Posts by Nathan Pine
Netflix Shares Fall After Mixed Q2 Earnings Report; Execs Say “Quality And Variety” Matter As Much As View Time
Netflix shares dropped in after-hours trading Thursday after the streaming giant reported lackluster results for the second quarter. Shares, which have already fallen nearly 45% over the past year, shed 9% after the close of trading as investors processed the earnings report. It showed revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations and a narrow beat on…
Read MoreNew York Times Moves To Quash Trump DOJ Subpoenas To Its Reporters
The New York Times has filed a motion to quash subpoenas of a group of its journalists after they reported on the lack of security features on the new Air Force One, a gift of the government of Qatar that was accepted by President Donald Trump. The Times reported that Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton,…
Read MoreSpaceX stock erases all its gains and slides below IPO price in intraday trading
SpaceX stock dropped below its initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday, signaling dwindling hype around the Elon Musk company. Shares dipped below their IPO price of $135 on Wednesday morning for the first time since listing, a humbling loss for the stock, which had skyrocketed more than 50% in its first…
Read MoreOfcom Investigating TikTok Over Child Safety Concerns
UK regulator Ofcom is investigating TikTok after raising “serious doubts” about the effectiveness of its ability to identify when a person is under 18. On the same day it published its first Age Assurance Report and coming a few months before TikTok is set to be banned for kids and teens, Ofcom said it has…
Read MoreParamount Calls Shareholder Suit Vs Ellisons, Board Recycled Allegations, Says No Commitments Made On News Coverage While Pursuing WBD
UPDATE with Paramount statement: Paramount is pushing back on a recently filed shareholder lawsuit, saying it “recycles allegations that have already been reported and already addressed.” “As we’ve said consistently: no commitments from either David or Larry Ellison have been made to any government body, State AG, or federal agency regarding the future of CNN…
Read MoreTrump Announces Dangerous Plan to Replace Immigrant Truckers
Trump’s 2025 executive order followed a similar attempt to target the ICC in his first term. That attempt was blocked by a judge in 2020 and formally rescinded under President Biden in 2021. This lawsuit comes two days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration would seek to dismantle the court,…
Read More‘Independent Lens’ Acquires Four Docs: ‘Seeds’, ‘My Omaha,’ & More
EXCLUSIVE: Independent Lens is going on something of an acquisition binge – welcome news for the documentary field. The award-winning PBS series announced it has picked up four films: Jane Elliott Against the World, Seeds, My Omaha, and The Other Side of Memory. The documentaries, which will air as part of the 28th season of…
Read MoreApple gets approval for iPhone AI in China with Alibaba, Baidu
The approval gives it a boost in the world’s most competitive smartphone market Published Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 10:54 PM [BEIJING] Apple on Wednesday (Jul 15) received long-awaited government approval to roll out Apple Intelligence in China, potentially giving it a boost in the world’s most competitive smartphone market. The Cyberspace Administration of China…
Read MoreSam Masaru Sekoff Dead: Entertainment 360 Manager Was 33
The Hollywood representation community has suffered a tragic loss. Sam Masaru Sekoff, a literary manager at Entertainment 360, passed away unexpectedly yesterday morning, July 14, on what was his 33rd birthday. He died in his Los Angeles home by apparent suicide. Out of respect for Sekoff and to give his colleagues time to grieve, Entertainment…
Read MoreITV & Simon Cowell’s Partner Lauren Making Social Media Drama
EXCLUSIVE: ITV and Oscar-nominee Jeff Pope are teaming on a drama examining the devastating impact of social media on children, an idea that came to the broadcaster from Simon Cowell’s partner Lauren Cowell. The as-yet-untitled series will follow the story of multiple families and campaigners including Ellen Roome, who believes that the tragic death of…
Read MoreScott Bryce Dead: ‘As The World Turns’ & ‘Popular’ Actor Was 68
Scott Bryce, who starred as Craig Montgomery on As the World Turns in the 1980s, returned to the CBS soap in ensuing years, was a regular on The WB dramedy Popular and guested on dozen of shows during a 35-year screen career, has died. He was 68. His son Jackson confirmed the news on social…
Read MoreWild New Details Emerge on ICE Agent Involved in Fatal Maine Shooting
The ICE agent who shot and killed a 26-year-old Colombian immigrant in Biddeford, Maine, Monday morning had been with the agency for just a few short months. The agent who killed Joan Sebastián Guerrero, the father of a three-year-old daughter, has not yet been identified, but a senior administration official who spoke with The Atlantic…
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