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  • Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024
March Madness: TV ratings slightly up over last year despite Sunday's blowouts
Alabama forward Nick Pringle (23) celebrates with the mascot after Alabama beat Grand Canyon in a second-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash., Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The first three days of the NCAA Tournament attracted record ratings, only to see the momentum stifled due to Sunday's games being blowouts.

Overall, the tournament is averaging 9.07 million viewers on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. That is a slight increase over the 9.05 million average at this point last year.

Through Saturday, the tournament averaged 9.0 million, making it the most-watched through that stage.

Sunday's games averaged 8.91 million, an 8% decrease over last year. The average winning margin of the eight games was 18.9 points, including Duke's 93-55 blowout of James Madison and Purdue's 106-67 rout of Utah State, both on CBS.

Saturday's eight second-round games averaged 10.8 million, making it the most-watched second round Saturday in tournament history. The Michigan State-North Carolina game — an 85-59 victory by the Tar Heels — drew 10.02 million, the most-watched, second-round Saturday game since Kentucky-Indiana More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024
Pioneering animation, film and media creator Eli Noyes dies at 81
Eli Noyes
SAN FRANCISCO -- 

Documentary filmmaker, animator, and interactive media creator Eli Noyes died of cancer on Saturday (3/23) at the age of 81 in San Francisco, surrounded by family. 

The son of modernist architect Eliot Noyes and Mary “Molly” (Weed) Noyes, Eli Noyes grew up in an environment imbued with art and music. In 1966, while an undergraduate at Harvard, Noyes was nominated for an Academy Award® for his eight-minute animated film, Clay, or the Origin of Species.  The short is credited as establishing the genre of clay animation and remains a classic of stop motion filmmaking. Subsequent animated films employed diverse techniques such as sand animation (Sandman, 1973) and pixelated stop motion (Peanut Butter and Jelly, 1976).

In the early 1970’s Eli Noyes and Claudia Weil filmed a number of documentaries, many of which are still shown in film schools today, including This Is the Home of Mrs. Levant Graham (1970). More

  • Monday, Mar. 25, 2024
Florida's DeSantis signs one of the country's most restrictive social media bans for minors
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis applauds during a press conference at the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Florida will have one of the country's most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under a bill signed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, March 25, 2024. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)
By Brendan Farrington
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- 

Florida will have one of the country's most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under a bill signed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.

The bill will ban social media accounts for children under 14 and require parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds. It was slightly watered down from a proposal DeSantis vetoed earlier this month, a week before the annual legislative session ended.

The new law was Republican Speaker Paul Renner's top legislative priority. It takes effect Jan. 1.

"A child in their brain development doesn't have the ability to know that they're being sucked into these addictive technologies and to see the harm and step away from it, and because of that we have to step in for them," Renner said at the bill-signing ceremony held at a Jacksonville school.

The bill DeSantis vetoed would have banned minors under 16 from popular social media More

  • Monday, Mar. 25, 2024
Chris Abitbol named head of Los York Films
Chris Abitbol
LOS ANGELES -- 

Chris Abitbol, a long time London-based expat production executive, has found a new home at creative studio Los York as head of Los York Films, a new position. Abitbol is working closely with the division’s executive producer Leticia Gurjao, managing the unit’s work and its diverse, global collective of commercial directors. He will report directly to Los York founder Seth Epstein.

“Chris is here to shake things up,” said Epstein. “He is building the next gen commercial production company - really a home for multidisciplinary directors. We’ve been looking for the absolute right person for the role for a long while and we are excited to have him dive right into our crew of Global Nomads of the Arts.”

Born in Cannes and raised in New York City, Abitbol grew up in the music scene. His father was an agent for rock bands including Skid Row and Kidd Rock, and Abitbol himself became the frontman for Cutting Pink With Knives, a London based synth- More

  • Monday, Mar. 25, 2024
Apple, Google, Meta targeted under new European law to prevent cornering of digital markets
European Commissioner for Europe fit for the Digital Age, Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference regarding the Digital Markets Act at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, March 25, 2024. The European Commission on Monday opened non-compliance investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
By Kelvin Chan, Business Writer
LONDON (AP) -- 

European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets.

The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for "non-compliance" with the Digital Markets Act.

The Digital Markets Act that took full effect earlier this month is a broad rulebook that targets Big Tech "gatekeeper" companies providing "core platform services." Those companies must comply with a set of do's and don'ts, under threat of hefty financial penalties or even breaking up businesses. The rules have the broad but vague goal of making digital markets "fairer" and "more contestable" by breaking up closed tech ecosystems that lock consumers into a single company's products or services.

The commission has heard complaints that tech companies' measures to comply have fallen short, More

  • Friday, Mar. 22, 2024
Joana Vicente steps down as Sundance Institute CEO
Joana Vicente attends the 2024 Sundance Film Festival's Opening Night Gala on Jan. 18, 2024, in Kamas, Utah. Vicente is stepping down as the CEO of the Sundance Institute, the nonprofit behind the annual Sundance Film Festival, after two and a half years. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
By Lindsey Bahr

Joana Vicente is stepping down as the CEO of the Sundance Institute, the nonprofit behind the annual Sundance Film Festival, after two and a half years.

"She has been a true advocate for independent storytellers, and I know she will continue to positively impact this community," said Sundance Institute Board Chair Ebs Burnough in a statement released Friday.

Vicente oversaw some of the Sundance Institute's most challenging years during the pandemic, when the festival went virtual and later came back as a hybrid version.

Amanda Kelso, a member of the board, has been appointed acting CEO, the organization said.

Kelso will transition into the role in April and Vicente will continue to advise through June. She comes to the position with 25 years of experience in communications and technology, including serving as the managing director of Google Creative Lab.

"I believe in the power of Sundance and its ongoing impact in More

  • Friday, Mar. 22, 2024
Netflix's recent forays into live sports programming not expected to create any big waves soon
Jake Paul speaks during a news conference Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, in Los Angeles. Social media star-turned-boxer Jake Paul will fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium, Netflix announced Thursday, March 7, 2024.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
By Joe Reedy

After being on the sidelines, Netflix has started dipping into live sports.

Over the past few months, the streaming giant has aired exhibition events in golf and tennis. It is also slated to air the July 20 bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. Beginning next year, Netflix will start carrying World Wrestling Entertainment's flagship show, "Raw."

So there's been speculation about whether Netflix's recent forays into live sports are a precursor to becoming a major player for live sports rights. While having another competitor for rights would certainly be welcomed, it is unlikely to happen soon.

"The discipline that they have shown about what they're either creating or acquiring and not deviating from that has been fascinating to watch so far," said Tag Garson, president of Excelsior Sports and Entertainment, a consulting and marketing company.

Last November's Netflix Cup, where Formula 1 drivers were paired with PGA golfers More

  • Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024
"Furiosa," the follow-up to "Mad Max: Fury Road," will premiere at Cannes Film Festival
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chris Hemsworth in a scene from "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
By Jake Coyle

"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga," George Miller's eagerly awaited follow-up to "Mad Max: Fury Road, " will make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

"Furiosa," a prequel to "Fury Road" starring Anya Taylor-Joy, will roar down the Croisette nine years after Miller's previous "Mad Max" film did. After its 2015 bow at Cannes, "Fury Road" went on to gross $380 million worldwide and win six Oscars.

"Furiosa," screening out of competition at Cannes, will premiere May 15. The film, co-starring Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke, features Taylor-Joy in the role played by Charlize Theron in "Fury Road."

"The idea of this prequel has been with me for over a decade," Miller said in a statement. "I couldn't be more thrilled to return to the Festival de Cannes — along with Anya, Chris and Tom — to share 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.' There is no better place than La Croisette to experience this film with audiences on the world stage."

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  • Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024
Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit
Crowds fill Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom on the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Oct. 1, 2021. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
By Mike Schneider
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- 

Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies don't want the governor's appointees answering questions under oath as part of its state lawsuit against Disney.

District attorneys on Monday filed a motion for a protective order that would stop the DeSantis-appointed board members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District from having to give videotaped depositions to Disney attorneys.

Disney and the DeSantis appointees are fighting in state court over who controls the governing district for Disney World. The district had been controlled by Disney supporters before last year's takeover — which was sparked by the company's opposition to Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law. It provides municipal services such as firefighting, planning and mosquito control, among other things, and was controlled by Disney supporters for most of its five decades.

District attorneys cite More

  • Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024
Stage hit "The Motive and the Cue" depicts a Hollywood golden couple. Now moviegoers can see it too
Mark Gatiss poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press at a theater, in London, Thursday, March 14, 2024. The turbulent union of actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor that set gossip columns aflame are the subjects of “The Motive and the Cue,” a play that is being broadcast in cinemas in Britain and internationally starting Thursday as part of the National Theatre Live series. The play looks at a famous 1964 production of “Hamlet” that starred Burton and was directed by John Gielgud. Mark Gatiss plays Gielgud in the witty and moving look at fame’s fickleness and cost. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
By Jill Lawless
LONDON (AP) -- 

The world has always loved a golden couple, especially when there are hints of trouble in paradise.

Decades before millions tracked every move of Harry and Meghan, William and Kate or Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it was the turbulent union of actors Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor that set gossip columns aflame.

"In a time when the world was much less connected, they were like gods," said Mark Gatiss, who stars in "The Motive and the Cue," a hit play about Taylor and Burton in their 1960s heyday. "They really were. People hung off their every divorce."

"The Motive and the Cue" has had two sellout runs in London and will be broadcast in cinemas in Britain and internationally starting Thursday as part of the National Theatre Live series.

The play charts the rocky creation of a now-legendary piece of theater, a 1964 Broadway production of "Hamlet" in which Burton played William Shakespeare's tormented prince. The More

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