Disney’s streaming business keeps growing, despite theatrical losses
Continued growth in streaming subscriptions and strong domestic tourism to its theme parks propelled Walt Disney Co.’s fiscal third quarter earnings, even as its theatrical…
Restaurants, bars consider turning off music as licensing fees skyrocket
Ever since operetta composer Victor Herbert sued Shanley’s restaurant in New York in 1917 to force it to pay for playing his song on a…
L.A. Olympic organizers confident they will cover $7.1 billion cost
Three years before the Olympics, LA28 organizers gave International Olympic Committee officials the kind of Games preview that even Hollywood’s best scriptwriters couldn’t plan.To begin…
Holly Willoughby’s TV producer husband in licensing rights row with Butlin’s over its Gladiators shows
HOLLY Willoughby’s TV producer husband is caught up in a licensing rights row with Butlin’s over its Gladiators shows.It has left characters from the BBC…