TikTok Plays Defense After President Trump Threatens a Ban
Posted in: UncategorizedTensions flared between the White House and short-form video app TikTok Friday night when President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he intended to ban the app from the U.S. as soon as today. While the president has no authority to unilaterally impose a full ban, TikTok came to the defense today…
ByteDance Said to Offer to Sell TikTok’s U.S. Operations
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Trump administration has said the video app poses security concerns because of its Chinese ownership.
Trump says he will 'immediately' ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in U.S.
Posted in: UncategorizedThe app stormed the ad world in the past year, luring brands like Chipotle, Walmart, Kind, Nike, Ralph Lauren.
For Prohibition-Era Perry Mason, HBO Created the Ultimate L.A. Meal Kits Circa 1932
Posted in: UncategorizedMusso & Frank Grill has been a Hollywood institution serving red meat and stiff drinks since 1919, and in pre-pandemic days, it could have been the ideal spot for an HBO shindig for the Depression-era drama Perry Mason. But given Los Angeles’ Covid-19 cases have continued to climb this summer, the premium network had to…
Behind the Emmy-nominated show titles from Amazon, Apple, HBO, Netflix and more
Posted in: UncategorizedElastic, Godfrey Dadich Partners, Sid Lee/Digital Kitchen among this year’s nominated firms.
James Murdoch Resigns From News Corp, Ending Role in Family Empire
Posted in: UncategorizedWhile his elder brother, Lachlan Murdoch, rises in the family business, James Murdoch has grown more distant from his father’s companies.
Beyond Meat Partners With NBA Stars Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade on Social Justice
Posted in: UncategorizedBasketball superstars Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade have launched a fund to support the Black community, and plant-based protein brand Beyond Meat has signed on as one of the first partners of the nonprofit group. Los Angeles-based Beyond Meat, a major player in the faux meat category, has a close, ongoing relationship with…
As the NHL Restarts, It Also Starts Up Its #WeSkateFor Initiative
Posted in: UncategorizedThe National Hockey League returns to the ice Saturday (Aug. 1) with a five-game slate in its 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers, being played in Edmonton, Alberta, and in Toronto. NHL Original Productions and NHL Social are bringing fans inside the “Secure Zones” for players, coaches and league and team personnel. The league said 30 teams…
James Murdoch Resigns From News Corp. Board of Directors
Posted in: UncategorizedJames Murdoch, the younger son of media titan Rupert Murdoch, resigned from the board of directors of media giant News Corp. today over disagreements about the strategy of the company and over certain editorial content. The resignation, which the company disclosed to investors Friday afternoon, was “due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by…