Section

Media

Media news from BusinessTech News. The streaming wars, cable cord-cutting, news-publisher business models, podcasting consolidation, and the AI fights over content licensing. Reporting on Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount, NBCUniversal (and the MS NOW spin-off), the New York Times, and the platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Spotify) competing for attention and ad dollars. Coverage of journalism layoffs, AI training-data lawsuits, and the deals reshaping who owns the next decade of content.

Disney and Pixar logos with box office ticker showing 164 million dollar franchise record opening weekend

Business

Toy Story 5 Opens to $164 Million, Smashing Pixar’s Franchise Record and Handing Disney Its Biggest 2026 Win

Disney and Pixar needed a blockbuster to close out an uneven first half, and the toys delivered. Toy Story 5 is on pace for a $164…

By Scott Allan · 2d ago · 3 min read

Media

Toy Story 5 Opens to $164 Million, Smashing Pixar’s Franchise Record and Handing Disney Its Biggest 2026 Win

DOJ Clears Paramount’s $111 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition Without a Single Concession

Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs While Rolling Out Paid AI Subscriptions Across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

The Mandalorian And Grogu Box Office: Disney’s $80 Million Tracking Star Wars Reboot Is A Make-Or-Break Test For The Franchise

More in Media

Trump Shooting Chaos At White House Correspondents’ Dinner

White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Exposes Washington’s Surreal Divide

Was It A Stunt? Social Media Abuzz With ‘Staged’ Theories After White House Dinner Incident

Why the Co-Founder’s Exit Spooked Wall Street Despite Record Earnings

Netflix Bows Out of Warner Bros Bidding War, Clearing Path for Trump Ally Ellison to Control CNN, HBO and Half of Hollywood