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'Billions' Creator Shares Story On How The Show Saved His Career
Sunday, May 3, 2020 - 8:08am | 575The "Billions" season 5 premiere airs Sunday, May 3 at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime, a susbsidiary of ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC). The show, created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin, premiered in January of 2016 and has been a big hit ever since. A version of this article was...
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What To Know About Roku's Post-Christmas 'Stream-A-Thon'
Monday, December 9, 2019 - 1:21pm | 328If you missed "Game of Thrones," or just want to watch the whole thing again, Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) is giving you that chance. The Roku Channel will stream the first season of the "Game of Thrones" saga, along with several other shows and movies, between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1,...
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What's Next For ViacomCBS?
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 3:45pm | 482The new $25 billion media empire that emerged from the remarriage of CBS and Viacom began trading Thursday, but questions remain about how the combined company will compete in an increasingly crowded landscape of companies beaming content into America's homes and phones. CBS and Viacom...
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Guggenheim Raises CBS Price Target On Multi-Year Growth Outlook
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 - 1:20pm | 291CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) provided updated guidance, reflecting combined direct-to-consumer subscribers of 25 million by 2022, high-single-digit revenue CAGR over the next three years and strong content investment in the first half of 2019. Moreover, around 70 percent of the company’s...
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Analysts Aren't Cutting CBS Despite Earnings Miss
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 2:20pm | 585CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) rose Friday despite posting a fourth-quarter earnings miss Thursday. Content licensing, retransmission and subscription revenue were stunted by sales and renewal timing, and the entertainment and cable network segments recorded underwhelming operating income. Analysts...
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9 Streaming Services With The Best Original Content
Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 9:04am | 568No streaming competitors can touch Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) when it comes to quantity of original content. However, a study conducted earlier this month by Streaming Observer suggests the quality of Netflix’s original shows and movies may be slipping. Streaming Observer compiled data from...
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Here's How You Could Be A Pawn In The Cryptocurrency Game
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 7:39am | 478Maybe you’re a skeptic, or maybe you want in but don’t know how. But while you fail to benefit from the bitcoin boom, you may be an unwitting instrument in another’s cryptocurrency work. Cryptocurrency miners have been hijacking consumer central processing units to steal...
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Needham: CBS Is Building The Next Netflix
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 11:23am | 495CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) could be sitting on the next Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and it hatches in 2020. That’s the take from Needham analyst Laura Martin, who said in a Wednesday note that the firm projects that CBS’s All Access streaming service and Showtime’s over-the-top...
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How To Watch Mayweather-McGregor Fight Free On Snapchat
Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 2:35pm | 476Don't want to pay $89.95 to watch Floyd "Money" Mayweather take on Conor McGregor via Showtime (CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS))'s pay-per-view offering this weekend? There is a cheaper alternative for people to tune into the Mayweather–McGregor fight without paying for the live...
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Emmy 2017: Streaming, Premium Cable Earns More And More Recognition
Saturday, July 15, 2017 - 9:38am | 991The Emmys have made it clear: If you want quality entertainment, you’re going to have to pay for it. Streaming services and premium channels secured a disproportionate share of the main award nominations Thursday, well beyond that of basic cable competitors. Of the 180 submissions for Best...
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For The Content Hungry: Cloud Or Cable?
Saturday, July 1, 2017 - 10:53am | 755Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is working on developing original, long-form entertainment, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The company’s goal is to begin releasing TV-quality shows by late summer and has been in discussions with Hollywood studios over buying the rights to cast off shows...
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10 Interesting Things You Might Not Know About Pornhub
Thursday, May 25, 2017 - 9:17am | 704Pornhub, the leading online adult entertainment platform, turned 10 years old Thursday. To celebrate this achievement, the company is launching a social media contest, offering fans a chance to win one of 100, 10-year memberships to its Pornhub Premium service. Pornhub Vice President Corey Price,...
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Delta Becomes First US Based Airline To Offer Free On-Board Movies And TV
Friday, June 3, 2016 - 3:12pm | 242Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) became the first airline based in the U.S. to offer free on-board movies and TV. According to a press release, Delta Studio, the airline's onboard entertainment suite, will be free for all customers on two-class aircraft by July 1. This includes nearly 90...
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Showtime Shifts 'Homeland' To 2017, Switches Up Fall Lineup
Friday, June 3, 2016 - 12:08pm | 248CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)'s Showtime fall schedule will look a little different this year. Networks are usually creates of habit with top programming, which is why you'll usually always see HBO bow "Game of Thrones" in April and AMC debut "The Walking Dead" in...
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Showtime Bolsters Original Programming With Limited Run Drama 'Purity'
Friday, June 3, 2016 - 8:52am | 199One of the industry's hottest upcoming projects now has a home. It was announced on Wednesday that CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS)'s Showtime has won the rights to "Purity," a new limited series starring Daniel Craig. Based on the book by Jonathan Franzen, the series follows the...