Apple TV Viewing Jumped 36% In December To New Record, SVP Of Services Eddy Cue Says; ‘Pluribus’ Is Its “Biggest Series To Date”

Apple TV Viewing Jumped 36% In December To New Record, SVP Of Services Eddy Cue Says; ‘Pluribus’ Is Its “Biggest Series To Date”

Eddy Cue, SVP of Services at Apple, delivered a look back at 2025 Monday, anointing Pluribus as Apple TV’s “biggest series to date.” The series, created by Vince Gilligan and starring Rhea Seehorn, helped drive a 36% surge in engagement in December, according to Cue’s recap. The month also saw the arrival of F1: The…

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QXO secures US$1.8 billion financing led by Temasek, Apollo amid building products consolidation

QXO secures US.8 billion financing led by Temasek, Apollo amid building products consolidation

[GREENWICH, Connecticut] Billionaire Brad Jacobs’ QXO said it has secured an additional US$1.8 billion in financing, led by Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and Apollo Global Management, as the building products supplier pursues buyouts amid consolidation in the industry. The latest funding, announced on Monday (Jan 12), takes the total investment in the Greenwich, Connecticut-based company to…

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Wall Street falls at open on worries over Fed autonomy

Wall Street falls at open on worries over Fed autonomy

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 12) after the Trump administration renewed its attacks on the Federal Reserve, stoking fresh worries about the central bank’s independence, while a proposed one-year cap on credit-card interest rates weighed on financial stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.4 points, or 0.01 per…

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Paramount Sues WBD For Details Around Sale, Plans Proxy Fight As It Escalates Battle To Derail Netflix Deal

Paramount Sues WBD For Details Around Sale, Plans Proxy Fight As It Escalates Battle To Derail Netflix Deal

In a major escalation, David Ellison’s Paramount said it intends to to nominate directors for election at the Warner Bros. Discovery 2026 annual meeting to solicit against the approval of the Netflix transaction. It also filed suit in Delaware Chancery Court seeking disclosure of “basic information to enable WBD shareholders to make informed decision” of…

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‘Sinners’ Leads Online Film Critics Society Award Nominations

‘Sinners’ Leads Online Film Critics Society Award Nominations

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners leads the nominations at this year’s Online Film Critics Society Awards, with 16 nods. Scroll down for the full list of nominees.  Sinners is trailed by Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, which landed 13 noms.  Other leading films include Marty Supreme (9) and Sentimental Value (8), while Frankenstein and…

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