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☆ Was Linda Yaccarino 'sandbagged?' What happened behind the scenes at the X CEO's disastrous coming out party.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

X CEO Linda Yaccarino appeared rattled during her most high-profile appearance to date. Some criticized tech journalist Kara Swisher and Code for "sandbagging" Yaccarino. Months earlier, Boorstin had secured a coveted interview with Linda Yaccarino to make her first major public appearance after being named CEO of X, formerly Twitter. Later, Boorstin pressed Yaccarino on the Anti Defamation League's feud with Musk and accusations that X is encouraging antisemitism. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Everybody deserves to speak their opinion," Yaccarino said, before nervously glancing at her watch and saying she had to leave.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, Yoel Roth, Kara Swisher, —, Julia Boorstin, Boorstin, Yaccarino, Yaccarino's, Elon Musk, Teslas, Roth, Swisher, Mary Barra, Linda, Yoel, X, Julia, Musk, Tesla Organizations: Service, CNBC's Senior Media, Tech, oceanside Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel, GM, Twitter Locations: Laguna, Detroit, LA, Meta, San Francisco, Laguna Beach, Los Angeles

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Persons: Stanley Black, Decker, Jim Cramer's, Jim's, we're, we'e, Gamble YTD, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jim Cramer Rob Kim Organizations: Stanley, Procter & Gamble, Broadcom, SWK, AVGO, Procter, Gamble, Google, CNBC

☆ X CEO says the platform could turn a profit next year — and that most top advertisers have returned 'in the past 12 weeks'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

X CEO Linda Yaccarino said her company could be turning a profit in early 2024. Yaccarino added that 90% of the platform's top 100 advertisers have returned in the "last twelve weeks." Yaccarino previously said that X was close to breaking even — echoing Musk's comments in April. AdvertisementAdvertisement"90% of the top 100 advertisers have returned to the platform in the last twelve weeks alone," Yaccarino added. Yaccarino appeared to be referring to the exodus of advertisers from the platform after its acquisition in October last year.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, Yaccarino, X, —, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Musk, Twitter —, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, BBC, Twitter, Elon, Media, New York Times Locations: NBCUniversal

☆ X CEO Linda Yaccarino had a car-crash interview at Code Conference where she seemed undermined by Elon Musk and couldn't state precise user numbers or whether users will pay
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | Hasan Chowdhury | Shona Ghosh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

X CEO Linda Yaccarino had a rough time being interviewed onstage on Code Conference. What actually followed was the unfurling of a CEO who appeared not to have a full handle on the company. AdvertisementAdvertisementHere's one bizarre exchange: Was Musk serious about charging all users a fee to use X, Boorstin asked. Asked about X's daily active user numbers, Yaccarino appeared to respond only in estimates, according to The Verge and the Wall Street Journal. Yaccarino and X did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, —, Elon Musk, Yaccarino, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Boorstin, Musk, Apptopia, Insider's Lara O'Reilly, Kali Hays, Insider's Ben Bergman, Mark Zuckerberg, Insider's Bergman, — Yoel Roth, Roth, Kara Swisher, Swisher, she's Organizations: Service, Conference, Twitter, MediaRadar, Wall Street Locations: California, Meta

☆ Elon Musk's biographer says X CEO's rocky interview was 'not a pretty sight' but she's 'the right person' for the job
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Walter Isaacson still believes Elon Musk chose "the right person" in Linda Yaccarino to be X's CEO. The Musk biographer acknowledged the CEO's rocky interview at Code Conference was "not a pretty sight." AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's biographer is still confident in the billionaire's choice to name Linda Yaccarino the CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter — despite a rocky interview at Vox Media's Code Conference. X CEO seemed unsure at times, played defense during interviewYaccarino's appearance at Vox's Code Conference on Wednesday quickly became the talk of X — with her performance drawing scrutiny and criticism. The X CEO decided to go on after his interview for the chance to get the last word in, according to Swisher.

