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Sports streaming business with Todd Merkow

Ruby Arora interviews Todd Merkow, first general manager of FOX Sports Arizona and current strategic and operational consultant who also teaches sports journalism majors at

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Streaming services board up the box office

The entertainment industry periodically grumbles about a lack of transparency from streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Specifically, industry analysts have criticized these platforms’ inability,

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Covering the business of movie theaters

Netflix is investing heavily in video content, and it reported over the holidays that “Bird Box” was its biggest streaming success to date. Amazon and

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What the Sesame Street HBO deal means

Last week Sesame Street signed a new partnership deal with HBO, which means that new episodes of the show won’t air on PBS first. Instead

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Economics of Game Of Thrones

Season 5 of Game of Thrones starts this Sunday, and HBO’s most popular television series ever has an ever-growing economic effect. Last year’s Season 4 finale

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HBO’s gamble on streaming

The long wait for HBO’s streaming service is over. The premium cable company released its HBO Now app on Apple devices Tuesday. New viewers can

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