Apple Raises TV+ Price to $14.99 a Month, Joining Streaming’s Inflation Wave
Apple raised the U.S. price of Apple TV+ from $9.99 to $14.99 a month on Aug. 28, effective immediately, and increased the cost of its Apple One bundles as well.…
Netflix Secures Walking Dead Rights in Five-Year, $500 Million Deal
Netflix and AMC Global Media announced Thursday a global licensing agreement that gives Netflix streaming rights to the entire Walking Dead universe, including the original series and all six of…
Netflix Shares Slide 9% After Hours as Guidance Misses and Disclosure Narrows
Netflix Inc. shares fell about 9% in after-hours trading Thursday after the streaming company’s third-quarter revenue guidance came in well short of Wall Street’s expectations and the company said it…
Netflix Plans Around-the-Clock Live Channels as Viewing Slips
Netflix Inc. is preparing “always-on” live television channels and new streaming bundles, a shift in strategy for a company that built its business on on-demand viewing, according to people familiar…
Comcast to Split in Two, Ending a 23-Year Media Empire
The deal that built modern Comcast is being undone. The company said it plans to separate its media businesses — NBCUniversal and Sky — from its cable and technology infrastructure…
Fox to Acquire Roku for $22 Billion in Streaming Gambit
Anthony Wood built Roku into the quiet gatekeeper of the American living room, the box that sits between viewers and nearly every streaming service they watch. On Monday, his company…
FCC’s Warning to Broadcasters Lands as ABC Fights for Its Licenses
On the same day ABC’s eight television stations filed license-renewal applications “under protest,” the Federal Communications Commission sent a message to every broadcaster in the country: review your operations, or…
