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  • Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2024
AB InBev, McDonald’s, Omnicom, McCann Worldgroup among top ranked companies in 2023 Effie Index
Logos of top ranked companies in the 2023 Effie Index
NEW YORK -- 

Effie Worldwide has unveiled the 2023 Effie Index®, the 13th annual ranking of the companies behind the world’s most effective marketing initiatives. 

FMCG/CPG, fast food and beverage companies dominated this year’s rankings, with 3 out of the Top 5 Most Effective Brands being QSRs.   

AB InBev and McDonald’s demonstrate their dedication to effectiveness by taking top spots in the Marketer and Brand rankings, respectively, for the third year running. 

The competition for Most Effective Agency Office showcases the global breadth and strength of agencies in relation to effectiveness.  The Top 10 Most Effective Agency Offices span the globe, representing Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, India, New Zealand, Ukraine, and United Arab Emirates. Similarly, the Top 10 ranking for Most Effective Independent Agencies include Argentina, Brazil, China, Denmark, India, New Zealand, Peru, and the United States. 

“The Global Effie Index has More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2024
Vico Sharabani, Dr. Russ Andersson to receive VES NY Awards
Vico Sharabani
NEW YORK -- 

The New York Section of the Visual Effects Society (VES) will honor Vico Sharabani, director, VFX supervisor and founder of The-Artery, with the VES NY Empire Award, and Dr. Russ Andersson, creator and developer of Boris FX SynthEyes, with the VES NY Empire Technology Award. The 10th Annual VES NY Awards will take place on Thursday evening, June 27, at 230 Fifth (Rooftop Bar) in Manhattan.

The VES NY Empire Award, celebrating its 10th anniversary, recognizes individuals who have made significant and impactful contributions to visual effects artistry in film, animation, television, commercials, video games, and special venues throughout the greater New York area. The VES NY Empire Technology Award honors outstanding achievement in visual effects technological innovation. During the event, VES New York section members whose work in recent years has been recognized at the prestigious VES Awards will also be celebrated for their creative excellence More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2024
Now that the fight with DeSantis appointees has ended, Disney set to invest $17B in Florida parks
A guest wears a Pride-themed Mickey Ears hat at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Saturday, June 3, 2023. Pride Month starts Saturday, June 1, 2024, across the U.S. and the globe, an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ people and culture. The main events are parades and festivals held in cities large and small. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)
By Mike Schneider
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- 

Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing up to $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World.

The five DeSantis-appointed supervisors who oversee the Disney World district voted Wednesday to give initial approval to a new development agreement that both sides had agreed to negotiate after a March settlement ended their state court lawsuits against each other.

A second vote was required for final approval, and that was set for next week.

"We are heading towards a brand new day, and I'm excited about where this is going," said Charbel Barakat, vice chair of the district's board. "I only wish we could have gotten here sooner."

Woody Rodriguez, director of external affairs for the Disney parks, told board members that the agreement More

  • Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2024
Former prosecutor settles lawsuit against Netflix over Central Park Five series
In this May 20, 2019 file photo, Director Ava DuVernay, center, with the Central Park Five: Raymond Santana, from left, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, Anthony McCray and Yuesf Salaam, attend the world premiere of "When They See Us," at the Apollo Theater in New York. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP, file)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix announced Tuesday they've settled the defamation lawsuit she filed four years ago over her portrayal in the streaming service's miniseries about the five Black and Latino teenagers known as the now-exonerated Central Park Five.

Fairstein had argued that the 2019 four-part series "When They See Us" defamed her by portraying her as a "racist, unethical villain" and attributed actions, responsibilities and viewpoints that were not hers.

The case was expected to go to trial later this month. Fairstein said in a statement that "the decision to conclude this fight was not an easy one," expressing confidence she would have presented a "compelling case to the jury." While Fairstein will not receive any money as part of the settlement, Netflix has agreed to donate $1 million to the Innocence Project, a nonprofit that works to exonerate people who've been wrongly convicted.

Viewers of More

  • Monday, Jun. 3, 2024
BeautifulBeast wins Best of Show At AAF American Advertising Awards for "Cancel the World Cup"
Argentinian Heart Foundation's "Cancel the World Cup" from agency Beautiful Beast
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- 

“Cancel the World Cup,” a technology-driven effort designed to raise awareness of the importance of visiting a cardiologist to help prevent heart disease, was named Best of Show at this year’s American Advertising Awards sponsored by the American Advertising Federation (AAF).  The campaign was created by Texas-based agency BeautifulBeast on behalf of Fundación Cardiológica Argentina (Argentinian Heart Foundation).

The American Advertising Awards received more than 25,000 entries as part of the three-tier competition.  Campaigns need to advance through both local and regional levels in order to be eligible for the national award.  In addition, the awards are often viewed as a lens offering insights into work that may also perform well at other upcoming international creative competitions.

