by Jim Heath | Jun 22, 2020 | Business, Headlines
Several leading companies have joined a call by activists to halt ad spending on Facebook over concerns the leading social network has fallen short in efforts to crack down on hate speech and incitements to violence. The sporting goods maker Patagonia added its name...
by Jim Heath | Nov 16, 2019 | Business, Headlines
Live TV is getting more expensive on Hulu. The streamer is implementing its second price increase in less than a year for its Hulu With Live TV product — with the base package of 60-plus live channels increasing 22%, to $54.99 per month. It goes into effect Dec. 18....
by Jim Heath | Jul 18, 2019 | Business, Entertainment, Headlines
Netflix shed $17 billion in value today as Wall Street punished the leader in streaming media for announcing a day prior that it added only 2.7 million subscribers in the most recent quarter, far shy of the 5 million it had previously forecast. In trading volume more...
by Jim Heath | Apr 7, 2019 | Business, Headlines
American Airlines is extending by over a month its cancellations of about 90 daily flights as the troubled 737 Max plane remains grounded by regulators. American said today it is extending the cancellations through June 5 from the earlier time frame of April 24. The...
by Jim Heath | Apr 4, 2019 | Business, Headlines
In the last two weeks, Chick-fil-A has missed out on two potentially lucrative airport contracts after local politicians raised concerns over the company’s anti-LGBTQ history. Chick-fil-A has previously faced criticism and boycotts for its donations to anti-LGBTQ...
by Jim Heath | Mar 19, 2019 | Business, Entertainment, Fox News, Headlines
With Walt Disney set to close its acquisition of large parts of 21st Century Fox just after midnight tonight, the spin-off of Fox Corporation that houses the Murdoch family’s remaining assets, including the Fox News Channel and Fox broadcast network, is being...
