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Los Angeles County Extends Curfew With 9 PM Start After Santa Monica, Beverly Hills & Culver City Set Lockdowns – Update
2ND UPDATE, 11:11 AM: Los Angeles County has made it official: Wednesday’s curfew will begin at 9 p.m. — hours later than previous nights — and end at 5 a.m. Thursday. It’s the fourth consecutive night of a countywide lockdown amid George Floyd protests and vandalism and looting in many areas of Los Angeles…
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Snapchat Won’t Promote Donald Trump’s Account Over Concern Of Amplifying Voices “Who Incite Racial Violence”
Snapchat said on Wednesday that it would stop promoting Donald Trump’s account on its Discover platform over concerns that his messages have amplified racial violence.
"We are not currently promoting the president's content on Snapchat's Discover platform,” the company said in a statement. “We will not amplify voices…
Jimmy Kimmel Addresses His Own White Privilege On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
Jimmy Kimmel has revealed how he opened up to his own white privilege in a sensitive monologue on his ABC late night-talk show.
The host addressed the issue as protests continue for an eighth day following the killing of George Floyd.
"I know that a lot of white people bristle when they hear the word privilege, as in…
‘12 Years A Slave’ Director Steve McQueen Dedicates New Movies To George Floyd And Black Lives Matter Movement
12 Years A Slave director Steve McQueen has dedicated his two movies announced today as part of the Cannes Film Festival lineup to George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.
The Oscar-winning director said of the two films, which address racism in the UK: "I dedicate these films to George Floyd, and all the…
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Disney Pledges $5M For NAACP And Other Groups Advancing Social Justice
The Walt Disney Co. has pledged $5 million in support of nonprofit organizations that advance social justice, beginning with a $2 million donation to the NAACP, amid ongoing protests of the death of George Floyd.
The company said its goal is to “further their longstanding work promoting social justice by eliminating…
S&P Downgrades AMC Entertainment, Calling New Debt Swap “Tantamount To Default”
S&P Global Ratings has downgraded shares of theater chain AMC Entertainment after the company announced plans for a debt exchange offer that the agency sees as "distressed." If completed, S&P said, the move — announced in an SEC filing – would be "tantamount to a default" because noteholders will likely receive less…
New RealNetworks Streaming Tool Identifies Celebrities On YouTube And Netflix
If you’ve ever wanted to zero in on only certain people you want to watch in a YouTube video or a Netflix film or TV show, RealNetworks has a product for you.
The tech pioneer, whose technology kicked off the streaming age in 1995, has rolled out two new artificial intelligence tools. One, a browser extension called…
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Cannes Film Festival Reveals 2020 Lineup: Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Kate Winslet & Pixar
UPDATED WITH LINEUP: The Cannes Film Festival has revealed its 2020 lineup, which includes new movies from Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Pixar, Francois Ozon, Naomi Kawase, Thomas Vinterberg and Maiwenn. Scroll down for lineup.
Despite its cancellation due to the coronavirus, Cannes has revealed the 56 movies chosen…
‘America’s Got Talent’ Leads Tuesday Ratings; ‘DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow’ Season Finale Steady
America’s Got Talent slipped a tenth from last week’s season premiere to a 1.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic while netting 8.70 million viewers, with both totals topping Tuesday night in primetime. World of Dance (0.9, 4.50M) also dipped in the demo and dropped some eyes after last week’s debut. Still, NBC won the…
Disney’s European Kids Chief David Levine Quits After 16 Years
David Levine, Disney’s vice president of kids programming for the UK, Europe and Africa, is leaving at the end of June after a 16-year spell at the house of mouse.
Diego Londono, executive vice president of media networks and content in Europe and Africa, announced Levine’s departure in an email to staff.
He is…
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Patricia Reed Scott Dies: New York Film & TV Booster Was 86
Patricia Reed Scott, a pivotal figure in New York’s efforts to build its TV and film production industries, died May 23 in Neptune, N.J. of a subdural hematoma sustained in a fall. She was 86.
Her death was reported by her son, Matthew Scott, to The New York Times.
Scott served under two mayoral administrations…
Freeform’s Tricia Melton Joins Warner Bros As Chief Marketing Officer Of Global Kids, Young Adults & Classics
Freeform's Tricia Melton is following Tom Ascheim to Warner Bros.
Melton, who was SVP, marketing, brand, creative and communications at the Disney-owned cable network becomes Chief Marketing Officer at Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics.
She will report to former Freeform boss Ascheim, who is joining…
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