Tag: Entertainment Content

Take-Two expects ‘GTA VI’ launch in fall 2025, cuts bookings forecast

Take-Two Interactive Software  tempered expectations for fiscal 2025 bookings on Thursday, after setting the release of “Grand Theft Auto VI” in the fall of calendar 2025.

Tencent posts fastest profit growth in 3 years as online ads, business services offset slower gaming

Tencent beat analyst estimates for revenue and profit in the first quarter, thanks to slightly better sales in the Chinese tech giants core gaming business and improved profitability at its advertising and business services division.

Tencent Music beats Q1 revenue estimates on steady rise in paid subscriptions

China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group, beat first-quarter revenue estimates on Monday, helped by steady growth in paid subscriptions and advertising services on its Spotify-like music streaming platform.

Roblox cuts annual bookings forecast on muted player spending

Roblox cut its annual bookings forecast on Thursday, in a sign that people were dialing back on spending within its video-gaming platform amid an uncertain economic outlook and elevated levels of inflation.

Warner Bros. Discovery misses first-quarter estimates despite streaming growth

Warner Bros. Discovery reported first-quarter results on Thursday, missing analyst expectations on both the top and bottom lines despite strength in its streaming unit.

Electronic Arts forecasts annual bookings below estimates as gamers cut spending

Video game publisher Electronic Arts forecast full-year bookings below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday amid a broader spending slowdown in the gaming industry due to an uncertain economic outlook.

Nintendo to announce new flagship Switch console this fiscal year

Nintendo on Tuesday said it will announce the successor to its flagship Switch this fiscal year, after the company forecast a sharp drop in profit as it predicts fewer sales of its ageing console.

Disney earnings top analyst estimates as streaming nearly breaks even in the quarter

Disney reported fiscal second-quarter earnings Tuesday that beat analyst estimates after narrowing streaming losses. Revenue was in line with expectations.

Universal Music beats earnings forecasts after blockbuster Swift tour

Universal Music Group  on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings that comfortably beat expectations, helped by the record-breaking success of its star act Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift and Drake’s label UMG strikes new licensing deal with TikTok to end spat

Universal Music Group, the record label for top music artists including Taylor Swift and Drake, struck a new licensing agreement with TikTok, putting an end to a spat between the two companies.

Paramount CEO Bob Bakish could be out as soon as Monday as Skydance merger talks continue

Paramount Global’s board is preparing to fire Chief Executive Officer Bob Bakish as soon as Monday morning, according to people familiar with the matter.

Spotify Stock Soars After Earnings Beat. Why Profit Matters More Than Miss on Users.

Spotify Technology shares were rising early on Tuesday after the music-streaming company beat expectations for its first-quarter profit, despite slightly slower user growth than forecast.

Tencent Shares Climb Most in Months as Blockbuster Debuts Early

Tencent Holdings Ltd. shares staged their biggest rally since December after China’s biggest internet firm nailed down an earlier-than-anticipated debut of one of the year’s most eagerly-awaited mobile games.

Paramount jumps on report of Sony Pictures, Apollo discussing joint buyout bid

 Shares of Paramount Global rose more than 9% in premarket trade on Friday, after Reuters reported Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management were discussing a joint bid to acquire the media company.

Netflix blows past earnings estimates as subscribers jump 16%

Netflix beat quarterly earnings and revenue estimates.

Beyonce and Shakira song fund Hipgnosis agrees $1.4 billion sale to Concord

Shares of the FTSE 250 constituent were 31% higher at 8:30 a.m. U.K. time Thursday.

Paramount Stock Soars. A Skydance Merger Is Getting Closer.

Paramount Global stock soared on reports that the beleaguered media company and Skydance moved closer to a merger deal, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Silver Lake to take Endeavor private in deal valuing entertainment firm at $13 bln

 Private equity firm Silver Lake, the biggest investor in Endeavor Group Holdings , on Tuesday said it had agreed to a deal to take the talent and entertainment agency private for $13 billion.

Exclusive: Disney prevails over Trian in board fight

Walt Disney Co, opens new tab has secured enough shareholder votes to defeat a challenge against its board mounted by Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund Trian Fund Management, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Intralot: Ανεβάζει ψηλά τον πήχη για τη διεκδίκηση νέων συμβολαίων

Ως μια χρονιά ορόσημο για την Intralot χαρακτήρισε το 2023 ο αναπληρωτής διευθύνων σύμβουλος του ομίλου, Χρυσόστομος Σφάτος, κατά την τηλεδιάσκεψη για την ενημέρωση των θεσμικών αναλυτών για τα ετήσια οικονομικά αποτελέσματα της περσινής χρήσης, επισημαίνοντας ότι η εταιρεία υλοποίησε μια σειρά από στρατηγικές κινήσεις τόσο σε λειτουργικό όσο και σε οικονομικό επίπεδο μεταξύ των οποίων η αύξηση μετοχικού κεφαλαίου 135 εκατ. ευρώ και η έκδοση ομολόγου 130 εκατ. ευρώ.