Persons: Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Isaacson, Yaccarino, —, Elon, I'm, Yoel Roth, Roth, Musk, Kara Swisher, Swisher, Julia Boorstin, Mark Zuckerberg, Boorstin, Insider's Bergman Organizations: Twitter, Service, Economic, of New, Code, Vox's, Wednesday, CNBC, Meta Locations: NBCUniversal, of New York, Miami, Swisher, Meta

☆ X CEO slams claims she's CEO in name only as 'not nice;' 'Who wouldn't want Elon Musk sitting by their side running product?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

X CEO Linda Yaccarino slammed questions on whether she's running the company as "not nice." The X CEO took the stage shortly after an ex-Twitter staffer spoke on his negative experience at the company. AdvertisementAdvertisementX CEO Linda Yaccarino slammed claims she's watching Elon Musk run the social media company from the sidelines in an openly tense dialogue about working with the famously controlling billionaire. I don't care what the structure is at Meta, but who wouldn't want Elon Musk sitting by their side running product?" Before joining X, Yaccarino served as chairman of advertising sales and client partnerships at NBCUniversal.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, —, she's, Yaccarino, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Boorstin, Mark Zuckerberg, Walter Isaacson, Tesla, Martin Eberhard, Tim Higgins, he's, Elon, Kara Swisher's, Yoel Roth, Swisher . Roth, Musk, Insider's Kali Hays, Lara O'Reilly Organizations: Twitter, Service, Vox's, Meta Locations: Meta, NBCUniversal

☆ Linda Yaccarino was blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new Twitter CEO, and had to leave a meeting to tell her boss she was joining Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new Twitter CEO came as a surprise to Linda Yaccarino. The then-NBC executive had to rush out of a meeting to explain the situation to her boss, the FT reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementLinda Yaccarino's reign as Twitter boss got off to a chaotic start after she was blindsided by Elon Musk's tweet announcing he had found a new CEO, according to a new report. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 11, 2023Cavanagh accepted her explanation, but decided to release a statement announcing Yaccarino's departure the next day. The chaotic announcement was the first taste of what Yaccarino could expect as CEO of Twitter, which Musk renamed X in a surprise rebrand soon after she joined.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Linda Yaccarino, —, Linda Yaccarino's, Yaccarino, Musk, Michael Cavanagh, I’ve, Elon, Cavanagh Organizations: Twitter, NBC, Cuban, Service, Financial Times, Comcast, Financial

☆ Linda Yaccarino says the 'intense and relentless public scrutiny' of leading X 'weighs' on her
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Linda Yaccarino says she was not ready for the "relentless public scrutiny" that comes with helming X. AdvertisementAdvertisementLinda Yaccarino says she wasn't prepared for the heightened public scrutiny that came with running X, the company previously known as Twitter. The 59-year-old X CEO told the Financial Times in a story published on Wednesday that the heat she's been getting has been "hard" to manage. "The thing that weighs on me a great deal is the pressure and the burden of the intense and relentless public scrutiny," Yaccarino told the Financial Times. AdvertisementAdvertisementYaccarino told the Financial Times that the pressure she now faces is much higher than in her previous roles.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, helming, Yaccarino, —, wasn't, Elon Musk, Musk Organizations: Service, Twitter, Financial Times

☆ Mum's the bad word: Most big Menendez donors won't say if they will keep backing New Jersey senator
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Several top party donors have privately told Menendez's campaign that he should resign, according to a longtime past supporter who spoke with CNBC. The PAC so far has raised approximately $300,000 for Menendez's 2024 reelection campaign, according to its president, Dr. Ben Chouake. NorPAC has donated a combined $15,500 toward the Menendez campaign and separate leadership PAC since 2017, according to OpenSecrets data. Prudential Financial , the large insurer, has donated $35,000 through their PAC toward Menendez's political operation since 2017, according to OpenSecrets. A Prudential spokeswoman declined to comment when asked whether the company's PAC would continue to support Menendez following his indictment.

Persons: Robert Menendez, Nadine Menendez, Sen, Bob Menendez, Menendez, NorPAC, Jon Kaiden, Kaiden, Cory Booker of, Ben Chouake, Chouake, We've, Couake, Goldman Sachs, General Atomics, Greenberg Traurig Organizations: New, New Jersey Democrat, CNBC, Baleon Capital, Menendez, Fund, Senate Foreign Relations, Banking, Finance, Democratic, Senate, Menendez's, PAC, Pfizer, Prudential Financial, Prudential, company's PAC, FEC, Comcast, Merck, Holtec Locations: Jersey, Union City , New Jersey, U.S, New Jersey, Israel, Manhattan, Cory Booker of New Jersey, OpenSecrets, Jerusalem

Strike signs await striking SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) outside Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. The WGA, which represents 11,500 film and television writers, described the deal as "exceptional" with "meaningful gains and protections for writers." While writing may resume, the SAG-AFTRA actors' union remains on strike. Efforts to restart daytime talk shows without writers, such as "The Drew Barrymore Show," collapsed this month, in the face of criticism from striking writers and actors. Even as studio executives celebrated the end of the longest-running writers' strike since 1988, it is only half the labor battle.

