CW chief Mark Pedowitz tried to put some context around an upcoming ownership shift of the network. It’s not a typical corporate deal, he said, because the CW is an important brand, and a well entrenched one. “You may have heard the CW is undergoing a bit of a transition of its own. But we’ve become more than just a network, more than just a media company. We are a brand. A brand that has a had a major impact in a very short time,” he told ad buyers at the company’s upfront presentation in NYC Thursday. CW owners Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global are set to clinch a sale to giant station owner Nexstar Broadcasting in a few weeks. The network has been owned by Warner Bros. and CBS since 2006. Pedowitz touted the CW’s brand unity (in stark contrast with other upfronts this week that sprouted a wide array of them. under one parent). “We are the CW on broadcast, on streaming on social media. One name, one brand.” The includes the CW app where he said … [Read more...] about CW Chief Downplays Drama Of Upcoming Ownership Shift; It’s A Big Brand, Not Just A Media Company Changing Hands
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‘Is Google Trying to Fuck Me?’ Trump’s Tech Paranoia Hits New Level
Donald Trump has had a question for his friends and advisers in the past several weeks: “Is Google trying to fuck me?” The source of his paranoia, according to two people with knowledge of the ex-president’s query, was the absence of an Android app for his struggling social media app, Truth Social . Since it launched in February, the app has been available only on Apple devices, leaving Android users — roughly 40 percent of the U.S. mobile device market — without access to the platform. This has left Trump with questions about the status of the product and whether his perceived enemies at Google had any plans to reject it. “He keeps hearing about how Google and YouTube have it out for him … including on Truth Social, and I think he’s taking [it] seriously,” says one source who’s discussed the topic with the twice-impeached former president. (In some instances since last month, Trump has instead asked if Google is trying to “screw with me” on Truth Social or has simply … [Read more...] about ‘Is Google Trying to Fuck Me?’ Trump’s Tech Paranoia Hits New Level
Outfest Unveils Lineup For Second Annual Queer Television Festival, The OutFronts
Outfest today unveiled the lineup for its second annual LGBTQIA+ television festival, The OutFronts —a four-day hybrid event with internationally accessible virtual panel discussions and ticketed in-person events in Los Angeles, featuring the talent from some of the most exciting LGBTQIA+ programs available on television today. The festival will run from June 3-6, kicking off with the world premiere in-person screening of Peacock’s Queer As Folk at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, which will be followed by a conversation with the reimagining’s creators and cast. The festival’s in-person lineup to be held at Neuehouse will give an advanced look at the third and final season premiere of Hulu and Disney+’s Love, Victor , followed by a discussion with the cast and creators, including showrunner Brian Tanen and stars Michael Cimino, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, and Ava Capri moderated by Tommy Dorfman. Another in-person event features … [Read more...] about Outfest Unveils Lineup For Second Annual Queer Television Festival, The OutFronts
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Looks Perfect In Pink As She Completes 20 Years At Cannes Film Festival
The ongoing Cannes Film Festival is the hottest thing that has been trending on social media. This year, we witness many B-town celebrities like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, R Madhavan, Pooja Hegde, Urvashi Rautela, etc., walking the red carpet of the prestigious film festival and guess what? Just like every year, Aishwarya is the most talked about celebrity on social media. Cannes 2022: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan ने पिंक पैंट सूट में बिखेरे जलवे | FilmBeat Yesterday (May 18, 2022), she wore a floral black gown from Dolce & Gabbana and her pictures took social media by storm. But have you seen other two looks of Aishwarya from Cannes, wherein she opted for bold pink outfits. In one of pictures, Aishwarya Rai is seen wearing a pink pantsuit from Valentino while in the other picture, she wore a pink shimmery gown to attend the Cannes party. In both pictures, Aishwarya is looking absolutely breathtaking and we just can't take our eyes off … [Read more...] about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Looks Perfect In Pink As She Completes 20 Years At Cannes Film Festival
The Buffalo Shooter Recorded His Deadly Attack. Twitter Let the Video Go Viral
On Monday, a new Twitter user with the handle @BuffaloSh00ting, the screen name “Buffalo Supermarket Video,” and a bio reading “Buffalo Supermarket Video, Get it here,” popped up on the platform. The account’s avatar was a depiction of Red Skull, the Nazi supervillain from the Marvel universe; its header image featured a man holding a rifle over a camo vest emblazoned with the neo-Nazi Atomwaffen Division logo. And true to its promise, the account posted several versions of the gruesome video of the Buffalo massacre, originally live-streamed by the gunman, visually overlayed with fascist imagery, including goose-stepping German soldiers and the SS insignia. That account (now suspended) was just one of many Twitter users sharing bloody footage of the Buffalo rampage, typically beginning as the gunman exited his vehicle and trained his rifle on shoppers at the Tops supermarket. Rolling Stone discovered more than half a dozen examples on Monday, using basic search terms like … [Read more...] about The Buffalo Shooter Recorded His Deadly Attack. Twitter Let the Video Go Viral
