Back in November, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings said the best way to judge success in the streaming wars is how much time consumers spend with each service. And while Disney (NYSE: DIS) has racked up a lot of Disney+ subscribers in a short amount of time, it's not qui
Mobile applications generate billions in annual revenue for both Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet. The amount of time people spend using their smartphones has risen at a significant pace over the years. According to an eMarketer report, the average U.S. adult is on their smartp
These days Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is seeing tremendous usage because the coronavirus outbreak is keeping so many people at home. It's reasonable to think all sorts of streaming entertainment would be benefiting in similar ways, but it's less clear that streaming music and audio
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently made a big change to its Prime Video apps in Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store. Amazon customers can now buy or rent digital videos on its platform directly from the e-commerce giant without the need to pay through Apple's ecosystem.
The first quarter was rough for Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) investors. The stock plummeted 35% through the first three months of 2020, a cruel reversal for shares that had more than quadrupled the year before.
Disney (NYSE: DIS) is moving forward with its plans to launch Disney+ in India through its Hotstar streaming service, despite the postponement of the Cricket World Cup. The big sports event, which draws hundreds of millions of viewers, would have been a huge launchpad to attract
With the coronavirus and volatile markets dominating headlines, it's easy to forget that earnings season is just around the corner. Companies will soon be reporting their first-quarter results, as well as providing investors a window into Q2. For most companies, the major theme
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The race for dominance of the streaming video market continues to heat up, with the biggest names in the arena jockeying for talent. AT&T (NYSE: T) made a big move in that regard on Wednesday, announcing Hulu founder and former CEO Jason Kilar would be taking over its Warner
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Netflix Inc (Symbol: NFLX), where a total volume of 66,621 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Early this year I pointed out the usage of television antennas was on the rise, posing a threat to cable names like Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) already fighting a strong cord-cutting movement. Although old-fashioned airwave broadcasts may not deliver a dea
The COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of devastating. More than 33,000 people have died of COVID-19-related causes as of this writing, and that number is only increasing. Self-isolation, quarantines, and government-mandated shutdowns are keeping people indoors, triggering
In this episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Motley Fool host Dylan Lewis, who had been on a three-week rafting trip and incommunicado from the rest of the world, shares his view of the shutdown from a unique perspective. The news from outside world was scarce and spread far between
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (Symbol: ACWI) where we have detected an approximate $996.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 11.0% increase week over week i
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