WME president and COO Mark Shapiro said that the rise of sports content stems from differences in audience engagement compared to movies.

Industries tend to consolidate over time as they mature, and EA going private is just the latest example of such a move in the video game space. Prior to this, Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard, ...

Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA), one of the biggest video game companies in the world behind games such as The Sims and Battlefield, has been sold to a consortium of buyers for US$55 billion ...

Soon after we heard news last week that EA was in talks to go private in a multi-billion-dollar buyout, the $55 billion deal was anounced. Saudi ...

Electronic Arts has agreed to a landmark $55B all-cash acquisition by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. Electronic Arts Inc., the global video game publisher ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was visibly triggered when asked about whether it was appropriate for Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to be involved in government business.

Shawn McCreesh pressed Karoline Leavitt on Jared Kushner’s recent role in Middle East negotiations – a region in which he has made vast wealth for himself.

The Funding File also reports that among startup investments, the social media-focused The News Movement co-founded by Washington Post CEO Will Lewis received $10 million from Qatari investors ...

Saudi Arabia’s acquisition of EA could make gaming one of its most influential tools for cultural and soft power.

Electronic Arts, the video game giant behind “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” will be taken private in a record US$55 billion buyout by a group of investors led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign ...

"My colleagues at Bloomberg report that the $20 billion debt in the EA deal is expected to be rated single-B — meaning it is considered a 'junk' loan, or one that is high-risk and speculative, ...

EA Games agrees to a $55 billion acquisition by Saudi Arabia’s PIF, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners.