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• Disney CEO Bob Iger talks about earnings, Netflix withdrawal

  8:35 PM ET Tue, 8 Aug 2017

  The complete transcript of Disney CEO Bob Iger's interview with CNBC's Julia Boorstin around the company's Q3 2017 earnings report.

• Disney sees worst day in more than a year as ESPN issues drag cable business

  4:14 PM ET Wed, 9 Aug 2017

  CEO Bob Iger has repeatedly defended the business, previously telling CNBC that the company is "confident in ESPN's future" and believes "live sports is still a huge driver of consumption."

• Hackers appear to post stolen 'Game of Thrones' scripts, demand millions in ransom for HBO data

  8:46 PM ET Mon, 7 Aug 2017

  A new data dump included what appear to be scripts from five "Game of Thrones" episodes, including one upcoming episode.

• Media companies are triggering 'fear, uncertainty, and doubt' with earnings, analyst says

  4:35 PM ET Mon, 7 Aug 2017

  Expectations are thrown out the window as media company earnings show disappointing results, FBR Capital Markets' managing director says.

• CBS earnings, revenue top expectations

  7:12 PM ET Mon, 7 Aug 2017

  CBS' standalone streaming service shows promise, but declining advertising revenue and broadcast viewership could drag down results.

• Israel moves to shut down local operations of Al Jazeera

  2:16 AM ET Mon, 7 Aug 2017

  Israel plans to revoke the media credentials of Al Jazeera TV journalists, Communications Minister Ayoub Kara said on Sunday.

• China is acting blatantly protectionist in an industry that's hugely important to the US

  8:58 AM ET Fri, 4 Aug 2017

  Blockbusters like "Dunkirk" might have received the thumbs up from moviegoers this summer, but it isn't making any waves in China, yet.

• Viacom’s stock tumbles as Wall Street gets impatient with turnaround agenda

  3:52 PM ET Fri, 4 Aug 2017

  The media company beat earnings expectations on Thursday, but top line growth was not enough to satisfy the Street.

• Facebook on hiring more minorities: 'It's complicated'

  1:08 PM ET Wed, 2 Aug 2017

  Facebook's latest diversity numbers show that minorities remain a small percentage of the company's global workforce.

• Theater chain AMC craters 26% after previewing dramatic quarterly loss, cost-cutting measures

  6:45 PM ET Tue, 1 Aug 2017

  AMC's stock took a beating after the company previewed a larger-than-expected quarterly loss, a tougher third quarter as well as cost-cutting measures.

• Discovery to buy Food Network's Scripps to better compete with cable and broadband providers

  12:47 PM ET Mon, 31 July 2017

  Discovery Communications is acquiring Scripps Networks Interactive in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $14.6 billion.

• AT&T shares rise after earnings beat

  8:22 PM ET Tue, 25 July 2017

  AT&T beat EPS, revenue and wireless adds estimates.

• Discovery and Scripps reportedly rekindle merger talks

  1:37 PM ET Thu, 20 July 2017

  Discovery and Scripps Interactive Networks are discussing a possible merger, the Wall Street Journal reports. The networks have explored combining before

• Discovery CEO Zaslav: We need to disrupt ourselves to be 'relevant on all platforms'

  11:05 AM ET Tue, 18 July 2017

  "We can hold onto our existing business or try and do some of these new forms of content," CEO David Zaslav says.

• George A. Romero, father of zombie movies, dies at 77

  11:41 PM ET Sun, 16 July 2017

  George A. Romero, "Night of the Living Dead" creator, died of lung cancer in a Toronto hospital on Sunday, his business partner said.

• Superheroes are almost single-handedly saving the US box office

  11:09 AM ET Mon, 17 July 2017

  Superhero movies have been just about the only safe bet in 2017, providing a reliable box office boost during a hit-or-miss year.