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One of the leading online sports betting companies was the feature of the earnings report from European gaming company Flutter Entmt ADR (OTC: PDYPY). What happened: Flutter issued its first half 2022 earnings report on Friday that showed revenues increased 10.9% year-over-year to $4.12 billion,...

A leading software company in the video game and special effects market announced quarterly results Tuesday after market close. The company also announced the acquisition of a visual effects company that has worked on some of the most well-known movies of the last two decades. What Happened: Unity...

Your 12-hour “Lord of the Rings” marathon just got a lot longer. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced Monday it was adapting the tomes of Tolkien into a multi-season Prime original series with the potential for spin-offs. Amazon Studios will produce new Middle Earth storylines...

There are a few household names among American cinephiles, and Martin Scorsese has long been one of them. The Oscar-winning director is widely lauded in film circles, and he's gotten frequent nods from some of his most well-regarded contemporaries. In January, Scorsese is releasing "Silence," his...

Most people have, at one time or other, dreamed of being famous. Some people want to be sports stars and Olympic athletes. Others want to be rockstars and rule the stage (or the garage) with their musical talents. Some want to be big-time movie producers and spend $561 million turning one book...

Last December, Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) released The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey to cinemas all over the world. The Peter Jackson-directed epic was the start of a new trilogy for Warner Bros., which will continue this Christmas with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and conclude in 2014 with...

Twilight – the final frontier. At least, that's what Hollywood thinks of this book-turned-movie franchise. Whereas most studios have apparently given up on finding the next Harry Pottery – failure after failure in the department of magical films (Percy Jackson, etc.) will do that to you – Hollywood...