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Jan. 14, 2024 10:34 pm ETThe NFL playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins made history—and not just because it was so cold that one head coach’s mustache formed icicles.The Wild Card game, which aired on the streaming service Peacock, was the most streamed U.S. event ever, drawing 23 million viewers, according to ComcastNBCUniversal, Peacock’s owner. It also was the largest event ever for internet usage in the U.S., accounting for 30% of web traffic, making Saturday the single highest day of U.S.…

Aaron Rodgers won’t appear on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” for the rest of the National Football League season, a move that comes after the star quarterback engulfed the show and the network in a weeklong controversy.“Aaron Rodgers Tuesday season four is done,” McAfee said during Wednesday’s show. “There are going to be a lot of people that are happy with that, myself included, to be honest with you. The way it ended, it got real loud.”Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

When ESPN placed a big bet on a new star, Pat McAfee, to bring in young audiences with an edgy brand of sports-talk programming, the network knew the appointment carried risks. In recent days, they have been apparent. McAfee, an F-bomb-throwing former NFL punter whose show made its debut on ESPN in September, has been on the defensive since an appearance last week by New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers, a recurring guest on McAfee’s show, implied during the show that ABC talk show host Jimmy Kimmelhad ties…

Streaming your favorite shows and movies is fun. Less fun: paying for six different services, remembering multiple passwords, figuring out which service has which program—and toggling to live TV so you can watch news and sports. Guess who says he can help? The cable guy.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Streaming your favorite shows and movies is fun. Less fun: paying for six different services, remembering multiple passwords, figuring out which service…

Updated Jan. 3, 2024 7:43 am ETActivist investor ValueAct reached a deal to back Walt Disney’s slate of board nominees at the coming 2024 shareholder meeting, bolstering the company’s position as it looks to fight off a proxy battle with rival activist Nelson Peltz.Disney signed a confidentiality agreement allowing it to share company information with shareholder ValueAct Capital Management and consult with the firm on strategic matters. The entertainment giant said Wednesday that the arrangement allows the activist…

Updated Dec. 9, 2023 12:16 am ETJeff Zucker ran NBC’s “Today” show as a young executive producer and was CNN’s boss for nearly a decade. Now, the television veteran is angling for a very different assignment: turn conservative British news publications into global brands. Zucker is heading an investment group that has become the top contender to buy the Telegraph and the Spectator, a newspaper and a magazine that are both more than 150 years old. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.…

Nov. 29, 2023 10:38 pm ETNascar has struck new television and streaming rights deals worth $7.7 billion with media partners including Amazon, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox as interest in the sport grows. The value of Nascar’s new seven-year deals is 40% higher than its prior arrangements, a person familiar with the situation said. Copyright ©2023Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Nov. 29, 2023 10:38 pm ETNascar has struck new television and streaming rights deals worth…

Disney is examining whether its future should include fewer television networks.After Chief Executive Bob Iger said last summer that some of Disney’s TV networks, which include ABC, FX and National Geographic, might not be core to the company, executives set out to determine which channels have long-term value and which are expendable. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Disneyis examining whether its future should include fewer television networks.After…

“Everything is a battle.” Diversity executives hit the exits as company priorities shift. “Everything is a battle.” Diversity executives hit the exits as company priorities shift. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and…

Hollywood’s biggest strike in 60 years is exposing industry fault lines, with traditional entertainment companies expected to take a near-term hit while streamers are better positioned for a long stalemate. Hollywood’s biggest strike in 60 years is exposing industry fault lines, with traditional entertainment companies expected to take a near-term hit while streamers are better positioned for a long stalemate. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an…