In all, 65 Gold ADDYs were awarded, along with four Special Judges Awards and one Mosaic Award for multicultural advertising.  ADDYs were also presented More

  • Monday, Jun. 3, 2024
Janis Paige, star of Hollywood and Broadway, dies at 101
Bob Hope and Janis Paige hug during the annual Christmas show in Saigon, Vietnam, Dec. 25, 1964. Paige, a popular actor in Hollywood and in Broadway musicals and comedies who danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued to perform into her 80s, has died Sunday, June 2, 2024, of natural causes at her Los Angeles home, longtime friend Stuart Lampert said Monday, June 3. (AP Photo, File)
By Mark Kennedy, Entertainment Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Janis Paige, a popular actor in Hollywood and in Broadway musicals and comedies who danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued to perform into her 80s, has died. She was 101.

Paige died Sunday of natural causes at her Los Angeles home, longtime friend Stuart Lampert said Monday.

Paige starred on Broadway with Jackie Cooper in the mystery-comedy, "Remains to be Seen" and appeared with John Raitt in the smash hit musical "The Pajama Game."

Her other films included a Hope comedy, "Bachelor in Paradise"; the Doris Day comedy "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" and "Follow the Boys."

In 2018, she added her voice to the #MeToo movement, alleging an assault when she was 22 by the late department-store heir Alfred Bloomingdale.

"I could feel his hands, not only on my breasts, but seemingly everywhere. He was big and strong, and I began to fight, kick, bite and scream," she wrote. "At 95, time is not on my side, More

  • Monday, Jun. 3, 2024
Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy
The opening page of X is displayed on a computer and phone, Oct. 16, 2023, in Sydney. The social media platform X says it will now allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such. The move formalizes a policy already in place when the platform was known as Twitter, before billionaire Elon Musk purchased it in 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
By Barbara Ortutay

The social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such. The move makes official a policy already in place when the platform was known as Twitter, before billionaire Elon Musk purchased it in 2022.

In a recent update on its website, the San Francisco-based company said users "should be able to create, distribute, and consume material related to sexual themes as long as it is consensually produced and distributed. Sexual expression, whether visual or written, can be a legitimate form of artistic expression."

Adult material was allowed under the pre-Musk Twitter as well, although there was no official policy in place. X said it is restricting adult content for children and for adult users who choose not to see it.

"We also prohibit content promoting exploitation, nonconsent, objectification, sexualization or harm to minors, and obscene behaviors," X More

  • Monday, Jun. 3, 2024
Taraji P. Henson will host the 2024 BET Awards; here's what to know about the show
Taraji P. Henson attends the ELLE Women in Hollywood celebration, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. Henson will host the BET Awards. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
By Maria Sherman, Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Last year's show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre's earliest voices, late legends and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. This year is stacking up to be just as exciting with award-winning performers and presenters.

Oscar-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson will once again host the BET Awards. "I am thrilled to be returning as the host of the 'BET Awards' for the third time," she said in a statement. "I am also looking forward to celebrating my peers and the impact of our culture on entertainment."

Here's everything you need to know before the BET Awards kick off on June 30.

WHEN ARE THE BET AWARDS?
The BET Awards will air live on June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

WHO'S NOMINATED FOR THE BET AWARDS?
Drake leads the More

  • Saturday, Jun. 1, 2024
Former tech exec admits to fraud involving a scheme to boost Getty Images shares, authorities say
A sign for the Seattle office of Getty Images stands, Feb. 25, 2008, in Seattle. A former technology executive has pleaded guilty to a single count of fraud involving a scheme to artificially inflate the share price of the stock photo house Getty Images, federal officials said Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
By David Hamilton, Business Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 

A former technology executive has pleaded guilty to a single count of fraud involving a scheme to artificially inflate the share price of photo and video distributor Getty Images, federal officials said Friday.

Robert Scott Murray, who was chief executive of the networking-equipment maker 3Com for several months in 2006, was charged with securities fraud for an alleged attempt to manipulate Seattle-based Getty's share price. Murray owned roughly 300,000 shares of Getty Images Holding Inc. in April 2023, according to a Department of Justice statement alleging that the investor sought to boost Getty's stock in order to unload his position for a greater profit.

According to statement by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Murray first issued a series of news releases calling on the company to sell itself or to add Murray to its board. Murray issued those releases through Trillium Capital, a self-described venture investment business in More

  • Friday, May. 31, 2024
Chicago Bears are set to be featured on HBO's "Hard Knocks" for first time
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams throws a pass during the NFL football team's rookie camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
By Andrew Seligman, Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) -- 

The Chicago Bears are set to be featured on "Hard Knocks" for the first time.

HBO and the NFL announced Thursday the founding NFL franchise was chosen for the 19th edition of the Emmy-winning series that first aired in 2001.

Chairman George McCaskey had long resisted having the Bears participate in the training camp documentary. The five-episode series debuts Aug. 6, with subsequent episodes airing on Tuesdays through Sept. 3.

"We are honored to feature such an iconic NFL franchise on 'Hard Knocks,'" NFL Films senior director and supervising producer Shannon Furman said in a statement. "The Chicago Bears have a talented roster, coaching staff and front office all determined to match the expectations of a hungry fanbase. We are thankful to the entire organization for opening their doors to us for what is sure to be an exciting training camp this summer."

Bears president Kevin Warren said the show will "provide our passionate More

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