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Disney’s flagship streaming service grew at a slower pace than expected during a fourth quarter in which the entertainment giant missed Wall Street’s projections across the board, according to an earnings release on Wednesday.

The current boom in newsletters is creating new opportunities for some high-profile journalists to capitalize on their personal brands, potentially earn more income and get greater editorial autonomy than they typically enjoy.

To the dismay of millions of children -- and the parents trying to keep them busy and cope with their anguish -- the popular gaming platform Roblox crashed Friday, and the company was still trying to restore service Saturday.

Thousands of Netflix users of the website and mobile app reported outages on Wednesday.

After Scarlett Johansson settled her grievance with the Walt Disney Co. over the release and distribution of her film “Black Widow,” one leading film and entertainment expert believes the Mouse House likely unintentionally protected other studios and distributors against a “seismic shift” in Hollywood.

The streaming service told subscribers in an email last month that its ad-supported plan would increase by $1 to $6.99 per month and by $12 to $83.88 per year. It also now offers an annual ad-supported plan for $69.99 per year, up from $59.99 per year. Meanwhile, the platform's ad-free plan will increase by $1 to $12.99 per month and by $12 to $155.88 per year.

Twitch Interactive, a video game streaming platform owned by Amazon, suffered a data breach, revealing how much revenue the biggest streamers make.

Kelly Campbell, the president of Walt Disney Co. ’s Hulu streaming platform, has resigned from her position and is in negotiations to take a senior role at Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal, people familiar with the matter said.

Disney and Scarlett Johansson have settled their lawsuit over the release model of "Black Widow."

WarnerMedia-owned HBO will offer a sizable discount to current and former subscribers following the cable network’s exit from Amazon Prime Video’s Channels platform, the company said Friday.

HBO lost approximately five million subscribers this week after the streaming service was removed from Amazon Prime Video’s channels platform, according to a report Wednesday.

Disney announced all remaining films would be released exclusively in theaters before being made available on streaming sites.

Disney's Hulu will hike prices for its core streaming service plans next month, the company informed customers on Tuesday.

In the late 1990s, Hollywood studios began selling films on DVDs and VHS rentals lost their grip on home viewings. Blu-ray took over in the early 2000s. By 2010 Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy protection.

The longtime producers of the “James Bond” film franchise appeared to shut down rumors this week about a possible Amazon TV series based on the famous character following the ecommerce giant’s recent acquisition of MGM Studios.

A lawyer representing Walt Disney Co. in its legal battle against actress Scarlett Johansson defended Disney’s distribution of “Black Widow” and said Disney will seek to move the fight from the courts to arbitration.

ViacomCBS said it has inked a $900 million deal for new episodes of “South Park,” even as growth in streaming and advertising lifted the company’s second-quarter results.

XTube, a prominent pornographic streaming platform, is shutting down as its parent company faces mounting accusations that it facilitated sex trafficking on its sites.

If you’re a small investor and own shares of AMC, don’t be surprised if you get a Twitter follow from the company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Adam Aron. 

Fox Business spoke to Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski about the new deal on Wednesday, which includes big name investors such as billionaire Peter Thiel and venture capitalist firm Narya, which was co-founded by author J.D. Vance.