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- Saturday, July 2, 2022 - 7:30pm
Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems now that the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door for states to ban the termination of pregnancies. The company... Indie Agency Phenomenon Becomes Human Standard; Tara Mellett Named President
- Friday, Jul. 1, 2022
Independent strategy and creative agency Phenomenon, based in L.A., has become Human Standard under the aegis of former chief brand officer Tara Mellett who’s been promoted to its president....
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- Friday, July 1, 2022 - 9:30am
An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary kicked off Friday amid controversy following a protest by Ukraine over the screening of a Russian film alongside Ukrainian-made movies. Prior to the start of the 56th edition of... Exploring The Sound Thinking Behind "Stranger Things"
- Thursday, Jun. 30, 2022
Tasked with raising the creative bar on Stranger Things (Netflix) for season 4 was a tall order--including on the audio front when you consider that season 3 won the Emmy Award for...
VMLY&R Extends Its Reach West, Promotes Jennifer DaSilva To Exec Director
- Thursday, Jun. 30, 2022
VMLY&R has expanded its West Coast footprint with the addition of a new executive lead, Jennifer DaSilva, who is promoted to executive director of VMLY&R West. DaSilva will oversee the...
"Star Trek" Captains Sonequa Martin-Green, Kate Mulgrew Compare Notes
- Thursday, Jun. 30, 2022
After light years in space, actors Sonequa Martin-Green and Kate Mulgrew are meeting up on Earth to compare "Star Trek" stories.
Martin-Green, as Michael Burnham, is at the helm of "Star...
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- Thursday, June 30, 2022 - 11:00am
The nominations for the 74th Emmy Awards will be presented by JB Smoove and Melissa Fumero at a virtual ceremony slated for Tuesday, July 12, at 8:30 a.m. PDT. Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma will join Smoove and Fumero at the... -
- Thursday, June 30, 2022 - 9:30am
When it comes to animation and visual effects studios in Southern California, there’s a new kid on the block, one that’s already 25 years old. The new American outpost of the European visual effects and animation studio Platige, which just marked... Kara Pierce Named Director of Integrated Production At Zambezi
- Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2022
Advertising agency Zambezi has hired Kara Pierce as director of integrated production. Meanwhile FIN Studios, Zambezi’s creative production studio, has brought Tabitha Onofri aboard as head of...
Roe Decision Sparks Concerns Over Data Privacy, Including Advertiser Tracking Of Consumers
- Wednesday, Jun. 29, 2022
With abortion now or soon to be illegal in over a dozen states and severely restricted in many more, Big Tech companies that collect personal details of their users are facing new calls to limit...