When Frank Gibeau became chief executive of Zynga in 2016, the mobile games publisher behind one-time sensations like “FarmVille” and “Words with Friends” was a shambles. With revenue in decline and a history of bungled acquisitions, Zynga had a market capitalization of around $2 billion, a tad more than the combined value of its cash, short-term investments and ...

When Anjali Sud took over as CEO of Vimeo two years ago, the so-called streaming wars between the likes of Netflix, Hulu and others were heating up. Yet she saw that it was going to be an expensive proposition for Vimeo to try to compete. So she opted to focus on Vimeo’s strength—helping creators and businesses offer their own video streaming services. She shifted the ...

Walmart is considering selling its 15-year old Vudu on-demand video service, say people familiar with the situation, a sign of how the digital video business has evolved from on-demand rentals and purchases to streaming.

Word of Walmart’s desire to sell Vudu comes days before Disney and Apple each launch video streaming services meant to compete with Netflix and Amazon’s Prime ...

Although China is buying less food and tech from the U.S. because of the trade war, one U.S. import is still strong: Hollywood films. 

The number of foreign films imported into China has risen steadily over the past few years. The trend was most pronounced last year, when the total reached 124 compared to 108 in 2017. So far this year, the growth has continued, but at a more muted pace: ...

The video streaming wars are entering a new, more costly phase: new entrants are literally giving away their services.

Disney, Apple, AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Comcast’s NBCUniversal have each said they will offer their upcoming streaming services for no charge to large groups of potential customers. Disney, for instance, last week struck a deal with Verizon that lets some of its ...