DirecTV will buy rival Dish to create massive pay-TV company after yearslong pursuit
DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling as the company, a deal it has sought to complete for years, as seek...
Media and entertainment industry
Missing a beat, streaming service Spotify is back after a temporary outage
NEW YORK (AP) — The music streaming service Spotify was down temporarily on Sunday, leaving thousand...
Google expert at antitrust trial says government underestimates competition for online ad dollars
ALEXANDRIA, Va, (AP) — Federal regulators who say Google holds an illegal monopoly over the technolo...
Going once, going twice: Google’s millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of compu...
Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, ...
Google agreed to pay millions for California news. Journalists call it a bad deal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Google will soon give California millions of dollars to help pay for local...
Disney returns to profit in third quarter as streaming business starts making money for first time
Disney returned to a profitable third quarter as its combined streaming business started making mone...
Netflix’s subscriber and earnings growth gather more momentum as password-sharing crackdown pays off
Netflix’s subscriber and earnings growth accelerated in its latest quarter as the video streaming se...
Black Music Month has evolved since the 1970s. Here’s what you need to know
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every June since the 1970s, across the United States, musicians, fans and industr...
Tech news site Gizmodo sold for third time in 8 years as European publisher Keleops looks to expand
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime technology news and review site Gizmodo has been sold for the third time in...
Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen to step down after 4 decades in charge of family-owned paper
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Times publisher and CEO Frank Blethen has announced he will step down at the ...
Disney’s streaming business turns a profit in first financial report since challenge to Iger
The Walt Disney Co. swung to a loss in its second quarter because of restructuring and impairment ch...
Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Tuesday reported strong results for the first quarter, driven by growth in...
Netflix now has nearly 270 million subscribers after another strong showing to begin 2024
Netflix gained another 9.3 million subscribers to start the year while its profit soared with the he...
Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Google on Friday began removing California news websites from some people’...
Hits for sale: Notable artists who have had their music catalogs sell for big money
On Thursday, it was announced that American rock band Kiss had sold their catalog, brand name and IP...
Strippers’ bill of rights bill signed into law in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which ...
Which streamer will target password sharing next? The former HBO Max looks ready to make its play
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Which streamer will target password sharing next? The former HBO Max appears re...
FuboTV files lawsuit over ESPN, Fox, Hulu, Warner Bros. Discovery sports-streaming venture
Streaming service FuboTV has filed an antitrust lawsuit against ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery an...
Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram
Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their so...