by Sarah Min | Dec 19, 2018 | Companies, Disney, News
When 20th Century Fox’s violent, foulmouthed superhero Deadpool first showed up on the big screen in 2016, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that his own studios had no plans to release R-rated Marvel movies anytime soon. But after announcing plans to acquire 21st Century Fox...
by Scarlett Kuang | Dec 19, 2018 | Marriott
Tribute Portfolio Homes, Marriott’s upscale homesharing brand, was first launched in London in April, and then expanded to Paris, Lisbon, and Rome in October. The 340 properties range in price from $280 to $350 per night with comparable hotel standard services and...
by Ben Foldy | Dec 18, 2018 | AT&T, Companies, News
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson made a $67 billion bet on the media business in his acquisition of satellite tv provider DirecTV. Three years later, Stephenson doubled down on entertainment by paying even more–$80 billion– for Time Warner, in an effort to...
by Janaki Chadha | Dec 4, 2018 | Companies, Marriott
Marriott’s foray into homesharing is a smart move for the company, but it shouldn’t go overboard trying to mimic the short-term rental model. The hotelier launched a pilot program with the property management company Hostmaker earlier this year to experiment with a...
by Sarah Min | Nov 26, 2018 | Companies, Disney, Netflix, News
In the fast-approaching streaming wars, Disney has a branding problem. While its own streaming app, called Disney Plus, will corner the family market when it rolls out in late 2019, it won’t be competing against Netflix for eyeballs that search for edgier and more...
by Alexandra Semenova | Nov 24, 2018 | Companies, News, Previews, Stocks
When Overstock invested $2.2 million into the blockchain-based voting app, Voatz, this summer, company executives probably didn’t imagine it would be called “the Theranos of voting” before midterms came around. Overstock’s intent for the startup was to bring the...
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