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Eight shows and movies to watch on Christmas 2022

Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, it’s the perfect day to wear something cozy, drink a mug of something warm and sprawl out in front of your TV. 

Since Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year, here’s a look ahead at your viewing choices, from specials to new movies hitting the streaming world.

“Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!” 

This two-hour concert special was filmed in Madison Square Garden and features the self -proclaimed “Queen of Christmas” performing a medley of festive songs, including her hit, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” It’s already aired on MTV and CBS, but it’s streaming if you didn’t catch it the first time around.

Where to watch: streaming on Paramount+.

Mariah Carey.
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“Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper”

There’s a throwback TV marathon of this sitcom, which originally aired on ABC from 1992-97 and follows NBA player turned substitute teacher Mark Cooper (Mark Curry), who must navigate his new job with help from his coworkers, his friend Robin (Dawnn Lewis) and his roommate and fiancee Vanessa (Holly Robinson Peete). 

Where to watch: truTV through 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

“Holidate”

If you’re in more of a rom-com mood, check out this movie about Sloane (Emma Roberts) and Jackson (Luke Bracy), two strangers who are fed up with being single on the holidays. They agree to be each other’s platonic “plus ones” for various events, before they end up with feelings for each other.

Where to watch: Netflix.

Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey in "Holidate" sitting next to each other eating food.
Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey in “Holidate.”
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“Moonstruck”

While this 1987 movie isn’t specifically holiday- themed, it’s a ton of fun. New York widow Loretta Castorini (Cher) falls for her fiancé’s volatile younger brother, Ronny Cammareri (Nicolas Cage). It garnered six Oscar nominations and a Best Actress win for Cher.

Where to watch: Prime Video.

“Home Alone”

Theclassic 1990 comedy follows Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), a rambunctious 8-year-old who is accidentally left behind when his family goes on vacation for Christmas — and all his does is sabotage would-be burglars Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern). 

Where to watch: 9 p.m. on Freeform on Sunday, Dec 25. 

“The Banshees of Inisherin”

This one doesn’t have a holiday focus, but if you want to watch a prestige movie, it’s newly available on streaming. Directed by Martin McDonagh (“In Bruges,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”), it’s set in a remote island in Ireland and follows Pádraic (Colin Farrell), who is devastated when his buddy Colm (Brendan Gleeson) suddenly puts an end to their lifelong friendship and scrambles to remedy the situation. It’s been nominated for eight Golden Globes. 

Where to watch: HBO Max.

Colin Farrell in “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
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“Elf”

A seasonal classic, this follows Buddy (Will Ferrell), who was accidentally raised among Santa’s elves at the North Pole, even though he’s human. He goes on an adventure to find his real dad, cynical businessman Walter (James Caan) in New York, and hijinks ensue. 

Where to watch: it’s airing both at 6:00 p.m. and 10:15 pm Sunday on AMC.

Will Ferrell in “Elf.”
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“Top Gun: Maverick”

This hit 2022 movie recently landed on streaming, so if you missed it in theaters, now is your chance. A sequel to the 1986 film, it follows naval aviator Maverick (Tom Cruise), who confronts his past while training a group of younger Top Gun graduates. Co-stars include Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly,  Jon Hamm and Miles Teller. 

Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick.”
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Where to watch: Paramount+.

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Disney Q4 profit takes hit despite more Disney+ subscribers

Walt Disney said Tuesday its marquee streaming service, Disney+, gained more subscribers than Wall Street had expected, but investment costs dragged quarterly earnings below analysts’ targets.

Shares in Disney fell 5% in after-market trading.

The entertainment company is spending billions to compete with Netflix and others for streaming television customers as traditional TV declines in popularity. Disney+ reported 164.2 million subscribers in the fiscal fourth quarter, surpassing Factset estimates of 161 million.

The cost to build Disney’s streaming business led to a $1.5 billion loss in the direct-to-consumer unit, which hurt quarterly earnings.

Net income from continuing operations rose 1% to $162 million. Excluding some items, Disney earned 30 cents per share, missing Wall Street’s target.

Revenue of $20.15 billion for the July-to-September quarter also fell short of the consensus estimate of $21.25 billion. Disney said it recognized $1 billion in lost revenue in the quarter from terminating a film and television contract early so it could use content on its own streaming services.

The cost to build Disney’s streaming business led to a $1.5 billion loss in the direct-to-consumer unit, which hurt quarterly earnings.
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Disney has amassed a total of 235 million subscriptions across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ streaming services, a gain of 14.6 million from the previous quarter. Hulu reported 47.2 million subscribers, up 8% from a year ago, and ESPN+ logged 24.3 million, a gain of 42% from a year earlier, and Disney+ is up 39% from a year ago.

The company repeated comments in August that losses from its direct-to-consumer business would peak in fiscal 2022 which ended Oct. 1.

