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  • Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023
Adidas withdraws opposition to BLM trademark application
Seattle Sounders supporters fly a Black Lives Matter flag before an MLS soccer match against Atlanta United, May 23, 2021, in Seattle. On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, German sportswear company Adidas withdrew its opposition to a Black Lives Matter application with the U.S. Trademark Office two days after its filing. On Monday, March 27, Adidas submitted a notice of opposition with the office, saying in the filing that it took issue with Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation's application to trademark the use of three parallel yellow stripes on various items such as clothing and bags. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
By Michelle Chapman

Adidas is withdrawing its challenge to a Black Lives Matter trademark application featuring three parallel stripes, two days after it contested the image with the U.S. Trademark Office.

Adidas submitted a notice of opposition with the office Monday, saying in the filing that it took issue with Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation's application to trademark the use of three parallel yellow stripes on various items such as clothing and bags.

The company said that it felt that if Black Lives Matter was allowed to use the stripes, it would be "confusingly similar" to its usage of a three-stripe mark, something it had been using on its own merchandise since at least 1952.

By Wednesday, Adidas said it had changed its mind.

"Adidas will withdraw its opposition to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation's trademark application as soon as possible," the German athletic gear company said in a prepared statement.

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  • Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023
Pierce, Tull, Walker launch INK—MGMT to represent Black creatives
INK—MGMT's (l-r) Ant Tull, Sebastian Walker, Tiffany Golden and Jason Pierce (photo by Mimi McCormick)
DENVER & NEW YORK -- 

Jason Pierce, Ant Tull and Sebastian Walker have teamed to launch INK—MGMT, billed as being the full-service talent management agency representing Black creative talent in adland. The three founders are Black creatives whose lauded work spans brands including Acura, American Airlines, Hotels.com, Domino’s, Hennessy, Instacart and Wendy’s. INK—MGMT brings a highly specialized and much-needed set of services: focusing on the innovative staffing of Black creatives from traditional and nontraditional backgrounds, helping to improve company cultures, and ensuring Black creatives can flourish.

Detroit native Pierce is a photographer, chef, and highly awarded creative director with over two decades of brand-building experience working with top agencies and brands. Tull is a writer with an art background whose penchant for authentic tones and culturally-relevant ideas has contributed to work for a variety of industry mainstays such as Droga5 and VML. And More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023
"Bachelor" creator Mike Fleiss exits reality TV franchise
Mike Fleiss appears at the premiere of "The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir" during 2014 Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 23, 2014. Fleiss, the creator of “The Bachelor,” has exited the reality TV franchise more than two decades after the iconic dating show launched. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Mike Fleiss, the creator of "The Bachelor," has exited the reality TV franchise more than two decades after the iconic dating show launched.

His departure was confirmed Tuesday, a day after "The Bachelor" aired its season 27 finale.

"I want to thank WBTV and ABC for 21 extraordinary years," Fleiss said in a statement. The statement did not include the reason for his exit.

While Fleiss has been the face of the "The Bachelor," "The Bachelorette" and other spinoffs since the shows' inceptions, trade publications report he hasn't led day-to-day operations in around a decade.

For years, "The Bachelor" and its associated shows have wielded significant cultural influence and stoked controversy all along. In recent years, the show has been beset by waning ratings, competition from newer reality dating shows and a series of scandals — including accusations of racism that ejected longtime host Chris Harrison.

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  • Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023
Shelby Ross, Harrison Boyce officially launch Group Thrpy
Harrison Boyce (l) and Shelby Ross
NEW YORK -- 

Creative production company Group Thrpy has officially launched in New York, following 24 months of productions for clients, agencies, fashion houses, and artists. 

Born out of a mutual desire to build a place where excellent work can be created in a collaborative environment, Group Thrpy was founded by longtime professional colleagues Shelby Ross and Harrison Boyce. Capabilities include live action production, print production, editorial and postproduction, VR production, feature film and episodic series development, and fine art. 

“A big part of why we built this company was to give talent and creative teams the ability to create their own art, within the space of Group Thrpy,” said Ross, managing partner/executive producer. “Our goal is to create impactful storytelling in order to make a contribution to bettering the world with our creative output and production practices. We are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023
Bryant Gumbel to receive Sports Emmy Life Achievement Award
Sportscaster Bryant Gumbel speaks on stage at HBO 2015 Winter TCA in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 8, 2015. Bryant Gumbel will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 44th Sports Emmy Awards on May 22 in New York. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences made the announcement on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
By Joe Reedy

Bryant Gumbel will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards on May 22 in New York, The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Tuesday.

Gumbel's career has spanned more than 50 years on NBC, CBS and HBO. He has hosted "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" on HBO since 1995. It has received 36 Sports Emmys.

"It's very humbling. I've been a fortunate, lucky guy," said Gumbel, who is the first Black journalist to receive the award. "It makes you stop and take stock. You take a look at the guys who I admire a great deal who received this award, people like Vin Scully, Jim McKay and Howard Cosell. You never want to put yourself in their company, but it's heady stuff."

