WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Streaming platforms including Netflix, Paramount, and HBO Max are increasing subscription prices and decreasing the content available for consumers While streaming companies squeezed American families with higher prices, executives reported a combined total of $170.2 million in compensation in 2023, a significant increase from the year prior Read Casey's latest greedflation spotlight "A Steady Str more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: View the Full Letter This week, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Bernie Sanders (VT) wrote to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), urging the agencies to closely scrutinize a proposed joint venture between Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Disney subsidiary ESPN that would create a new streaming service called Venu  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Open Markets Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * Read the brief (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e449c8c3ef68d752f3e70dc/t/66b2405c3567973563861fed/1722957916678/Filed+Versions_Fubo+Amicus+Brief_Filed.pdf) * * * The Open Markets Institute and its partners filed an amicus brief in the case of FuboTV versus a joint streaming venture between major TV broadcasters including Disney, Warner Brothers, Fox and Discovery, urging the courts  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 8 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] When Maiya Jannah was a kid, she was enthralled by what she saw on television shows. Whatever the subject was, that's what she wanted to be: From an FBI agent to an Olympic athlete to a music producer, Jannah imagined herself in the shoes of any compelling protagonist. "That was true for literally every single TV show and movie that I watched," said Jannah, a rising senior at Br more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: An Uxbridge man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for conspiring to defraud the government of thousands of dollars between 2014 to 2018. Thomas Bouchard, 61, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 12 months and one day in prison followed by one year of supervised release. In April 2023, Bouchard pleaded guil more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Aug. 10 -- The National Safety Council issued the following news: The National Safety Council is proud to announce the finalists for the 2024 Green Cross for Safety(R) awards, presented annually to individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership in keeping people safe on and off the job. "This year's Green Cross for Safety award finalists keep safety top of mind so everyone can live their fullest lives," said Lorraine Martin, president and CEO of the National more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release: * * * Program to Offer Free Learning Opportunities for High School Students * * * The Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), is now accepting submissions for the 2024-25 program, an opportunity for high school students to develop and showcase musical compositions that could more PR

BURBANK, California, Aug. 9 -- The Walt Disney Company issued the following news release: Financial Results for the Quarter: * Revenues for the quarter increased to $23.2 billion from $22.3 billion in the prior-year quarter. * Income (loss) before income taxes improved to income of $3.1 billion in the current quarter from a loss of $0.1 billion in the prior-year quarter. * Diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $1.43 for the current quarter compared to a loss of $0.25 in the prior-year quarter more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), joined by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), wrote to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling on the agencies to closely scrutinize the proposed joint venture between FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Disney subsidiary ESPN that would create a new streaming serv more PR