“We expect our DTC operating losses to narrow going forward and Disney+ will still achieve profitability in fiscal 2024,” said Chief Executive Robert Chapek. “Assuming we do not see a meaningful shift in the economic climate.”

The ad-supported version of the Disney+ service will launch in the US on Dec. 8, bringing a new source of revenue to underwrite the billions the company spends creating original movies and series for the services. Macquarie Research analyst Tim Nollen estimated the ad tier could bring an additional $800 million in ad sales next year.

Disney theme parks posted robust growth despite COVID-19 related travel restrictions in China and Hurricane Ida forcing the temporary closure of Walt Disney World in Florida in September.

Disney’s parks, experiences and products group reported revenue of $7.4 billion in the quarter, beating analysts’ forecasts. Operating income reached $1.5 billion, more than double a year ago.

Nollen wrote that higher prices, and the technology Disney uses to distribute demand, have resulted in a 40% increase in spending per person since 2019.

For the fiscal year, Disney reported per-share earnings of $3.53, excluding certain items, on revenues of $82.7 billion.

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Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn are back at it!

Season 3 of “Making the Cut” premieres on Prime Video on Friday, Aug 19. The innovative fashion competition series follows various hopeful fashion entrepreneurs from around the globe as they compete to impress judges Gunn and Klum and take their brands to the next level.

Season 3 will be against the backdrop of Los Angeles’s fashion scene, with runway locations including on top of a skyscraper with views of the city skylines, on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and against the desert landscape of Vasquez Rocks. 

In addition to Gunn and Klum, Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott and TV personality Nicole Ritchie will return as judges, and guest judges throughout the season will also include stylist Jason Bolden, fashion TikToker and model Wisdom Kaye, and Grammy-nominated popstars and Beyoncé protegees Chloe x Halle. 

The judges for Season 3 includes Heidi Klum and Nicole Ritchie.
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The group of 10 fashion hopefuls competing in “Making the Cut” Season 3 to get their designs noticed.
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Tim Gunn evaluates one of the fashion design hopefuls on “Making the Cut” Season 3.
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How to watch “Making the Cut“

The series is available on Amazon Prime Video. To sign up, click the red button below and prepare to strut your stuff on the runway – or at least, judge other people’s looks. 

When will “Making the Cut” air? 

The season premiere is Friday, August 19 on Amazon Prime Video, which will be available to Prime members upon signing up.

What is “Making the Cut” about? 

The series follows entrepreneurs and fashion hopefuls as they debut their looks in front of a panel of celeb judges, including Tim Gunn and Heidi Klum, who evaluate them.

The winner gets $1 million to invest in their business, and they also get a mentorship with Amazon Fashion.

Fashion designers compete for a $1 million dollar prize and a deal with Amazon on “Making the Cut” Season 3.
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Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn on “Making the Cut.”
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They also have a chance to create an exclusive co-brand with Amazon Fashion, and they can launch their already existing brands in the Amazon Fashion store.

Two episodes of “Making The Cut” debut weekly, and it all culminates in a grand finale on Friday, Sept 9. Winning looks are available for purchase on Amazon Fashion’s Making the Cut store.

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Spotify to Hold First Investor Meeting Since 2018 to Hype Wall Street’s Enthusiasm Amid Slowing Economy

The audio streaming service Spotify Technology SA will host its first investor day since going public in 2018 on Wednesday, hoping to stoke Wall Street’s enthusiasm despite the slowing global economy.

The company’s stock has tumbled 53 percent so far in 2022, worse than the 24 percent drop in the S&P 500 communication services sector index, which includes Spotify and other media and social network companies. Still, Spotify has fared better than some streaming services like Netflix, whose stock has plunged 67 percent this year as it lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade.

Spotify continued to add users and paying subscribers in the first quarter, despite suspending its service in Russia and weathering a controversy over Joe Rogan’s podcasts.

The service reported the number of monthly users reached 422 million in the first quarter, ahead of the consensus estimate. Advertising was up 31 percent from the prior year, to 282 million euros (roughly Rs. 2,400 crore), though short of Wall Street projections.

Jefferies analyst Andrew Uerkwitz expressed concern about fallout from Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which Spotify said would result in the loss of about 5 million listeners in Russia. The impact, he wrote, might go beyond subscriber disruptions.

“It’s clear the geopolitical factors are impacting willingness to spend on advertising (not just SPOT),” Uerkwitz wrote in an investor note.

One media analyst, Michael Nathanson, warned about the long-term growth of digital advertising amid rising inflation, a looming recession, the end of a pandemic-fueled digital ad spending, and the Ukraine war, as he highlighted Snapchat parent Snap Inc’s recent guidance.

“We believe Snap’s warning … that macroeconomic conditions have deteriorated and they will likely miss the low end of their 2Q revenue and profit guidance – reflects softening advertising demand across the industry,” Nathanson wrote of the company’s announcement in late May that it would miss quarterly revenue and profit targets.

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