Persons: Mike Blake, Caroline Renard, Hollywood's, Drew Barrymore, Bob Iger, Iger, It's, Brandon K, Hines, Kevin Klowden, David Zaslav, Ted Sarandos, Donna Langley, AFTRA, Dawn Chmielewski, Lisa Richwine, Danielle Broadway, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Disney Studios, REUTERS, WGA, Hollywood, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Walt Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, Disney, Milken Institute, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, California, New Mexico, Georgia, New York, Los Angeles

☆ Movie theater shares pop after writers, studios reach tentative labor deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Movie theater shares popped Monday following news of a tentative labor deal between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Extremely good news that progress is being made," AMC CEO Adam Aron said Sunday in a post on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. Shares of AMC were up roughly 7% Monday. The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is still on strike after failure to reach a labor agreement with AMPTP. The summer season saw a 19% year-over-year increase, due in large part to the success of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer."

Persons: Adam Aron, it's, Kraven, Hunter, Oppenheimer, Eric Wold, AFTRA, — CNBC's Sarah Whitten Organizations: AMC, Regal Cinemas, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, Twitter, Disney, Comcast, Warner Bros, Discovery, Hollywood, – American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, AMPTP, SAG, Riley Securities, WGA, Netflix, CNBC Locations: Square , New York, NBCUniversal

☆ Hollywood writers and studios reach tentative deal to end strike after nearly 150 days
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Writers Guild of America members walk the picket line on the first day of their strike in front of Amazon studios on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Culver City, CA. Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers resumed last week after months of starts and stops, ultimately leading to a tentative deal that would end the ongoing writers strike. Television and film writers sought protections against the use of artificial intelligence, in addition to increases in compensation for streamed content. Then, the board and council will vote on whether to authorize a contract ratification vote by membership. SAG-AFTRA members have been on strike since mid-July and are seeking contract updates similar to those requested by the writers.

Persons: Television Producers, AMPTP, AFTRA Organizations: Guild of America, Amazon, Writers Guild of America, Alliance, Television, WGA, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros . Discovery . Television, WGAW, WGAE, SAG, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Comcast, CNBC, Television Producers Locations: Culver City , CA, NBCUniversal

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors. The Writers Guild of America announced the deal in a joint statement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that represents studios, streaming services and production companies in negotiations. “WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” the guild said in an email to members. The tentative deal to end the last writers strike, in 2008, was approved by more than 90% of members. In that walkout, the writers strike started first and ended second.

Persons: —, would've, NBC’s, Jimmy Fallon ”, ABC’s “ Jimmy Kimmel, AFTRA, ”, Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, David Zaslav, Donna Langley, NBCUniversal, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Gavin Newsom, Netflix's, ABC's, Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher ” Organizations: ANGELES, — Union, Hollywood, Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, Screen, American Federation of Television, Radio, Crew, SAG, Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros ., Los Angeles Mayor, California Gov, Writers Guild of America Locations: Hollywood

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Persons: Jimmy Garoppolo, wideout Davante Adams, Mike Tomlin's, Peacock, You'll, ExpressVPN, NFL RedZone Organizations: Steelers, Raiders, Football, Super, NFL, New Raiders, NBC, . Raiders, Sunday, NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL Shop, NFL Network ., Insiders, . Watch Steelers, Chiefs, . Jets, Cowboys, 49ers, Giants, Bills, Dolphins, . Eagles, . Chargers, Bengals, Jets, Broncos, Seahawks, Ravens, Packers, . Cowboys, . Jaguars, . Vikings Locations: Las Vegas, United States, DAZN, China

We'll guide you through options to watch free Wales vs. Australia live streams. If you don't have a proper watch option in your country, we'll show you how to watch the Rugby World Cup live streams for free using a VPN. Where to watch Wales vs. Australia Rugby World Cup live streams free from anywhereYou can catch all of the Rugby World Cup action, including Wales vs. Australia, using the free ITVX live stream in the United Kingdom, which offers up every match of this year's Rugby World Cup. How to watch Wales vs. Australia in the USANBC is the exclusive broadcast partner for the Rugby World Cup in the United States. Shop at SlingRugby World Cup scheduleBelow is a full schedule of upcoming Rugby World Cup games that will run through the October 28 final.

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A third straight day of marathon negotiations between Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters ended on Friday night without a deal. But the sides made substantial progress, according to three people briefed on the talks. The sides plan to reconvene on Saturday. For the third day in a row, several Hollywood moguls directly participated in the negotiations, which ended a little after 8 p.m.Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive; Donna Langley, NBCUniversal’s chief content officer of Universal Pictures; Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive of Netflix; and David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. During the Thursday negotiations, the sides had narrowed their differences, for instance, on the topic of minimum staffing for television show writers’ rooms, a point that studios had been unwilling to engage on before the guild called a strike in early May.

