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Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) were trading higher by 0.78 percent early Monday morning following a report by Variety that "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" continues to perform well internationally, particularly in China. According to Variety, the Star Wars film saw a record-breaking $53...

A report from Variety said that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) has decided to shut down its online video segment, Yahoo Screen. Variety noted that Screen livestreamed an NFL game in October, offered clips of "Saturday Night Live," and aired the TV series "Community." Yahoo...

Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) were trading lower by 0.14 percent at $105.95 early Monday morning despite the company making cinematic history over the weekend. According to a Variety, Disney's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" surged past the $1 billion mark in global sales at a faster pace...

According to a new report by Variety, tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may soon be taking on rivals Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) in the original video content realm. Apple has reportedly held discussions in...

John Lasseter, chief creative officer of the Animation Studios at Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) and Pixar Animation Studios Inc., discussed future innovations in film on Tuesday. Speaking to an audience at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Lasseter predicted that the day will come...

In an article published Tuesday, Variety's Asian Bureau Chief Patrick Frater reported that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) has seen its film studio record losses of $53.5 million in 2014, compared with a profit of $24 million prior to its takeover by Alibaba. Alibaba bought a majority stake...

Home to famous "superstars" like Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker and John Cena, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) has strengthened its partnership with NBCUniversal, a subsidiarity of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) for advertising and marketing purposes, Variety reported. WWE has...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to launch its first Xbox TV shows during the first half of 2014. According to Variety, Entertainment and Digital Media President Nancy Tellem said that she hopes the company can "put something up" in the first or second quarter. Speaking at Variety's Dealmakers...

Word of Katie Couric's jump from television to online has the entertainment and digital industries abuzz with speculation. Does her hiring as a "Global Anchor" on Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) signal the latest seismic shift in how consumers are getting their video content, or is it just a way for the...

From the onset, Sony (NYSE: SNE) designed its fourth-generation game console to serve its primary market: gamers. The company's strategy was drastically different from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which initially relied on TV, movies, football and other non-gaming activities to promote the Xbox One...

In a move that could send shivers up the spine of Aereo and other cord-cutting services, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will allow users to stream select channels through a mobile device. There's just one catch: the current channel lineup leaves a lot to be desired. According to Variety, the new...