Star Trek

Almost every actor and Trekkie would dream about playing a role in the upcoming “Star Trek” movie. It seems like one particular, already famous Trekkie lucked out. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Founder, President and CEO Jeff Bezos (who also owns a private space travel company,...

Quicken Loans and Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) (NASDAQ: VIA)'s Paramount Pictures announced a partnership on Wednesday, ahead of the theatrical release of "Star Trek Beyond," which will debut in U.S. theaters on July 22. Quicken’s Rocket Mortgage will debut television spots,...

The "Star Trek" franchise lost one of its own on Sunday after actor Anton Yelchin died in an accident involving his Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (NYSE: FCAU) car. Yelchin is best known for playing the role of Pavel Chekov in the 2009 Star Trek reboot film. He reprised his role in the...

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) is rumored to be interested in acquiring Xbox Entertainment Studios from Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Few analysts were interested in talking to Benzinga about the rumor, which may turn out to be completely false given Microsoft's official statement on the matter....

TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) Media Research, along with Albert Fried, recently conducted a 15,000-person survey. The results from that survey showed that, perhaps unsurprisingly, about 91 percent of respondents binge-watch television. Albert Fried released a note on Wednesday, listing the top 10 most...

At the rate things are going, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is fast becoming an optical specialty company. In addition to its Google Glass product and tear-monitoring contacts designed to help diabetics control their blood sugar, the Mountain View, CA tech giant has patented a smart contact lens with...

Few men are as big of a Star Wars fanboy as JJ Abrams. His love of both trilogies -- particularly the first one -- has been apparent in his work for years. In November, he told Entertainment Weekly how much he loved Star Wars and how much the franchise meant to him. “As a kid I was always a fan...