Apple Revenue Soars 54% In Q2 On Favorable Covid Comparisons; Profit Smashes Wall Street Forecasts

Sketch comedy veteran Keegan-Michael Key finally made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut — and he did not disappoint!

Her vision for the future. Princess Diana pictured her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, settling down long before they met their respective wives, Duchess Kate and Meghan Markle.

Smart TV maker Vizio exceeded Wall Street analyst forecasts for its first quarterly report as a public company, posting revenue of $505.7 million and earnings of 2 cents a share.

AMC Networks reported a 6% downturn in revenue during the first quarter due to a slump in advertising and content licensing, but earnings per share beat Wall Street forecasts.

Feeling the love! Dani Soares has had positive reactions from her Below Deck Sailing Yacht crewmates after announcing her pregnancy last month.

Nearly two weeks after announcing her pregnancy, Dani Soares exclusively told Us Weekly why she has chosen not to reveal her baby’s father.

Baby on board! Below Deck Sailing Yacht star Dani Soares revealed how she feels about her time on the Bravo series now that she’s pregnant with her first child.

Shaking things up! Relationships are heating up between the crew of the Parsifal III, but one hookup is definitely unexpected.

EXCLUSIVE: NEON and Serendipity Point Films have set a summer production start in Athens, Greece for Crimes of the Future, the David Cronenberg-written and directed sci-fi thriller that has locked Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart as its stars, with Scott Speedman, Welket Bungué, Don McKellar and Lihi Kornowski also star.

Heather Stewart, a hugely respected film British Film Institute veteran who has helped transform the BFI National Archive into a world-leading film preservation facility, is to step down from her current role as creative director after 30 years at the organization.

Facebook has unveiled first quarter results that underlined continuing user growth during the pandemic, while also warning revenue growth would slow down towards the end of 2021, when compared with the COVID-era growth in 2020. Facebook, which is led by Mark Zuckerberg, on Wednesday reported that revenue grew 48 percent during the fourth quarter to $26.1 billion, with advertising revenue rising 46 percent to $25.4 billion.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple smashed Wall Street expectations for the first three months of 2021, reporting its highest-ever revenue for a March quarter.For the quarter ended March 27, the company reported revenue of $89.6 billion, up 54% on surge of iPhone sales, and net income of $23.6 billion (earnings per share of $1.40).Apple reported revenue records in each of its geographic segments and double-digit growth in each of its product categories — with the recently launched iPhone 12

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorYouTube powered up advertising revenue to a whopping $6 billion in the first quarter of 2021, up 49% from the year-earlier period.

Hasbro’s thriving analog and digital games business helped its first-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations, but Covid-19-related struggles in film and TV resulted in only a 1% uptick in revenue.

Naman Ramachandran David Parfitt, producer of Oscar and BAFTA-winning “The Father,” is back with series “The War Rooms,” starring Jenna Coleman (“The Serpent,” “Victoria”).Parfitt will produce via his Trademark Films alongside Jamie Carmichael (“Fishtank,” “Black Book”) for Atlantic Nomad.Created by David Chidlow, “The War Rooms” is the untold story of the women who lived, loved and triumphed in Winston Churchill’s secret Whitehall bunker.

Jenna Coleman, who recently starred in BBC/Netflix drama The Serpent, is taking on the role of Joan Bright, the woman who ran Winston Churchill’s secret Whitehall bunker, in a TV drama series.

Laura Dern was among the Hollywood A-listers who were ready for a party tonight as the 93rd Academy Awards organized a safe in-person event at L.A.’s Union Station.That’s reflected in the look she put together with star stylist Elizabeth Stewart, a long-sleeve Oscar de la Renta gown featuring a skirt richly embellished with ostrich feathers, paired with jewels by Pomellato.