August 02, 2021
Reese Witherspoon’s Media Firm To Be Sold To A Blackstone...

Academy award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon’s media company, Hello Sunshine, is selling itself to a newly formed media firm backed by Blackstone Group for an undisclosed sum. The sale will value...

August 02, 2021
Scarlett Johansson’s Disney Lawsuit Could Force Hollywood Studios To Rethink...

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly altered the way films are shared with audiences, with many being launched directly onto streaming platforms first. With that, Hollywood may be forced into renegotiations...

August 02, 2021
Streaming Cos. ‘Go Big Or Go Home’ Shift Leaves Customers...

There are now more than 200 streaming services vying for eyeballs, attention and consumer spend. It’s one of the reasons that Vindicia Chief Operating Officer Roy Barak said streaming services...

July 30, 2021
Open Banking, Restaurant Rewards, Social Commerce Top This Week’s News

In this week’s news, we saw Lloyds Bank is teaming up with Mastercard to launch PayFrom Bank. Also, new insights have emerged on social commerce and restaurant rewards. The Weekender...

July 29, 2021
High Tech Streaming Video Games Due For A Digital Payments...

Video games used to fit neatly into a box with some very well-defined parameters. Gamers were generally young and male; games were physical goods to be purchased; and playing them...

July 28, 2021
Latest Streaming App Provider Ranking Deals Ends The Suspense

Some of us are ancient enough to remember when there were just 500 cable channels. With streaming contenders now coming out of the woodwork, it’s the perfect time to tune...

July 28, 2021
Barbie, Hot Wheels Boost Mattel Sales As Shoppers Return To...

Mattel is seeing strong growth in sales of both Barbie and Hot Wheels products as consumers return to in-person shopping, pushing the children’s entertainment company to a better-than-expected second quarter....

July 27, 2021
The Key To Creating Scale Amid A Crisis

In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on what the world will look like as recovery rolls on...

July 26, 2021
Netflix Working On Live-Action Pokemon Series, Report Says

Netflix is developing a new Pokemon TV show, Variety reported. Joe Henderson, who is co-showrunner on the hit Netflix show “Lucifer” is set to write and executive produce, according to...