Gumbel started as the sports anchor at KNBC in Los Angeles before joining NBC Sports in the fall of 1975. He served as host of the network's NFL, baseball and NCAA Tournament coverage, including the famed 1979 title More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023
HBO's "Succession" sets viewer mark for fourth-season start
This image released by HBO shows Brian Cox in a scene from the fourth season of "Succession." (HBO via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

HBO's "Succession" opened its fourth and final season with a record first-night audience of 2.3 million viewers, the Nielsen company said on Tuesday.

That tops the previous high for the drama about a backbiting family of media moguls. It beat the 1.7 million who watched last season's finale the first night it was available, Nielsen said.

For HBO, the first-night audience is usually only a fraction of the number of people who will watch one of their shows. For example, each episode last season averaged 7.2 million viewers when delayed viewing is taken into account.

The numbers indicate that more people are catching on to the two-time Emmy winner for best drama just as it is approaching the end. There was anticipation for the season premiere, with HBO saying there was four times the viewership of previous "Succession" episodes on HBO Max last week compared to the week before.

The first episode showed how much things are More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023
Comic Relief launches metaverse fundraiser to fight poverty
This image provided by Comic Relief US on March 28, 2023, shows Kids Relief Presents: Solarpunk Simulator." The virtual world is part of Comic Relief US' Kids Relief initiative that will teach youth about the power of working for the collaborative good on the Roblox gaming platform. (Courtesy of Comic Relief US via AP)
By Glenn Gamboa

Can playing more Roblox make your kids more philanthropic?

That's what the nonprofit Comic Relief US hopes, announcing Tuesday its new Kids Relief initiative to encourage giving and community building with a new virtual world on the social gaming platform. The "Kids Relief Presents: Solarpunk Simulator" experience on Roblox will also serve as a fundraiser for Comic Relief's real-life programs battling poverty in America, especially those empowering young people in that fight.

Alison Moore, CEO of Comic Relief US, said that the Roblox virtual world and the entire Kids Relief initiative is designed to "support young people's ability to drive change."

"Children and young people have a deeper understanding that they have the power to make change," said Moore. "They have the power to gather together and link their arms to do something to change the world tomorrow. They've got the mindset that adults don't have -- that they can do it." More

  • Monday, Mar. 27, 2023
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark
A Twitter logo hangs outside the company's offices in San Francisco, on Dec. 19, 2022. William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
By Matt O'Brien

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.

They could get the marks back by paying up to $11 a month. But some longtime users, including 92-year-old Star Trek legend Shatner, have balked at buying the premium service championed by Twitter's billionaire owner and chief executive Elon Musk.

After months of delay, Musk is gleefully promising that Saturday is the deadline for celebrities, journalists and others who'd been verified for free to pony up or lose their legacy status.

"It will be glorious," he tweeted Monday, in response to a Twitter user who noted that Saturday is also April Fools' Day.

After buying Twitter for $44 billion in October, Musk has been trying to boost the struggling platform's revenue by pushing more people to pay More

  • Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023
Protests erupt in NYC — not for Trump but for "The Joker"
Throngs of actors portraying protesters, some in make-up, gather for the filming of a scene in the "Joker" movie sequel in New York, Saturday, March 25, 2023. Production crews had to wrestle with the possibility that filming could be disrupted by real-life protests over the Trump case, none of which have materialized so far. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan)
By Bobby Caina Calvan
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Throngs of protesters gathered at the courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their embattled hero. Police kept watch as passions flared and voices roared. Squad cars and television trucks encircled the commotion.

It's a scene New York City authorities have been bracing for as prosecutors consider an indictment against former President Donald Trump, who has invited followers to rally on his behalf. But on Saturday, it was just a movie shoot — for the "Joker" sequel to be precise.

The roars faded and the crowds dispersed — on command — when the director yelled, "Cut!"

The New York City shoot for the upcoming "Joker" sequel had been planned for months; but in recent days, production crews wrestled with the possibility that filming could be disrupted by real-life protests over the Trump case — none of which have so far materialized.

In the end, film workers forged ahead, said Leo Maniscalchi, a production assistant, who was More

  • Friday, Mar. 24, 2023
U.K. watchdog softens position on Microsoft Activision deal
The Activision Blizzard Booth is shown on June 13, 2013, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. British antitrust regulators scrutinizing Microsoft's blockbuster purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard narrowed their investigation on Friday, March 24, 2023 by dropping concerns the deal would hurt the console gaming market. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
LONDON (AP) -- 

British antitrust regulators scrutinizing Microsoft's blockbuster purchase of videogame maker Activision Blizzard on Friday dropped concerns that the deal would hurt the console gaming market, narrowing the scope of their investigation.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it no longer thinks the $69 billion deal will result in a "substantial lessening of competition" for console games in the U.K., an update to provisional findings issued last month based on new evidence.

The all-cash deal is set to be the biggest in the history of the tech industry. But it faces stiff opposition from rival Sony and is being examined by regulators in the U.S. and Europe over fears that it would give Microsoft control of popular game franchises like Call of Duty.

The purchase hit a hurdle last month when the U.K. watchdog said in its initial decision that the deal would stifle competition for both cloud and console gaming.

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