Persons: Robert A, Donna Langley, Ted Sarandos, David Zaslav Organizations: Hollywood, Alliance, Television Producers, Universal Pictures, Netflix, Warner Bros, Discovery Locations: Los Angeles

England have been fortunate to be drawn in one of the weaker groups of the Rugby World Cup, given their poor form this year. If you don't have a proper watch option in your country, we'll show you how to watch the Rugby World Cup live streams for free using a VPN. Where to watch England vs. Chile Rugby World Cup live streams free from anywhereYou can catch all of the Rugby World Cup action, including England vs. Chile, using the free ITVX live stream in the United Kingdom, which is offering up every match of this year's Rugby World Cup. How to watch England vs. Chile in the USANBC is the exclusive broadcast partner for the Rugby World Cup in the United States. Shop at SlingRugby World Cup scheduleBelow is a full schedule of upcoming Rugby World Cup games that will run through the October 28 final.

Persons: Owen Farrell, it's, ExpressVPN, You'll, Peacock Organizations: Rugby, Ireland, Chile, England, Chile Rugby, ITV1, ITV3, ITV, Rugby World, USA NBC, CNBC, ., Samoa, Zealand Locations: England, Chile, Africa, United Kingdom, UK, USA, United States, Georgia, Portugal, ITVX, South Africa, Tonga, Wales, Australia, Uruguay, Namibia, Japan, Italy, Argentina, Fiji, Scotland, Romania, France, . Georgia, Ireland, Zealand

Learn moreToday's free South Africa vs. Ireland live stream is this weekend's hottest match in the Rugby World Cup and should excite even the most casual of rugby fans. If you don't have a proper watch option in your country, we'll show you how to watch the Rugby World Cup live streams for free using a VPN. Where to watch South Africa vs. Ireland Rugby World Cup live streams free from anywhereYou can catch all of the Rugby World Cup action, including South Africa vs. Ireland, using the free ITVX live stream in the United Kingdom, which is offering up every match of this year's Rugby World Cup. How to watch South Africa vs. Ireland in the USANBC is the exclusive broadcast partner for the Rugby World Cup in the United States. Shop at SlingRugby World Cup scheduleBelow is a full schedule of upcoming Rugby World Cup games that will run through the October 28 final.

Persons: it's, ExpressVPN, You'll, Peacock Organizations: Rugby, Wales, Ireland, Nations, Samoa, Ireland Rugby, ITV1, ITV3, ITV, Rugby World, USA NBC, CNBC, ., Zealand Locations: South Africa, Ireland, Scottish, Romania, New Zealand, United Kingdom, UK, USA, United States, Georgia, Portugal, ITVX, England, Chile, Tonga, Wales, Australia, Uruguay, Namibia, Japan, Italy, Argentina, Fiji, Scotland, France, . Georgia, Zealand

SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line outside Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. While workers across the entertainment industry waited for word of the outcome, no agreement had been announced as of late Friday, the 144th day of the strike. Representatives for the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which represents the studios, had no comment. Producer and WGA member Al Septien, also picketing outside Netflix on Friday, said he wanted to get back to work, but only under the right terms. We don't want to fold for a less-than-fair and good contract for the writers,” he said.

Persons: Mike Blake, Walt Disney, Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, David Zaslav, Donna Langley, Matthew Weiner, Weiner, Al Septien, We've, ”, Lisa Richwine, Dawn Chemielewski, Sandra Stojanovic, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Disney Studios, REUTERS, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, Comcast's, WGA, Alliance, Television Producers, SAG, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Angeles

☆ NBCUniversal names insider Rick Cordella president of sports division
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

General Sport - Leaders Sport Summit2012 - Stamford Bridge - 10/10/12 Rick Cordella, SVP and GM NBC Sports and Olympics Digital during a talk called "The Digital Olympics: Expensive experiment or a new era in sport?" during the summit Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Matthew Childs/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 22 (Reuters) - Comcast's (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal on Friday appointed veteran executive Rick Cordella as president of its sports division. Cordella will take charge of NBC Sports' platforms including NBC Olympics, Golf Channel and oversee sports on the company's streaming platform Peacock, home to Sunday Night Football and NASCAR. He was most recently president of programming for NBC Sports and Peacock Sports. In the role, he led NBCUniversal's sports programming strategy across broadcast, cable and streaming and oversaw sports betting and sports fantasy.

