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Netflix has good hand with “House of Cards”, shares soar 24 percent

August 24, 2021 at 8:20 a.m.

(Reuters) - Netflix Inc impressed investors with solid subscriber growth and better-than-expected profits in the first quarter, sending shares of the video subscription service soaring 24 percent higher in after-hours...

Despite error, CNN gets ratings boost from Boston bombing, trails Fox

August 24, 2021 at 8:12 a.m.

(Reuters) - Cable news channel CNN saw a big spike in ratings as viewers kept tuned to its coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing, even after an embarrassing mistake in...

Fox tries to lift ratings of sagging “American Idol”

November 3, 2021 at 5:21 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The microphone that singers on Fox television's "American Idol" will use for a live broadcast on Wednesday has traveled to Hollywood after an Olympic torch-style journey...

Fox tries to lift ratings of sagging “American Idol”

December 24, 2018 at 12:34 a.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The microphone that singers on Fox television's "American Idol" will use for a live broadcast on Wednesday has traveled to Hollywood after an Olympic torch-style journey...

Proxy advisers urge split of chair, CEO roles at Disney

August 23, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.

(Reuters) - Proxy advisers ISS and Glass, Lewis & Co urged Walt Disney Co shareholders to vote in favor of a proposal to split the chairman and chief executive roles...

Warner Bros. takes home Oscar gold, sales boost for “Argo”

August 23, 2021 at 11:52 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros. basked in the golden glow of coveted Best Picture Oscar for its Iran hostage drama "Argo" on Sunday, giving the Ben...

Warner’s “Jack the Giant Slayer” may see soft U.S., Canada debut

August 23, 2021 at 11:49 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Warner Brothers' "Jack the Giant Slayer," the first big-budget, special effects-filled action movie of 2013, could be headed for less than huge sales at U.S. and...

Best Picture contenders produce $2 billion box office bounty

August 23, 2021 at 11:43 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The movie studios behind this year's Best Picture nominees already have brought home a treasured prize: big box-office sales that placed the Oscar contenders among the...

New ‘Die Hard’ grabs biggest box office action

December 24, 2018 at 12:17 a.m.

(Reuters) - The fifth movie in the Bruce Willis "Die Hard" franchise scored the biggest box office action over a U.S. holiday weekend, beating out love story "Safe Haven", which...

CBS profit rises but misses Wall Street forecasts

August 23, 2021 at 11:17 p.m.

(Reuters) - CBS Corp reported a 6 percent gain in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, boosted by political advertising on its TV networks and higher revenue from cable channel fees. But...

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