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Disney’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Hauls In $71.4M At Weekend Box Office

September 5, 2:39 PM

The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) ruled at the U.S. box office with its new Marvel Cinematic Universe release “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” breaking a 14-year-old record for a Labor Day weekend. The company also had three of the top five films now in theatrical release.

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Locast Halts Free TV Streaming After Networks Score In Copyright Infringement Court Ruling

By Phil Hall

September 2, 1:00 PM

Locast, a nonprofit that provides free streaming of broadcast television channels in select U.S. cities, has halted its service after a federal court ruling that its service resulted in copyright infringement.

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Paramount Pulls All Theatrical Films From 2021 Release

By Phil Hall

September 2, 11:05 AM

ViacomCBS’ (NASDAQ: VIAC) Paramount has shaken up its theatrical release schedule by moving all of its remaining 2021 releases into 2022.

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Facebook Launches Daily Fantasy Games: Could The Company Launch Sports Betting And iGaming Soon?

By Chris Katje

September 2, 10:05 AM

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is launching fantasy sports and other fantasy games in a push for more time spent by consumers on the company’s app.

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Charlie Gasparino Tweeting On ViacomCBS: ‘matriarch Shari Redstone telling people she’s having time of her life running a media company with her own management team (ie Bob Bakish) and Les Moonves out of the way. She’s indicating she doesn’t want to se…

By Benzinga Newsdesk

September 1, 5:04 PM

https://twitter.com/CGasparino/status/1433172282730590209

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Paramount Sues Insurer Over ‘Mission: Impossible 7’ Policy Payout

By Phil Hall

August 31, 4:30 PM

Paramount Pictures Corp., a division of ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIAC), has filed a lawsuit against a subsidiary of Chubb Ltd. (NYSE: CB) alleging that it failed to provide complete compensation on insurance clai

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Is Now The Time To Buy These 6 Undervalued Communication Services Stocks?

By Wayne Duggan

August 31, 1:12 PM

The communication services sector has stayed hot throughout a volatile year of trading in 2021.

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What 3 Stocks Could Benefit — Along With Manchester United — After The Cristiano Ronaldo Signing?

By Chris Katje

August 30, 3:09 PM

Shares of Manchester United PLC (NYSE: MANU) got a lift last week when it was announced that soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo would be return

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If You Bet $1,000 On Jake Paul To Beat Tyrone Woodley, Here’s How Much You Would Have Won

By Chris Katje

August 30, 10:40 AM

The highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Tyrone Woodley took place Sunday night. Here’s a look at how the boxing match went and how a wager on Paul would have paid out.

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‘Candyman’ Takes Top Box Office Position From ‘Free Guy’

By Phil Hall

August 29, 2:37 PM

“Candyman,” the reboot of the 1990s slasher film franchise, dominated the weekend U.S. box office with $22.37 million from 3,569 theaters in its first three days of release.

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