What's going on, and what to make of it.
business
Fox has acquired Roku, giving the media company control of a streaming platform that reaches more than 100 million U.S. households. The deal consolidates the streaming TV market around traditional media owners.
culture
Burger King's holiday advent calendar returns Nov. 16 with 110 units daily for five days. The $19.54 kit builds a miniature BK restaurant over 12 days. Last year sold out in under five minutes.
media
CBS will air three hours of Cupertino on Sunday night, pushing Marshals and Tracker to Nov. 15. Cupertino has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and stars Mike Colter.
culture
She's Alive, the entity managing Parton's estate, withdrew its complaint against Bryan Seaver without explanation. The dismissal comes weeks after securing a restraining order against him.
nfl
The Bengals quarterback visited Madrid's Museo del Prado on his off day, talked about his love of art, chess, piano and Legos, and met Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois at practice.
culture
The rapper said nine venues, including Madison Square Garden and Crypto.com Arena, pulled available dates after learning the shows were benefits for Palestine. MSG Entertainment responded: 'He's not an arena level act.'
culture
Stewart died at his Los Angeles home after a battle with Alzheimer's and Lewy Body Dementia. He played Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men films.
sports
Tyler Kolek and Miles McBride named Taylor Swift the 'fakest' celebrity Knicks fan in a video on the NBA 2K League's TikTok. The Knicks issued a statement defending Swift, who attended Game 4 of the NBA Finals at MSG.
music
The After Hours Til Dawn stadium tour wrapped in Kuala Lumpur with over $1.3 billion grossed across 176 shows in 30 countries. It trails only Taylor Swift and Coldplay on the all-time list.