DirecTV and Disney are still at an impasse in their contract dispute, with Disney networks including ABC and ESPN remaining dark for the more than 11 million DirecTV subscribers. DirecTV customers already missed out on Monday Night Football and were in jeopardy of not being able to watch Tuesday’s, Sept. 10, debate on ABC, the network…

We’re just hours away from the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. And we look back on the legendary career of actor James Earl Jones. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Trump, Harris prep for first presidential debate tonight Vice President Kamala Harris and…

Selena Gomez has worn a number of different hats on her journey to become a billionaire, but now the child star has a burgeoning beauty business. At age 32, Gomez is one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the U.S., a bulk of which is due to her makeup line, Rare Beauty. According to the…

New Mexico filed a lawsuit against Snapchat, accusing the platform of facilitating child sexual exploitation and the distribution of child sex abuse material. Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed the lawsuit against Snap Inc. in state court after an undercover investigation alleged that Snapchat’s design and policies enable exploitation. “Snapchat is a breeding ground for predators…

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed new details on Wednesday, Sept. 5, about the conditions and location where six hostages were being held in before being executed over the weekend. The IDF noted that the entrance to the tunnel looked innocent at first. “As you can see, this tunnel was hidden in a child’s bedroom,” said…

Calls continue to grow for a cease-fire deal after the bodies of six hostages were recovered in Gaza. And thousands of hotel workers are on strike at major hotel chains across the country. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Pressure builds for cease-fire deal after 6 hostages killed in Gaza Pressure…

Walt Disney tapped an executive with succession experience to usher in the company’s next chapter as CEO Bob Iger plans to exit when his contract expires in 2026. Disney named board member and Morgan Stanley Executive Chairman James Gorman to chair its succession planning committee. Gorman previously served as CEO of Morgan Stanley and oversaw…

If you’ve ever signed up for a cellphone plan, a streaming service, or created an account on a website, chances are you’ve signed away your right to sue that company for wrongdoing. Most of us don’t even realize it. But during the week of Aug. 18, that reality took center stage in a lawsuit against…

Walt Disney Co. agreed to let a court decide a wrongful death lawsuit at one of its theme parks. The reversal comes after it attempted to send the case to arbitration because the man who brought the case agreed to terms of use for Disney+ when he signed up for a trial years earlier. The…

Like any good TV show or movie, the saga of the sale of Paramount has a last-second plot twist. According to reports, billionaire media mogul Edgar Bronfman Jr., the former head of Warner Music Group, has submitted a bid of $4.3 billion to take control of Paramount Global — the parent company of CBS, MTV, and…