East Main Media, a provider of audio/video production, captioning and transcription, postproduction, and content distribution services for organizations in the New York metropolitan area, has opened East Main Studios (EMS) in Little Falls, NJ. EMS is a newly renovated 5,500 square foot facility billed as being the first and only full-service space in the region for hosting business events, broadcasting, delivering live streaming content, and providing professional media production services.
“Whether it’s a product launch or demonstration, board meeting, professional networking event, book signing, podcast with a live audience, or TEDx-type presentation, EMS offers a customizable space with best-in-class audio/video production capabilities,” said Brian Brodeur, EMS founder and president, adding that “all of our tech talent and a/v equipment is in-house and on premises.”
EMS’ features and services include:
–A 2,000 square foot main event room with additional support suites for catering, hair/make-up, and VIP green room.
–An art deco lobby that’s ideal for events, entertaining, or as a film set location
–Event staging, programmable LED lighting, and video displays
–An adjacent control room with a Blackmagic ATEM 4K live production system, providing mutli-cam line-cut editing and live streaming event encoding/broadcasting via Facebook Live, YouTube, and other streaming platforms
–Green screen capture, custom set-building, and extensive professional prop collection
–Availability of HD/UHD Sony, Canon, and Panasonic multi-camera packages
–Professional audio support for live events, podcasting, and in-studio interviews
“East Main Studios is perfectly positioned to bring significant benefits and solutions to its clients,” said David W. Schoner, Jr., associate director of the New Jersey Film Commission. “New Jersey-based TV and film companies, ad agencies and PR firms, pharma manufacturers, and financial companies will have access to a top tier, first of its kind facility in the state with premier production and tech support talent. New York firms will achieve outstanding results at tremendous savings.”
6 people accuse Diddy of sexual assault in new lawsuits, including man who was 16 at the time
Sean "Diddy" Combs was hit Monday with a new wave of lawsuits accusing him of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy — the first time he's been sued by a person alleging they were abused as a minor.
At least six lawsuits were filed against Combs in federal court in Manhattan, adding to a growing list of legal claims against the indicted hip-hop mogul, all of which he has denied. The lawsuits were filed anonymously to protect the identities of the accusers, two by women identified as Jane Does and four by men identified as John Does.
Some of the Does, echoing others who've accused Combs in recent months, allege that he used his fame and the promise of potential stardom to entice victims to lavish parties or drug-fueled hangouts where he then assaulted them. Some allege that he beat or drugged them. Others say he threatened to kill them if they didn't do as he pleased or if they spoke out against him.
The lawsuits describe alleged assaults dating to the mid-1990s, including at Combs' celebrity-studded white parties in Long Island's Hamptons, at a party in Brooklyn celebrating Combs' then-collaborator Biggie Smalls, and even in the storeroom at Macy's flagship department store in midtown Manhattan.
The plaintiffs in Monday's lawsuits are part of what their lawyers say is a group of more than 100 alleged victims who are in the process of taking legal action following Combs' Sept. 16 arrest on federal racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. The lawsuits are among more than a dozen in the last year that accuse Combs of sexual assault.
Messages seeking comment were left for Combs' lawyers and other representatives. When the planned lawsuits were announced Oct. 1, a lawyer for Combs said the... Read More