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Tuesday, May. 7, 2024
TikTok Sues U.S. Government To Block Law That Could Ban The Social Media Platform
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it's sold to another company, arguing that it relies on vaguely painting it as a threat to national security to get around the First Amendment. The widely expected...
Tuesday, May. 7, 2024
Disney's Streaming Business Turns A Profit In First Financial Report Since Challenge To Bob Iger
The Walt Disney Co. swung to a loss in its second quarter because of restructuring and impairment charges, but its adjusted profit topped expectations and its streaming business turned a profit. Theme parks also continued to do well and the company boosted its outlook for the year. While Disney...
Tuesday, May. 7, 2024
Furlined Signs Director Nicolas Gordon For Commercial Representation
Director Nicolas Gordon has joined Furlined U.S. and U.K. for commercial representation. A 2022 graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Gordon has a sophistication and maturity that belies his relative youth. His talent has been recognized on the awards show front, garnering Silver for New Talent...
Tuesday, May. 7, 2024
adidas To Be Inducted Into The Association of Music Producers' Hall of Fame
adidas, the global athletic apparel powerhouse, will be inducted into the Association of Music Producers’ Hall of Fame at the 2024 AMP Awards for Music & Sound, taking place on May 15 at Sony Hall. The AMP Hall of Fame honor is bestowed for Outstanding Achievement in the Use of Music to Define...
Monday, May. 6, 2024
Director Jackie Abraham Lands His 1st U.S. Representation, Signs With Epoch Films
Epoch Films has added filmmaker Jackie Abraham to its talent roster. This marks his first representation in the U.S. market. Hailing from Toronto, Abraham began his career as an advertising copywriter, frequently collaborating with high-level brands like Lexus, Ford, Scotiabank, and Budweiser,...
Monday, May. 6, 2024
Director Mike Ho Signs With ArtClass
ArtClass has brought director Mike Ho aboard its talent roster. The Northern California Bay Area native is known for a wide range of work, initially establishing himself in still photography before diversifying famously into music videos, then commercial and branded work, and now his first feature...
Monday, May. 6, 2024
Director Jessica Sanders Joins Ruckus Films
Ruckus Films--the shop founded by prolific comedy director JJ Adler and veteran producer Greg Jones--has added Jessica Sanders to its directorial roster for commercial and content representation in the U.S. Sanders’ wide-ranging body of work spans commercials, shorts, features and TV. Sanders comes...
Monday, May. 6, 2024
The Sweetshop Partners With Futurist Roope, AI Artist Kenny In The Gardening.Club
The Sweetshop is joining forces with futurist Tomas Roope and AI artist Jacqui Kenny in a partnership called The Gardening.Club. The moniker springs from Roope’s use of the “gardening” metaphor for years to explain how AI is radically changing the creative process. The creative duo heading The...
Monday, May. 6, 2024
"The Instigators": Doug Liman, Matt Damon and The Affleck Brothers
Filmmaker Doug Liman realized quickly he wasn't on his home turf anymore. Matt Damon, who he'd directed in "The Bourne Identity" over 20 years ago, had recruited Liman for his new movie "The Instigators," an action-comedy about a heist gone wrong. Though two decades of friendship is nothing to...
Sunday, May. 5, 2024
"The Fall Guy" Opens Below Expectations But Still Tops Weekend Box Office
"The Fall Guy," the Ryan Gosling-led, action-comedy ode to stunt performers, opened below expectations with $28.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, providing a lukewarm start to a summer movie season that's very much to be determined for Hollywood. The Universal Pictures release opened...