segments, while CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)’s...

Since the days leading up to the election, President Donald Trump has had a lot to say about big-brand news. On January 8, after reports clarified border-wall financing, Trump tweeted that the media was “dishonest” and “fake.” On January 11, he called Buzzfeed a “pile...