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EXCLUSIVE: UTA is setting up an EMEA branch of its Entertainment and Culture Marketing group and has hired Fremantle Global Branded Entertainment boss Samantha Glynne to oversee the new department. The E&CM branch, which launched five years ago, handles brand clients, and Glynne will take the lead…

Google and YouTube parent Alphabet undershot Wall Street analysts’ expectations for the third quarter, reflecting a significant slowdown in digital ad buying. The tech giant had a shade less than $69.1 billion in revenue, up 6% from the year-ago period (or 11% when foreign currency gyrations are…

A recent survey declared more than a quarter of Americans won't be able to afford more than $100 on the Thanksgiving holiday, and one in five doubt they will be able to cover the costs associated with festivities. But if the family can’t dine on turkey and is a YouTube Premium family plan subscriber…

Tito Puente’s legacy in music was honored with a Google Doodle during Hispanic Heritage Month. Puerto Rican artist Carlos Aponte celebrated the late “King of Latin Music” with an animated video Doodle that has graced Google’s homepage. Puente was born on April 20, 1923 at Harlem Hospital Center in…

The Supreme Court agreed to hear challenges to the broad liability protections enjoyed by Google, Facebook and other social media companies for the third party content posted on their platforms. More specifically, the high court will examine whether tech platforms are protected when their algorithms…

After a three-year struggle, Google has decided to wind down the operations of Stadia, its video game streaming service. The consumer gaming outlet launched in the fall of 2019 amid fanfare, but its VP and GM, Phil Harrison, conceded in a blog post that “it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we…

YouTube has rolled out a set of new incentives for its creator community, introducing revenue sharing on YouTube Shorts and also updating its existing partner program and adding monetization for videos tied to popular music. The Google division showcased the new initiatives during an hour-long presentation called Made…

A recommended fine of €4.1B ($4.1B) has been imposed by the European Court of Justice on Google, upholding almost all of the European Commission’s recent ruling. In the past few minutes, the Court said it has confirmed the decision that Google imposed “unlawful restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile devices…

UPDATED with Google statement: Covid case numbers among Google employees in Los Angeles have continued to rise after an outbreak was first reported by Deadline two weeks ago. The good news is that the rate of rise is lower this week than it had been previously. Last week, the company’s Silicon Beach campus in Venice…

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List and Google on Monday unveiled the joint creation of the Black List x YouTube Originals Black Voices Creator Fellowship. The inaugural fellowship will provide financial grants and creative support to four television writers who can write exceptionally and authentically about the Black…

Even as daily Covid case numbers fall in Los Angeles, there has been a rash of infections at one of the city’s glitziest addresses: 321 Hampton Drive in Venice. That’s one of the buildings that make up Google’s Silicon Beach campus. The compound was, of course, famous even before the search giant set up shop there…

Alphabet, parent of Google and YouTube, undershot Wall Street analysts’ consensus forecasts for the second quarter, reporting $69.7 billion in revenue and earnings per share of $1.21. While the miss wasn’t by much — the Street expected revenue of $70 billion and earnings of $1.31 — the quarter also marked the…