SiriusXM added approximately 149,000 self-pay subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 18,000 compared to the year-ago period. For the full year 2024, self-pay subscribers decreased by 296,000, an improvement over the full-year decrease of 445,000 self-pay subscribers in 2023. The company ended 2024 with approximately 33 million total subscribers. Subscribers to Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium...

NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock grew its fourth-quarter revenue and narrowed its loss to $372 million from a loss of $825 million in the year-ago period, with the full-year 2024 loss narrowing by nearly $1 billion from a $2.75 billion loss in 2023, Comcast reported on Thursday. Full-year revenue for Peacock in Comcasts media division results jumped 46 percent to $4.9...

Pinewood Group, the U.K. home of the James Bond franchise, unveiled a public consultation on revised expansion plans for Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England on Thursday. The focus is on the land south of Pinewood Studios. We are a dynamic business in a fast-moving industry, and we are committed to investing in the ongoing expansion of Pinewood Studios, highlighted Pinewood...

After launching just over two years ago, Ben Affleck and Matt Damons production banner is retooling its executive ranks and bolstering leadership with a new business affairs hire. Former Paramount Pictures chief operating officer Andrew Gumpert is joining the shingle in a newly created role of president, business affairs strategy, the company said on Wednesday. Damon and Affleck are also...

In a move bolstering the appearance of Jeff Bezos conflict of interest in his sprawling personal and business endeavors, Amazon has filed a lawsuit to prevent The Washington Post from obtaining records related to an internet satellite initiative. The tech giant, in a lawsuit filed on Monday against a Washington state agency, says the records are exempt from a public...

During his lifetime, David Lynch was nominated twice for the Writers Guild of America Awards but never won. Weeks before his death, however, he was able to accept a recognition that will be officially bestowed in February. During its 2025 awards ceremony, the Writers Guild of America West will posthumously present the Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet writer-director with a...

Heidi Klum has signed with UTA for representation in all areas. The German supermodel, one of the first Victorias Secret Girls, went beyond the fashion runway to secure a thriving reality TV career. Klum as an Emmy-winning TV host and co-creator is returning toProject Runwayfollows rotating platforms for the fashion reality show. She and former co-host Tim Gunn in 2018...

Prime Video has signed a multiyear theatrical movie agreement with Lionsgate. As part of the new deal, Prime Video will secure an exclusive window after Starzs earlier first-run window. The agreement will kick off with Lionsgates 2026 theatrical release slate, a package of films from the studios 2025 slate and a commitment to Prime Video for licensing library movies and...

Five months after the radio and podcast giant Audacy emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and a financial restructuring, its CEO and president David Field is stepping down. I am writing to share the news that I am stepping down from my role as the CEO and President of Audacy effective today, Field wrote in a memo to staff on Wednesday....

Last December, Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan returned to Katzs Delicatessen on New Yorks Lower East Side for the first time since their 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally was released. The occasion was a Super Bowl commercial for Hellmanns mayonnaise, a spot in which Ryan and Crystal reprise their respective roles as Sally Albright and Harry Burns to...

Elon Musks raised-arm salute to Donald Trump drew more attention, but for those concerned about media freedom, another image from Inauguration Day seemed just as chilling. In the front row of the Capitol rotunda, a whos who of tech billionaires Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Musk himself lined up to cheer in...

John Gore Studios, a new film and TV production studio headquartered in London, has on Wednesday officially launched and appointed industry veteran Hilary Strong as CEO. British-born Gore, a two-time Emmy and Olivier award winner, will serve as executive chairman of John Gore Studios. He has tapped Strong as CEO, an exec in the literary and entertainment sectors whose previous...

Super Bowl commercials are in many ways a reflection of the American economy. Want to understand how strong the car industry is? Just count the number of spots during the Big Game. Is travel back post-pandemic? The Super Bowl spots for airlines and hotels will provide an answer. But it is also an indicator of what has become mainstream (or...