entertainment

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) on Sunday swept the 73rd Emmy Awards with a total of 44 wins, marking the first time a streaming video-on-demand service achieves such a feat. What Happened: Netflix grabbed a total of 44 awards, including 11 for drama series "The Crown" alone,...

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is planning to launch Amazon-branded TVs as soon as October in the United States, according to a report by Business Insider (via The Verge). What Happened: The Amazon-branded television sets will have screen sizes “in the range of 55 to 75 inches” and will...

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) shares are trading up Monday, possibly amid many other short interest names trading higher. AMC has a total share float of 511.55 million, of which 79.5 million shares are sold short, representing 15.95% of shares sold short. AMC Entertainment...

Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: ETSY) is where people buy and sell all things handmade, semi-handmade, not-handmade-at-all and retail. Now,  add “amazing 1-year return on investment” to that list. Since August 2020, vintage and craft supply e-commerce company Etsy stock's one-year...

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) shares are trading higher Monday, possibly after Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA. This could increase vaccination rates and improve movie theater traffic in the future. AMC Entertainment was up 6.89% at $36.78...

They’re twin industrial and system engineers that sell real estate, produce music with the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Roy Woods, Megan Thee Stallion, Travis Scott and Kirko Bangz. They also run a startup. Meet the Chandani twins, the duo behind THEMXXNLIGHT, an Indian-American group...

U.S. customers are spending more time and money streaming their favorite shows than they did six months ago, shows the latest J.D. Power survey. What Happened? The survey found monthly customer spending on streaming platforms, such as Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX), Amazon.com Inc’s (...

If tickets for Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson-led space tourism ventures seem outrageous, you clearly haven't heard about how much The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is charging for the upcoming "Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser" at its resorts attached to the Hollywood...

Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) and Shake Shack Inc (NYSE: SHAK) are all scheduled to report quarterly financial results this week.  Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, told investors what to expect from...

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) has announced that Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. has sold off nearly all its shares in the U.S.-based theater company. What Happened: Wanda, which had been AMC's largest shareholder, sold off most of its shares on the open market....

IHeartMedia Inc’s (NASDAQ: IHRT) results for the first quarter of 2021 are likely to reflect a significant sequential improvement in advertising trends, healthy savings on modernization and restructuring initiatives and strong digital growth, according to BofA Securities. The iHeartMedia...

"Godzilla vs. Kong" has brought in $48.5 million in its first five days since opening.  What Happened: After a year-long pandemic, there is some good news for the U.S. theater owners. Even though the industry is still on the verge of recovery from pandemic-related business loss...

Liquid Media Group Ltd (NASDAQ: YVR) was halted for trading several times Tuesday, hitting an intraday high of $7.29. CEO Ron Thomson joined Benzinga's "Power Hour" show to talk about its recent capital raise, exploring the NFT market and much more. What Is YVR? Liquid Media...

Shares of Live Nation Entertainment Inc (NYSE: LYV) spiked Thursday after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave an April 1 start date for live sports and concerts. What Happened: Concertgoers will be able to see their artists perform live starting in just a few short weeks. It may not be...

Movie theaters in the U.S. are on pace to hit as high as $6 billion in sales this year, but that still would only be the same level as in 1982, adjusted for inflation, Bloomberg reported. Slow Rebound: Gathering data from Boxoffice Pro, Bloomberg said U.S. box office sales will still be below 2019...