What does it mean to “watch” a show on a streaming service? For Netflix Inc., it now means viewing at least two minutes. The streaming service noted in its first quarterly earnings report of 2020 on Tuesday that it has changed the definition of viewership — while Netflix NFLX, -0.46%Read More →
Dear Moneyist, I’ve been living with the same man for close to 27 years. Of course, our relationship was good in the beginning. Most are. However, he has always had an inability to handle money. Our home has always been in my name, usually because of his poor credit. I’veRead More →
Netflix Inc. is mobilizing ahead of the launch of two big new competitors in November with an armory of 59 new offerings next month, including the arrival of 43 original programs. The company said the line-up changes will include “a lot of Christmas titles” added throughout the month, for bothRead More →
“The Morning Show” could be off to a rough start. The drama starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell as broadcast journalists working on a “Today” show-like set — with Carrell’s character getting canned for sexual misconduct allegations a la Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose — is the highest-profileRead More →
The sharks are circling Netflix Inc., and they smell blood in the water. Blood as in hemorrhaging users and a stock in freefall. Its salvation, ironically, may be a gangster epic that looks like a heavy Oscar favorite. The start of the traditional fall TV season in late September hasRead More →
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Broadcasting company Gray Television Inc (N:) is well placed to profit from an anticipated deluge of political advertising ahead of U.S. elections in 2020, according to Barron’s. The U.S. financial newspaper said good ratings in its local TV markets would be attractive to congressional, senatorial, gubernatorialRead More →
Who runs the world of international finance? Well, now it’s “Girls!” Lena Dunham is directing and executive producing a new, eight-part HBO series called “Industry,” the actress and director tweeted on Friday, which will feature a group of twentysomethings competing for positions at an investment bank in London. Dunham describedRead More →
What do we say to our bosses the Monday after “Game of Thrones” ends? Apparently, “Not today.” An estimated 10.7 million Americans will skip work the morning after the feature-length series finale of the HBO juggernaut airs on Sunday night, according to The Workforce Institute at Kronos, either by callingRead More →
When you think about popular events people like to gamble on, you typically think of March Madness, the Super Bowl, or presidential elections. These are tailor-made for gambling because they’re high-viewership events with a clear winner and loser. You might not think you could bet on a TV show thatRead More →
Tim Tebow is only 31 years old, but he’s already been a Heisman Trophy winner, a professional football player, a professional baseball player, an author, and an ESPN analyst. His next job? A TV show host. Tebow was crowned the best college football player in America in 2007, and afterRead More →
The end of “Game of Thrones” is coming. ‘I know death. It’s got many faces. I look forward to seeing this one.’ Arya Stark Spoiler alert for those who either haven’t caught up to season eight of “Thrones,” or those who want to go into the final episodes cold: HBORead More →
Love & Money is a MarketWatch series looking at how our relationship with money impacts our relationships with significant others, friends and family. Over the past nine years, New York City-based massage therapist Lorraine has binged on a number of shows on Netflix NFLX, +3.48% from the platform’s original seriesRead More →
