Altice USA closed a deal on Thursday to sell the youth-skewing business news streaming channel Cheddar News to Archetype, a media company owned by private equity firm Regent LP. “Cheddar has helped transform the way millennials have accessed television news since its groundbreaking debut broadcast from an iPhone in 2016,” Archetype said in a statement. … Read more
Warner Bros./DC’s “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” is leading the box office with a $40 million 4-day box office opening. But with middling audience reception, the final installment of the DC Extended Universe isn’t showing as much promise as other films farther down the charts. “Aquaman 2” is already behind its $1 billion-plus 2018 predecessor, … Read more
“Survivor” has crowned a winner for its milestone 45th season. The three-hour finale extravaganza followed as the final five castaways competed in the final challenges before facing the jury. By hour two, the CBS competition series’ jury voted Dee Valladares as the winner of Season 45, securing the $1 million prize from the CBS competition … Read more
Warner Bros.’ “Wonka” is off to a solid start at the box office, grossing $39 million from 4,203 theaters and earning positive word-of-mouth from critics and audiences as it looks to leg out through the holidays and into January. “Wonka” will need legs as it sports a reported $125 million budget before marketing costs. Prior … Read more
“SNL” roasted disgraced former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani on Saturday, specifically mocking his inability to pay the huge financial penalty imposed on him by a jury in Georgia for defaming two innocent Georgia election workers as part of his efforts to help Donald Trump overthrow the goverment after the 2020 election. Giuliani … Read more