Persons: Rick Cordella, Matthew Childs, NBCUniversal, Cordella, Arsheeya, Dawn Chmielewski, Shailesh Organizations: Sport, Summit2012, GM NBC Sports, Olympics, NBC Sports, NBC, Golf Channel, Sunday Night Football, NASCAR, Peacock, Thomson Locations: Stamford, Bengaluru, Los Angeles

☆ Striking auto workers are highlighting their CEOs' multi-million dollar pay. Here's how much the top bosses at Ford, GM and Stellantis make
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Graham Rapier | Nora Naughton | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"The reason we ask for 40% pay increases is because in the last four years alone, the CEO pay went up 40%. U.S. companies, in contrast, use grant date value of stock packages awarded to executives during the reporting year. AdvertisementAdvertisementThat's because in some years, talking about a CEO's "realized pay" can obscure exorbitant pay packages approved by company boards. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe CEOs of GM and Ford also saw their compensation packages peak in 2021, before declining slightly in 2022. However you slice the numbers, the gap between CEO pay and rank-and-file workers at all three companies is gigantic.

Persons: Mary Barra's, Shawn Fain, Fain, Mary Barra, James Farley, Jim Hackett, Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, Mike Manley's, Equilar, Tavares, That's, Manley, —, Harry Katz, Tesla, Elon Organizations: UAW, Service, United Auto Workers, Ford, GM, Netflix, Writers Guild of America, WGA, Comcast, Big Three, —, Motors, Chrysler, CBS, Big, General, AP, Equilar, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, French PSA Group, Fiat Chrysler, Institute, Detroit, Cornell University, U.S Locations: Wall, Silicon, Stellantis, American, European

☆ Striking Hollywood writers, studios to meet again Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Strike signs await striking SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) outside Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Negotiators for Hollywood's major studios and striking film and television writers plan to meet again on Friday, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) said in a statement. Roughly 11,500 WGA members walked off the job in May, angered by how working conditions have changed in the streaming TV era. The SAG-AFTRA actors union went on strike in July, putting Hollywood in the midst of two simultaneous work stoppages for the first time in 63 years. Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Kanjyik Ghosh; Editing by Edwina GibbsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mike Blake, Walt Disney, Bob Iger, Ted Sarandos, Donna Langley, David Zaslav, Lisa Richwine, Kanjyik Ghosh, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Disney Studios, REUTERS, CNN, Alliance, Television Producers, WGA, Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery, SAG, Hollywood, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S

☆ Wells Fargo upgrades this telecom stock that can jump more than 20% from here
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Charter 's debt structure and growing sports segments should give it a leg up on competitors, according to Wells Fargo. The bank upgraded shares of the telecommunications company to overweight from overweight on Friday and lifted its price target to $550 from $450. While higher prices and the rising popularity of streaming services have plagued the cable industry in recent years, Charter's stock has rallied 31.8% this year. CHTR YTD mountain Charter ytd chart Charter's more favorable capital structure and its growing sports content – which should improve its streaming market share in the long term – are two reasons why analyst Steven Cahall prefers Charter stock over Comcast. "The worst of Cable is behind it, and CHTR is the clearest expression of the new normal," he wrote.

Persons: Altice, Steven Cahall, Cahall, — Michael Bloom Organizations: Comcast, Verizon, Cable, CNBC Locations: Wells Fargo, Cable

If you want to follow along, we'll show you how to watch the Solheim Cup, with or without cable. How to watch the Solheim Cup from anywhereThe 2023 Solheim Cup is airing live on Golf Channel in the United States, included with most sports-heavy cable packages, and available on some TV streaming services Fubo (included with Fubo Pro for $74.99, free 7-day trial available). In Australia, the Solheim Cup is airing on Fox Sports, which is included with Kayo Sports for AUD$25 per month. Watch the Solheim Cup. Solheim Cup scheduleHere's a list of broadcast times for the Solheim Cup on Golf Channel and Peacock in the United States.

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☆ Amazon is bringing ads to Prime Video and will charge you to avoid them
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Amazon is joining other streaming services and inserting ads into its programming. Beginning next year, shows and movies on its Prime Video service will “include limited advertisements,” the company announced Friday. Prime Video, which is home to “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Citadel,” is included in the $139 yearly Prime subscription. Streaming services are no long chasing subscribers, but rather investors are pressuring them to make money off the services, even if it comes at the expense of losing subscriptions. Hulu, in which Disney owns a majority stake, will also hike its monthly ad-free subscription $3 to $17.99.

Persons: Maisel Organizations: New, New York CNN, Netflix, Max, “ Citadel, Disney, Hulu, NBCUniversal Locations: New York, “, ”

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