Media

E.W. Scripps has received inbound interest in its Black-culture network Bounce TV, CEO Adam Symson said in an exclusive CNBC interview.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/ew-scripps-exploring-sale-of-black-culture-broadcast-network-bounce-tv.html

Disney Entertainment CTO Aaron LaBerge is leaving the company for personal reasons, according to a company memo. A search for his replacement is underway.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/22/disney-cto-aaron-laberge-to-leave-company-for-personal-reasons.html

Netflix will no longer report its quarterly subscriber additions, a sign that the benefits of its password-sharing crackdown may be ending.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/18/netflix-earnings-what-subscriber-reporting-change-means.html

The NBA's exclusive window with incumbent media partners Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery will expire April 22 without a signed deal, according to sources.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/18/nba-tv-rights-news-on-negotiations-with-espn-warner-bros-discovery.html

McMahon resigned as executive chairman of the WWE in late January after a former employee, Janel Grant, accused him of sexual abuse and trafficking.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/17/vince-mcmahon-news-former-wwe-ceos-life-after-janel-grant-lawsuit.html

Comcast announced Wednesday it is launching NOW, a new prepaid and month-to-month streaming and phone plan aimed at lower-income customers.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/17/comcast-launches-now-prepaid-and-month-to-month-internet-phone-plans.html

The unusual transaction Skydance is offering Paramount Global isn't ideal for shareholders, but it may be better than nothing.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/05/skydance-paramount-global-deal-details-of-david-ellison-bid.html

Disney CEO Bob Iger has a year to show investors they were right to back him and the board over Trian Partners' Nelson Peltz.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/04/disney-upends-activist-investor-nelson-peltz-now-its-real-work-time-.html

Trian Capital has waged a proxy fight against Disney to land two board seats. Disney shareholders rejected the effort.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/03/disney-annual-meeting-shareholders-vote-on-nelson-peltz-and-bob-iger.html

Vanguard has voted for Disney management ahead of Wednesday's shareholder meeting, Bloomberg News reported citing people familiar with the matter.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/disney-proxy-fight-vanguard-voting-for-management-over-peltz.html

Private equity firm Silver Lake announced Tuesday that it's acquiring entertainment company Endeavor Group Holdings for $27.50 a share.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/private-equity-firm-silver-lake-to-take-entertainment-company-endeavor-private-at-27point50-a-share.html

The Disney proxy fight pits Trian Partners' Nelson Peltz against the board and CEO Bob Iger.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/disney-board-fight-hinges-on-vanguard-other-institutional-investors.html

Steven Miron and Steven Newhouse resigned from the Warner Bros. Discovery board of directors, effective immediately.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/01/warner-bros-discovery-directors-miron-newhouse-resign-after-antitrust-probe.html

Walden has proven herself as a top TV executive, but some ex-Disney executives question whether her resume is suitable for the Disney CEO job.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/01/disney-ceo-race-dana-walden-could-defy-critics-and-make-history.html

Peltz and his firm, Trian Fund Management, have asked investors to nominate him and former Disney Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulo to the board.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/21/proxy-advisory-firm-iss-backs-nelson-peltz-in-disney-proxy-fight.html

CNBC spoke with ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro, former Disney CEO Bob Chapek, and former ESPN President John Skipper as part of a digital documentary on ESPN's future.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/21/espn-executives-talk-streaming-plans-in-cnbc-documentary.html

Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek spoke to CNBC about ESPN and its future in his first public comments since his 2022 firing.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/21/ex-disney-ceo-bob-chapek-says-espn-doesnt-need-strategic-partners.html

The support from the George Lucas endorsement is key, because he's Disney's largest individual shareholder, but also because of his standing in Hollywood.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/19/george-lucas-backs-disney-ceo-bob-iger-in-nelson-peltz-proxy-fight.html

"You cannot separate sheikh and state," one Conservative member of Britain's Parliament said of the deal.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/14/telegraph-takeover-abu-dhabi-backed-newspaper-buyout-is-sparking-panic.html

CNBC's annual SurveyMonkey Women at Work study revealed a female workforce that's frustrated with more work and less work-life balance.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/12/cnbc-women-at-work-survey-2024.html

Blackwells Capital says that Mason Morfit's ValueAct has collected $95 million in fees to manage Disney pension funds prior to backing management.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/12/disney-did-not-share-information-on-valueact-pension-fees-blackwells.html

These 50 women leaders are innovating at the largest companies, startups and nonprofits. CNBC spotlights how they are changing the global economy and society.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/28/cnbc-changemakers-women-remaking-the-business-world-on-their-terms.html

Warner Bros. Discovery has paused merger discussions with Paramount Global as the company trades at a 52-week low, sources told CNBC.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/27/warner-bros-discovery-halts-paramount-global-merger-talks.html

Altice USA shares rose as much as 50% after reports Charter is considering a takeover.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/26/altice-usa-shares-spike-on-report-charter-is-considering-acquisition.html

Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav has championed generating free cash flow for more than a year, but investors may not care.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/23/warner-bros-discovery-hypes-free-cash-flow-investors-dont-buy-it.html

Warner Bros. Discovery boosted free cash flow but the company fell short of analyst estimates for revenue and profit.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/23/warner-bros-discovery-wbd-earnings-q4-2023.html

FuboTV cited what it calls "extreme suppression of competition in the U.S. sports-focused streaming market."

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/20/fubotv-sues-disney-fox-warner-bros-over-sports-joint-venture.html

The key question for pay TV distributors such as Comcast, Charter and DirecTV is whether they'll be able to offer the same sports bundle as the joint venture.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/pay-tv-distributors-are-confused-concerned-about-sports-joint-venture.html

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish announced the company will lay off hundreds of employees Tuesday, just a day after CBS announced Super Bowl viewing records.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/13/paramount-global-lays-off-about-800-employees-after-super-bowl.html

While the NFL has been the most popular show on turf, now, it's gaining traction as one of the greatest shows on the internet.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/09/streamers-like-amazon-youtube-and-peacock-are-transforming-the-nfl.html