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The logos of Disney+, Netflix, HBOMax and CBS in this combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photo Over an earnings period that appeared to signal the end of Netflix envy, Walt Disney Co restored hopes that growth in the streaming business will continue. But Disney, which edged past Netflix as streaming leader by global subscribers last quarter, is the outlier among its media peers. The industry-wide scramble of the last few years to copy Netflix Inc has slowed to a more deliberate pace over the last two weeks, as companies change their tune on the streaming business. Rather than placing streaming at the center of their strategy, it is now just one of several lines of business. “We effectively have four or five or six cash registers,” Warner Bros Discovery’s CEO, David Zaslav, told analysts last week. “And in a world where things are changing and there’s a lot of uncertainty … that’s a lot more stable and a lot better than having one cash register.” In recent … [Read more...] about Is Netflix envy over in Hollywood? Not quite

Fox News anchors Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier challenged former President Donald Trump Thursday to call in live and respond to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s statement about the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) recent raid at Mar-a-Lago. Garland broke his silence about the raid in a statement on Thursday afternoon, stating the Department of Justice (DOJ) would file a motion to unseal the warrant that authorized the search. The attorney general further stated he personally approved the raid but declined to provide any further details of the warrant, a copy of which he claims was given to attorneys for Trump. MacCallum, following the attorney general’s remarks, commented on the raid and the president’s actions following the event on Fox News’ “The Story with Martha MacCallum.” “I’ll tell you something else that feels unchartered to me, and that’s the silence from the former president,” MacCallum said. “He’s not known for being silent,” Baier chimed … [Read more...] about ‘We’ll Open The Phone Line Right Now’: Fox Challenges Trump To Weigh In On Garland