By Samrhitha A (Reuters) – Netflix investors will assess risks from the ongoing strike in Hollywood when the company reports quarterly results on Wednesday, but analysts said it was well positio[...]
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Hollywood actors set vote to authorize strike with writers still out
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood’s actors union will announce Monday whether their members authorized a possible strike, a move that would turn up the heat on major film[...]
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Netflix shareholders withhold support for executive pay package
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Netflix Inc shareholders on Thursday withheld their support for the company’s executive pay package, in a non-binding vote that followed a call by striking[...]
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Airbnb to allow guests to pay in four parts, brings in more price transparency
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airbnb Inc will allow guests to break their payments into installments and see the nightly price inclusive of fees while browsing as the company expects[...]
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Factbox-Why are Hollywood writers threatening to strike?
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood writers and the film and television studios are racing to agree to a new contract to replace the one that expires at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time Monday. If they fai[...]
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Live Nation CFO defends Ticketmaster, blames bots for Taylor Swift debacle
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ticketmaster learned “valuable lessons” when the Taylor Swift concert tickets sale last year was disrupted by record bot traffic, the parent compa[...]
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Macau casinos deal themselves a tough hand with big non-gaming investment pledges
(This Jan. 2 story has been refiled to correct Melco’s name and stock symbol in the second paragraph) By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – As casinos in Macau begin new licenses to operat[...]
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Southwest Airlines is sued for not providing refunds after meltdown
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines has been sued by a passenger who said it failed to provide refunds to passengers left stranded when an operational meltdown led the carrier t[...]
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Alaska Airlines operations return to normal after weather disruptions
(Reuters) – Alaska Airlines said on Friday its operations have returned to normal across its network, after a massive winter storm in the United States crippled movement through the holiday week[...]
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