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As part of this newly formed Studio, MTV Entertainment, which includes MTV and VH1, the first-of-its-kind endeavor will provide funding, production infrastructure, services and staff to foster new creative, formats and ideas that will fuel the unscripted content needs of today and tomorrow. … [Read more...] about MTV Entertainment Group Launches Initiative To Bolster Content From BIPOC And Women-Owned Production Companies

If the MORE Act is signed into law, not only would cannabis businesses be on the same plane as any other small business, it would allow owners of color easier access to Small Business Administration grants, and let them draw from a trust funded by a federal five-percent tax on cannabis retail sales. The trust would also go toward job development and legal training initiatives in communities disproportionately affected by the War on Drugs. Those charged or convicted of low-level federal cannabis offenses as a result of prohibition would have their records expunged, and states would be incentivized to do the same “The communities that have been victimized by the War on Drugs should have an opportunity to receive some resources to help repair the harms that have been caused,” Hawkins says. “That’s really what’s at the heart of the MORE Act.”  … [Read more...] about Inside the Weed Legalization Bill Congress Is Voting on This Week

Women are 52% of the U.S population and show up on screen only 38% of the time (48.9% on SVOD versus 37.8% in cable and 33% in broadcast). Women over 50 in particular are 60% less likely to see themselves in programming than in the general population. Specifically, women over 50 comprise 20% of the population and 20% of all TV viewers but have SOS of less than 8%. SOS refers to share of screen — composition of the top 10 recurring cast members in a program. … [Read more...] about Nielsen Studies Diversity Across Platforms – Streamers Lead, Cable Lags; Women, Minorities Underrepresented On TV