A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. It’s media Upfronts week, which these days serves primarily as …
Trade deal progress dominated last week’s stock market and promises to be influential in the week ahead. In Switzerland this weekend, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent started a dialogue over tariffs with Chinese officials. On Sunday, Bessent said the talks were productive and more details would be forthcoming at a Monday …
Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb, and Carrie Coon in ‘The White Lotus’ on HBO. Courtesy: Fabio Lovino | HBO Media companies are staring down widespread economic uncertainty as their annual pitch to advertisers and marketers kicks off. This week legacy entertainment giants including Comcast’s NBCUniversal, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery will …
Comcast on Thursday outlined changes to its broadband strategy as the business continues to shed customers in the face of heightened competition. The discussion came amid the company’s first-quarter earnings call with investors. Despite the customers losses, Comcast’s earnings surpassed analysts’ expectations. Comcast shares closed down nearly 4% Thursday. Here …
10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images Cable companies are increasingly calling on mobile for their next big opportunity. The cable industry’s foray into wireless has long been considered a retention tool for the behemoth broadband business. Less than a decade after cable giants like Comcast and Charter Communications jumped …
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred answers questions during an MLB owner’s meeting at the Waldorf Astoria on February 10, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. Julio Aguilar | Getty Images For decades, Major League Baseball has stood alone among the major U.S. sports leagues as the only one without a salary …
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Sport newsletter with Alex Sherman, which brings you the biggest news and exclusive interviews from the worlds of sports business and media. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. March Madness is here again! You may remember, …
Nearly a month has passed since President Trump last spoke publicly of his desire to kill the carried interest loophole. (Yes, we know, some of you don’t consider it a “loophole.”) And yet the private equity industry, which stands to lose big if the president upends the tax break, is …
In 2013, Jessica Lessin, a reporter at The Wall Street Journal, left the paper to start a competing publication, The Information. A few years later, her fledgling newsroom had grown to nearly two dozen reporters and editors and booked more than $20 million in sales, as she revealed in a …
Jalen Brunson, #11 of the New York Knicks, drives to the basket during the game against the Indiana Pacers in Round 2, Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 6, 2024. Nathaniel S. Butler | National Basketball Association | Getty …