Key TakeawaysThe U.S. government has initiated a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a funding bill by the deadline, marking the first such lapse in nearly seven years and potentially furloughing hundreds of thousands of federal workers.Apple (AAPL) has defended its partnership with OpenAI for generative AI integration, while Nvidia's (NVDA) substantial $100 billion investment in OpenAI has raised dot-com bubble concerns among some analysts.YouTube TV (GOOGL) and NBCUniversal have reached a temporary ext ...

Google and Comcast-owned NBCUniversal have entered a short-term extension on their existing carriage deal for YouTube TV, Variety reported on Wednesday, citing a Google spokesperson. ...

交易概述 - Fubo股东已批准公司与迪士尼的交易 将Fubo与Hulu Live TV合并 [1] - 交易最初于1月宣布 目前正接近最终达成协议 [2] - 交易完成后 迪士尼将拥有Fubo约70%的股权 [5] 市场竞争格局 - 合并旨在增强对更大竞争对手YouTube TV的威胁 [2] - YouTube TV目前拥有约1000万订阅用户 优势很大程度上来自其直播体育相关内容 [2] - Hulu Live TV和Fubo合并后共有约600万订阅用户 此举有助于缩小与YouTube TV的400万用户差距 [2] 产品与服务策略 - 交易若执行得当 可为体育迷提供更灵活的选择 [3] - Fubo可能探索推出新的Hulu品牌套餐 作为对用户的一项福利 该套餐可能免费捆绑迪士尼的三项流媒体服务 即Disney+、Hulu和ESPN [3] - 公司近期宣布推出了一款内容更精简、价格更低的纯体育套餐 [3] 交易后续安排 - 交易仍需获得监管批准 因为合并将产生一个更大的市场实体 影响市场竞争并减少独立流媒体运营商的数量 [4] - 考虑到监管审批 Fubo承诺将继续作为独立服务向用户提供 [5] - 迪士尼将整合该业务单元 由Fubo联合创始人兼首席执行官David Gandler统一领导合并后的Fubo和Hulu Live TV业务 [5]

Avid Photographer. Travel the world to capture moments and beautiful photos. Sony Alpha User/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Listen below or on the go on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Spotify’s Ek moves to chairman role after two decades as CEO. (0:15) Kalshi’s record weekend unsettles DraftKings, FanDuel (0:52) Consumer confidence slides. (2:45) This is an abridged transcript of the podcast: Our top story so far, Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) CEO Daniel Ek is ceding his leadership role in the company, transiti ...

Carriage talks between YouTube TV (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and NBCUniversal (NASDAQ:CMCSA) have stalled over the rates the Google-owned platform will pay to distribute shows of the Comcast-owned network, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The report said that popular NBC shows, including "Sunday Night Football" and "America's ...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in GOOGL usually suggests something big is about to happen.We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 52 extraordinary options activities for Alpha ...

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 17: A detail view of a NBC Sunday Night Football video camera during the first half between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on November 17, 2024 in Inglewood, California.YouTube TV subscribers may soon be without "Sunday Night Football," "The Voice" and other NBCUniversal programming as the parties ramp up for a carriage dispute that could lead to a blackout at the end of the month.CNBC reported the two sides could be headed for a potentia ...

Google's plan to remove Spanish-language network Univision from its core bundle of channels on YouTube TV at the end of this month is drawing pushback from a Republican attorney general in a politically significant state. Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, is planning to shift Univision from its basic package to a Spanish-language tier that will require customers to pay an extra $14.99 per month in addition to the $82.99 per month base package. The move is expected to occur after the curren ...

Spanish-language television network Univision is crying foul as Google’s YouTube TV prepares to remove the channel from its main bundle to an added price plan at the end of the month, a move the broadcaster alleges has discriminatory and political consequences. "I honestly don't know what their rationale is. The only thing I can tell you is they're doing this at a time right around the midterm elections and the key gubernatorial elections. And they did this at a time where the Hispanic audience is no longer ...

核心观点 - 迪士尼将于2025年10月21日起实施新一轮流媒体服务价格上调 覆盖独立订阅套餐及捆绑套餐[1][2] - 价格调整后迪士尼点播流服务价格与Peacock、Apple TV Plus及HBO Max持平 直播电视服务价格显著高于YouTube TV并与有线电视套餐相当[5] 价格调整详情 - Disney Plus Premium、Hulu、ESPN Select传统捆绑套餐月费从22美元增至25美元[3] - Hulu Plus Live TV传统套餐月费从88美元增至95美元[3] - 含广告版Disney Plus月费定为12美元 无广告版定为19美元[5] - Disney Plus与Hulu捆绑套餐含广告版月费11美元[5] - 三平台捆绑套餐（Disney Plus、Hulu、ESPN Select）含广告版月费20美元 无广告版30美元[5] - 新增Disney Plus、Hulu、HBO Max捆绑套餐含广告版20美元 无广告版33美元[5] - Hulu Plus Live TV基础套餐含广告版89美元 含点播服务套餐无广告版100美元[5] 未调整项目 - Hulu无广告套餐保持原价[3] - 无广告版Disney Duo捆绑套餐保持原价[3] - 含ESPN Unlimited的新捆绑套餐保持原价[3] 行业动态 - 奈飞、Peacock和Apple TV Plus本年均已实施涨价[5] - Warner Bros Discovery高管明确表示HBO Max即将涨价[5] - 迪士尼本次涨价与去年2024年10月的价格调整保持年度同步节奏[1]