Several years into Hollywood giants’ streaming pushes, they still find themselves confronted with that famous Jerry Maguire line from Wall Street: “Show me the money!” In the case of streaming, “the money” means profits. With Netflix having been crowned by some observers as the king of streaming, Hollywood CEOs have focused on making their streaming business units profitable after an initial focus on subscriber growth. The full year of 2023 provided some positives for sector watchers. One entertainment titan ended up eking out a small profit for its streaming unit, while two others narrowed their losses in their divisions with…
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks to journalists. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesThe United States is prepared to sanction Chinese banks and companies, as well as Beijing’s leadership, if they assist Russia’s armed forces with the invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday.”We stand ready to act if we see significant violations, especially by financial institutions,” Yellen said in an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen in Beijing. “Anything that involves aiding Russia’s military in their brutal war against Ukraine is unacceptable to us and we have the ability to sanction it.”President Joe Biden issued a…
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, testifies during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled Annual Oversight of Wall Street Firms, in the Hart Building on Dec. 6, 2023.Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesJamie Dimon, the veteran CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, said he was convinced that artificial intelligence will have a profound impact on society.In his annual letter to shareholders released Monday, Dimon chose AI as the first topic in his update of issues facing the biggest U.S. bank by assets â ahead of geopolitical risks, recent acquisitions and regulatory matters.”While we…
J. Cole headlined his annual Dreamville Festival last night (April 7) at Dorothea Dix Park. The performance happened just days after Cole dissed Kendrick Lamar on the new song â7 Minute Drill,â and Cole took time during his set to address the track, explaining that he felt conflicted about making and releasing it.Cole began his speech by saying how proud he felt about the project that â7 Minute Drillâ closes, Might Delete Later. âIâm so proud of that project, except for one part,â the rapper said. âItâs one part of that shit that make me feel like, man, thatâs the…
Glastonbury 2024 has seen the “highest percentage of ticket balances paid ever”, meaning there will be “very limited” tickets available in the re-sale. Emily Eavis announced today (April 8) that the amount of tickets that have been paid for in full is the highest the festival has ever seen. However, it does mean that those who are hopeful to secure much coveted tickets in the re-sale might struggle. “There will be a resale of the (very limited) returned tickets later this month,” added Eavis in an Instagram post. “Info to follow on that.” The organiser said that the record number…
I’ve always preferred the glow of multiple lamps to the onslaught of overhead lights, but clicking them off one by one can get tedious. With smart plugs, any lamp can be controlled with a phone, your voice or even a programmed schedule or routine so you don’t have to think about them at all. Smart plugs also work with some appliances like basic coffee makers, fans, humidifiers and other items that have a simple on/off switch. Smart plugs all look pretty similar — a white rectangle with rounded corners — but as we’ve learned in our testing, they don’t all…
Sony has announced a limited period promotional offer on select older PlayStation 5 models in India. The “Summer Promo” offer will apply on the standard PS5, bringing a discount of up to Rs. 13,000 on the console. The discount, announced in the wake of the launch of the slimmer version of PS5 in India, will start on April 10. The disc edition of the standard PS5, which launched in India in February 2021, is currently priced at Rs. 54,990.The “Summer Promo” offer will only cover the disc version of the standard PS5 with model number CFI -1208A01R. The offer starts…
Welcome back to Hope Valley, Hearties! A lot changed in When Calls the Heart Season 10, and we’re here to review what happened in When Calls the Heart Season 11 Episode 1 Episode 1 and if it was worth it. Honestly, things seemed to go a little slow in this first episode, but there are mysteries arising that we’re hoping to see play out before too long. The new season began with a bang, literally. Actually, it started with two bangs as it was revealed that Lucas had been shot shortly after being elected governor. …
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after surrendering at the Fulton County jail on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesA judge on Thursday denied an effort by Donald Trump to dismiss his criminal election interference case in Georgia on grounds that the indictment violates his free speech rights.The former president and 14 of his co-defendants in the case argued that the indictment brought by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis encroached on their First Amendment right to challenge Trump’s 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden in the…
The Rediscovery of America by Dr. Ned BlackhawkIn the fall of 2023, Dr. Ned Blackhawk won the National Book Award for his nonfiction The Rediscovery of America, a history of North America that intentionally centers the perspective of Indigenous Peoples.From the colonialism of New Spain to Native American Sovereignty in the Cold War Era, Dr. Blackhawk details the major events that impacted the lives of Native peoples. As readers, we receive a macro-level look at the major movements of Indigenous groups, including their cultures, politics, and economic strategies. Dr. Blackhawk also notes what non-Indigenous scholars have often missed or underappreciated…
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and Tesla CEO Elon Musk talk during a meeting in Porto Feliz city in Sao Paulo state, Brazil May 20, 2022.Kenny Oliveira | MCom | via ReutersBrazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes initiated an investigation of tech magnate Elon Musk on Sunday, the billionaire owner and CTO of social network X (formerly Twitter). The probe concerns possible obstruction of justice by Musk who said, over the weekend, he would defy the court’s orders to restrict or suspend some popular accounts on its platform.Moraes also ordered the inclusion of Musk in a broader inquiry into so-called “digital…
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 4, 2022. Mike Blake | ReutersThe CEO of blockchain startup Ripple sees the combined market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market topping $5 trillion this year.Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse told CNBC that he expects the entire value of the crypto market to double, citing macro factors including the arrival of the first U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETFs), as well as the upcoming so-called bitcoin “halving.””I’ve been around this industry for a long time, and I’ve seen these trends come and go,” Garlinghouse told…
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[Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for The Regime Season 1 Episode 6 series finale, “Don’t Yet Rejoice.”] The Regime always promised we were seeing the final year of an authoritarian regime, and viewers saw Chancellor Elena Vernham’s (Kate Winslet) reign come toppling down in The Regime Episode 6 finale. The HBO limited series came to a close on Sunday, April 7, wrapping up Elena and Herbert’s (Matthias Schoenaerts) wacky love (or lust) story and revealing both of their fates as their political world crumbled around them. Elena and Herbert spent most of The Regime finale on the run after rebel forces…
(Center) Elizabeth Hurley in ‘Strictly Confidential’. Photo: Lionsgate.In theaters, on digital and on demand on Friday 5th April, ‘Strictly Confidential’ marks the feature directorial debut of Damian Hurley, who to this point is probably best known for being the son of Elizabeth Hurley.It’s an attempt to channel the sort of sultry thrillers that tantalized audiences in theaters and on the lurid covers of titles for rent in video stores in the 1980s and 1990s (kids, ask your parents). Unfortunately, while a few of those went on to become cult classics or mainstream crossover successes (such as ‘Basic Instinct’ or ‘Body…
[This story contains major spoilers from the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm, “No Lessons Learned.”] And, that’s a wrap on Larry David‘s Curb Your Enthusiasm. The series finale of the Emmy-winning HBO improv comedy kicked off with a big circle back to how the final season began, with the ensemble heading to Atlanta to support Larry David (played by series creator-star David) in his trial. For a refresher: Season 12 opened with Larry getting arrested for violating a 2021 voting law in Georgia when he gave Leon Black’s (JB Smoove) Auntie Rae (played by Ellia English) a glass of…
Beyoncé has topped the Billboard charts once again. Cowboy Carter debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking the biggest sales for an album so far in 2024, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart, making Beyoncé the first Black woman to ever debut at the summit, reports Billboard. This is the eighth time Beyoncéâs had a solo album reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, too, breaking the previous record for a female artist to do so â set by herself with Renaissance in August 2022.Cowboy Carter debuted with 407,000 equivalent album units earned…