How to Nurture the Intimate Nature of Podcasts With Your Audience
Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of Rolling Stone editors or publishers. When we think of the word “intimacy” and the feelings or images it invokes in our minds, chances are that “podcasting” is one of the last terms associated with it. Right? And yet, podcasting is one of the most intimate forms of interaction across all contemporary social media platforms and channels. Unlike other content mediums, podcasts tend to be consumed solo through headphones, offering listeners a one-on-one experience with the episode’s host. This inherently creates feelings of closeness and trust between listeners and the podcasters whose content they consume. In nurturing the intimate nature of podcasts with your audience, the key is to remain authentic and genuine with listeners. Doing so allows your listeners to feel more connected to you and your content on a more personal level, keeping them consistently engaged with your brand. Establishing … [Read more...] about How to Nurture the Intimate Nature of Podcasts With Your Audience
‘Los Montaner’ Gives Teaser Trailer For Disney+ Series On Famous Latin American Family
They’re one of the most famous families in Latin America. Now, the rest of the world beckons, as the Montaner family is launching a new reality series on Disney +. Coming to Disney+ later this year, Los Montaner is a new Disney+ original documentary series. It takes audiences inside the day-to-day life of the Montaner family’s most intimate moments including weddings, births, and celebrations, as well as, providing the audience with a behind-the-scenes look at their artistic careers. Los Montaner follows the iconic family of the Montaners: Ricardo, Marlene, Mau, Ricky and Evaluna, and their significant others Stefi, Sara and Camilo. Ricardo, the patriarch, has been one of the most prominent figures in Latin music for the past 40 years. More recently, Ricardo became a social media phenomenon. Ricardo and his family open up their lives, and their homes, to audiences in this series and reveal how they merge their private lives with their professional careers in … [Read more...] about ‘Los Montaner’ Gives Teaser Trailer For Disney+ Series On Famous Latin American Family
Cassandra Peterson, Elvira: Mistress of The Dark, Urges Us to Never Give up On Our Dreams
Cassandra Peterson – or Elvira , as she’s known to most – is an enduring pop culture icon who has existed in our collective consciousness for 40 years. Yet behind the costume, her story is a moving and wildly entertaining tale of navigating the unpredictability of life as a performer. From her pre-fame days as a teenage showgirl in Vegas (where she dated Elvis Presley), her stint as a singer in a rock band in Italy, to eventually finding fame where she least expected it – with her character Elvira in the 1980s – Peterson’s journey has been a long and winding road. On the cusp on the Australian release of her autobiography and her casting in the new Rob Zombie feature adaptation of The Munsters , we sat down with “The Queen of Halloween,” to talk about her autobiography, Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of The Mistress of The Dark , her life, career, and the importance of never, ever giving up. In your book you mentioned you felt like a misfit when you … [Read more...] about Cassandra Peterson, Elvira: Mistress of The Dark, Urges Us to Never Give up On Our Dreams
Rob Reiner On Re-Launching Castle Rock With ‘Spinal Tap’ Sequel And Shooting Documentary On Pal Albert Brooks: Cannes
Fresh with an injection of $170 million in Castle Rock financing with a lead equity investment from Derrick Rossi — the stem cell biologist who is co-founder of the Moderna vaccine — Rob Reiner is here at the Cannes Market for myriad reasons. One of them is to shoot Sharon Stone in Cannes this week, as part of the documentary film Albert Brooks : Defending My Life . Reiner’s in a renaissance, with his breakout film This is Spinal Tap airing on the beach on the Croisette this week, as he takes meetings to create territorial deals for Spinal Tap II , a sequel to the stories rock mockumentary that re-launches Castle Rock, and which CAA Media Finance is selling along with the distribution rights to the original film. The plan is for a theatrical release to coincide with the film’s 40th anniversary. Reiner said he hasn’t shopped his Albert Brooks film, but will do so after he’s shooting. It’s not the only documentary/mockumentary on his slate, as the activist and his wife and … [Read more...] about Rob Reiner On Re-Launching Castle Rock With ‘Spinal Tap’ Sequel And Shooting Documentary On Pal Albert Brooks: Cannes
Little Richard Dies: Rock ‘N’ Roll Pioneer And Seminal Hitmaker Was 87
Little Richard , the wild singer-pianist-songwriter who was one of rock ‘n’ roll’s pioneers, has died at age 87. His death was confirmed by his son, but the cause was not initially given. Later in the morning, Little Richard’s agent Dick Alen told People that the rock icon died from bone cancer. “Little Richard passed away this morning from bone cancer in Nashville. He was living with his brother in Nashville,” Alen said in a statement. “He was battling for a good while, many years. I last spoke to him about two or three weeks ago. I knew he wasn’t well but he never really got into it, he just would say ‘I’m not well.’ He’s been suffering for many years with various aches and pains. He just wouldn’t talk about it much.” Little Richard’s catalog of hits is still performed by many bar bands to this day, and the songs were recorded by such acts as The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Kinks and the Everly Brothers, among many others. Starting with “Tutti … [Read more...] about Little Richard Dies: Rock ‘N’ Roll Pioneer And Seminal Hitmaker Was 87