Tag: Entertainment Content

Nintendo jumps 6% as it says current Switch games will be playable on the console’s successor

Nintendo on Wednesday said it will allow current Switch games to be played on the hit console’s successor as it looks to drum up excitement among its current user base for the highly-anticipated device

Nintendo profit plunges 69% as it cuts forecast for sales of ageing Switch console

Nintendo on Tuesday cut forecast for Switch sales for its fiscal year ending March 2025 as demand wanes for its ageing console.

Netflix shares jump 7% in premarket after third-quarter earnings beat

Netflix shares jumped Friday after the media streaming giant reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat expectations.

Saudi Arabia’s PIF cuts stake in Nintendo after report said it was considering increase

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) trimmed its holding in Nintendo Co., a day after reports that a senior executive at the kingdom’s mammoth sovereign wealth fund said it was considering upping its stake.

Ubisoft Shares Continue Higher After Takeover Speculation

Ubisoft shares continued higher Monday after Bloomberg reported Friday that Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft founders the Guillemot family were considering a potential buyout of the company.

Saudi Arabia’s PIF mulls larger stake in Nintendo, Kyodo reports

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is considering raising its stakes in Nintendo and other Japanese gaming companies, Kyodo News reported on Saturday.

UMG, Taylor Swift’s music label, sees higher profit, helped by superfans

Universal Music Group said on Tuesday it expects annual core profit growth of more than 10% through to 2028 on higher subscription revenue, expanded partnerships and boosted by the superfans of its artists such as Taylor Swift, BTS and Drake.

Why Warner Bros. Discovery Is the Top Performing Stock In the S&P 500 Today

Warner Bros. Discovery stock popped after the entertainment company announced a multiyear distribution agreement with Charter Communications on Thursday.

Paramount Bid Threatens Skydance Deal. Why Fresh Offer Is a Win for Shareholders.

Paramount Global shareholders got some good news late Monday: media mogul Edgar Bronfman Jr. solidified his play for the entertainment giant with a $4.3 billion bid that could put its proposed merger with David Ellison’s Skydance on ice.

Tencent Music Entertainment shares slump on drop in karaoke platform users

Tencent Music Entertainment Group’s New York listed shares slumped in Tuesday’s pre-market session as the Chinese streaming giant said a sharp drop in the number of people using its karaoke platforms had driven a slump in its second quarter revenue.

Universal Music, Meta expand music licensing agreement

 Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s biggest music label, announced on Monday an expanded agreement with Facebook-parent Meta Platforms to create new opportunities for its artists and songwriters across Meta’s social platforms.

Take-Two banks on new games to boost bookings in next two fiscal years

Take-Two Interactive Software said on Thursday it expects net bookings to grow in fiscal years 2026 and 2027, as the videogame publisher gears up for the launch of its long-awaited “Grand Theft Auto VI” next year.

Paramount Global announces it will cut 15% of U.S. workforce, shares rise on second-quarter earnings

Paramount Global is cutting 15% of its U.S. workforce, or about 2,000 jobs, part of a broader cost-cutting plan as it prepares for a merger with Skydance Media.

Warner Bros. Discovery stock falls as it writes down $9.1 billion, misses estimates

Warner Bros. Discovery’s stock dropped Wednesday after it reported a $9.1 billion write-down on its TV networks and missed analyst estimates on revenue.

Disney beats estimates as combined streaming services turn a profit

Disney reported its fiscal third-quarter earnings Wednesday, topping analyst estimates as its combined streaming businesses turned a profit earlier than expected.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ opens with $205 million in domestic sales

Marvel’s raunchy and violent “Deadpool & Wolverine” lit up box offices over the weekend with $205 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, the biggest domestic opening of the year, distributor Walt Disney said on Sunday.

Warner Bros. Discovery notifies NBA it will match Amazon’s $1.8 billion offer to carry league games

Warner Bros. Discovery notified the NBA on Monday that it will pay roughly $1.8 billion per year to match an offer from Amazon to carry a package of the league’s games, setting up a last-second buzzer-beating attempt by TNT’s parent company to retain the broadcast rights to the games.

Netflix Stock Falls Despite a Solid Earnings Report. Here’s the Wrinkle.

Netflix stock slipped ahead of Friday’s opening bell after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for the June quarter but revenue that was roughly in line with Wall Street estimates.

Warner Bros Discovery drafts break-up plan

Warner Bros Discovery has discussed a dramatic plan to split its digital streaming and studio businesses from its legacy television networks as the US media giant behind CNN and HBO weighs options for boosting its sagging share price.

Paramount agrees to merge with Skydance

Paramount Global will merge with Skydance, capping off a months-long negotiation that included various twists and turns, and will see the Redstone family step away from control of the storied movie studio and media company.