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Streaming Helps Push Comcast Q1 Revenue Up 1.1%
2025-05-11 23:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Peacocks revenue increased over 16%. And its paid subscribers were up 20% to 41 million, driven by the services introduction on a Charter bundle introduced at the end of the quarter.Comcast Corp.s media unit experienced almost a 7% decline in domestic advertising revenue during the first quarter, and its distribution was up a skinny 0.6%. But the division managed to post a total revenue gain of 1.1% (to $6.44 billion) and an adjusted EBITDA gain of 21.5% ($1 billion), vs. the same quarter in 2024.The results were in part buoyed by revenue from the companys international networks and Peacock. The streamers revenue increased over 16%. And its paid subscribers were up 20% to 41 million, driven by the services introduction on a Charter bundle introduced at the end of the quarter. Peacocks EBITDA losses improved by $424 million compared with the prior year period.Mike Cavanagh, Comcasts president, gave a big picture view of the entire companys results in an earnings call this morni...
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The Twilight of Movie Tycoons On Screen
2025-05-11 21:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
In Apple TV+s The Studio, Seth Rogen plays Matt Remick, a studio boss just appointed to run the apparently fictional Continental Pictures.Fueled by hyperkinetic camerawork and dialogue that name-checks the celebrities who are not actually dragooned into making cameos, the series promises an under-the-hood look at the sputtering engine of the motion picture industry in the age of streaming. Judging by the first episodes, Matt is not, in the oft-quoted phrase of F. Scott Fitzgerald, among the select handful of man who have been able to keep the whole equation of pictures in their heads.In fact, he has trouble with the basic arithmetic.Related StoriesBusinessBlockbusters to Bust: A Cautionary Tale for Swaggering Hollywood Indie StudiosBusinessThe Rise and Fall of Technicolor in Hollywood's Golden AgeHollywood cinema has ever been a medium of self-reflexivity, mining its own art and business for story material, so the latest depiction of above-the-line talent oddly, there is a paucity...
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Explore rewarding careers in maintenance engineering across Scotland
2025-05-11 21:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Are you a skilled and dedicated maintenance engineer seeking a rewarding career in a supportive and dynamic environment? The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is currently offering an enticing opportunity to join their team across various locations in Scotland. They are looking for engineers with diverse trade backgrounds, ready to contribute their expertise to the estates teams. The SPS is offering full-time roles, with a 35-hour work week, for maintenance engineers specialising in electrical, mechanical, joinery, and systems. These roles come with a generous annual pay package of up to 35,200, plus an on-call allowance - dependent on qualifications, skills, and experience. Positions based at HMP Edinburgh and HMP Grampian also have an additional geographical allowance of 3,000 and 1,500, respectively. Crucial role As an electrical engineer, you will be crucial in supporting the estates management team by providing comprehensive repairs and maintenance services for distribution systems...
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