2022-03-29
It's wildly funny to me that Netflix spent YEARS trying to win Best Picture — Roma, The Irishman, Marriage Story, Mank, The Power of the Dog — and then Apple shows up out of nowhere, spends $25 million to buy CODA out of Sundance and walks away with the Oscar on its first try.
Wall Street Journal
Apple's Oscars win for CODA and Ted Lasso's success shows TV+'s boutique approach is paying off with tastemakers; Apple paid $25M for CODA's distribution rights
Launched in 2019, Apple TV+ produces far less content than its biggest streaming rivals — Apple Inc.'s boutique-store approach …
2022-01-05
Hi. Remember how Fanatics signed those exclusive deals with MLB and the MLBPA to make baseball cards after Topps had done it for 70 years? Well, now Fanatics has bought Topps' trading card brand. https://www.wsj.com/...
CNBC
Fanatics acquires trading card company Topps' name and its sports and entertainment divisions, sources say for ~$500M, as Fanatics builds out its NFT offerings
- Sports e-commerce company Fanatics has acquired sports trading card company Topps, sources confirmed to CNBC on Monday night.
Fanatics deal to buy the Topps trading card division was for $500 million, people familiar with the matter tell me and @andrewlbeaton. The deal doesn't include Topps' confectionary and gift card divisions. https://www.wsj.com/...
CNBC
Fanatics acquires trading card company Topps' name and its sports and entertainment divisions, sources say for ~$500M, as Fanatics builds out its NFT offerings
- Sports e-commerce company Fanatics has acquired sports trading card company Topps, sources confirmed to CNBC on Monday night.