Tag: Entertainment Content

Fox to buy streaming device maker Roku for $22 billion

Fox Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Roku for roughly $22 billion, marking another chapter in media consolidation as the industry grapples with changing dynamics and mounting challenges.

Universal Music slumps 7% as Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square offloads stake after failed takeovers

European stocks dipped on Thursday as tensions escalated between Washington and Tehran, even as a ceasefire was agreed between Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday evening.

Alter Ego: Ποντάρει σε ανάπτυξη άνω του 20% φέτος

Αλλάζει την κλίμακα του ομίλου η επέκταση σε streaming, live entertainment και ψηφιακές πλατφόρμες. Το guidance για τη φετινή χρήση. Το μήνυμα του CEO Γιάννη Βρέντζου.

AVE: Εξαγορά του 24,98% της PROBOTEK έναντι τιμήματος €150.000

Ο όμιλος εταιρειών AVE ανακοίνωσε σήμερα ότι η 100% θυγατρική εταιρεία AVE PARTICIPATION προχώρησε σε εξαγορά του 24,98% της εταιρείας PROBOTEK έναντι τιμήματος €150.000.

Take-Two sticks with ‘GTA VI’ launch timeline, forecasts annual bookings below estimates

Take-Two Interactive (TTWO.O), forecast annual bookings below ​Wall Street expectations on Thursday, but reiterated the November 19 ‌launch date for the highly awaited “Grand Theft Auto VI,” sending its shares up around 7% in extended trading

Ubisoft shares plunge after Assassin’s Creed maker warns of further losses to come

Ubisoft shares plunged 19% on Thursday after the Assassin’s Creed maker warned it expects further losses this year.

Versant stock jumps 10% after company’s Q1 report shows bright spots in licensing, platforms

Versant Media Group on Thursday unveiled results for its most recent quarter — its first as a stand-alone company after separating from Comcast’s NBCUniversal and beginning to trade on the Nasdaq earlier this year.

Βαγγέλης Μαρινάκης: «Μπαίνει» στα γυμναστήρια Alterlife – Deal 4,75 εκατ. ευρώ για το 10%

Tο deal θα υλοποιηθεί μέσω αγοράς μετοχών από υφιστάμενους μετόχους (2,25 εκατ. ευρώ) και συμμετοχής σε αύξηση μετοχικού κεφαλαίου (2,5 εκατ. ευρώ), έναντι συνολικού ποσού 4,75 εκατ. ευρώ.

Nintendo shares slump as price hikes, games shortfall spook market

Nintendo’s (7974.T), shares fell 7% in Tokyo on Monday after the company hiked ‌Switch 2 prices and as the market frets over a lack of high-profile games to build momentum.

Nintendo hikes Switch 2 prices and expects console sales to decline as memory crunch bites

Nintendo will hike the retail price of the Switch 2 after forecasting a decline in sales for its flagship console as the memory chip crunch hits the Japanese gaming giant.

Disney Stock Rises. The Big Takeaways from New CEO D’Amaro’s Plan for Growth.

Josh D’Amaro’s first earnings report as Walt Disney DIS -0.82% CEO couldn’t have gone much better. The entertainment company’s shares rallied on Wednesday after it beat analysts’ targets and issued solid guidance.

Media Paramount earnings, revenue beat expectations as streaming business offers a boost

Paramount Skydance topped Wall Street’s revenue and earnings estimates for the first quarter on Monday, as the media company got a boost from its streaming and film businesses.

Roblox shares plunge as forecast cut signals safety measures weighing on user growth

Roblox shares plunged 24% in premarket trading on Friday after the company lowered its annual bookings forecast, raising concerns that new safety measures ​could weigh on user growth for several quarters.

Alter Ego Media: Αύξηση κερδοφορίας και διψήφια ανάπτυξη το 2025

Ισχυρή δυναμική ανάπτυξης και σημαντική βελτίωση της κερδοφορίας κατέγραψε για το 2025 η Alter Ego Media.

Comcast tops earnings estimates on Olympics, Super Bowl boost; shares jump

Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven by strong advertising revenue from the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LX.

Netflix stock sinks after streamer reiterates guidance, says Reed Hastings to exit board

Netflix shares fell 9% in extended trading on Thursday after the streaming giant released its first-quarter earnings report and announced a key governance change.

Netflix to refocus on ads, content after failed Warner Bros bid

 Investors will look for Netflix (NFLX) to emphasize content spending and ad business growth as key ​drivers when it reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, marking ‌the streaming giant’s first results since its failed bid for Warner Bros Discovery.

Disney Is Planning Layoffs, Report Says. The Stock Is Falling.

Walt Disney (DIS) is planning to cut more jobs—but new CEO Josh D’Amaro will need to take bigger swings than that to turn the entertainment giant’s long-suffering stock around.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing offers to buy Universal Music in €55bn deal

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital has offered to buy Universal Music Group in a deal that values the world’s largest music company at about €55bn and would shift its listing from Amsterdam to New York.

Universal’s ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Rockets to Top of Global Box Office

Universal Pictures and Nintendo notched the biggest box office weekend of the year with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which claimed the top spot with an estimated $372.5 million in global ticket sales through Sunday.